Learning Competencies
Module 1: The Essentials of Working with Others
Working independently, cooperatively with a partner and as a member of a large/small group…
1. Students will identify the interpersonal skills required to work successfully with others by:
- completing a problem-solving task with a small group of classmates
2. Students will increase self-awareness by:
- exploring social media for examples of personal presentation
- identifying and reporting on the factors contributing to image
3. Students will examine the factors that affect inclusive, respectful communication by:
- evaluating and enacting helpful body language that invites listening and speaking
4. Students will compare the impact of positive and negative attitudes by:
- experiencing, reflecting on and discussing the contagious nature of attitudes
5. Students will use media and technology and a variety of communication strategies to give and request information by:
- developing clear questions and answers
- examining three main types of questions
6. Students will practise conversational techniques by:
- introducing themselves in a variety of contexts
7. Students will explore the role of communication in conflict situations by:
- outlining the use of effective communication to deal with conflict
- using tactful language for clarity in communication
8. Students will identify cultural and social factors related to working with others by:
- reflecting on outcomes related to cultural and social misunderstandings
- synthesizing information and creating an alternative point of view
9. Students will examine personal responsibility in a group setting by:
- engaging in team-building activities that contribute to group monitoring and evaluation
- analyzing the Working with Others skill component of northern occupations
10. Students will apply skills of working with others by:
- participating in a summative, collaborative presentation for younger students using media technology
Module 2: Essential Writing
Working independently, cooperatively with a partner and as a member of a large/small group…
1. Students will investigate various forms of communication by:
2. Students will examine modern forms of media communication by:
- researching the impact of technology
- writing brief reports on their findings
3. Students will study the legislation regarding language rights in Nunavut by:
- reading and responding to information from the Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut
4. Students will identify the amount and type of writing tasks that are required in various local occupations by:
- conducting interviews and preparing brief written reports on their findings
5. Students will demonstrate proficiency in the mechanics of good writing by:
- preparing and using a general outline to write one or more paragraphs summarizing a given text
6. Students will use media to write to identify, organize and summarize key information by:
- writing brief summaries that capture main ideas
- taking minutes for a variety of meeting scenarios
7. Students will use media to write to share information by:
- identifying proper email etiquette
- recognizing and composing appropriate types of formal and informal emails
- writing a persuasive email
8. Students will write to gather information by:
- composing a formal letter of inquiry following the writing process
9. Students will write to convey relevant and accurate information by:
- correctly completing and helping others to complete a variety of application forms
10. Students will review and use the writing skills presented in this module by:
- planning, completing and evaluating a final writing project on a teacher-approved topic which presents information in written/printed form and is intended to persuade
- using various technologies such as PowerPoint, music software, video/sound records, cartoon/comic software and word processing to complete their project
Module 3: Oral Communication Essentials
Working independently, cooperatively with a partner and as a member of a large/small group…
1. Students will explore the importance of storytelling to Inuit culture and history by:
- listening to, gathering and responding orally to Inuit stories
2. Students will practise sending and receiving clear and well transmitted oral messages by:
- asking and answering questions to clarify information, to ensure understanding and to check for accuracy
3. Students will practise public speaking by:
- exploring the use of appropriate volume, pitch, tone and speed [more than a few sentences, how to say it]
4. Students will explore how to successfully complete tasks by:
- identifying strategies to clearly set and meet goals
- establishing roles and responsibilities when working with others
5. Students will identify and apply the conventions of self- introduction by:
- practising appropriately introducing themselves in a variety of social and cultural contexts
6. Students will review and apply the skills required to communicate clearly by:
- investigating methods of effectively delivering a public message in the community
- delivering various public announcements
7. Students will share information and ideas by:
- practising impromptu speaking to a small group
- using the PREP model for organizing and structuring oral presentations
8. Students will enhance communication by:
- identifying the difference between active and passive listening
- applying the active listening strategies of non-judgemental listening and paraphrasing
9. Students will identify possible solutions to conflict situations by:
- determining the appropriate response to various types of conflict
10. Students will review and practise the oral communication skills presented in this module by:
- participating in and completing a group decision-making process (Coloured Hats)
Module 4: Essential Reading
Working independently, cooperatively with a partner and as a member of a large/small group…
1. Students will improve their reading comprehension by:
- understanding how paragraphs are structured as a key feature of text
- applying predicting strategies to help draw inferences about content
- applying prediction strategies to quickly identify and summarize the main idea and supporting information from reading material
- maintaining a reading log throughout the module
2. Students will improve reading comprehension and retention skills by
- organizing and analyzing reading material content
3. Students will improve reading skills by:
- using note-taking as a strategy to improve retention of information
- reviewing what makes a strategic reader
- using guidelines to prepare a set of notes from text
4. Students will improve visual literacy by:
- understanding the type of information and how it is displayed in various kinds of graphs
- reading and finding visual information displayed in different types of graphs
5. Students will improve reading skills by:
- understanding how paragraphs are structured
- identifying and understanding narrative, descriptive, persuasive and expository paragraphs
6. Students will improve oral reading skills by:
- learning and applying a variety of spoken language techniques and strategies to communicate meaning and increase fluency and ease when reading aloud
7. Students will improve reading skills by:
- learning the types and uses of instructional manuals on the job
- reading instructional manuals to locate information and assess usability
8. Students will improve reading skills by:
- reading product reports to locate key information
- gathering, summarizing and integrating information into a report
9. Students will improve critical reading skills by
- exploring and practising persuasive techniques in advertising
10. Students will improve reading and share reading experiences with young children by:
- conducting research from a variety of sources related to young children and reading
- reading to a young reading buddy and recording progress after each session
- determining from this experience whether reading to young children is beneficial
- maintaining a reading log throughout the module
