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Competency B: Communicate Ideas and Information
Task Group B2: Write continuous text
Level:2

At this level, learners: Write texts to explain and describe information and ideas

Performance Descriptors

The learner:

• Writes texts to explain or describe
• Conveys intended meaning on familiar topics for a limited range of purposes and audiences
• Begins to sequence writing with some attention to organizing principles (e.g. time, importance)
• Connects ideas using paragraph structure
• Uses a limited range of vocabulary and punctuation appropriate to the task
• Begins to select words and tone appropriate to the task
• Begins to organize writing to communicate effectively

Task Descriptors

• Scope of task is clearly defined
• Content of writing is routine
• Addresses a familiar or unfamiliar audience
• Requires a degree of formality, such as appropriate tone
• Is one paragraph or longer
• Requires organization to support the message (e.g. sentence order, paragraphs)
• May include unfamiliar elements (e.g. vocabulary, context, topic)

Text types:
instructional, descriptive, narrative, and informational texts

Examples:

• Emails
• Brief letters
• Notices

ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario – B2.2

Competency B: Communicate Ideas and Information
Task Group B3: Complete and create documents
Level: 3
At this level, learners: Decide what, where, and how to enter information in somewhat complex documents

Performance Descriptors
The learner:

• Draws from multiple sources as required (e.g. other documents and texts)
• Manages unfamiliar elements (e.g. vocabulary, context, topic) to complete the task

To complete documents, the learner:

• Uses layout to determine where to make entries
• Makes inferences to decide what, where, and how to enter information

To create documents, the learner:

• Follows conventions to display information in more complex documents (e.g. use of abbreviations, symbols)
• Sorts entries into categories and subcategories
• Displays many categories of information
• Organizes information in a variety of ways
• Identifies parts of documents using titles, row and column headings, sub-headings, and labels

Task Descriptors

• Scope of task may not be clearly defined
• May involve more than one document; documents can vary in length
• Uses a somewhat complex format
• Requires multiple entries
• Contains entry fields that are not clearly labeled
• Contains sub-headings or subparts
• May include unfamiliar elements (e.g. vocabulary, context, topic)
• May contain specialized vocabulary
• Documents at this level may require entering a paragraph or more of text

Examples:

• Forms
• Tables
• Timelines
• Flow charts

ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario – B3.3

Competency D: Use Digital Technology
Level: 2
At this level, learners: Perform well-defined, multi-step digital tasks

Performance Descriptors
The learner:

• Selects and follows appropriate steps to complete tasks
• Locates and recognizes functions and commands
• Makes low-level inferences to interpret icons and text
• Begins to identify sources and evaluate information
• Performs simple searches using keywords (e.g. Internet, software help menu)

Task Descriptors

• Scope of task is clearly defined
• May include unfamiliar elements (e.g. vocabulary, context, topic)
• Requires multiple steps to complete
• Requires the use of a limited range of features and options
• May be completed in more than one way; each way has a set procedure
• Uses a simple format
• Contains text, icons, or both
• Text and icons required to complete tasks are easy to interpret
• May contain distracting information
• Interface offers a variety of options through menus

ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario – D.2