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Tone
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/organizing/toneTone Purpose Use a formal or informal tone to suit the audience and purpose. Word choice affects the tone. How Formal writing Uses more technical or business words Is for formal connections like a boss,...
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Words
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/organizing/wordsWords Purpose Word choice is important for the writing purpose, the tone being set, and the audience addressed. How Choose words that go with the purpose and tone—formal or informal Use words that might...
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Sentences
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/organizing/sentencesSentences Purpose Use different types of sentences to make writing more interesting. How Make a mix of short and long sentences to keep writing more interesting Choose different sentence starters Note: When...
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Paragraphs
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/organizing/paragraphsParagraphs Purpose Combine sentences together into a paragraph that focuses on one idea. How Follow a good paragraph structure: Main idea Topic sentence Supporting sentences Concluding sentence See it...
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Word Choice
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/revisions/word-choiceWord Choice Purpose Good writing uses vocabulary or word choice that appeals to the audience. This means using words the writer knows and words they think their audience will appreciate. How Use specific...
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Spelling
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/revisions/spellingSpelling Purpose Not every revision of writing needs to start with spelling. But many writers are curious about English spelling, especially newcomers to Canada. Teach spelling if needed for more formal...
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Punctuation
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/revisions/punctuationPunctuation Purpose Punctuation uses symbols to separate and give meaning to words in sentences. It shows where to pause, what words are quotations, and more. How Very beginning writers: Focus on the period...
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Writing Practice
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/writing-practiceWriting Practice Acitivities In addition to explicit instruction on how to write, writing practice will help improve writing skills. Here are additional writing activities to add to a robust writing program. Alternate...
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Writing a Journal Entry
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/everyday/journalWriting a Journal Entry Purpose Journal entries do not need to follow any writing conventions. They are expressions of personal growth, interests, and opinions, etc. The writer is in total control of what...
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Visual
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/language/visualVisual This is the language related to what you see - the pictures of icons, symbols, structures or tasks. Icons are the primary language of digital devices. Graphical User Interfaces (known as GUIs) are...
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Verbal
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/language/verbalVerbal This is the language related to what you read - the words or text used to describe the icons, symbols, structures, or tasks. Verbal language can be complex and confusing. Often there are multiple...
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Language Experience Approach
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/drafting/language-experience-approachLanguage Experience Approach Purpose Write down personal stories at the same time as they are being told aloud. The written story reflects the writer’s own experiences and language. It connects writing...
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Grammar
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/revisions/grammarGrammar Purpose Correct grammar is not needed in every context. Informal writing or writing that is not shared can sound more like speech. Formal writing or writing that will be shared or published should...
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We Are All Connected
https://calp.ca/blog/we-are-all-connected.htm“We are all connected” Most of us have heard this phrase, and some of us have used it, but what does it mean? In Indigenous culture the meaning of kinship extends far beyond “relationship between...
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CLN is Celebrating 30 Years in 2017!
https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-january-2017.htm#article-624This year, CLN will mark the 30th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Company of Coordinators! In April of 1986, in the Point Cabin at Jasper Park Lodge, 35 Coordinators from Further Education Councils...
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2018 Literacy and Learning Awards Banquet
https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-october-2018.htm#article-1043CLN was delighted to host the annual Literacy and Learning Awards Banquet on Thursday, September 27th, in conjunction with the 2018 Symposium, to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments in community-based...
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Adult Learning Alberta - New Website to Connect Adult Learners to Online CALP Learning Opportunities
https://calp.ca/blog/adult-learning-alberta-new-website-to-connect-adult-learners-to-online-calp-learning-opportunities.htmWe are growing something new together! Pincher Creek Community Adult Learning has been part of an exciting new initiative over the last few months. Background: In the spring of 2020, in the early days...
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#LiteracyWorks
https://calp.ca/blog/literacyworks.htmWe are starting the new year off with a Blog submission from Dyan Semple, Coordinator at Community Adult Learning & Literacy Society Fort Saskatchewan & Strathcona County. I hope you all had...
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Using Games to teach Literacy and Foundational Learning
https://calp.ca/blog/using-games-to-teach-literacy-and-foundational-learning.htmRecently, I had a request for an e-copy of the Groovy Games for Adults booklet that was included in one of the Symposium door prizes last September. The request came when I was racking my brain, trying...
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Tri-Community Adult Learning Association
https://calp.ca/calps/tri-community-adult-learning-association.htmServing Parkland County, Seba Beach,Spruce Grove and Stony Plain.