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The official Quebec English Language Arts, Secondary 1 curriculum
Quebec defines English Language Arts, Secondary 1 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Québec's official English language arts programRead it on the government site — quebec.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand A | 3 | Reading Process: Interpreting Texts |
| Strand B | 4 | Production Process |
| Strand C | 1 | Research Process |
| Strand D | 1 | Required Genres: Planning Texts |
| Strand F | 1 | Required Genres: Narrative Texts |
| Strand G | 1 | Required Genres: Explanatory Texts |
| Strand H | 1 | Required Genres: Reports |
| Strand I | 1 | Exposition: Persuasive Texts |
| Strand K | 1 | Conventions: Spoken Language |
| Strand L | 5 | Conventions: Written Language |
| Strand M | 1 | Conventions: Media Language |
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How MapleMind teaches English Language Arts, Secondary 1 — every unit, lesson, and skill
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Unit 1Reading Process: Interpreting TextsOfficial strand · Strand A
Reading Process: Interpreting Texts — the Québec secondary ELA strand, at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) register.
Reading Process: Interpreting Texts
- Use: Adjusts reading stance(s) and strategies to determin…s001-Read.3 — Mastery of “Adjusts reading stance(s) and strategies to determine po…” (Reading Process: Interpreting Texts) at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA.
How a writer or producer shapes a text's purpose
- Notice (guided intro): new Reading Process: Interpreting Texts materials015-Read.17 — Guided introduction to the Reading Process: Interpreting Texts strand at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA — a clustered first-develops exposure skill for the strand's newly introduced material (matrix develops-year; representative leaf s015-Read.17).
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- s000-Read.2
Considers the social function(s) of the text and the context in which it was produced, as well as his/her own
- s001-Read.3
Adjusts reading stance(s) and strategies to determine possible meaning(s) or message(s) in spoken, written,
- s015-Read.17
Identifies characteristics of writer/producer and how this influences the purpose of the text, its
Unit 2Production ProcessOfficial strand · Strand B
Production Process — the Québec secondary ELA strand, at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) register.
Collaborating on a media production
- Use: Selects a text in light of context, including purpos…s046-Prod.12 — Mastery of “Selects a text in light of context, including purpose, m…” (Production Process) at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA.
Managing resources and rights in media production
- Notice (guided intro): new Production Process materials057-Prod.23 — Guided introduction to the Production Process strand at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA — a clustered first-develops exposure skill for the strand's newly introduced material (matrix develops-year; representative leaf s057-Prod.23).
Evaluating and revising a draft
- Use: Clarity and development of ideas, meaning(s)/message…s064-Prod.32 — Mastery of “Clarity and development of ideas, meaning(s)/message(s)” (Production Process) at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA.
- Use: Internal organization of the content (e.g. changes o…s065-Prod.33 — Mastery of “Internal organization of the content (e.g. changes order…” (Production Process) at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- s046-Prod.12
Selects a text in light of context, including purpose, meaning(s)/message(s) and intended/target audience
- s057-Prod.23
Looks into issues of ownership, property and privacy common to the media industry (e.g. checks that copyright
- s064-Prod.32
Clarity and development of ideas, meaning(s)/message(s)
- s065-Prod.33
Internal organization of the content (e.g. changes order of images in a photo essay)
Unit 3Research ProcessOfficial strand · Strand C
Research Process — the Québec secondary ELA strand, at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) register.
Research Process
- Notice (guided intro): new Research Process materials087-Rese.6 — Guided introduction to the Research Process strand at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA — a clustered first-develops exposure skill for the strand's newly introduced material (matrix develops-year; representative leaf s087-Rese.6).
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- s087-Rese.6
Distinguishes between primary and secondary sources, both print and non-print
Unit 4Required Genres: Planning TextsOfficial strand · Strand D
Required Genres: Planning Texts — the Québec secondary ELA strand, at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) register.
Reading models of planning texts
- Notice (guided intro): new Required Genres: Planning Texts materials104-Requ.6 — Guided introduction to the Required Genres: Planning Texts strand at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA — a clustered first-develops exposure skill for the strand's newly introduced material (matrix develops-year; representative leaf s104-Requ.6).
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- s104-Requ.6
Models of planning texts (i.e. outlines for research, storyboards, action plans, proposals)
Unit 5Required Genres: Narrative TextsOfficial strand · Strand F
Required Genres: Narrative Texts — the Québec secondary ELA strand, at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) register.
Literary techniques: connotation and denotation
- Notice (guided intro): new Required Genres: Narrative Texts materials177-Requ.44 — Guided introduction to the Required Genres: Narrative Texts strand at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA — a clustered first-develops exposure skill for the strand's newly introduced material (matrix develops-year; representative leaf s177-Requ.44).
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- s177-Requ.44
Connotation and denotation
Unit 6Required Genres: Explanatory TextsOfficial strand · Strand G
Required Genres: Explanatory Texts — the Québec secondary ELA strand, at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) register.
How explanatory texts are built
- Notice (guided intro): new Required Genres: Explanatory Texts materials202-Requ.20 — Guided introduction to the Required Genres: Explanatory Texts strand at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA — a clustered first-develops exposure skill for the strand's newly introduced material (matrix develops-year; representative leaf s202-Requ.20).
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- s202-Requ.20
Rhetorical strategies to engage the intended/target audience and assure their comprehension (e.g. expert to
Unit 7Required Genres: ReportsOfficial strand · Strand H
Required Genres: Reports — the Québec secondary ELA strand, at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) register.
Required Reports
- Notice (guided intro): new Required Genres: Reports materials209-Requ.7 — Guided introduction to the Required Genres: Reports strand at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA — a clustered first-develops exposure skill for the strand's newly introduced material (matrix develops-year; representative leaf s209-Requ.7).
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- s209-Requ.7
Interviews (e.g. in print, on radio and/or television)
Unit 8Exposition: Persuasive TextsOfficial strand · Strand I
Exposition: Persuasive Texts — the Québec secondary ELA strand, at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) register.
How persuasive texts are built
- Notice (guided intro): new Exposition: Persuasive Texts materials248-Expo.16 — Guided introduction to the Exposition: Persuasive Texts strand at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA — a clustered first-develops exposure skill for the strand's newly introduced material (matrix develops-year; representative leaf s248-Expo.16).
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- s248-Expo.16
Humour (e.g. bathos, double-entendre, pun, parody, sarcasm)
Unit 9Conventions: Spoken LanguageOfficial strand · Strand K
Conventions: Spoken Language — the Québec secondary ELA strand, at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) register.
Conventions: Spoken Language
- Notice (guided intro): new Conventions: Spoken Language materials298-Conv.2 — Guided introduction to the Conventions: Spoken Language strand at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA — a clustered first-develops exposure skill for the strand's newly introduced material (matrix develops-year; representative leaf s298-Conv.2).
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- s298-Conv.2
Makes effective use of visual aids to support spoken language, such as handouts or photographs
Unit 10Conventions: Written LanguageOfficial strand · Strand L
Conventions: Written Language — the Québec secondary ELA strand, at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) register.
Syntax and usage
- Use: Uses the following parts of speech correctly: nouns,…s312-Conv.10 — Mastery of “Uses the following parts of speech correctly: nouns, ver…” (Conventions: Written Language) at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA.
- Use: Uses different kinds of sentences (e.g. declarative,…s313-Conv.11 — Mastery of “Uses different kinds of sentences (e.g. declarative, con…” (Conventions: Written Language) at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA.
- Use: Applies rules for commas: items in a series, greetin…s326-Conv.27 — Mastery of “Applies rules for commas: items in a series, greetings,…” (Conventions: Written Language) at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA.
- Use: Uses quotation marks to punctuate dialogue, title sh…s327-Conv.28 — Mastery of “Uses quotation marks to punctuate dialogue, title short…” (Conventions: Written Language) at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA.
- Notice (guided intro): new Conventions: Written Language materials331-Conv.32 — Guided introduction to the Conventions: Written Language strand at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA — a clustered first-develops exposure skill for the strand's newly introduced material (matrix develops-year; representative leaf s331-Conv.32).
The official wording — 5 outcomes in this unit
- s312-Conv.10
Uses the following parts of speech correctly: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions,
- s313-Conv.11
Uses different kinds of sentences (e.g. declarative, conditional, exclamatory)
- s326-Conv.27
Applies rules for commas: items in a series, greetings, introductory words, direct address, compound
- s327-Conv.28
Uses quotation marks to punctuate dialogue, title short works, cite excerpts from different sources
- s331-Conv.32
Uses relevant/required print cues (e.g. underlining or italicizing titles of major works; all caps or bold to
Unit 11Conventions: Media LanguageOfficial strand · Strand M
Conventions: Media Language — the Québec secondary ELA strand, at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) register.
Analyzing the codes of media language
- Notice (guided intro): new Conventions: Media Language materials343-Conv.7 — Guided introduction to the Conventions: Media Language strand at Secondary Cycle One, Year 1 (Sec 1) ELA — a clustered first-develops exposure skill for the strand's newly introduced material (matrix develops-year; representative leaf s343-Conv.7).
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- s343-Conv.7
Coverage of same action or event by a single medium (e.g. two different radio stations reporting the same
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The official source is linked on this page — Québec's official English language arts program. The outline here follows it: every MapleMind skill carries its official outcome code, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit.
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