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Grade 7 · English Language Arts · Unit 20 of 20

Goals & Feedback

Reflect, set goals and use feedback

What your child practises

Children practise thinking about how they learn: describing strategies, using criteria and feedback, setting specific goals and tracking progress.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: ELA.7.D2.1, ELA.7.D2.2, ELA.7.D2.3, ELA.7.D2.4, ELA.7.D2.5 · strategies, class criteria and self-assessment, descriptive feedback, setting goals and tracking growth

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which is the most specific learning goal?

    • I will be better.
    • I will try.
    • I will read for 15 minutes each night this week.
    • I will do stuff.

  2. Question 2

    Tracking progress means…

    • collecting evidence to see how you are improving
    • comparing yourself to others only
    • avoiding checks
    • guessing

  3. Question 3

    Feedback from a peer is most useful when it is…

    • unkind and short
    • kind, specific and helpful
    • vague
    • about their own work only

  4. Question 4

    Which statement shows a growth mindset?

    • I can’t do it yet, but with practice I will.
    • I’m just bad at this.
    • Why try?
    • It’s impossible.

  5. Question 5

    Which is evidence of growth in writing?

    • a blank page
    • two drafts of a piece that show your improvements
    • a cover only
    • a reminder note

  6. Question 6

    Which goal is measurable?

    • I will think more.
    • I will be a great writer.
    • I will write three paragraphs with a clear topic sentence by Friday.
    • I will try hard.

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