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COURSE OBJECTIVES
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CONTENT/TIMELINE OUTLINE
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- Students will identify and apply the meaning of new vocabulary.
Standards:
Comprehension and Reading Skills:
Understand fiction appropriate to grade level
References: R11.A.1.1.1 R11.A.2.1.1
R11.A.1.1.2 R11.A.2.1.2
R11.A.1.2.1 R11.A.2.2.1
R11.A.1.2.2 R11.A.2.2.2
1.1.11.C; 1.1.11.E; 1.1.11.F
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- recognize multiple meanings of words – R11.A.1.1.1; R11.A.2.1.1
- identify and apply synonyms and antonyms of words used in text – R11.A.1.1.2; R11.A.2.1.2
- recognize the different forms of words – how affixes change the use of the word – R11.A.1.2.2; R11.A.2.2.2
- identify and apply word recognition skills – R11.A.1.2; R11.A.2.2
- identify and apply the meaning of vocabulary – R11.A.1.2.1; R11.A.2.2.1
- use a number of context clues strategies to define unknown words – R11.A.1.2.2; R11.A.2.2.2
- properly use a dictionary to pronounce and define new words
- recognize common prefixes, suffixes, and roots and use them to “decode” words
- correctly spell new words
- properly use vocabulary words in sentences
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- Students will continue to practice learned grammar skills and learn higher-level grammar techniques that will help them to improve writing.
Standards:
1.5 – Quality of Writing
References: 1.5.11.F
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- identify the parts of a sentence: subject, verb, direct object, indirect object, predicate adjective, and predicate noun
- capitalize and punctuate correctly
- recognize fragments and run-ons
- apply knowledge of grammar in writing assignments
- analyze and evaluate individual writing assignments
- spell correctly and recognize common errors
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- Students will be able to create effective, logically organized writings, using the steps of the writing process.
Standards:
Quality of Writing
References: 1.4.11.B; 1.5.11.A; 1.5.11.B; 1.5.11.C
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- write logically organized expository and persuasive essays
- write effective introductions and conclusions
- write thoroughly developed body paragraphs, using sufficient detail
- use imagery in descriptions and examples
- write a narrative
- write concise and thorough answers for essay questions, using sufficient detail from the text to support answer
- write a three to five page research paper
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- Students will be able to locate, document, summarize, and synthesize information using source material.
Standards:
Comprehension and Reading Skills:
Understand nonfiction appropriate to grade level
Understand concepts of organization of nonfiction
References: R11.A.2.3.1 R11.A.2.4.1
R11.A.2.3.2
R11.A.2.5.1 R11.A.2.6.1
R11.A.2.6.2
R11.B.3.1.1 R11.B.3.2.1
R11.B.3.2.2
R11.B.3.3.1
R11.B.3.3.2
R11.B.3.3.3
R11.B.3.3.4
1.1.11.A; 1.1.11.D; 1.1.11.G; 1.2.11.A; 1.4.11.B; 1.8.11.A; 1.8.11.B; 1.8.11.C
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- make inferences and draw conclusions based on information from text – R11.A.2.3.1
- cite evidence from text to support generalizations – R11.A.2.3.2
- identify and analyze intended purpose of text – R11.A.2.4.1
- identify and apply meaning of content-specific words used in text – R11.A.2.6.1
- identify and explain states or implied main ideas and relevant supporting details from text – R11.A.2.4
- summarize the major points, processes, and events of a nonfictional text as a whole – R11.A.2.5
- interpret, compare, describe, and evaluate connections between texts – R11.B.1.1
- interpret, describe, and analyze the use of facts and opinions to make a point or construct an argument – R11.B.3.1.1
- identify and interpret bias and propaganda techniques in text and its effectiveness – R11.B.3.2.1
- interpret and analyze the effect of text organization, including the use of headers and the author’s purpose for choosing that organizational pattern – R11.B.3.3.1
- interpret and analyze graphics and charts, and make connections between text and the contents of graphics and charts – R11.B.3.3.3
- identify, compare, explain, interpret, describe, and analyze the sequence of steps in a list of directions – R11.B.3.3.4
- write an effective thesis statement
- locate and use appropriate resources
- paraphrase and summarize text
- know when to use direct quotes and when to paraphrase or summarize
- properly cite resources in text and in a bibliography
- recognize and avoid the “traps” of plagiarism
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- Students will read independently in order to analyze and interpret various types of literature.
Standards:
Comprehension and Reading Skills:
Understand fiction appropriate to grade level
Understand components within and between texts
Understand literary devices in texts
References: R11.A.1.3.1 R11.1.4.1
R11.A.1.3.2
R11.A.1.5.1 R11.A.1.6.1
R11.A.1.6.2
R11.B.1.1.1 R11.B.2.1.1
R11.B.1.2.1 R11.B.2.1.2
R11.B.2.2.1
R11.B.2.2.2
1.1.11.D; 1.1.11.G; 1.2.11.A; 1.3.11.B; 1.3.11.C; 1.3.11.D; 1.3.11.F; 1.6.11.A; 1.6.11.B; 1.6.11.D
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- interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and evaluate components of fiction, including character, setting, plot, theme, tone, style, mood, and symbolism and their relationship to each other – R11.B.1.1.1
- make inferences and draw conclusions based on information from text and cite evidence from text to support generalizations – R11.A.1.3.1; R11.A.1.3.2
- identify and explain stated or implied main ideas and relevant supporting details from text – R11.A.1.4.1
- summarize the key details and events of a fictional text as a whole – R11.A.1.5.1
- identify and analyze intended purpose of text and text that supports its intended purpose – R11.A.1.6.1
- interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and evaluate connections between texts – R11.B.1.1
- identify, interpret, describe, and analyze examples of personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, satire, imagery, foreshadowing, flashbacks, and irony in text – R11.B.2.1.1
- identify, interpret, describe, and analyze the author’s purpose for choosing figurative language and the effect – R11.B.2.1.2
- identify, interpret, describe, and analyze the point of view of the narrator – R11.B.2.2.1
- identify, interpret, describe, and analyze the effectiveness of the point of view used by the author – R11.B.2.2.2
- use appropriate decoding skills to read text fluently
- use a number of reading strategies to comprehend text
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- Students will apply speaking and listening
skills for effective communication.
Standards:
Listening and Speaking Skills:
Understand concepts and organization of text/speeches
References: R11.B.3.1.1 R11.B.3.2.1
R11.B.3.2.2
1.2.11.A; 1.6.11.A; 1.6.11.B; 1.6.11.C; 1.6.11.D; 1.6.11.E
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- interpret, describe, and analyze the use of facts and opinions to make a point or construct an argument – R11.B.3.1.1
- identify bias in text – R11.B.3.2.1
- take notes and ask clarifying questions
- speak using skills appropriate to formal speech situations
- listen to and acknowledge the contributions of others
- respond with relevant information or opinions to questions asked
- participate in small and large group discussions and presentations
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- Students will explain the major events in the
history of the English language
Standards:
Functions of the English Language
References: 1.7.11.A; 1.7.11.B; 1.7.11.C
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- describe the influence of historical events on the English language
- analyze differences in language that may be a source of positive or negative stereotypes among groups
- explain and evaluate the role and influence of the English language within and across countries
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RESOURCE MATERIALS
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ASSESSMENT
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Elements of Language, 4th course – Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Elements of Writing, 4th course – Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Wordskills – McDougall Little
Selected novels
Teacher-generated materials: novel guides
study guides
practice worksheets
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ü participation and cooperation in large and small groups
ü journals
ü homework/practice worksheets
ü individual and group projects
ü descriptive, expository, and persuasive essays
ü three to five page research assignment
ü quizzes and tests
ü midterm and final
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