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Grade 8 · English Language Arts · Unit 1 of 11

Voices & Cultural Expressions

Explore how language, point of view and audience shape what we share.

What your child practises

Practises how cultures influence each other, how language and culture are connected, how point of view and audience shape a text, and how to interpret cultural expressions respectfully, with Mi’kmaw, Acadian and Gaelic examples. Ties to the Nova Scotia Grade 8 English language arts outcome on cultural expressions.

Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Cultural expressions · Analyse how language, point of view and audience shape cultural expressions and interpret them respectfully

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

    Hip-hop began in the United States and is now made in many countries and languages. This shows how cultures…

    • avoid each other's art
    • influence one another
    • never meet

  2. Question 2

    Which sentence is an opinion?

    • This is the best festival in the province.
    • The festival was held in July.
    • The festival ran for three days.

  3. Question 3

    What is a loanword?

    • A word that cannot be spoken
    • A word on a library card
    • A word one language borrows from another

  4. Question 4

    Scottish Gaelic fiddle tunes came to Cape Breton with settlers and are now played by people of many backgrounds. This shows…

    • a tradition can never change
    • fiddles belong to one family only
    • a tradition can travel and grow in a new place

  5. Question 5

    What is a stereotype?

    • A fact checked by experts
    • An oversimplified idea about a group of people
    • A kind of poem

  6. Question 6

    A text speaks about a culture without including anyone from it. What question should a reader ask?

    • Whose voice is missing, and how might that change the message?
    • How long is the text?
    • Does it have a title?

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