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St, Anastasia School |
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GRADE 6 |
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Language Arts - Grade 6 |
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Literature: Societies/Time Periods/Ideas
The learner will be able to
read and comprehend literature representative of a variety of societies, time periods, and ideas.
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Author Technique: Ideas/Communicate
The learner will be able to
identify how authors communicate their ideas in text.
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Author Technique: Evaluate
The learner will be able to
evaluate the effectiveness of author technique.
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Author Intention: Evaluate
The learner will be able to
evaluate the author's purpose in a given work.
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Genre: Identify/Features
The learner will be able to
identify genre by analyzing the features of a written work.
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Genre: Fiction/Nonfiction/Poetry
The learner will be able to
distinguish between fiction, nonfiction, and poetry based on the characteristics of each genre.
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Literary/Art Genres: Interpret
The learner will be able to
interpret a variety of literary works.
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Novel
The learner will be able to
read and understand novels.
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Point of View: Evaluate
The learner will be able to
evaluate how author point of view influences reading materials.
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Comprehend: Differences
The learner will be able to
understand the differences of various genres.
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Nonfiction: Structure/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify the structure of nonfiction reading materials to improve understanding.
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Characteristics: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify key characteristics of genres.
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Information/Ideas: Locate/Organize/Use
The learner will be able to
locate, organize, and use information from a variety of sources to answer questions, solve problems, and communicate ideas.
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Information/Ideas: Concepts/Ideas
The learner will be able to
apply gathered information, concepts, and ideas to communicate in various formats.
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Communication: Oracy/Situations
The learner will be able to
demonstrate effective listening and speaking skills in a variety of situations.
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Language Processes: Information/Gain
The learner will be able to
apply language arts processes to gain, assess, and communicate information.
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Grammar: Use
The learner will be able to
use correct grammar.
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Noun: Forms/Edit
The learner will be able to
edit writing for noun forms.
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Verb Tense: Edit
The learner will be able to
edit written works for appropriate use of verb tense.
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Subject-Verb: Agreement
The learner will be able to
use correct subject-verb agreement.
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Adverb: Edit
The learner will be able to
edit for correctly used adverbs in sentences.
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Pronoun: Complete Sentence
The learner will be able to
complete a given sentence with the correct pronoun.
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Pronoun: Case/Edit
The learner will be able to
edit written works for correct use of pronouns.
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Sentence Structure: Identify Complete
The learner will be able to
identify complete sentences.
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Sentence Structure: Grammar/Effective
The learner will be able to
write grammatically correct, effective sentences.
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Sentence Structure: Use
The learner will be able to
use correct sentence structure.
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Sentence Structure: Type/Create
The learner will be able to
create paragraphs which contain many different types of (complete) sentences.
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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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Modifier: Expand Ideas
The learner will be able to
use modifiers to expand meaning in sentences.
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Subordinate Clause: Expand/Embed
The learner will be able to
expand and embed subordination in sentences.
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Fragment: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify incomplete sentences.
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Run-On: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify run-on sentences.
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Sentence Combining
The learner will be able to
combine multiple complete sentences into one complete sentence.
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Sentence Combining: Concise/Clarity
The learner will be able to
combine two sentences concisely and with clarity of meaning.
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Adjective: Edit
The learner will be able to
edit for correctly used adjectives in sentences.
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Parts of Speech: Correctly/Use
The learner will be able to
use parts of speech correctly.
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Agreement: Edit/Writing
The learner will be able to
edit writing for pronoun and antecedent agreement.
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Punctuation: Apply
The learner will be able to
apply fundamental punctuation rules to written works.
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Quotation Mark: Dialogue
The learner will be able to
use quotation marks in a written dialogue.
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Punctuation: Correct
The learner will be able to
use correct punctuation.
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Capitalization: Use Correctly
The learner will be able to
use capitalization correctly.
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Processes: Summarize/Orally/Writing
The learner will be able to
show comprehension of the listening process by summarizing and paraphrasing spoken messages orally and in writing in formal and informal situations.
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Presentation: Formal/Informal
The learner will be able to
listen attentively in both formal and informal presentations.
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Directions: Restate
The learner will be able to
listen to and restate directions.
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Directions: Follow/Oral
The learner will be able to
follow directions given orally.
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Illustrator: Ideas/Communicate
The learner will be able to
identify how illustrators communicate their ideas through graphical art.
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Strategies: Improve Fluency
The learner will be able to
apply reading strategies to improve fluency.
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Variety of Sources: Reading Selections
The learner will be able to
read a wide variety of literary selections.
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Comprehension: Display Skills
The learner will be able to
display comprehension skills.
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Reading Behaviors: Fluent
The learner will be able to
read fluently.
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Reading Behaviors: Apply
The learner will be able to
apply meaning while reading.
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Response: Connection/Text
The learner will be able to
make connections among reading materials.
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Written: Connection
The learner will be able to
create a written response to reading materials that connects similar themes and ideas found in texts.
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Monitor: Strategies/Develop
The learner will be able to
develop strategies for monitoring his/her reading process.
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Cause/Effect: Short Passage
The learner will be able to
identify cause and effect (both literal and inferred) from a short passage.
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Cause/Effect: Understanding
The learner will be able to
understand the relationship between cause and effect.
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Main Idea: Paraphrased
The learner will be able to
identify the paraphrased main idea of a passage.
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Main Idea: Stated
The learner will be able to
determine the main idea stated in a passage.
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Main Idea: Inferences/Make/Topic
The learner will be able to
make inferences about a topic.
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Main Idea: Inferences/Support/Topic
The learner will be able to
support inferences about a topic.
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Main Idea: Interpretation/Form
The learner will be able to
form an interpretation of a topic.
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Draw Conclusion: Reading Material
The learner will be able to
draw conclusions about reading materials.
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Predictions: Reading Materials/Make
The learner will be able to
make predictions about 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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Predicting: Refine
The learner will be able to
refine predictions about reading materials.
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Fact/Opinion
The learner will be able to
distinguish between fact and opinion.
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Summary: Strategies
The learner will be able to
summarize material while he/she reads.
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Theme: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify the theme of a given reading passage.
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Theme: Support Inferences
The learner will be able to
support inferences about theme with evidence from the reading selection.
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Theme: Make Inferences
The learner will be able to
make inferences about a reading selection's theme.
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Theme: Characters/Settings/Connect
The learner will be able to
connect characters, settings, and plots in literature to current and historical situations, people and perspectives.
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Theme: Interpret
The learner will be able to
interpret the theme of a literary work.
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Inference: Information
The learner will be able to
make inferences from information in written material.
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Inference: Reading Material
The learner will be able to
make inferences from reading materials.
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Inference: Play
The learner will be able to
make inferences about the meaning of figurative language in the given scene of a play.
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Inference: Poem
The learner will be able to
make inferences from a poem.
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Inference: Extend
The learner will be able to
extend inference beyond passage information.
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Detail: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify details from reading passages.
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Detail: Identify Additional
The learner will be able to
identify details which could be added to a section of a reading passage.
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Story: Elements/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify story elements, such as setting, plot, and characters.
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Story Elements: Character/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify story elements, such as characters.
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Story Elements: Variety/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify story elements in a variety of works.
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Story Elements: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify story elements.
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Story Elements: Meaning/Create
The learner will be able to
explain how story elements are used in literary works to create meaning.
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Story Elements: Understand
The learner will be able to
understand how literary elements relate to text meaning.
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Compare/Contrast: Reading Materials
The learner will be able to
compare and contrast reading materials.
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Compare/Contrast: Text
The learner will be able to
compare and contrast the material found in different texts.
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Compare: Reading Material
The learner will be able to
make comparisons between reading material.
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Compare: Literary Materials
The learner will be able to
compare literary materials with other texts.
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Point of View: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify the point of view from which a passage was written.
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Strategies: Clarify
The learner will be able to
seek to clarify understanding while reading.
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Strategies: Knowing
The learner will be able to
know of a variety of strategies which aid comprehension.
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Strategies: Understanding/Apply
The learner will be able to
apply strategies to improve understanding.
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Strategies: Critical Thinking
The learner will be able to
apply critical thinking when reading materials.
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Strategies: Ideas/Clarify
The learner will be able to
clarify ideas in reading materials .
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Strategies: Extend Information
The learner will be able to
extend information beyond passage ideas while reading.
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Sources: Information/Integrate
The learner will be able to
integrate information from a variety of sources.
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Organization: Various/Multiple Sources
The learner will be able to
organize information from multiple sources for various purposes.
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Organization: Compare/Contrast
The learner will be able to
compare and contrast the organizational patterns of multiple texts.
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Construct Meaning: Understand/Variety
The learner will be able to
understand a variety of reading materials.
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Purposes: Establishing
The learner will be able to
establish a purpose for reading.
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Purposes: Summarize/Generalize/Relate
The learner will be able to
summarize and generalize content of a selection and relate it to the purpose of the selection.
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Plot: Climax
The learner will be able to
recognize plot climax in reading selections.
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Literary Device: Variety/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify literary devices in a variety of works.
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Literary Device: Techniques/Meaning
The learner will be able to
understand that literary techniques are used to relate meaning.
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Interpretation: Familiar Content
The learner will be able to
interpret reading materials with familiar content.
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Interpretation: Unfamiliar Content
The learner will be able to
interpret reading materials with unfamiliar content.
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Critical Thinking: Reading Materials
The learner will be able to
critically examine reading materials.
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Reality/Fantasy
The learner will be able to
distinguish between reality and fantasy.
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Sequence: Identify Order
The learner will be able to
identify the order of events which occur within a reading selection.
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Sequence: Use/Understand
The learner will be able to
use sequence to understand reading materials.
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Questions: Refine
The learner will be able to
refine questions about reading materials.
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Questions: Aid Understanding
The learner will be able to
generate questions to aid understanding while reading.
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Questions: Generate
The learner will be able to
generate questions about reading materials.
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Structure: Increase Understanding
The learner will be able to
use text structure to increase understanding of reading materials.
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Reading Behaviors: Monitoring Reading
The learner will be able to
monitor reading comprehension.
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Evaluating: Information/Texts/Variety
The learner will be able to
evaluate information contained in a variety of texts.
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Reading Aloud: Accuracy
The learner will be able to
read aloud with accuracy.
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Response: Evaluate/Author
The learner will be able to
evaluate the effectiveness and purpose of an author in a written response to reading.
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Prior Knowledge: Understand Text
The learner will be able to
use prior knowledge to understand texts.
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Prior Knowledge: Relate/Text Read
The learner will be able to
relate text read to prior knowledge and experiences.
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Analyzing: Variety/Sources
The learner will be able to
analyze information from a variety of sources.
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Synthesizing: Information/Multiple Texts
The learner will be able to
demonstrate skills for constructing meaning by synthesizing information from multiple written texts.
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Era: Variety/Societies/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify themes from a variety of societies and eras.
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Era: Variety/Societies/Explain
The learner will be able to
explain themes from a variety of societies and eras.
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Event: Compare
The learner will be able to
compare events from different reading materials.
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Analyze: Literary Device/Reading
The learner will be able to
analyze literary devices used in reading materials.
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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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Fluency: Read Aloud
The learner will be able to
read aloud with fluency.
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Written: Understanding
The learner will be able to
write in response to reading materials in order to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the text.
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Written: Literal Questions
The learner will be able to
write in response to literal questions from reading materials.
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Written: Strategies
The learner will be able to
create a written response that demonstrates understanding and use of reading strategies.
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Written: Interpret
The learner will be able to
create a written response that interprets information found in documents and/or forms.
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Written: Extend
The learner will be able to
create a written response that extends the use of information from documents and/or forms.
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Written: Extend Meaning
The learner will be able to
create a written response that extends the meaning of reading materials to other contexts.
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Graphic Feature: Use
The learner will be able to
use common graphical features to increase understanding of reading materials.
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Strategies: Effective
The learner will be able to
speak effectively in a variety of situations.
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Audience: Language/Nonverbal/Purpose
The learner will be able to
give oral reports to an audience using appropriate language and nonverbal communication for the intended purpose and message within a suggested organizational format.
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Strategies: Verbal/Nonverbal/Conflicts
The learner will be able to
identify important verbal and nonverbal communication elements and strategies to maintain communications and to resolve conflicts.
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Strategies: Identify/Manage/Anxiety
The learner will be able to
identify strategies to manage or overcome communication anxiety and apprehension.
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Group: Ask/Respond/Questions
The learner will be able to
ask and respond to questions about oral presentations and messages in large group settings.
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Discussion: Group Discussions
The learner will be able to
use effective speaking behaviors in group discussions.
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Discussion: Skills/Participate/Use
The learner will be able to
use his/her speaking skills to participate in group discussions.
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Strategies: Language/Situation
The learner will be able to
use language appropriate for a given speaking situation.
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Audience: Language
The learner will be able to
use appropriate language for a given audience.
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Small Group: Ask/Respond/Questions
The learner will be able to
ask and respond to questions about oral presentations and messages in small group settings.
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Research: Prepare/Inquiry
The learner will be able to
prepare an oral presentation based on inquiry or research.
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Research: Inquiry
The learner will be able to
give an oral presentation based on inquiry or research.
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Spelling: Applications
The learner will be able to
spell words correctly.
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Spelling: Write/Correct
The learner will be able to
write using correct spelling.
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Study and Research Skills
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Print/Nonprint: Information/Relate
The learner will be able to
develop various print and nonprint materials to relate acquired information to specific audiences and for specific purposes.
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Outline: Purpose
The learner will be able to
identify the purpose for an outline.
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Sources: Cite
The learner will be able to
cite sources of information.
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Sources: Accuracy/Check/Variety
The learner will be able to
check the accuracy of information from a variety of sources.
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Sources: Currency/Check/Variety
The learner will be able to
check the currency of information from a variety of sources.
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Sources: Compare/Reliability
The learner will be able to
compare a variety of sources for reliability.
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Scan: Text
The learner will be able to
scan a given text.
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Research Project: Plan
The learner will be able to
plan a research project.
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Research Skills: Questions/Research
The learner will be able to
generate questions that can be researched.
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Research Skills: Gathering Information
The learner will be able to
appropriately and correctly use reference materials independently to locate information.
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Research Skills: Tables/Maps/Relate
The learner will be able to
relate information presented in tables, maps, and charts to printed or electronic text.
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Technology: Create/Format/Audiences
The learner will be able to
use available technology to create and format written works for a variety of audiences.
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Vocabulary: Read/Identify/Understand
The learner will be able to
read, identify, and understand grade specific vocabulary words.
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Word Origin: Meaning
The learner will be able to
use the origin and derivation of words to interpret their meaning.
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Reference Sources: Glossary/Use/Clarify
The learner will be able to
use a glossary to clarify word meaning.
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Reference Sources: Dictionary/Clarify
The learner will be able to
use a dictionary to clarify word meaning.
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Reference Sources: Thesaurus/Use/Clarify
The learner will be able to
use a thesaurus to clarify word meaning.
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Reference Sources: Use/Clarify
The learner will be able to
use various reference sources to clarify word meaning.
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Analogy: Understand
The learner will be able to
understand and complete analogies.
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Synonym: Unfamiliar/Interpret
The learner will be able to
apply his/her knowledge of synonyms to interpret the meaning of unfamiliar words.
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Antonym: Unfamiliar/Interpret
The learner will be able to
apply his/her knowledge of antonyms to interpret the meaning of unfamiliar words.
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Base Word: Meaning/Unknown/Word
The learner will be able to
apply his/her knowledge of base words to determine the meaning of unknown words.
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Context: Clues/Meaning/Clarify
The learner will be able to
use context clues to clarify word meaning.
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Strategies: Variety
The learner will be able to
apply a variety of vocabulary strategies.
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Strategies: Meaning/Distinguish
The learner will be able to
apply the use of vocabulary strategies to distinguish the meaning of words.
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Word Origin: Decode
The learner will be able to
apply an understanding of word origins to decode new words.
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Word: Analysis Skills
The learner will be able to
use word analysis skills while reading.
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Form: Variety
The learner will be able to
write in a variety of forms.
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Writing as a Process: Utilize
The learner will be able to
utilize the stages of the writing process to interpret his/her own written text.
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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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Persuasive: Use
The learner will be able to
write in persuasive form.
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Purposes: Audience
The learner will be able to
write for a specific audience.
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Purposes: Main Idea/Organization
The learner will be able to
establish main idea, organization, elaboration, and unity in relation to writing purpose.
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Purposes: Ideas/Communicate
The learner will be able to
communicate ideas in written works to achieve a variety of purposes.
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Purposes: Variety
The learner will be able to
write for a variety of purposes.
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Edit: Language Conventions
The learner will be able to
edit written works for language conventions.
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Edit: Adjectives/Adverbs
The learner will be able to
edit for correct use of adverbs and adjectives.
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Conclusion: Use
The learner will be able to
use a conclusion in a written work.
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Edit: Proofread
The learner will be able to
proofread written works.
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Composition: Coherent
The learner will be able to
write organized compositions that are coherent.
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Organization: Information
The learner will be able to
use writing as a way to organize information.
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Organization: Audience
The learner will be able to
organize writing for a variety of audiences.
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Organization: Purposes
The learner will be able to
organize writing for a variety of purposes.
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Organization: Ideas/Expand/Standard
The learner will be able to
expand ideas by using standard paragraph organization.
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Format: Submission/Publication
The learner will be able to
format written works for submission and/or publication.
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Strategies: Create/Organize
The learner will be able to
create a writing plan by using various strategies to generate and organize his/her ideas.
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Expository: Use
The learner will be able to
write in expository form.
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Expository: Essay
The learner will be able to
write an expository essay.
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Narrative: Use
The learner will be able to
write in narrative form.
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Sequence: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify correct sentence sequence.
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Sequence: Ideas
The learner will be able to
order ideas sequentially when writing.
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Clarity/Focus: Relevant Information
The learner will be able to
include relevant information in his/her writing.
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Edit: Capitalization
The learner will be able to
edit sentences for capitalization errors.
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Edit: Punctuation
The learner will be able to
edit for correct use of punctuation.
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Edit: Verb Form
The learner will be able to
edit written works for correct verb forms.
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Edit: Sentence Structure
The learner will be able to
edit for correct sentence structure.
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Edit: Punctuation/Proofread
The learner will be able to
proofread written works for punctuation.
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Edit: Capitalization/Proofread
The learner will be able to
proofread written works for capitalization.
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Edit: Spelling/Proofread
The learner will be able to
proofread written works for spelling.
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Edit: Subjectivity
The learner will be able to
edit writing for subjectivity.
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Edit: Clarity
The learner will be able to
edit a passage for clarity.
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Audience: Main Idea/Organization
The learner will be able to
establish main idea, organization, elaboration, and unity in relation to intended audience.
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Support: Write Text
The learner will be able to
write a supported text.
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Transition: Edit
The learner will be able to
identify the best transition for a given sentence.
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Transition: Conjunction/Use
The learner will be able to
use transitional conjunctions in his/her writing.
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Transition: Phrase/Use
The learner will be able to
use transitional phrases in his/her writing.
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Transitions: Use Effective
The learner will be able to
use effective transitions (and, but, or) in his/her writing.
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Usage: Edit
The learner will be able to
edit written works for usage.
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Topic Sentence: Identify/Best
The learner will be able to
select the best topic sentence for a given paragraph.
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Strategies: Understand/Use Sources
The learner will be able to
understand how to use information sources as a prewriting strategy.
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Strategies: Outline/Understand
The learner will be able to
understand how to use an outline as a prewriting strategy.
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Strategies: Apply/Variety
The learner will be able to
apply a variety of prewriting strategies.
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