Oral Expression and Listening
Presentation Skills
1. Effective speaking in formal and informal settings requires appropriate use of methods and audience awareness
Prepare and deliver a presentation that accomplishes the following:
a. Defines and supports a position.
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b. Organizes clearly and effectively
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c. Uses digital media to enhance the message
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d. Rehearses for fluency, inflection, & pacing.
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e. Uses professional verbal & non-verbal cues.
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*For each standard, write down the assignment name and due date when mastery was achieved.
**Ideally, each standard should be demonstrated twice as a result of independent student effort.
Discussion and Reflection Skills
2. Effective collaborative groups accomplish goals by listening critically and determining accuracy and relevance.
Demonstrate the following in large and small group discussion:
a. Listen to a speaker and take relevant notes
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b. Respond w/ feedback & clarifying questions
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c. Explain influence of context and background on perspective
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d. Provide prepared textual support
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e. Use domain appropriate vocabulary
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f. Summarize discussion ideas and draw overall conclusions
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*For each standard, write down the assignment name and due date when mastery was achieved.
**Ideally, each standard should be demonstrated twice as a result of independent student effort.
Reading for All Purposes
Reading Skills
2. Recognize development of informational and persuasive texts, analyze purpose and impact, and evaluate rhetoric.
Demonstrate the following while reading a variety of texts:
a. Recognize how the main idea is developed
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b. Use textual evidence to support interpretation
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c. Evaluate textual accuracy and clarity
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d. Recognize the impact of the author’s point of view
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e. Recognize and explain the author’s purpose
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f. Use meaningful note-taking strategies
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g. Use text features to aid comprehension and interpretation
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*For each standard, write down the assignment name and due date when mastery was achieved.
**Ideally, each standard should be demonstrated twice as a result of independent student effort.
Writing and Composition
Narrative Writing
1. Literary or narrative genres feature and refine themes, descriptive language, and stylistic devices to achieve intended purposes.
Write narrative texts that demonstrate the following abilities:
a. Develop a plot line and smooth progression of details
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b. Apply figurative and poetic language and imagery techniques
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c. Implement narrative structures (dialogue, flashbacks, en media res, etc)
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d. Review and revise to improve structure and details of writing
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e. Provide feedback for improvement of peer writing.
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f. Create finality with an intentional conclusion
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*For each standard, write down the assignment name and due date when mastery was achieved.
**Ideally, each standard should be demonstrated twice as a result of independent student effort.
Expository and Argumentative Writing
2. Ideas, evidence, structure, and style create persuasive, academic, and technical texts for particular audiences and specific purposes.
Write expository and argumentative texts that demonstrate the following:
a. Concisely state claims & counterclaims
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b. Use supporting evidence to support claims
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c. Anticipate and address reader bias through rebuttal
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d. Maintain a formal style objective tone by using genre appropriate diction
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e. Provide an insightful, relevant conclusion
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f. Establish effective introduction (hook/bridge)
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g. Revise with focus on organization and depth
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*For each standard, write down the assignment name and due date when mastery was achieved.
**Ideally, each standard should be demonstrated twice as a result of independent student effort.
Grammar and Mechanics
3. Writing demands ongoing revisions and refinements for grammar, usage, mechanics, and clarity.
Use editing strategies to apply the following English conventions:
a. Identify and correct run-ons/comma splices
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b. Distinguish between clauses and phrases to use varied sentence structure
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c. Eliminate spelling errors
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d. Use colons to introduce lists and quotations
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e. Use semicolons to link independent clauses
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f. Develop correct and clear writing through guided revision and editing
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g. Use technology to publish, share and update work
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*For each standard, write down the assignment name and due date when mastery was achieved.
**Ideally, each standard should be demonstrated twice as a result of independent student effort.
Research and Reasoning
Research
1. Collect, analyze, and evaluate information obtained from multiple sources to answer a question, propose solutions, or share findings and conclusions.
Conduct research to achieve the following purposes:
a. Integrate information from multiple sources to support a claim and/or conclusion
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b. Judge relevance of a source for a specific purpose
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c. Use a variety of primary and secondary source materials
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d. Conduct sustained research projects to answer a research question
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e. Assess reliability and validity of sources to select appropriate data
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f. Use a correctly formatted Works Cited page
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*For each standard, write down the assignment name and due date when mastery was achieved.
**Ideally, each standard should be demonstrated twice as a result of independent student effort.
Critical Thinking and Character
2. Complex situations and communication require effective reasoning and problem solving through using evidence and evaluation.
Critical Thinking requires students to practice the following:
a. Assess strengths and weaknesses of one’s own thought process
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b. Implement a purposeful and articulated process to solve a problem
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c. Monitor and reflect on rationale used to problem solve.
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d. Evaluate accuracy of information in a text
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e. Summarize complex ideas from oral and printed media
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f. Monitor the extent to which own beliefs and biases influence reactions and viewpoints
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*For each standard, write down the assignment name and due date when mastery was achieved.
**Ideally, each standard should be demonstrated twice as a result of independent student effort.