English literacy assignments

How I Learn and Communicate (AOL)

Due No Due Date Points 40 Submitting a text entry box or a file upload

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Our Learning Goals today are to demonstrate the role that reading and writing play in the learning process and understanding the importance of communication in your life.

Your responses will show that you understand these concepts.

UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) defines literacy as the “ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts.

Literacy involves a continuum of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their gorals, to develop their knowledge and potential and to participate fully in their community and wider society”.

How About You?

Please submit the following in short (50+ words) well considered paragraphs;

1. Explain in your words exactly what UNESCO is trying to express.

2. The goal of the Literacy test is to see how literate people from Ontario are. The main goal of the literacy course is to make you a more literate individual. Do you think this is important and worthwhile?

3.What purposes does reading and writing have for you in your daily life? How about the next stage of your life?

4. Describe how you use reading and writing to locate and understand information in different subject areas; to generate, explore and clarify ideas and thinking.

5. How do you use literacy skills to communicate in a variety of purposes (what are these purposes?)?

6. How do you use literacy to express yourself?

Total Points: 40.0

How I learn to communicate

Criteria Ratings Pts

10.0 pts

10.0 pts

10.0 pts

10.0 pts

7. How do you feel about your own literacy skills? Do you think they are better now or the same?

8. How do you feel about the literacy test? Are you surprised at the results, upset to take this course?

9. How can the ability to read, write, listen and speak effectively help you succeed at work and in your personal life?

10. Please find a picture online that expresses how you feel in regards to your own literacy, explain why

K

Knowledge of terms used in all of the questions answered.

T

student demonstrates the ability to reflect upon and assess progress.

C

Appropriate tone and language used

A

Appropriate language conventions are shown

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