- Language
- 1. Conduct structured small and large group discussion.
2. Actively participate in discussions to acquire knowledge.
3. Adapt oral presentation to audience, purpose, and information.
4. Use appropriate level of reading vocabulary.
5. Demonstrate an appropriate use of standard English.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of dialects.
7. Describe the development of the English language.
-
-
- Composition
- 1. Write with focus, logical development, and supporting detail.
- 2. Select appropriate genres, reasoning, and style for specific audiences.
- 3. Demonstrate the ability to revise writing by improving organization, content,
paragraph development, level of detail, style, tone, and word choice.
- 4. Use appropriate standard English conventions, such as structure, usage, punctuation,
capitalization, and spelling.
- 5. Use study skills such as questions, notes, summarizing, précis writing, and
outlining.
- 6. Use open-ended research questions, sources of information, and appropriate research
methods.
- 7. Develop and use rhetorical, logical, and stylistic criteria for final versions of
written projects.
|
- Content
- Language
 | Follow oral directions. |
| Speak audibly, using complete sentences. |
| Retell meaningful events in chronological order, using related transition words. |
| Use inflected endings appropriately. |
| Alphabetize by first letter. |
-
- Composition
| Produce three to five related sentences that represent complete thoughts and that tell a
story. |
| Composition should be understandable and demonstrate ability to: |
- Identify and form all upper- and lowercase manuscript letters.
- Express a beginning, middle, and end.
- Use standard spelling of some high-frequency words.
- Use transitional spelling.
- Use capitals for beginning sentences and proper nouns.
- Use end marks.
-
- Literature
| Retell story in own words. |
| Relate theme to personal experience. |
| Use illustrations to understand text. |
| Demonstrate understanding of directionality of written text. |
| Classify words. |
| Use a variety of reading strategies: |
- Grapho-phonics (letter-sound associations).
- Semantics (meaning).
- Syntax (nature/structure of language).
| Recognize and use basic sight words. |
| Identify rhyming words. |
-
- Media
| Identify a variety of audio and visual material. |
| Record on audio tape a song or poem from memory. |
| Plan and perform readings of selected texts. |
|
- Literature
- 1. Demonstrate an ability to decode, understand, and use new words.
- 2. Identify main idea in what is heard, read, or viewed.
- 3. Demonstrate an understanding of different genres.
- 4. Identify, analyze, and apply theme, using evidence to support ideas.
- 5. Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of structure and elements of fiction, using
evidence to support ideas.
- 6. Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of structure and elements of nonfiction, using
evidence to support ideas.
- 7. Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of structure, elements, and theme of poetry,
using evidence to support ideas.
- 8. Identify and analyze how words appeal to the senses, create imagery, suggest mood,
and set tone.
- 9. Compare/contrast a variety of cultural myths and narratives.
- 10. Interpret literary works, nonfiction, film, and media.
- 11. Present effective dramatic readings, recitations, and performances for a variety of
audiences.
- Media
1. Obtain information from a variety of media and evaluate the quality.
2. Explain how traditional forms are modified for electronic media.
3. Design and create coherent media productions with focus, detail, and consideration
of audience and purpose.
|