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• Understand the key factors that influence Earth's climate.
• Describe how solar energy and internal heat drive climate systems.
• Identify the roles of different Earth systems in climate variability.+ Show more

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• Identify the purpose, audience, and format needed for a simple media product
• Explain how coherence comes from using supporting details and consistent visuals or text
• Describe ethical representation practices when creating media content

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• Identify a speaker’s main claim and locate counter evidence or plausible counterarguments.
• Explain how counterevidence can strengthen or weaken a claim through comparison of examples.
• Refine a viewpoint in response to new information and adjust language to fit the discussion purpose.

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• Compare civil liberties and civil rights by explaining how each protects individual freedom in different ways.
• Analyze how constitutional protections support political participation and fair treatment in a democracy.
• Use civic vocabulary to evaluate examples of government limits on power and requirements for equal access.

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• Explain how a text’s organization helps an audience follow a purpose (inform, persuade, or summarize).
• Identify how transitions and paragraph structure show relationships between ideas (sequence, cause/effect, and contrast).
• Use audience-aware strategies such as defining key terms and selecting examples that match listeners’ background knowledge.

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• Maintain consistent verb tense within a sentence and across nearby sentences in a paragraph.
• Use intentional tense shifts to show flashbacks, changes in state, or general truths.
• Form correct verb tenses, including perfect and progressive combinations, and match them to context.

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• Use subject-verb agreement to match singular and plural subjects with the correct verb form.
• Apply agreement rules when prepositional or intervening phrases appear between the subject and verb.
• Recognize how collective nouns and indefinite pronouns affect verb number.

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• Use quotation marks correctly for direct dialogue and coordinate punctuation with sentence boundaries and attribution.
• Choose correct punctuation placement when quoted speech ends before or after the dialogue tag (attribution).
• Apply capitalization and apostrophes accurately in quoted material, including contractions.

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• Use commas correctly in lists and in sentences with introductory phrases.
• Apply comma rules to separate independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunctions.
• Distinguish between nonessential and essential information to decide whether to use commas.

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• Apply common spelling patterns for prefixes and suffixes to improve the accuracy of drafted writing.
• Use base words consistently with affixes, including correct plural and possessive forms.
• Identify and correct spelling errors caused by homophones and near-homophones that change meaning.

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• Identify independent and dependent clauses in complex sentences.
• Use subordinators (such as because, although, when, if, while) to show relationships like cause, contrast, time, and condition.
• Apply correct comma placement to prevent run-ons and fragments when writing complex sentences.

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• Identify key structural and stylistic features of different text forms (narrative retellings, informational reports, persuasive responses, and explanatory pieces).
• Refine drafts by adjusting introductions, supporting development, and conclusions to fit the purpose of the chosen text form.
• Use targeted editing strategies to improve language choices, transitions, and formatting conventions.

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• Explain how a writer’s purpose and audience shape the focus, tone, and organization of a piece of writing.
• Identify key points that match an audience’s needs and prior knowledge.
• Use notes to organize ideas into a clear direction that supports drafting and revision.

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• Identify the purpose of a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a closing sentence in an organized paragraph.
• Use transitions and focused details to develop a controlling idea with clarity.
• Revise paragraphs so each one stays on a single focus and prepares the reader for what comes next.

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• Explain how relevant, specific evidence supports a claim in a short informational response.
• Select strong textual details (facts, examples, quotations) that match the point being made.
• Write an explanation that connects evidence to the claim and clarifies the reader’s understanding.+ Show more

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• Identify how word choice, sentence clarity, and organization affect a reader’s understanding.
• Edit informational writing to improve precision without changing the central meaning.
• Maintain consistent viewpoint, tense, and pronoun references while revising for clarity.

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• Define theme as a central idea about life, society, or human behavior that develops across a text.
• Identify how theme is supported by evidence such as character decisions, conflicts, recurring ideas, and supporting details.
• Write a clear theme statement and connect it to specific events from a text.

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• Evaluate the credibility, perspective, and relevance of historical sources in Canadian history
• Identify potential bias and explain how it can shape historical narratives
• Use evidence from multiple source types to support a claim with reasoning+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea and the most important supporting details in a text.
• Write summaries that are shorter than the original while preserving the author’s meaning.
• Use accurate phrasing and avoid adding new interpretations not supported by the text.+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between what a text states directly and what it strongly implies.
• Make supported inferences by using textual evidence to justify a logical conclusion.
• Apply inference skills to both informational texts and literary situations (conflict and resolution).

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• Identify and describe different types of historical sources, including primary documents, images, and oral histories
• Evaluate the reliability of sources by considering perspective, bias, context, and authenticity
• Explain how limitations in sources can shape historical interpretations

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• Explain how Indigenous and settler narratives can differ in describing contact, treaties, and colonization in Canada.
• Analyze how historical perspective influences what people believe about change and conflict.
• Use evidence from multiple types of sources to support a nuanced interpretation of colonial history.+ Show more

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• Explain why European explorers and Indigenous peoples first made contact, focusing on trade and navigation.
• Describe immediate and long-term consequences of contact for Indigenous communities, including population decline and changes in social systems.
• Evaluate how cultural exchange and misunderstandings shaped relationships that could lead to cooperation or conflict.

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• Explain the purpose of treaties and describe how treaty negotiations could unfold between Indigenous nations and colonial governments.
• Identify major colonial policies that affected Indigenous land rights, social structures, and sovereignty.
• Analyze how treaties and colonial laws contributed to displacement and ongoing conflicts, using Indigenous perspectives and treaty rights.

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• Explain how immigration can supplement labor forces during periods of industrial growth in Canada.
• Analyze how immigration shapes social diversity and community life, including cultural contributions and social tensions.
• Evaluate how demographic shifts influence economic development and access to opportunities within growing Canadian communities.+ Show more

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• Explain how labor movements formed in Canada during industrialization and why workers organized
• Analyze how strikes, unions, and legislation changed social and economic opportunities
• Evaluate the role of immigration and Indigenous perspectives in shaping labor’s impact on communities

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• Explain how industrialization influenced regional economic specialization in Canada
• Describe how resource-based industries contributed to regional differences in jobs and prosperity
• Analyze how land use changes affected Indigenous communities and participation in regional economies

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• Explain how political institutions can maintain influence even when leadership and ideology change
• Analyze how continuity in monarchies and religious authorities affects stability and legitimacy
• Evaluate how enduring institutions shape long-term interregional relationships

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• Explain how advances in transportation increased global connectivity and economic interdependence.
• Describe how communication innovations changed the speed and reach of information worldwide.
• Analyze how improved transportation and communication promoted cultural exchange and integration.+ Show more

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• Explain how trade networks, technology, and market centers drive economic change over time.
• Compare barter systems with monetary systems and describe how money reshapes transactions and growth.
• Analyze how commercial capitalism influences regional social and political structures.

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• Explain key Enlightenment ideals such as reason, liberty, and progress and how they influenced political thinking.
• Describe how Locke’s ideas about natural rights and accountability shaped views of government.
• Analyze how Voltaire’s criticism of intolerance and the separation of powers influenced modern political institutions.

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• Explain how monsoon winds and maritime routes supported trade across the Indian Ocean.
• Describe the types of goods exchanged and the regions connected by the trade network.
• Analyze how trade encouraged cultural diffusion, including the spread of Islam and new technologies.+ Show more

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• Explain how caliphates supported intellectual networks and the translation of knowledge across regions.
• Describe key advancements in science, mathematics, and philosophy associated with Islamic civilizations.
• Analyze how trade routes encouraged cultural exchange between Africa, Asia, and Europe.+ Show more

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• Explain key causes and consequences of the War of 1812, including border insecurity and civilian displacement.
• Describe how militia mobilization and Indigenous alliances affected battles and regional outcomes in Upper and Lower Canada.
• Analyze how British imperial strategy and local defense both changed and continued during the war.+ Show more

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• Explain how regional change includes economic restructuring, land-use alteration, and demographic shifts.
• Analyze causes and consequences of regional change, including industrial decline and policy shifts.
• Evaluate how migration, resource economies, and environmental adaptation connect across decades.+ Show more

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• Explain how population density, clustering, and sparse regions create different population patterns on maps
• Describe how physical geography and human decisions influence where people settle
• Analyze how migration and fertility changes affect population growth and service planning+ Show more

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• Explain how the Roman Empire governed diverse regions across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
• Describe the role of Roman law, infrastructure, and the military in maintaining control.
• Analyze key reasons for the decline of the Western Roman Empire and how it influenced Europe’s medieval period.

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• Explain how observation, experimentation, and evidence changed how people investigated natural questions during the Scientific Revolution.
• Identify key figures of the Scientific Revolution and describe how their ideas challenged traditional beliefs about the universe.
• Analyze how scientific methods influenced intellectual life and institutions such as universities and academies.

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• Explain how migration flows change the demographics of source and destination regions over time
• Identify key causes of migration and describe major consequences for labor markets, culture, and urban form
• Analyze how feedback effects can reshape both origin and destination communities+ Show more

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• Explain how thematic maps and GIS help reveal spatial patterns and trends
• Identify how map scale, classification, and data sources influence map interpretation
• Use geographic terminology to describe causes, consequences, and interrelationships shown in mapped data+ Show more

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• Identify major geographic features (coastlines, crossroads, and navigable waterways) that influence global trade routes.
• Explain how terrain and waterways can facilitate or hinder the movement of goods and people.
• Analyze how trade networks affect regional economies and encourage cultural exchange.

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• Compare fossil fuels and renewable energy in terms of emissions, land use, and energy reliability.
• Explain how energy transitions involve trade-offs among technology, policy, and community impacts.
• Describe ways First Nations, Métis, and Inuit participation can shape energy projects and decisions.

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• Explain the difference between a summary statement and an interpretive claim about a text.
• Identify interpretive claims that are supported by specific evidence and details.
• Use multiple details to infer meaning, theme, or an author’s implied purpose or stance.

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• Explain why map projections are necessary and how they create distortions when transferring Earth to a flat map.
• Compare common projections (Mercator, equal-area, Robinson) and identify what each is designed to preserve or balance.
• Analyze how distortion affects interpretation of distance, shape, direction, and area across regions.+ Show more

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• Explain how geographic factors such as borders, physical barriers, and economic centers influence migration patterns
• Compare historical and contemporary migration flows, including rural-to-urban movement and involuntary displacement
• Analyze how migration affects cultural diffusion, urban growth, and demographic shifts+ Show more

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• Explain how maritime industries and fisheries affected livelihoods and settlement patterns in the Atlantic region from 1713 to 1850.
• Describe how transatlantic migration and imperial competition influenced labor, density, and economic networks.
• Analyze how Indigenous Mi'kmaq, Acadian populations, British authorities, and merchants interacted within changing imperial trade patterns.

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• Explain how climate, natural resources, and economic opportunities influence where people live.
• Describe how urban areas and rural areas differ in population density and spatial patterns.
• Analyze how migration and demographic change alter population distribution over time.

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• Track referents (pronouns and noun phrases) to understand how ideas connect across paragraphs.
• Follow cause-and-effect chains by identifying how one event leads to another.
• Notice how key vocabulary repeats or shifts meaning to support coherence.