{"id":171,"date":"2016-06-02T11:46:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T18:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/?p=171"},"modified":"2016-06-02T13:12:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T20:12:56","slug":"big-ideas-english-language-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/big-ideas-english-language-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Big ideas &#8211; English language arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/big-ideas-arts-education\/_73507413_bulb2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-163\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-163 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/73507413_bulb2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"_73507413_bulb2\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/73507413_bulb2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/life-outside-the-box.ca\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/73507413_bulb2.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Language and\u00a0stories\u00a0can be a source of creativity and joy. (K)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Identity, voice, self and community.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everyone has a unique story.\u00a0(K)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Increase feelings of connection to others.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Broadening perspectives and increasing perspective taking and empathy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stories\u00a0help us learn about ourselves and our families.\u00a0(K)<\/li>\n<li>Stories help us learn about ourselves, our families, and our communities.\u00a0(Gr. 2)<\/li>\n<li>Exploring\u00a0text\u00a0and\u00a0story\u00a0helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world. (Gr.4)<\/li>\n<li>Exploring text and story helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world. (Gr. 4)<\/li>\n<li>Text can be understood from different perspectives.\u00a0(Gr. 4)<\/li>\n<li>Exploring and sharing multiple perspectives extends our thinking. (Gr. 6)<\/li>\n<li>People understand\u00a0texts\u00a0differently depending on their worldviews and perspectives. (Gr. 8)<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Increased personal skills, techniques,\u00a0competencies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stories\u00a0can be told through pictures and words.\u00a0(K)<\/li>\n<li>Everyone can be a reader\u00a0and can create stories.\u00a0(K)<\/li>\n<li>Everyone can be\u00a0a reader and\u00a0a writer.\u00a0(Gr. 2)<\/li>\n<li>Listening and speaking builds our understanding and helps us learn.\u00a0(K)<\/li>\n<li>Listening and speaking helps us explore, share, and develop our ideas.\u00a0(Gr. 2)<\/li>\n<li>Listening carefully\u00a0helps us learn.\u00a0(Gr.4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating social change through expression.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Language can shape ideas\u00a0and influence others.\u00a0(Gr. 8)<\/li>\n<li>Texts are socially, culturally, and historically constructed. 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