3. Go through answers together as a class.

 

Discovery can encompass the experience of discovering something for the first time or _________

something that has been lost, forgotten or concealed. Discoveries can be ____________________,

or they can emerge from a process of deliberate and careful planning evoked by _____________________. Discoveries can be fresh and intensely ___________ in ways that may be emotional, creative, intellectual, physical and spiritual. They can also be _________________. They can lead us to new worlds and _______, stimulate new ideas, and enable us to speculate about future possibilities. Discoveries and discovering can offer new understandings and renewed perceptions of ourselves and others. 

An individual’s discoveries and their process of discovering can vary according to ________, cultural,

_________ and social contexts and values. The impact of these discoveries can be far-reaching and

____________ for the individual and for broader society. Discoveries may be questioned or challenged when viewed from different perspectives and their worth may be reassessed over time. The ramifications of particular discoveries may differ for individuals and their worlds.

By exploring the concept of discovery, students can understand how texts have the potential to

affirm or challenge individuals’ or more widely-held assumptions and beliefs about aspects of __________ and the world. Through composing and responding to a wide range of texts, students may make discoveries about people, relationships, societies, places and events and generate new ideas.

By _________ perspectives, students may deepen their understanding of the concept of discovery.

Students consider the ways composers may invite them to experience discovery through their texts

and explore how the process of discovering is represented using a variety of language modes, forms

and features. 

In their responses and compositions, students examine, question, and reflect and speculate on: 

• their own experiences of discovery 

• the experience of discovery in and through their engagement with texts 

• assumptions underlying various representations of the concept of discovery 

• how the concept of discovery is conveyed through the representations of people, relationships, societies, places, events and ideas that they encounter in the prescribed text and other related texts of their own choosing 

• how the composer’s choice of language modes, forms, features and structure shapes representations of discovery and discovering 

• the ways in which exploring the concept of discovery may broaden and deepen their understanding of themselves and their world.