Semantics and Logic Course # 1004300
The purpose of this course is to enable students to acquire knowledge of the principles of semantics and logic and apply them through integrated educational experiences in the language arts strands.
After successfully completing this course, the student will:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the distinction between fact and opinion.
Sunshine State Standards / FL Frameworks for K-12 Gifted LearnersLA.D.2.4.5 critically analyze specific elements of mass media with regard to the extent to which they enhance or manipulate information. / Goal 6, Obj. 2: Responsibility for Learning
Trait: Critical Reflection (Understand)
- Analyzes assumptions in relation to specific historical and cultural context.
Trait: Basic Research (Perform):
- Uses multiple primary and secondary sources to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate relevant persons, places, events, or beliefs that are dominant in a field.
Trait: Fact versus Opinion (Perform)
- Analyzes opinions and facts of experts within a research field.
Trait: Evaluation (Accomplish)
- Uses multiple sources to affect change in generally accepted knowledge and attitudes
Trait: Question Creation (Accomplish)
- Uses questions that link divergent disciplines to develop personal understandings of experiences.
2. Identify and analyze common logical fallacies.
Sunshine State Standards / FL Frameworks for K-12 Gifted LearnersNone / Goal 3, Obj. 2 Manipulating Information
Trait : Information in Multiple Contexts ( Understand)
- Analyzes the relevance and usefulness of information for the completion of a specific task.
Trait: Nature of Knowledge (Performance)
- Differentiates fact, concept, theory, and principle and employs each in developing meaning and knowledge.
Trait: Fact versus Opinion (Perform)
- Analyzes opinions and facts of experts within a research field.
Trait: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (Perform)
- Evaluates judgment made within the context of an argument.
3. Recognize, analyze, and demonstrate common techniques of persuasion.
Sunshine State Standards / FL Frameworks for K-12 Gifted LearnersLA.A.2.4.5identify devices of persuasion and methods of appeal and their effectiveness. / Goal 4, Obj. 1 Supportive Arguments
Trait: Multiple Perspectives(Know)
- Acknowledges diverse viewpoints of a problem.
Trait: Communication (Understand)
- Uses multiple tools and techniques to target identified audiences; uses precise language to explain positions.
LA.C.1.4.4identify bias, prejudice, or propaganda in oral messages. / Goal 4, Obj. 2 Analyzing Data
Trait: Data Analysis (Understand)
- Makes decisions about the usefulness of data to filter out extraneous information.
Trait: Critical Reflection (Understand)
- Analyzes assumptions in relation to specific historical and cultural context.
Trait: Fact versus Opinion (Understand)
- Juxtaposes opinions and facts from multiple sources to support or validate conclusions.
LA.C.2.4.2 understand factors that influence the effectiveness of nonverbal cues used in nonprint media, such as the viewer’s past experiences and preferences, and the context in which the cues are presented. / Goal 4, Obj. 3 Problem Solving
Trait: Communication (Know)
- Identifies stakeholders within a complex problem.
Trait: Critical Reflection (Know)
- Identifies assumptions, beliefs, values, cultural practices, and social structures to assess impact.
Trait: Communication (Understand)
- Integrates ideas with visual supports to emphasize key point(s) in a performance.
LA.C.3.4.5develop and sustain a line of argument and provideappropriate support. / Goal 4, Obj. 1 Supportive Arguments
Trait: Supportive Constructs (Accomplish)
- Defends, challenges, and articulates points of view using available resources; develops effective rebuttals.
Trait: Advanced Presentation (Accomplish)
- Based on evaluation, revises, and adapts presentation, language, and symbol systems for specific and various audiences.
LA.D.2.4.3recognize production elements that contribute to theeffectiveness of a specific medium. / Goal 7, Obj. 1 Communicating Expertise
Trait: Communication (Perform)
- Identifies personal presentation style and adapts that style to different purposes, moods, tones.
LA.D.2.4.4 effectively integrate multimedia and technology intopresentations. / Goal 5, Obj. 3 Leadership and Organization
Trait: Communication (Know)
- Conveys information, concepts, and ideas using appropriate and advanced techniques.
Trait: Technology (Understand)
- Demonstrates the ability to propose new uses for current technology.
Trait: Communication (Understand)
- Integrates ideas with visual supports to emphasize key point(s) in a performance.
LA.E.2.4.4 understand the use of images and sounds to elicit thereader’s emotions in both fiction and nonfiction / Goal 5, Obj.3 Leadership and Organization
Trait: Communication (Know)
- Conveys information, concepts, and ideas using appropriate and advanced techniques.
Trait: Communication (Understand)
- Integrates ideas with visual supports to emphasize key point(s) in a performance.
4. Demonstrate use of varied forms of inductive and deductive reasoning.
Sunshine State Standards / FL Frameworks for K-12 Gifted LearnersNone / Goal 7, Obj. 2 Synthesizing Information
Trait: Inventive Thinking (Understand)
- Creates an original product for a specific audience using inductive and deductive reasoning.
Trait: Critical Thinking ( Perform)
- Uses inductive and deductive thinking process to draw conclusions.
Trait: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (Know)
- Defines deductive and inductive reasoning and distinguishes the different thought processes each uses.
Trait: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (Accomplish)
- Implements deductive and/or inductive reasoning within discussion and/or product development in a field of study.
5. Analyze and use principles of logic in oral and written language.
Sunshine State Standards / FL Frameworks for K-12 Gifted LearnersLA.B.1.4.1 select and use appropriate prewriting strategies, such asbrainstorming, graphic organizers, and outlining. / Goal 1, Obj.1 Organizing Knowledge
Trait: Organization of Data (Know)
- Creates or selects an existing system for organizing data in a sequence.
Trait: Organization of Data (Understand)
- Constructs an organizational system (i.e., knowledge tree, graphic organizer, or diagram) that represents and illustrates the organization in a field of study and the subdivisions within that field.
LA.B.2.4.2organize information using appropriate systems. / Goal 1, Obj.1 Organizing Knowledge
Trait: Organization of Data (Know)
- Creates or selects an existing system for organizing data in a sequence.
Trait: Organization of Data (Understand)
- Constructs an organizational system (i.e., knowledge tree, graphic organizer, or diagram) that represents and illustrates the organization in a field of study and the subdivision within that field.
Trait: Conceptual Frameworks (Performance)
- Creates graphic organizers that organize the logical sequences of key conceptual themes in a field of study.
LA.C.3.4.2 select and use a variety of speaking strategies to clarifymeaning and to reflect understanding, interpretation,application, and evaluation of content, processes, orexperiences, including asking relevant questions when
necessary, making appropriate and meaningful comments,and making insightful observations. / Goal 7, Obj. 1 Communicating Expertise
Trait: Advanced Presentation (Accomplish)
- Based on evaluation, revises, and adapts presentation, language, and symbol systems for specific various audiences.
Trait: Question Creation (Perform)
- Manipulates ideas to create and organize questions that drive inquiry and connect divergent disciplines.
Trait: Communication (Understand)
- Uses multiple tools and techniques to target identified audiences; uses precise language to explain positions.
6. Recognize and use major semantic concepts of language (e.g., connotation, sensory and figurative language) in a range of literary, informational, and technical texts.
Sunshine State Standards / FL Frameworks for K-12 Gifted LearnersLA.A.1.4.3refine vocabulary for interpersonal, academic, andworkplace situations, including figurative, idiomatic, andtechnical meanings. / Goal 7, Obj. 1 Communicating Expertise
Trait: Advanced Presentation (Know)
- Uses advanced language and symbol systems to communicate ideas.
Trait: Components and Methodologies (Know)
- Identifies and uses terminology authentic to a chosen discipline of knowledge.
LA.A.2.4.1determine the main idea and identify relevant details,methods of development, and their effectiveness in avariety of types of written material. / Goal 1, Obj. 1 Organizing of Knowledge
Trait: Organization of Data ( Performs)
- Identifies and illustrates themes, patterns, and structures that define an area of study.
Trait: Advanced Presentation (Accomplish)
- Based on evaluation, revises, and adapts presentation, language, and symbols for specific and various audiences.
LA.B.2.4.1 write text, notes, outlines, comments, and observations thatdemonstrate comprehension and synthesis of content,processes, and experiences from a variety of media. / Goal 1, Obj. 1 Organizing Knowledge
Trait: Organization of Data (Understand)
- Constructs an organizational system (i.e., knowledge tree, graphic organizer, or diagram) that represents and illustrates the organization in a field of study and the subdivisions within that field.
Trait: The Nature of Questions (Accomplish)
- Seeks and uses questions that connect divergent disciplines in order to expand understanding
Trait: Research Tools (Perform)
- Communicates results of research using the established organizational tools within a field of study
7. Demonstrate understanding of the power of language as it impacts readers, writers, listeners, and speakers.
Sunshine State Standards / FL Frameworks for K-12 Gifted LearnersLA.A.2.4.2determine the author’s purpose and point of view and theireffects on the text. / Goal 6, Obj. 2 Responsibility for Learning
Trait: Critical Reflection (Know)
- Identifies assumptions, beliefs, values, cultural practices, and social structures to assess impact.
Trait: Critical Reflection (Understand)
- Analyzes assumptions in relation to specific historical and cultural context.
LA.C.1.4.1 select and use appropriate listening strategies according tothe intended purpose, such as solving problems,interpreting and evaluating the techniques and intent of a
presentation, and taking action in career-related situations. / Goal 4, Obj. 1 Supportive Arguments
Trait: Creative Thinking (Performs)
- Elaborates ideas through collaborative processes with colleagues.
Trait: Problem Solving (Understand)
- Uses strategies or tools of persuasion to resolve an issue or communicate a perspective.
Trait: Personal Qualities (Perform)
- Demonstrates the ability to state personal preferences and support a personal point of view when contrary to the accepted view of others.
Trait: Evaluation (Accomplish)
- Solicits feedback from professionals related to projects and synthesizes critiques into personal growth.
LA.C.3.4.3 use details, illustrations, analogies, and visual aids to makeoral presentations that inform, persuade, or entertain. / Goal 7, Obj. 1 Communicating Expertise
Trait: Communication ( Understand)
- Integrates ideas with visual supports to emphasize key point(s) in a performance.
Trait: Problem Solving (Understand)
- Uses strategies or tools of persuasion to resolve an issue or communicate a perspective.
Trait: Inventive Thinking (Accomplish)
- Creates and defends a product using multiple sources that can be used in and across fields/ disciplines.
LA.D.1.4.1apply an understanding that language and literature areprimary means by which culture is transmitted. / Goal 6, Obj. 2 Responsibility for Learning
Trait: Critical Reflection (Understand)
- Analyzes assumptions in relation to specific historical and cultural context.
Trait: Manipulation of Data (Accomplish)
- Develops themes and connections across historical events, periods, and fields
LA.D.2.4.1understand specific ways in which language has shaped thereactions, perceptions, and beliefs of the local, national, and global communities. / Goal 6, Obj. 2 Responsibility for Learning
Trait: Critical Reflection (Understand)
- Analyzes assumptions in relation to specific historical and cultural context.
Trait: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (Perform)
- Evaluates judgments made within the context of an argument.
Trait: Manipulating Data (Accomplish)
- Develops themes and connections across historical events, periods, and fields.
LA.D.2.4.2understand the subtleties of literary devices and techniquesin the comprehension and creation ofcommunication. / Goal 3, Obj. 3 Detecting Bias
Trait: Fact versus Opinion (Know)
- Identifies fact and opinion and recognizes the important implications for each.
Trait: Communication (Understand)
- Uses multiple tools and techniques to target identified audiences; uses precise language to explain positions.
Trait: Advanced Presentation (Perform)
- Evaluates self in the area of presentation, language, and symbol systems.
8. Respond critically and aesthetically to literary and informational text through spoken and written communication.
Sunshine State Standards / FL Frameworks for K-12 Gifted LearnersLA.E.1.4.5understand the different stylistic, thematic, and technicalqualities present in the literature of different cultures andhistorical periods. / Goal 2, Obj. 1 Question Creation
Trait: The importance of questions (Know)
- Identifies and situates questions within a singular discipline’s method of inquiry.
Trait: Nature of Knowledge (Know)
- Locates and lists the general division of knowledge, i.e., art, science, humanities, etc., and recognizes integrated fields and disciplines.
Trait: Critical Reflection (Understand)
- Analyzes assumptions in relation to specific historical and cultural context.
Trait: Manipulation of Data (Accomplish)
- Develops themes and connections across historical events, periods, and fields.
LA.E.2.4.5analyze the relationships among author’s style, literaryform, and intended impact on the reader. / Goal 1, Obj. 1 Organizing Knowledge
Trait: Nature of Knowledge (Know)
- Locates and lists the general division of knowledge, i.e., art, science, humanities, etc., and recognizes integrated fields and disciplines.
Trait: Manipulation of Data (Accomplish)
- Develops themes and connections across historical events, periods, and fields
Trait: Advanced Presentation (Accomplish)
- Based on evaluation, revises, and adapts presentation, language, and symbol systems for specific and various audiences.
Trait: Basic research (Perform)
- Uses primary and secondary sources to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate relevant persons, places, events, or beliefs that are dominant in a field.
LA.E.2.4.7 examine a literary selection from several critical
perspectives. / Goal 1, Obj. 1 Organizing Knowledge
Trait: Manipulation of Data (Know)
- Manipulates data in order to determine contributions of the discipline to the community and world.
Trait: Conceptual Frameworks (Understand)
- Differentiates similarities and differences between functional concepts and principles within a field.
Trait: Critical Reflection (Understand)
- Analyzes assumptions in relation to specific historical and cultural context.
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