Curriculum Objectives

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Identifies legends as a type of literature.

Able to identify a legend and identify the characteristics of a legend with assistance.

Able to identify a legend and is familiar with the characteristics of legends.

Readily recognizes legends and is able to analyze the characteristics of legends.

Able to identify and summarize the main idea or topic in narrative passages.

Able to identify a main idea (very generally) for a legend and with assistance can develop a story around the idea.

Able to identify and provide an outline of the main idea they will use in their own legend writing.

Readily incorporated a central topic or main idea in their own legend.

Able to identify and discuss similar ideas or topics within stories from various communities.

Listens to discussions and tries to find similar ideas from other legends the students are familiar with.

Able to share comparisons between Inuit legends and stories from other communities.

Readily able to discuss and compare Inuit legends with other stories and legends from other communities.

Describes similarities between experiences and traditions encountered in daily life and those portrayed in legends.

Listens to discussions about similarities between students' lives and traditions portrayed in legends.

Can describe similarities between own experiences and traditions portrayed in legends.

Participates in discussions about the legends and explores and shares similarities between 'own life' and those portrayed in the legends

Connects prior knowledge and personal experiences with new ideas and information in legends.

Has personal knowledge and some new ideas from Inuit unit and with assistance, was able to use the ideas in a story .

Able to utilize both personal knowledge and information from Inuit study in developing their own "Inuit Legend".

Readily able to connect prior knowledge and personal experiences with new information on the Inuit in developing their own "Inuit Legend".