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Language Arts (Updated July 2003) |
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Language Arts - Advanced Composition |
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Goals and Descriptions |
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PS1: INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS
The learner will be able to
read to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize ideas, arguments and perspectives represented in a wide variety of informational materials.
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LA.AC.1.1Reading Behaviors
The learner will be able to
read magazines, newspapers, charts, graphs, and technical documents for pleasure and self improvement.
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LA.AC.1.2Construct Meaning: Critical
The learner will be able to
read critically asks pertinent questions, recognizes assumptions and implications, and evaluates ideas.
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LA.AC.1.3Main Idea
The learner will be able to
identify, comprehend and summarize the main and subordinate ideas in a written work.
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LA.AC.1.4Fact and Opinion
The learner will be able to
distinguish between fact and opinion.
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LA.AC.1.5Literal Comprehension
The learner will be able to
use literal comprehension skills (e.g., sequencing, explicitly stated main idea).
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LA.AC.1.6Inferential Comprehension
The learner will be able to
use inferential comprehension skills (e.g., predictions, comparisons, conclusions, and implicitly stated main ideas).
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PS2: LITERATURE
The learner will be able to
read, respond to, and critique historically and culturally significant works of literature in order to understand their importance and relationship to past and present cultures.
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LA.AC.2.1Literature Types
The learner will be able to
read poems, short stories, essays, and novels.
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LA.AC.2.2Literature Types II
The learner will be able to
read and analyze plays, song lyrics, essays, and other non-fiction.
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LA.AC.2.3Print/Non Print
The learner will be able to
use a variety of print and non-print resources (e.g., films recordings, theater, computer databases) as parts of the study of literature.
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LA.AC.2.4Purposes
The learner will be able to
gain insight into human behavior from the study of literature.
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LA.AC.2.5Interpretation
The learner will be able to
create hypothesis and predict outcomes.
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LA.AC.2.6Novel Analysis
The learner will be able to
read, discuss, and analyze book-length works of fiction and nonfiction representing diversity (e.g., gender, ethnicity, and nationality).
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PS3: VOCABULARY
The learner will be able to
extend knowledge of complex and specialized vocabulary in interdisciplinary contexts.
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LA.AC.3.1Context
The learner will be able to
learn that words gather meaning from their context and carry connotation and denotation.
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LA.AC.3.2New Vocabulary
The learner will be able to
acquire new vocabulary through reading and listening; demonstrate progress through speaking and writing.
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LA.AC.3.3Structural Analysis
The learner will be able to
define unfamiliar words by using appropriate structural analysis skills including prefixes, suffixes, root words, and context clues.
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LA.AC.3.4SAT Vocabulary
The learner will be able to
acquire, understand, and apply vocabulary appropriate for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the freshman year in college.
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LA.AC.3.5Literary Terms
The learner will be able to
recognize, understand, and apply appropriate poetry and general literary terms.
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LA.AC.3.6Subject-Specific Literary Terms
The learner will be able to
acquire, understand, and apply terms appropriate for general literary, poetry analysis, film analysis, and persuasion analysis purposes.
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PS4: STANDARD AMERICAN ENGLISH
The learner will be able to
demonstrate consistent control of Standard American English and consistently apply the structures and features of language appropriate to the purpose, audience and context of the work.
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LA.AC.4.1Mechanics
The learner will be able to
write Standard American English sentences with correct verb forms, punctuation, capitalization, possessives, plural forms and other mechanics, word choice, and spelling.
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LA.AC.4.2Computer
The learner will be able to
compose and revise on a computer.
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LA.AC.4.3Grammar/Mechanics
The learner will be able to
be precise in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and other elements of manuscript form.
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PS5: WRITING PROCESS
The learner will be able to
use a process approach to produce coherent, multi-paragraph compositions that reflect analysis and synthesis of ideas for a variety of purposes and audiences, with complexity of thought and structure.
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LA.AC.5.1Purposes
The learner will be able to
write for many purposes including, but not limited to personal (journals, diaries, stories, poems), social (friendly letters, thank-you notes, invitations), academic (themes, reports, essays, analyses, critiques), and business (letters, memos, and applications) writing.
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LA.AC.5.2Specifics and Generalizations
The learner will be able to
comprehend, develop, and use specifics and generalizations.
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LA.AC.5.3Conclusions
The learner will be able to
defend conclusions rationally.
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LA.AC.5.4Writing Process
The learner will be able to
refine all areas of the writing process including prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, proofreading, and publishing.
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LA.AC.5.5Types of Writing
The learner will be able to
use a variety of writing modes such as describing, telling, explaining, persuading, interpreting, or researching, with emphasis on formal expository writing.
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LA.AC.5.6Peer Editing
The learner will be able to
work with classmates to analyze, evaluate, and offer feedback on his own and others' writing for all elements of content, grammar, and style.
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LA.AC.5.7Elements of Writing
The learner will be able to
develop and master skills in all elements of style and content of writing, including but not limited to power, word choice, mature sentence structure, sufficient detail and support for ideas, and creative/interesting introductions and conclusions which reflect synthesis of ideas.
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LA.AC.5.8Elements of Writing II
The learner will be able to
acquire and develop skills in all elements of voice and tone, including but not limited to diction, word choice, audience, purpose, informality versus formality, and power.
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Listening, Speaking and Viewing
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PS6: LISTENING
The learner will be able to
listen critically to process multiple information sources, to expand content knowledge, and to evaluate for decision making.
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LA.AC.6.1Taking Notes
The learner will be able to
take notes on the main and subordinate ideas in lectures and discussions and report accurately what others have said.
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LA.AC.6.2Purposes
The learner will be able to
recognize speaker's purpose and identifies verbal and nonverbal components of communication ( body language, facial expression, gestures).
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LA.AC.6.3Teamwork
The learner will be able to
work as a team member to solve problems.
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PS7: DELIVER PRESENTATIONS
The learner will be able to
deliver polished formal and extemporaneous presentations that reflect an awareness of audience and combine traditional rhetorical strategies of narration, exposition, persuasion, and description.
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LA.AC.7.1Audience
The learner will be able to
use language appropriate to audience and situation.
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LA.AC.7.2Clarity
The learner will be able to
speak so others can hear and understand.
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LA.AC.7.3Convincing Arguments
The learner will be able to
develop orderly and convincing arguments.
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LA.AC.7.4Conceiving/Developing Ideas
The learner will be able to
conceive and develop ideas about a topic for the purpose of speaking to a group, choose and organize related ideas, present them clearly in standard American English, and evaluate similar presentations by others.
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PS8: INTERPRET MEDIA
The learner will be able to
analyze a wide range of media in order to evaluate the cognitive, affective, and ethical dimensions of the message.
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Research and Media Literacy
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PS8: RESEARCH AND PUBLISH
The learner will be able to formulate research questions, analyze and
evaluate information from primary and secondary sources, and publish documented
findings in a variety of formats.
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LA.AC.8.1Research Process
The learner will be able to
use research process: selecting topic, formulating questions, identifying key words, choosing sources, skimming, paraphrasing, note taking, organizing, summarizing, and presenting.
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LA.AC.8.2Draw Conclusions
The learner will be able to
draw reasoned conclusions from various sources.
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LA.AC.8.3Refine Research Process
The learner will be able to
refine the research process; quote, paraphrase, and summarize accurately; and cite sources properly according to a standard style sheet (MLA, APA, or others).
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LA.AC.8.4Evaluate Sources
The learner will be able to
identify and evaluate appropriate/valid internet sites for informational and research purposes.
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LA.AC.8.5Internet Search
The learner will be able to
develop skills in searching and retrieving information from appropriate online databases.
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