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Jefferson County Schools Language Arts The Tennessee English Language Arts Curriculum Framework for Kindergarten through Grade 12 was adopted by the State Board of Education on December 5, 1996. "The framework includes the Content Strands and Learning Expectations necessary to insure K-12 Tennessee students develop the language skills needed to succeed in school, in the workplace, and in their lives." English 10 The Tennessee English Language Arts Curriculum Framework identifies the learning expectations for Grade 10. |
| Genres |
| The Genres Unit includes identifying and comparing key characteristics of literary genres, as designated by a work's subject, theme, style, and time period. Some examples of genres are science fiction, poetry, drama, British literature, and multicultural literature. |
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Author: Rebuttal/Distinguish
The learner will be able to distinguish which rebuttal statement best refutes the author's point of view or which line reveals the author's biases, assumptions, or values in a passage.
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Elements: Poem/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, or personification in a selected portion of a poem.
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Genre: Variety
The learner will be able to read a variety of genres.
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Genre: Variety/Respond
The learner will be able to respond in various ways to different genres.
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Genre: Variety/Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret a variety of genres.
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| Language Arts Processes |
| Language Arts Processes is an integrated language arts unit. It addresses multiple processes: reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and representing. This unit includes language processes used in real-world, career, and other settings as well as traditional school settings. Language Arts Processes also deals with multiple forms of text: written, oral, and visual. |
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Communicating: Problems/Specify/Solve
The learner will be able to specify and solve problems rationally and creatively by speaking, listening, and viewing.
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| Language Expressions |
| The Language Expressions Unit focuses on language conventions, structure, usage, and language study. It also addresses parts of speech, figures of speech, syntax, paragraph and sentence structure, word agreement, modifiers, and grammar. |
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Patterns: Diversity/Respect
The learner will be able to use literature to develop an understanding and respect for multicultural, gender and ethnic diversity in language patterns.
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Dialect: Diversity/Respect
The learner will be able to use literature to develop an understanding and respect for multicultural, gender and ethnic diversity in language dialects.
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Culture: Diversity/Respect
The learner will be able to develop a knowledge and respect for multicultural and ethnic diversity in language.
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Culture: Diversity/Respect
The learner will be able to use literature to develop an understanding and respect for multicultural, gender and ethnic diversity in language.
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Grammar: Sentence/Comma/Conjunction
The learner will be able to connect sentences with a comma and coordinating conjunction or modify a run-on sentence in a writing sample.
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Subject-Verb: Prepositional/Phrase
The learner will be able to identify correct subject-verb agreement in a written work with intervening prepositional phrases.
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Pronoun: Case/Select
The learner will be able to select the correct pronoun case for a sentence in which the pronoun follows "than" in a written work.
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Sentence Structure: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize correct sentence structure.
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Sentence Structure: Use
The learner will be able to use correct sentence structure.
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Sentence Structure: Recognize Errors
The learner will be able to recognize and correct errors in sentence structure.
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Fragment: Subordinate/Conjunction
The learner will be able to connect or correct sentence fragments in a writing sample with a subordinate conjunction.
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Expression: Shift/Identify
The learner will be able to identify a shift in verb tense, point of view, tone, or pronoun case in a writing sample.
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Adjective: Comparative/Use/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of comparative adjectives.
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Adjective: Superlative/Use/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of superlatives adjectives.
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Usage: Identify/Standard
The learner will be able to identify standard language usage.
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Usage: Demonstrate/Standard
The learner will be able to demonstrate standard language usage.
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Usage: Apply/Writing
The learner will be able to apply appropriate language usage in writing.
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Agreement: Correct/Use
The learner will be able to use correct pronoun and antecedent agreement.
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| Language Mechanics |
| The Language Mechanics Unit includes comprehending and applying the rules that govern punctuation and capitalization when writing and editing written works. |
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Comma: Nonessential/Use/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of commas to set off nonessential elements in a sentence.
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Quotation Mark: Quotes
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of quotation marks with a quote.
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Mechanics: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of mechanics.
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Mechanics: Standard English
The learner will be able to apply Standard English language mechanics.
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Mechanics: Use Correct
The learner will be able to write using correct mechanics.
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Semicolon: Compound/Sentence/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of semicolon in a compound sentence in a written work.
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| Listening |
| The Listening Unit includes identifying and distinguishing between sounds and patterns in sounds, constructing meaning from information delivered verbally, and understanding and responding to verbal information. |
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Problem: Rational/Creative
The learner will be able to listen to outline and solve problems rationally and creatively.
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Behaviors: Active Listening
The learner will be able to engage in active listening during different situations.
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Behaviors: Display Skills
The learner will be able to display listening comprehension skills.
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Strategies: Analyze/Evaluate
The learner will be able to use listening strategies to analyze and evaluate ideas.
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Feedback: Nonverbal/Situations/Use
The learner will be able to use suitable nonverbal feedback in a wide range of situations.
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Feedback: Verbal/Situations/Use
The learner will be able to use suitable verbal feedback in a wide range of situations.
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Directions: Follow/Oral
The learner will be able to follow directions given orally.
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Author Style: Recognize
The learner will be able to enhance recognition of an author's style while listening.
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Processes: Developmentally Appropriate
The learner will be able to demonstrate developmentally appropriate listening skills.
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Evaluating: Information
The learner will be able to evaluate information delivered by a speaker.
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Critical Listening: Use Skills
The learner will be able to employ the use of critical listening skills.
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Critical Listening: Comprehension
The learner will be able to display critical listening skills that are necessary for understanding.
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Critical Listening: Content/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze auditory material.
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Critical Listening: Evaluation/Display
The learner will be able to display critical listening skills that are necessary for evaluation.
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Presentation: Strategies/Choose
The learner will be able to choose delivery strategies as a member of the audience.
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Presentation: Strategies/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze delivery strategies as a member of the audience.
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Audience: Interest/Member/Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret the amount of audience interest as an audience member.
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Audience: Interest/Member/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the amount of audience interest as an audience member.
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Written: Note-Taking
The learner will be able to engage in note-taking while listening to an oral presentation.
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Written: Listening/Skills/Take Notes
The learner will be able to display effective listening skills by taking notes.
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| Media |
| The Media Unit includes the study of information and entertainment communications. Topics include: advertising, art, journalism, film, and media messages, forms and productions. |
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Media: Handle
The learner will be able to handle media responsibly.
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Media: Read/View/Write/Create
The learner will be able to apply knowledge of media to view, read, write, communicate and create.
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Media: Technology/Apply/Read/View
The learner will be able to read, apply and view media and/or technology and examine the content and concepts accurately.
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Purposes: Language Arts Processes
The learner will be able to use media sources for language arts processes, such as reading, viewing, writing and creating.
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Print/Nonprint: Research/Organize
The learner will be able to research, organize, interpret, and present information found in print and nonprint media.
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Media Message: Content/Concept
The learner will be able to examine the content and concepts contained in visual media forms.
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Media: Reliable/Sort
The learner will be able to sort media sources according to their reliability given four different sources.
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Media: Persuasive/Ad/Speech
The learner will be able to distinguish the persuasive devices used in an advertisement or a portion of a speech.
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Advertisement: Persuasive Techniques
The learner will be able to identify persuasive techniques used in advertising.
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Media Aids: Communication
The learner will be able to use media sources to communicate what has been learned.
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Media Production: Strategies/Describe
The learner will be able to describe creative strategies applied in the production of print and nonprint media.
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Print/Nonprint: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the differences between using print and nonprint media forms to communicate.
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Analyze: Influence/Daily Life
The learner will be able to analyze media's influence in daily life.
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Media Presentation: Sources/Describe
The learner will be able to use a variety of media sources to describe information.
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Media Presentation: Sources/Create
The learner will be able to use a variety of media sources to create information.
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Media Presentation: Sources/Display
The learner will be able to use a variety of media sources to display information.
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Media Presentation: Audience/Create
The learner will be able to create media applications for a wide range of audiences.
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Media Presentation: Purpose/Create
The learner will be able to create media applications for a wide range of purposes.
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Multimedia: Create/Use
The learner will be able to use multimedia to create.
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Multimedia: Display/Use
The learner will be able to use multimedia to display information.
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Multimedia: Explain/Use
The learner will be able to use multimedia to explain information.
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Information: Present/Print/Nonprint
The learner will be able to present information found in print and nonprint materials.
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Information: Research/Print/Nonprint
The learner will be able to research information using print and nonprint materials.
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Information: Organize/Print/Nonprint
The learner will be able to organize information found in print and nonprint materials.
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Information: Interpret/Print/Nonprint
The learner will be able to interpret information found in print and nonprint materials.
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Develop: Audience
The learner will be able to consider the audience when developing a media production.
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Develop: Purpose
The learner will be able to consider the purpose when developing a media production.
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| Reading Operations |
| The Reading Operations Unit includes constructing meaning from fiction and non-fiction selections at comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and judgment levels of understanding. It includes skills which address identifying, discussing, and comparing both concrete and abstract elements of selections (setting, plot, characterization, genre, historical period, theme, tone, moral message, and psychological and political implications). |
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Strategies: Type/Content
The learner will be able to use reading selection type and content to determine the most appropriate reading strategy.
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Strategies: Reading Skills/Develop
The learner will be able to develop the reading skills needed for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, evaluation, and appreciation of reading material.
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Strategies: Variety/Develop
The learner will be able to develop a variety of reading strategies.
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Interpretation: Personal/Interact
The learner will be able to develop a personal interpretation by interacting with a text.
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Response: Literature
The learner will be able to respond to literature.
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Reading Behaviors: Independent
The learner will be able to read independently.
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Comprehension: Display Skills
The learner will be able to display comprehension skills.
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Behaviors: Cultural/Gender/Ethnic
The learner will be able to increase his/her understanding of and respect for multicultural, gender, and ethnic diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects.
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Reading Behaviors: Appreciation
The learner will be able to appreciate written texts.
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Cause/Effect: Relationship/Identify
The learner will be able to identify a cause/effect relationship in a selected passage.
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Main Idea: Identify
The learner will be able to identify main ideas from reading passages.
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Main Idea: Implied
The learner will be able to identify the implied main idea of a given passage.
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Main Idea: Discern
The learner will be able to discern the main idea in reading materials.
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Predict Outcome: Information
The learner will be able to make predictions from information in written material.
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Character: Reveal/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize how the author reveals character.
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Theme: Common/Uncover
The learner will be able to uncover the common theme found in several passages.
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Theme: Project/Present
The learner will be able to present an original project which includes the thematic similarities in a variety of genres.
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Theme: Project/Create
The learner will be able to create an original project which includes the thematic similarities in a variety of genres.
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Persuasive: Bias/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize biases in reading materials.
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Inference: Text
The learner will be able to make inferences from text.
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Inference: Reading Material
The learner will be able to make inferences from reading materials.
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Inference: Passage/Form
The learner will be able to form inferences from a chosen passage.
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Story Elements: Literary/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize literary elements.
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Figurative Language: Identify
The learner will be able to identify figurative language in reading materials.
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Figurative Language: Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret figurative language in reading materials.
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Figurative Language: Infer Meaning
The learner will be able to infer meaning from figurative language.
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Point of View: Reading Materials
The learner will be able to recognize the points of view in reading materials.
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Point of View: Discern
The learner will be able to discern the point of view of reading materials.
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Point of View: Author/Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret the point of view of the author.
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Strategies: Literature/Respond
The learner will be able to apply reading strategies to respond to literature.
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Strategies: Apply
The learner will be able to apply reading strategies to monitor comprehension.
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Strategies: Text/Apply
The learner will be able to apply strategies appropriate to the text.
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Strategies: Understanding/Apply
The learner will be able to apply strategies to improve understanding.
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Strategies: Predictions/Apply
The learner will be able to apply strategies to make predictions.
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Purposes: Reading Materials/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize the purpose of reading materials.
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Purposes: Understanding
The learner will be able to read to increase understanding.
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Purposes: Variety
The learner will be able to read for a variety of purposes.
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Purposes: Visual/Symbol/Produce
The learner will be able to produce visual symbols using a variety of texts.
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Purposes: Verbal/Symbol/Produce
The learner will be able to produce verbal symbols using a variety of texts.
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Purposes: Discern
The learner will be able to discern the purpose for reading.
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Purposes: Visual/Symbol/Examine
The learner will be able to examine visual symbols using a variety of texts.
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Purposes: Verbal/Symbol/Examine
The learner will be able to examine verbal symbols using a variety of texts.
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Literary Device: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the literary device being used by the author.
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Literary Device: Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret literary devices.
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Interpretation: Ideas/Text
The learner will be able to interpret ideas in text.
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Interpretation: Content
The learner will be able to interpret reading materials.
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Interpretation: Literary Elements
The learner will be able to interpret reading materials using literary elements.
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Interpretation: Understanding/Enhance
The learner will be able to enhance understanding by interpreting written materials.
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Critical Thinking: Reading Materials
The learner will be able to critically examine reading materials.
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Support: Evidence/Judge
The learner will be able to make judgements based on supporting evidence in a text.
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Symbol: Significance/Meaning/Distinguish
The learner will be able to distinguish the significance and/or meaning of a symbol in a passage.
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Relationship: Logical
The learner will be able to identify logical relationships.
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Title: Select
The learner will be able to select appropriate title for a given passage.
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Reading Behaviors: Paired/Reading
The learner will be able to use one or more sources in a paired reading situation.
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Assumption: Recognizing
The learner will be able to recognize an assumption implicitly stated in a passage.
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Assumption: Unstated/Identify
The learner will be able to refine his/her skills in identifying unstated assumptions.
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Evaluating: Critique
The learner will be able to critique reading materials.
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Evaluating: Content
The learner will be able to evaluate the content of reading materials.
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Evaluating: Cognitive/Strategies/Apply
The learner will be able to apply cognitive strategies to critically evaluate text.
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Evaluating: Understanding/Enhance
The learner will be able to enhance understanding by evaluating written materials.
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Reading Aloud: Individual/Presentations
The learner will be able to read aloud in individual presentations.
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Reading Aloud: Group/Presentations
The learner will be able to read aloud in group presentations.
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Reading Aloud: Presentation/Group
The learner will be able to read aloud during a group presentation.
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Reading Aloud: Presentation/Individual
The learner will be able to read aloud during an individual presentation.
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Analyzing: Content
The learner will be able to analyze written material.
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Analyzing: Understanding/Enhance
The learner will be able to enhance understanding by analyzing written materials.
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Synthesizing: Ideas
The learner will be able to synthesize ideas in reading materials.
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Synthesizing: Understanding/Enhance
The learner will be able to enhance understanding by synthesizing written materials.
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Allusion: Identify
The learner will be able to identify allusion in a literary selection.
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Irony: Verbal/Situational/Determine
The learner will be able to determine the difference between verbal and situational irony.
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Reading Behaviors: Silent/Sources
The learner will be able to read silently from a wide range of sources.
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Bias: Discern/Elements
The learner will be able to discern elements of bias in written material.
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Techniques: Identify
The learner will be able to identify persuasive techniques.
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Techniques: Discern/Reading Materials
The learner will be able to discern persuasive techniques used in reading materials.
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Word Recognition: Strategies/Fluently
The learner will be able to apply word recognition strategies to read fluently.
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| Speaking |
| The Speaking Unit focuses on techniques and strategies (voice modulation, body language, ordering of ideas, visual aids, etc.) to convey meaning and to present information and opinions to groups. This unit includes formal and informal communication, debate skills, and verbal/nonverbal communication. |
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Purposes: Effective/Ideas/Express
The learner will be able to speak to effectively express ideas in a variety of contexts.
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Drama: Monologue/Produce
The learner will be able to produce a dramatic presentation and/or monologue.
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Problem: Rational/Creative
The learner will be able to outline and solve problems rationally and creatively.
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Vocal Characteristic: Inflection/Varied
The learner will be able to use varied inflections to communicate with others.
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Strategies: Confidence/Develop
The learner will be able to develop and show confidence while speaking.
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Strategies: Preparation
The learner will be able to prepare for speaking.
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General: Poise
The learner will be able to develop and show poise when delivering a presentation.
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General: Body Language/Select
The learner will be able to select the appropriate volume, pitch, rate, diction, inflection, gestures, or body language to use when delivering a speech.
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Practices: Occasion/Variety
The learner will be able to speak for a variety of occasions.
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Strategies: Communication/Aid
The learner will be able to use volume, pitch, rate, diction, inflection, gestures, and body language to aid communication incorporating suitable language structure.
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Verbal/Nonverbal: Variety
The learner will be able to apply appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication techniques when speaking in a variety of situations.
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Strategies: Poise/Show
The learner will be able to show poise when speaking in a variety of situations.
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Purposes: Establish
The learner will be able to establish a purpose for speaking.
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Purposes: Ideas/Clarity
The learner will be able to speak to express ideas clearly.
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Purposes: Literary/Works/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze literary works through spoken language.
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Purposes: Literary/Works/Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret literary works through spoken language.
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Purposes: Literary/Works/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate literary works through spoken language.
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Story: Tape/Produce
The learner will be able to produce a story on tape.
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Directions: Tasks
The learner will be able to give accurate directions for tasks.
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Directions: Concise/Give
The learner will be able to give concise directions.
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Body Language: Gestures
The learner will be able to use gestures effectively while speaking.
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Drama: Selection/Dialect/Present
The learner will be able to present a selection from a dramatic work which contains dialect, interpreting the literal meaning of the passage.
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Vocal Characteristic: Rate
The learner will be able to use varied rates of speech to communicate with others.
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Strategies: Speaker/Choose
The learner will be able to choose delivery strategies while in the role of the speaker.
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Strategies: Speaker/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze delivery strategies while in the role of the speaker.
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Audience: Presentation/Prepare
The learner will be able to prepare oral presentations for specific audiences.
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Audience: Presentation/Deliver
The learner will be able to deliver oral presentations for specific audiences.
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General: Audience/Group
The learner will be able to decide the appropriate preparation for an oral presentation to a specific audience or special interest group.
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General: Oral Presentation/Purpose
The learner will be able to decide purpose when preparing oral presentations.
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Audience: Oral Presentation/Examine
The learner will be able to examine audience when preparing oral presentations.
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Audience: Needs/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the needs of the audience.
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Audience: Interest/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the interest level of the audience through nonverbal communication.
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Audience: Interest/Speaker/Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret the amount of audience interest while in the role of the speaker.
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Audience: Interest/Speaker/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the amount of audience interest while in the role of the speaker.
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Language Conventions: Speech
The learner will be able to use language conventions appropriately in a speech.
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Oral Interpretation: Literary/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze literary works in an oral interpretation.
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Oral Interpretation: Literary/Evaluate
The learner will be able to interpret and evaluate literary works in an oral interpretation.
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Diction: Use
The learner will be able to use diction appropriately and effectively.
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Group: Oral/Presentation/Take Part
The learner will be able to take part in a group oral presentation.
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Skills: Effective
The learner will be able to utilize effective communication skills.
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Body Language: Appropriate/Use
The learner will be able to use appropriate body language.
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Volume: Varied/Use
The learner will be able to use varied speech volumes to communicate with others.
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Pitch: Varied/Communicate
The learner will be able to use varied pitch to communicate with others.
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| Spelling |
| This unit includes studying language and word structure knowledge to discern the correct spelling of words. It includes skills related to editing passages for correct spelling by making connections between spelling, meaning, and structure.This unit includes studying language and word structure knowledge to discern the correct spelling of words. It includes skills related to editing passages for correct spelling by making connections between spelling, meaning, and structure. |
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Emergent Spelling: Identify Correct
The learner will be able to identify the correct spelling of words.
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Spelling: Applications
The learner will be able to spell words correctly.
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Spelling: Applications
The learner will be able to apply conventional spelling in his/her writing.
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| Study and Research Skills |
| The Study and Research Skills Unit includes developing organization and research skills needed to find appropriate resources, to judge resources as relevant or not relevant to a given topic, to categorize and synthesize information, to take notes in class, and to study for exams. |
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Research Skills: Presentations/Reports
The learner will be able to research information to create presentations and reports that utilize summarizing, paraphrasing, direct quotations, citation of sources and bibliographic entries.
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Sources: Further/Study/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize appropriate resource material for further study of a topic from a nonfiction selection.
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Sources: Select
The learner will be able to select appropriate reference source.
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Sources: Material/Application/Choose
The learner will be able to choose resource materials that can be effectively applied.
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Sources: Adapt
The learner will be able to adapt source material effectively.
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Sources: Further/Study/Choose
The learner will be able to choose appropriate resource material for further study of a topic from a nonfiction selection.
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Sources: Material/Application/Adapt
The learner will be able to adapt resource materials for effective application.
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Sources: Validity/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze sources for validity.
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Sources: Effectiveness/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze sources for effectiveness.
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Sources: Further/Study/Integrate
The learner will be able to integrate resource material for further study of a topic from a nonfiction selection.
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Sources: Validity/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate sources for validity.
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Sources: Material/Application/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate resource materials for effective application.
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Sources: Effectiveness/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate sources for effectiveness.
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Research Technology: Resources/Access
The learner will be able to access a variety of technological sources of information.
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Research Technology: Access
The learner will be able to utilize available technology to access information.
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Research Technology: Use
The learner will be able to use technological sources of information.
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Letter Writing: Editor
The learner will be able to write a letter to an editor.
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Letter Writing: National/Publication
The learner will be able to write a letter to a national publication in response to its position and/or coverage of a topic.
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Letter Writing: School/Local/Submit
The learner will be able to submit a letter to the editor to a local and/or school newspaper.
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Research Project: Issue/Controversial
The learner will be able to research an issue that is controversial.
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Research Project: Position/Communicate
The learner will be able to write a report in which he/she effectively communicates a position.
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Research Skills: Judge
The learner will be able to judge the usefulness of reference materials.
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| Technology |
| The Technology Unit addresses technology applicable to all content areas. It includes educational technology, hardware, software, programming, communications, and word processing. |
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Technology: Communication Tool/Discover
The learner will be able to discover the benefits and restrictions of the computer as a communication tool.
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Technology: Use
The learner will be able to use available technology.
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Technology: Content/Concept
The learner will be able to examine the content and concepts contained in technology.
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| Viewing/Representing |
| The Viewing and Representing Unit focuses on constructing meaning from visual sources and conveying meaning through visual representation. Meaning is conveyed by applying writing processes (prewriting, writing, revising, publishing) to visual representations of information. |
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Purposes: Problem/Outline/Solve
The learner will be able to view to outline and solve problems rationally and creatively.
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Visual Genres: Tone/Mood/Photograph
The learner will be able to make inferences about the mood or tone from a photograph.
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Visual Genres: Conflict/Photograph
The learner will be able to choose the type of conflict represented in a photograph.
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Viewing Behaviors: Sources/Variety
The learner will be able to view a variety of materials.
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| Vocabulary |
| The Vocabulary Unit includes studying and applying knowledge of word structure (bases and affixes), concrete analogies, synonyms, antonyms, and syllables. It also includes applying knowledge of connotation, denotation and words with multiple levels of meaning. |
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Expand: Vocabulary
The learner will be able to expand his/her vocabulary.
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Vocabulary: Development
The learner will be able to demonstrate vocabulary development.
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Sentence Completion: Sense/Choose
The learner will be able to choose the word that best corresponds to the sense of the sentence.
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Context: Recognize/Correct Meaning
The learner will be able to recognize the correct meaning of a word as it is used in context.
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Vocabulary: Strategies/Develop
The learner will be able to develop a wide range of strategies for increasing his/her personal vocabulary.
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Vocabulary: Analogous/Relationship
The learner will be able to decide the analogous relationship of a vocabulary word from a passage.
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Writing: Vivid/Enhance/Description
The learner will be able to choose vivid words to enhance a description in a written work.
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Writing: Vivid/Enhance/Sentence
The learner will be able to choose vivid words to enhance a sentence in a written work.
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| Writing |
| The Writing Unit focuses on each stage of the writing process: prewriting, writing, revising, and publishing. It includes skills covering a variety of organizational formats and purposes for writing (communicating ideas, opinions, and feelings, clarifying thoughts, and solving problems). Some example writing formats are expository, narrative, poetry, and drama. |
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Response: Literature/Active
The learner will be able to produce active responses to literature.
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Response: Literature/Imagination
The learner will be able to write a response to literature with energy and imagination.
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Portfolios: Develop
The learner will be able to develop a portfolio of written works.
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Writing as a Process: Essay/Draft
The learner will be able to apply the writing process to draft essays.
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Writing as a Process: Demonstrate
The learner will be able to apply writing as a process concepts effectively.
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Writing as a Process: Apply
The learner will be able to apply the writing process.
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Strategies: Structural
The learner will be able to develop structural writing strategies to produce writing that can be read and interpreted by a variety of audiences.
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Strategies: Creative
The learner will be able to develop creative writing strategies to produce writing that can be read and interpreted by a variety of audiences.
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Persuasive: Use
The learner will be able to write in persuasive form.
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Purposes: Organized/Focused/Developed
The learner will be able to write organized pieces that include focused, well-developed ideas.
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Purposes: Variety
The learner will be able to write for a variety of purposes.
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Purposes: Confidence/Increase
The learner will be able to write to increase his/her confidence.
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Purposes: To Learn
The learner will be able to write to learn information.
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Purposes: Range/Write
The learner will be able to write for a wide range of purposes, including narration, description, persuasion, exposition, and personal, creative expression.
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Purposes: Personal Information
The learner will be able to write to express personal information and ideas.
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Purposes: Lifelong Communication
The learner will be able to write to develop lifelong communication.
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Purposes: Study Skills
The learner will be able to write to improve study skills.
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Audience: Variety
The learner will be able to write for a variety of audiences.
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Audience: Structural/Creative/Skills
The learner will be able to build the necessary structural and creative skills to produce written language that can be read and interpreted by a variety of audiences.
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Writing Behaviors: Methodical
The learner will be able to approach writing assignments methodically.
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Topic: Develop/Variety
The learner will be able to develop a variety of topics.
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Clarify: Thinking
The learner will be able to use writing to clarify thinking.
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Edit: Sources/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize information sources which will assist in editing written material.
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Edit: Sources/Use
The learner will be able to use information sources to edit written material.
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Revising: Resources/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize resources useful to revise writing.
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Revise: Sources/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize information sources which will assist in revising written material.
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Revise: Sources
The learner will be able to use information sources to improve and revise writing.
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Revise: Written Work/Purpose
The learner will be able to revise written work for purpose.
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Revise: Logic/Organization
The learner will be able to revise writing for logic of organization.
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Revise: Audience/Purpose
The learner will be able to revise content of written work as appropriate for audience and purpose.
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Revising: Sentences/Parallelism
The learner will be able to revise sentences in a written work by applying effective parallelism.
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Revising: Unity/Writing
The learner will be able to revise writing for unity.
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Drafting: Prewriting/Composition
The learner will be able to use prewriting to draft a composition.
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Organization: Strategies/Topics/Apply
The learner will be able to apply a wide range of organizational strategies to develop his/her writing on a variety of topics.
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Organization: Ideas/Develop
The learner will be able to organize writing to include well-developed ideas.
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Organization
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of organizational skills and strategies while writing.
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Factual Information: Fact/Opinion
The learner will be able to differentiate fact from opinion in written works.
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Evaluating Writing: Organization
The learner will be able to evaluate writing for organization.
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Evaluating Writing: Transition
The learner will be able to evaluate writing for transitions.
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Evaluating Writing: Audience/Purpose
The learner will be able to evaluate writing for audience and purpose.
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Evaluating Writing: Oneness
The learner will be able to evaluate writing for oneness.
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Evaluating Writing: Development
The learner will be able to evaluate writing for development.
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Evaluating Writing: Unity/Writing
The learner will be able to evaluate writing for unity.
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Response: Literature/Imaginative
The learner will be able to produce imaginative responses to literature.
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Paragraph: Sentence/Placement/Choose
The learner will be able to choose the best placement for an additional supporting sentence in a written work.
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Genre: Literary/Critique/Publish
The learner will be able to use a variety of genre to write a literary critique for the publishing stage.
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Creative: Writing
The learner will be able to generate creative written works.
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Writing as a Process: Stage/Distinguish
The learner will be able to distinguish the stage of the writing process.
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Writing as a Process: Distinguish
The learner will be able to distinguish the difference between editing and revising.
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Expository: Use
The learner will be able to write in expository form.
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Narrative: Use
The learner will be able to write in narrative form. |