• read to broaden knowledge of Canadian literary and cultural heritage
• recognize and appreciate the multiplicity of voices that make up Canadian Literature
• recognize major literary forms and techniques
• write to reflect clarify and explore ideas.
• write to express understanding
• write to express self
• create appropriate nonverbal aids and visual images to enhance communication

"I am a Canadian" by Duke Redbird (poem) (bibliog)

"The Lonely Land" by A.J. M. Smith (poem)

"Not Just a Platform for my Dance" by Marilyn Dumont (poem)

"Where the World Began" by Margaret Laurence (essay)

" Dance for the Devil " by Edward McCourt (short story)

"Urban Renewal" by Rhona Mcadam (poem)

"Urban Spell" by Eva Tihanyi (poem)