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| Genres |
| This unit includes identifying and comparing key characteristics of literary genres. |
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Author/Illustrator: Identify
The learner will be able to identify favorite authors and the works of a favorite illustrator.
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Author: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the author of a given passage.
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Genre: Independent Reading/Read Alouds
The learner will be able to explore a variety of literature through independent reading and/or through read-alouds.
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Genre: Literary/Media/Explore
The learner will be able to explore a variety of literary genres and media genres.
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Fable/Folk Tale: Read/Understand
The learner will be able to read and understand a fable, and a folk tale.
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Genre: Use
The learner will be able to identify the use of different genres in reading materials.
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Informational: Identify/Read
The learner will be able to identify informational texts and read a variety of informational texts for a variety of purposes.
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Poetry: Share
The learner will be able to share poetry.
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Genre: Audiotapes/Library Centers
The learner will be able to explore a variety of literature through audiotapes and library centers.
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Expository: Information/Compare
The learner will be able to compare information on the same topic from various expository materials.
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Expository: Information/Relate/Answer
The learner will be able to relate information across expository text and answer how, why, and what-if questions when reading expository texts.
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| Language Expressions |
| This unit includes comprehending and applying the rules which govern language expressions and usage. Students studying this unit develop an intuitive sense of language structure, and the ability to make judgments regarding how language expressions relate to the cohesiveness of sentences and passages. |
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Noun: Forms/Edit
The learner will be able to edit writing for noun forms including singular and plural nouns.
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Subject-Verb: Agreement
The learner will be able to use correct subject-verb agreement.
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Subject/Predicate: Missing/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the missing main or simple subject and/or predicate in a given sentence.
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Pronoun: Case/Edit
The learner will be able to identify correct use of pronouns by editting written works.
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Fragment: Identify
The learner will be able to identify incomplete sentences.
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Sentence Structure: Identify/ Complete
The learner will be able to identify and edit for the use of complete sentences.
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Sentence Structure: Grammar/Effective
The learner will be able to write grammatically correct, effective sentences.
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Sentence Structure: Use/Write
The learner will be able to apply and use correct, coherent sentence structure to communicate effectively and write using a variety of sentence structures and lengths.
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Sentence Combining: Concise/Clarity
The learner will be able to combine two sentences concisely and with clarity of meaning to create a compound sentence.
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Run-On: Identify
The learner will be able to identify run-on sentences.
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Paragraph: Indent
The learner will be able to identify a paragraph by indentions.
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Adjective/Noun/Pronoun/Verb: Use
The learner will be able to correctly use adjectives, nouns, pronouns, and verb forms.
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Conventions: Standard English
The learner will be able to demonstrate appropriate use of Standard English in writing.
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Declarative/Exclamatory/Interrogative
The learner will be able to identify and use declarative, exclamatory, and interrogative sentences in writing and when speaking.
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Sentence Structure: Differentiate
The learner will be able to differentiate between complete and incomplete sentences.
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Conventions: Dialogue/Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend and recognize the conventions of dialogue.
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Idiom: Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend idioms.
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Paragraph: Structure/Recognize/Use
The learner will be able to recognize and use appropriate paragraph structure.
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| Language Mechanics |
| This unit includes comprehending and applying the rules which govern punctuation and capitalization. Students studying this unit incorporate knowledge of language mechanics into original writing, and successfully edit passages for language mechanics errors. |
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Punctuation: Apply
The learner will be able to apply fundamental punctuation rules to written works.
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Endmark: Use
The learner will be able to identify and use endmarks correctly including exclamation points, periods, and question marks.
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Punctuation: Identify Correct
The learner will be able to identify the correct punctuation and apply an understanding of punctuation to clarify written works.
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Punctuation: Letters/Correct
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of punctuation in a letter.
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Comma: City/State
The learner will be able to use a comma between a city and state.
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Capitalization: Letter Parts
The learner will be able to identify the correct capitalization of the parts of a letter.
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Capitalization: Use Correctly
The learner will be able to use capitalization correctly.
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Capitalization: Proper Nouns
The learner will be able to capitalize proper nouns including his/her own first and last names and apply it in written work.
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Capitalization: Title
The learner will be able to capitalize a title and apply it in written work.
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Capitalization: City/State
The learner will be able to capitalize cities and states and apply it in written work.
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Capitalization: Beginning of Sentence
The learner will be able to capitalize the beginning of a sentence.
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Capitalization: Pronoun "I"
The learner will be able to capitalize the pronoun "I".
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Capitalization: Identify Correct
The learner will be able to identify correct capitalization.
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Quotation Mark: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of quotation marks in a sentence.
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Quotation Mark: Dialogue/Identify
The learner will be able to identify and use the correct use of quotation marks in dialogue.
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Apostrophe: Use
The learner will be able to show an understanding of and correctly use apostrophes in sentences.
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Apostrophe: Contractions
The learner will be able to identify and correctly use apostrophes with contractions.
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Apostrophe: Possessive/Singular
The learner will be able to identify and correctly use apostrophes with singular possessives.
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Apostrophe: Possessive/Plural
The learner will be able to identify and correctly use apostrophes with plural possessives.
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Abbreviate: Common/Identify/Period
The learner will be able to identify commonly used abbreviations and correctly use a period at the end of an abbreviation.
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Comma: Series/Items/Dates/Use
The learner will be able to use commas correctly with items in a series and in dates.
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Mechanics: Standard English
The learner will be able to apply Standard English language mechanics.
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| Listening |
| This unit includes identifying and distinguishing between sounds and patterns in sounds, and constructing meaning from information delivered verbally. |
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Auditory Discrimination: Syntax
The learner will be able to rely on a speaker's syntax, semantics, word sounds, and intonations to discern meaning.
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Auditory Discrimination: Listen/Respond
The learner will be able to listen to, respond to, and distinguish between environmental sounds, a variety of dialects, music, and specific rhythmic and beat patterns.
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Auditory Discrimination: Awareness/Sound
The learner will be able to create awareness of sounds of language by frequent exposure to various auditory experiences.
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Behaviors: Listening Skills/ Expand
The learner will be able to expand listening skills.
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Behaviors: Variety/Attentive
The learner will be able to listen attentively to a variety of speakers and in a variety of situations.
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Response: Variety/Media
The learner will be able to listen and respond to a wide variety of media.
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Contraction: Identify
The learner will be able to identify a written contraction for two orally read words.
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Directions: Follow/Oral
The learner will be able to understand, listen to, and follow directions given orally.
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Discussion: Group/Participate
The learner will be able to participate in group discussions.
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Predicting: Story
The learner will be able to make predictions about how a story read aloud will end.
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Processes: Developmentally Appropriate
The learner will be able to demonstrate developmentally appropriate listening skills.
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Purposes: Learn/Speakers
The learner will be able to use his/her listening skills to learn new information from speakers.
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Purposes: Identify
The learner will be able to identify his/her purpose for listening.
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| Media |
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Media Aides/Presentation
The learner will be able to incorporate multimedia tools (computers, drawings, videotapes, and dramatizations) into a presentation.
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Purposes: Variety
The learner will be able to listen and view media for a variety of purposes.
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Nonprint: Characters/Plot/Setting
The learner will be able to identify characters, plot, and setting in nonprint materials.
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| Reading Operations |
| This unit includes constructing meaning from fiction and non-fiction selections at comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and judgment levels of understanding. Students are able to identify, discuss, and compare both concrete and abstract elements of selections (setting, plot, characterization, genre, historical period, theme, tone, moral message, and psychological and political implications). |
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Character: Role Playing
The learner will be able to demonstrate a familiarity with characters from a literary selection by engaging in role playing while understanding character intent, motive, and traits.
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Reading: Collaborative
The learner will be able to explore reading within small peer groups.
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Critical Thinking: Connecting
The learner will be able to question and make associations about a selected reading text.
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Comprehension: Display Skills
The learner will be able to display comprehension skills in various ways including by articulating how story elements (characters, setting, problem, resolution, events, and illustrations) relate to each other, comparing and contrasting story elements, formulating questions about story elements, and relating to the challenges of favorite characters.
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Reading Behaviors: Apply
The learner will be able to apply meaning while reading.
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Response: Relate Experiences
The learner will be able to discuss reading materials and relate events and information in text to personal, life experiences.
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Response: Connection/Text
The learner will be able to make connections among reading materials.
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Emergent Reading: Letter/Word/Sign
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the structural relationship in letters, words, and signs.
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Reading Behaviors: Attention Span
The learner will be able to read or explore books for extended periods of time.
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Cause/Effect: Understand/Identify
The learner will be able to understand the relationship between and identify cause and effect.
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Main Idea: Identify/Recognize
The learner will be able to identify and recognize the main idea from reading passages and from pictures.
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Draw Conclusion: Reading Material
The learner will be able to draw conclusions about reading materials that are supported by the text.
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Predict Outcome: Information
The learner will be able to make and revise predictions (including predicting a future event or the next event that will occur in a story) from information in written material based on relating new information to prior knowledge.
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Fact/Opinion
The learner will be able to distinguish between fact and opinion.
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Summary: Strategies
The learner will be able to summarize material while he/she reads in his/her own words in order to organize and clarify ideas.
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Theme: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the theme of a given reading passage.
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Inference: Information
The learner will be able to make inferences from information in written material.
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Detail: Identify
The learner will be able to identify details from reading passages and recall details and facts from a literary selections.
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Story Elements: Identify
The learner will be able to identify story elements such as setting, plot (including the problem and solution), and characters.
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Story Elements: Original Endings
The learner will be able to write an original ending to a story incorporating appropriate elements consistently.
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Compare: Reading Material
The learner will be able to make comparisons about reading material.
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Strategies: Vocabulary/Using
The learner will be able to use vocabulary to understand what is read.
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Strategies: Graphic/Use
The learner will be able to use common graphical features including graphic organizers to increase understanding of reading materials, to enhance text, and to support comprehension in informational texts.
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Strategies: Knowing
The learner will be able to know of a variety of strategies which aid comprehension.
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Strategies: Extend Information
The learner will be able to extend information beyond passage ideas while reading.
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Strategies: Critical Thinking
The learner will be able to apply critical thinking when reading materials.
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Sentence Completion: Infer Word
The learner will be able to infer words missing from sentences.
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Reality/Fantasy
The learner will be able to distinguish between reality and fantasy.
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Sequence: Identify Order
The learner will be able to identify the order of events which occur within a reading selection and remember a 3 to 5-step sequence of events.
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Generalization: Passage
The learner will be able to make a generalization based on passage elements.
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Questions: Aid Understanding
The learner will be able to generate questions to aid understanding while reading.
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Structure: Increase Understanding
The learner will be able to use text structure to increase understanding of reading materials.
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Assumption: Stereotypes/Biases
The learner will be able to identify gender and cultural biases in pictures and written text.
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Reading Aloud: Presentation/Individual
The learner will be able to read aloud during an individual presentation (Student Reads).
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Construct Meaning: Strategies
The learner will be able to construct meaning from reading selections using many different comprehension strategies.
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Detail: Identify Events
The learner will be able to identify with events occurring within literary selections.
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Post-Reading: Strategies
The learner will be able to use post-reading strategies to confirm his/her understanding of a given text.
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Prereading: Strategies/Develop/Apply
The learner will be able to develop and apply a variety of prereading strategies.
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Prior Knowledge: Activities/Background
The learner will be able to take part in activities to build background knowledge to derive meaning from text.
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Purposes: Establishing
The learner will be able to read information and a wide variety of literary selections for a variety of purposes and establish a purpose for reading specific materials before engaging in reading.
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Read Aloud: Text/Fluency/Confidence
The learner will be able to read text aloud with fluency, expression, accuracy, and confidence.
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Reading Behaviors: Books/Print
The learner will be able to share favorite books and environmental print.
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Reading Behaviors: Independent/Daily
The learner will be able to improve reading comprehension by reading self-selected and teacher-selected literature silently and independently on a daily basis (Accelerated Reader).
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Reading Behaviors: Activities/Experience
The learner will be able to participate in various literacy activities and relate to literary experiences.
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Reading Behaviors: Motivation/Pleasure
The learner will be able to create and maintain a motivation to read and read on his/her own for pleasure.
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Response: Creative
The learner will be able to respond creatively to written material and to segments of text.
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Sharing: Take Part/Reading
The learner will be able to take part in shared reading and guided oral readings.
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Strategies: Improve Fluency
The learner will be able to apply reading strategies to improve fluency.
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Strategies: Reading to Learn/Curriculum
The learner will be able to develop skills to facilitate reading to learn across the curriculum.
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Character: Interact/Identify
The learner will be able to identify how the main character and other characters interact with each other.
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Decode: Strategies/Use
The learner will be able to use a variety of strategies to decode words.
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Emergent Reading: Comprehend/Paragraph
The learner will be able to comprehend the relationship between sentences and paragraphs.
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Emergent Reading: Print Concepts
The learner will be able to demonstrate comprehension of print concepts.
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Emergent Reading: Stories
The learner will be able to compare and contrast stories.
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Emergent Reading: Story/Paragraphs
The learner will be able to recognize that a story is made from a group of paragraphs.
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Emergent Reading: Families/Sorts/Walls
The learner will be able to use word families, word sorts, and word walls.
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Preference: Story/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize favorite stories.
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Prereading: Illustrations/View
The learner will be able to view illustrations as a prereading strategy.
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Reading Aloud: Punctuation/Apply
The learner will be able to apply the use of punctuation to aid in reading aloud.
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Reading Behaviors: Correct Problems
The learner will be able to recognize and correct his/her own reading errors while engaged in reading.
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Reading Behaviors: Taped Materials
The learner will be able to read from taped materials in the classroom.
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Sequence: Main Events/Ideas/Retell
The learner will be able to retell main events or ideas in proper sequence.
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Strategies: Features/Use/Find
The learner will be able to use text features to find information in text.
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Summary: Content/Classroom/Learned
The learner will be able to summarize the content of what has been learned in the classroom.
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Task: Read/Perform Task
The learner will be able to read to perform a task.
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Reading Behaviors: Independent/School
The learner will be able to read independently in school and when out of school.
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Reading Behaviors: Investigate
The learner will be able to investigate literature that includes multicultural, gender, and ethnic diversity.
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Reading Behaviors: Select Books
The learner will be able to choose to interact with books and other literary materials on his/her own.
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Reading Behaviors: Texts/Read
The learner will be able to read a variety of texts.
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Cause/Effect: Infer
The learner will be able to infer simple cause and effect relationships that are not clearly stated.
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Character/Event: Discussion/Similarities
The learner will be able to engage in discussions about the similarities and differences in characters and events in different stories.
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Emergent Reading: Irregular Words
The learner will be able to use spelling patterns to read irregularly spelled words.
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Figurative Language: Figures of Speech
The learner will be able to construct meaning from figures of speech.
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Strategies: Vocabulary/Variety
The learner will be able to use a broad vocabulary of familiar words when reading a variety of materials.
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| Speaking |
| This unit includes practicing techniques and strategies (voice modulation, body language, ordering of ideas, visual aids, etc.) to convey meaning and to present information and opinions to groups. Students learn to choose appropriate topics, and methods of presenting topics, for specific audiences. |
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Purposes: Solve Problems
The learner will be able to use speech as a way to think out loud and solve problems.
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Creative: Present/Recite
The learner will be able to present and/or recite short stories (which include beginnings, plots, conflicts, characters, resolutions, and elaboration of detail), poems, riddles, nonsense verses, and songs in a focused manner).
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Verbal/Nonverbal: Communicate
The learner will be able to communicate effectively using the appropriate intonations, volume control, gestures, body language, a variety of complex sentence structures, correct tenses and plurals/singulars, and vocabulary for a given listener.
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Pronunciation: Common Words
The learner will be able to clearly pronounce words common to grade level.
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Language Structure: Extend/Apply/Use
The learner will be able to extend oral language skills, apply knowledge of oral language structure, and demonstrate progress in the use of oral language.
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Conversation: Guidelines
The learner will be able to follow guidelines of conversation and ask and answer questions with group members, peers, and teachers.
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Directions: Orally Give/Follow
The learner will be able to orally give and follow directions.
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Formal/Informal: Identify/Usage Varies
The learner will be able to identify that language usage varies in formal and informal settings and apply formal language principles while speaking.
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Story: Peers/Adults/Tell
The learner will be able to tell favorite personal stories to peers and familiar adults.
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Expressive: Thoughts
The learner will be able to express complete thoughts.
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| Spelling |
| This unit includes studying language and word structure knowledge to discern the correct spelling of words. Students edit passages for correct spelling by making connections between spelling, meaning, and structure. |
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Strategies
The learner will be able to utilize strategies (such as phonics) to determine the correct spelling of words.
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Spelling/Meaning: Connecting
The learner will be able to make connections between word structure, the meaning of words, and how words are spelled.
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Consonant: Phonemes
The learner will be able to identify the correct spelling of words with consonant phonemes.
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Consonant: Silent
The learner will be able to spell words with silent consonants correctly.
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Vowels: Digraphs
The learner will be able to correctly spell words which have a digraph (without reversing the order of the vowels).
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Vowels: Diphthongs
The learner will be able to correctly use and spell diphthongs and correctly substitute vowel digraphs for diphthong sounds.
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Vowel: Phonemes
The learner will be able to identify the correct spelling of vowel phonemes.
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Vowels: Long/Short
The learner will be able to use the correct spelling of both long and short vowel sounds.
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Vowels: R Influence
The learner will be able to correctly spell words where the vowel sound is influenced by the letter "r".
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Double Letters
The learner will be able to correctly spell words that have double letters.
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Suffix/Prefix
The learner will be able to correctly spell words which have a suffix or prefix.
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Schwa Sound
The learner will be able to correctly spell words which have a schwa sound.
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Structural Units: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct spelling of structural units.
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Spelling: Standard English/Show
The learner will be able to show knowledge of Standard English spelling.
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Strategies: Monitor/Letter Sounds
The learner will be able to apply knowledge of letter sounds, word parts, word segmentation, and syllabication to monitor spelling.
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Consonant: Blends
The learner will be able to spell consonant blends.
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Regular/Irregular Word: Plural Nouns
The learner will be able to spell regular and irregular plural nouns correctly.
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Phonetics: Awareness
The learner will be able to demonstrate phonemic awareness.
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Spell: High Frequency/Grade Appropriate
The learner will be able to regularly spell high frequency words correctly and use correct spelling for words that are appropriate to his/her grade level.
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Strategies: Dictionary
The learner will be able to use a dictionary to check his/her spelling.
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Strategies: Transitional/Temporary
The learner will be able to apply transitional or temporary spelling.
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| Study and Research Skills |
| This unit includes developing organization and research skills needed to find appropriate resources, to judge resources as relevant or not relevant to a given topic, to categorize and synthesize information, to take notes in class, and to study for exams. |
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Dictionary: Guide Words
The learner will be able to identify a set of dictionary guide words for a given word.
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Homework
The learner will be able to complete given assignments at home and turn to school with them.
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Index: Locate Information
The learner will be able to locate page numbers for specific topics when given an index.
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Table of Contents: Topics/Pages
The learner will be able to read and identify topics and page numbers from a given table of contents.
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Classifying: Objects and Pictures
The learner will be able to classify pictures and objects.
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Title Page: Interpret Information
The learner will be able to interpret information on a title page.
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Testing: Oral Directions
The learner will be able to follow test directions read aloud by the teacher.
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Testing: Written Directions
The learner will be able to understand written test directions.
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Testing: Formats
The learner will be able to be familiar with various testing formats, such as multiple choice, essay, fill in the blank, and matching.
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Library: Visit/Materials/Borrow
The learner will be able to visit various libraries and frequently borrow materials from libraries.
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Research: Alphabetizing/Find Material
The learner will be able to develop the following research skills: alphabetize to the second and third letter of a word, find materials in a library, and describe parts of a book.
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Book Parts: Identify/Recognize/Use
The learner will be able to identify, recognize, and use the parts of a book including the author, illustrator, title page, table of contents, chapters, and glossary of a book.
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Community: Information/School/Outside
The learner will be able to identify resources available outside the classroom such as family and community.
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Dictionary: Entry/Spelling
The learner will be able to identify the spelling of a word from a dictionary entry.
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Friendly: Write/Short Letter
The learner will be able to write a short, friendly letter.
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Invitation: Write
The learner will be able to write an invitation.
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Print: Gather
The learner will be able to utilize a variety of print sources to gather information.
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Print/Book: Identify/Sources
The learner will be able to identify print sources and book sources of information.
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Research Skills: Purpose of Materials
The learner will be able to understand the purpose of using different reference materials.
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Directions: Follow/Compose/Restate
The learner will be able to follow, compose, and restate two and three step directions with the use of text, pictures, diagrams, and personal experiences.
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Chart/Diagram/Graph: Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret information found on charts, on a diagram, and from graphical forms of data.
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Research Technology: Access Information
The learner will be able to recognize how technology is used to access information.
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| Vocabulary |
| This unit includes studying and applying knowledge of word structure (bases and affixes) to define unfamiliar words and understand technical or informational content. |
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Word Relationships: Understand
The learner will be able to understand word relationships.
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Unfamiliar Words: Contextual Analysis
The learner will be able to decode unfamiliar words based on patterns of the English language and contextual clues, and give substitute words for synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms (in the context of a sentence).
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Base Word: Root/Identify
The learner will be able to identify root words.
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Prefix: Identify/Meaning
The learner will be able to identify the prefix in a given word and define the meaning of a word containing a prefix.
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Suffix: Identify/Meaning
The learner will be able to identify the suffix in a given word and define the meaning of a word containing a suffix.
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Synonym/Antonym: Define
The learner will be able to define synonyms and determine the antonym (opposite) of a vocabulary word.
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Homonyms
The learner will be able to correctly spell words that are homonyms.
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Sentence Completion
The learner will be able to identify the vocabulary word that best completes a given sentence as read aloud by the teacher.
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Context: Word Meaning
The learner will be able to infer word meaning from context.
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Context: Missing Words
The learner will be able to use context to infer missing words.
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Negative Words
The learner will be able to use and understand negative words.
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Vocabulary: Mature Command
The learner will be able to demonstrate a mature command of vocabulary when writing.
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Vocabulary: Multiple Meaning/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize multiple meaning words and apply context clues to identify the definition of a multiple meaning word.
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Vocabulary: Read/Identify/Understand
The learner will be able to read, identify, and understand grade specific vocabulary words.
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Strategies: Meaning/Category
The learner will be able to identify and determine the meaning of a word by using knowledge of categories.
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Strategies: Variety
The learner will be able to apply a variety of vocabulary strategies.
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Expand: Vocabulary
The learner will be able to develop, increase, and expand his/her vocabulary by listening to orally read literature, reading a variety of meaningful texts, reading out loud, reading silently, and engaging in discussions.
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Vocabulary: Development
The learner will be able to demonstrate vocabulary development.
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Base Word: Suffixes/Add
The learner will be able to add suffixes to base words.
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Content Area: Increase/Content Specific
The learner will be able to increase content specific vocabulary.
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Strategies: Structural/Analysis/Use
The learner will be able to use structural analysis to decode words.
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Syllabication: Word/Read
The learner will be able to apply syllabication to aid in reading unfamiliar words.
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Unfamiliar Word: Meaning/Determine
The learner will be able to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using known words to decode unfamiliar words.
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Word Rhymes
The learner will be able to identify rhyming words.
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| Word Analysis |
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Letters: Sounds/Relationship
The learner will be able to understand the relationship between sounds and symbols and match words read orally to their printed counterparts.
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Word: Analysis Skills
The learner will be able to demonstrate developmentally appropriate word analysis skills.
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Final Sound: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the final sound of a word, which is both written and orally read.
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Initial Sound: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the initial sound of a word.
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Vowels: Digraphs/Diphthongs
The learner will be able to recognize the correct sound of digraphs and diphthongs given in context.
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Vowels: R-Controlled
The learner will be able to recognize r-controlled vowel sounds.
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Vowels: Auditory Discrimination
The learner will be able to recognize the long and short sounds of vowels.
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Vowel: Variant
The learner will be able to identify variant vowel sounds.
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Word: Sounds
The learner will be able to comprehend that words are made up of sounds .
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Compound Word: Components/Identify
The learner will be able to identify both words in a compound word.
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Compound Word: Identify
The learner will be able to identify compound words in written form.
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Consonant: Blend/Identify
The learner will be able to identify consonant blends.
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Consonant: Digraph/Identify
The learner will be able to identify consonant digraphs.
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Contraction: Meaning
The learner will be able to recognize the meaning of contractions.
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Word: Target/Sound/Add/Remove/Modify
The learner will be able to add, remove, or modify target sounds to change words.
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Decoding: Letter-Sound/Correspondence
The learner will be able to use all letter-sound correspondences within a word to decode a word.
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Decoding: Strategies/Develop
The learner will be able to develop decoding strategies and decode one-syllable words.
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Rhyming: Produce
The learner will be able to produce rhyming words.
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Word: Identify/High/Frequency
The learner will be able to identify high frequency words.
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Decoding: Nonsense Words
The learner will be able to decode nonsense words that are similar in difficulty and structure to real words.
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Decoding: Phonetic/Structural
The learner will be able to use phonetic strategies and/or structural elements to decode words of one or more syllables in context.
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| This unit includes utilizing each stage of the writing process to create original pieces. Students explore a variety of organizational formats and purposes for writing (communicating ideas, opinions, and feelings, clarifying thoughts, and solving problems). |
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Descriptive: Describe/Support
The learner will be able to write a descriptive passage that uses concrete sensory details to describe and support impressions of people, places, things, or experiences.
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Composition: Mechanics
The learner will be able to use correct mechanics when creating a composition.
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Descriptive: Adjectives/Senses
The learner will be able to write using adjectives which appeal to the senses.
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Descriptive: Adjectives/Specific
The learner will be able to when retelling an event, use specific adjectives.
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Organization: Clarity
The learner will be able to use clear organization in writing.
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Develop a Focus
The learner will be able to develop and choose a focus for his/her writing which reflects his/her purpose for writing and sharpen the focus of a written work.
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Topic: Assigned/Composition
The learner will be able to create a composition on an assigned topic.
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Expressive: Prompts
The learner will be able to write a response to an oral, written, and/or visula prompts or stimuli.
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Descriptive: Process
The learner will be able to describe a process which involves a familiar activity (making a sandwich, making a bed, cleaning a room, giving directions to get to school or the bus stop, etc.).
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Edit: Punctuation/Spelling
The learner will be able to edit a final draft of writing for correct use of the following conventions: commas (cities/states, and months/years), apostrophes (in contractions and possessives), periods (as end marks and in abbreviations), and spelling.
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Writing Behaviors: Daily Writing
The learner will be able to write daily for self growth and per teacher instructions.
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Conclusion: Use
The learner will be able to use a conclusion in a written work.
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Prewriting: Strategies/Variety
The learner will be able to apply a variety of prewriting strategies to plan what to write including information sources and outlines.
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Revise: First Draft
The learner will be able to revise a first draft based on suggestions and comments from the teacher and use peer feedback to edit written work.
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Technological Tools: Equipment/Publish
The learner will be able to use various technologies and writing equipment, such as a computer or typewriter, with teacher assistance to publish written works.
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Paragraph: Topic Sentence/Identify
The learner will be able to select the best topic sentence for a given paragraph.
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Expository: Essay
The learner will be able to write an expository essay.
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Persuasive: Paragraph
The learner will be able to write a persuasive paragraph.
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Sequence: Identify
The learner will be able to identify correct sentence sequence.
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Sequence: Ideas/Events
The learner will be able to order ideas and/or events sequentially (in logical order) when writing.
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Clarity/Focus: Relevant Information
The learner will be able to include relevant information in his/her writing.
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Edit: Verb Form
The learner will be able to edit written works for correct verb forms.
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Edit: Capitalization
The learner will be able to edit sentences for capitalization errors.
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Edit: Punctuation
The learner will be able to edit for correct use of punctuation.
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Edit: Usage
The learner will be able to edit written works for usage.
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Support: Write Text
The learner will be able to write a supported text.
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Transition: Conjunction/Use
The learner will be able to use transitional conjunctions in his/her writing.
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Transitions
The learner will be able to use effective transitions (and, but, or) in his/her writing.
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Transition: Phrase/Use
The learner will be able to use transitional phrases in his/her writing.
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Across Curriculum: Expand/Use/Knowledge
The learner will be able to expand the use of writing to learn across the curriculum and use writing strategies across the curriculum to obtain and show knowledge.
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Across Curriculum: Math Journals
The learner will be able to write in math journals, compose math stories, and write explanations for problem solving.
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Composition: Variety/Genres/Modes
The learner will be able to write a variety of compositions, in a variety of genres and a variety of modes.
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Expressive: Book/Classroom/Individual
The learner will be able to create a classroom book and an individual book.
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Journal: Maintaining
The learner will be able to maintain a journal.
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Opinion: Samples/Maintain/Judgements
The learner will be able to with teacher's aid, maintain samples of writings and illustrations expressing opinions and judgements.
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Purposes: Variety
The learner will be able to write for a variety of purposes including to inform, to be reflective, to entertain, to express opinions and reactions, to fully express ideas, and to record observations.
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Purposes: Thoughts/Forms
The learner will be able to write thoughts in various forms.
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Strategies: Language Structure/Apply
The learner will be able to apply knowledge of written language structure.
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Writing Behaviors: Share Writing
The learner will be able to share personal writings with others.
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Writing Behaviors: Time/Place/Materials
The learner will be able to take part in writing when provided with time, place, and materials.
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Across Curriculum: Science/Soc. Studies
The learner will be able to summarize information learned in science and compose stories using information learned in social studies.
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Across Curriculum: Shared Writings/Arts
The learner will be able to take part in shared writings about the arts and classroom activities.
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Clarity: Ideas/Clarify
The learner will be able to revise writing by clarifying ideas.
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Clarity: Words/Phrases/Enhance
The learner will be able to identify words or phrases that could enhance clarification after writing a story.
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Writing: Passage/Group Stories
The learner will be able to write a passage, a story, and/or a group story which contains organize ideas, with a clear beginning, middle, and ending.
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Criteria: Establish/Evaluate/Pictures
The learner will be able to use established criteria to evaluate one's own pictures, his/her own writing, and the writing of his/her peers.
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Descriptive: Sentences
The learner will be able to create descriptive sentences.
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Dictate: Story
The learner will be able to dictate the writing of a story.
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Drafting: Process/First Drafts/Compose
The learner will be able to use the writing process to understand, produce, and compose first drafts.
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Drafting: Proof/Show
The learner will be able to show proof of drafting.
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Drafting: Reread
The learner will be able to reread drafts.
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Edit: For Publication
The learner will be able to edit written works in preparation for publication.
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Edit: Proofreading/Resources/Classroom
The learner will be able to use classroom sources when proofreading.
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Evaluating Writing: Discussion/Peer
The learner will be able to participate in a discussion with a group of peers and the teacher about evaluative aspects of his/her own writing as well as the writing of others.
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Evaluating Writing: Self/Others
The learner will be able to evaluate his/her own written products and the written works of others.
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Expository: Message
The learner will be able to write a message.
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Expressive: Judgments/Reflect
The learner will be able to make judgments that reflect a personal point of view in writing.
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Publish: Variety/Formats
The learner will be able to publish in a variety of formats and add illustrations to written works in preparation for publishing.
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Language Structure: Elements/Use
The learner will be able to use the elements of language when writing and editing.
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Manuscript: Use/Legible
The learner will be able to demonstrate and use legible manuscript and writing skills when writing, print legibly with evenly spaced words, and begin to practice writing in cursive.
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Writing Process: Beginning/Middle/End
The learner will be able to utilize the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, rewriting, editing, and publishing) to create a narrative, informative, or descriptive piece which contains a clear beginning, middle, and end.
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Narrative: Descriptive/Develop
The learner will be able to use descriptive language to develop characters, plot, and setting.
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Personal: Note/Question/Favorite Author
The learner will be able to write a note or questions for a favorite author.
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Poetry: Original
The learner will be able to write original poetry.
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Portfolio: Review/Progress
The learner will be able to review one's portfolio to determine writing progress.
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Publishing: Share/Classmates/Adults
The learner will be able to share written works with classmates or adults.
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Questions: Topic
The learner will be able to write questions about topics.
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Report: Write
The learner will be able to write reports.
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Response: Literature
The learner will be able to write a response to literature.
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Revise: Descriptive Detail/Provide
The learner will be able to provide more descriptive detail by revising original drafts.
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Revise: Proof/Show/Use/Refine
The learner will be able to show proof of revising and use the revision process to refine writing.
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Sentence Content: Complete
The learner will be able to write complete sentences.
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Story Elements: Character/Story Part
The learner will be able to write about a favorite character or part of a story.
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Story Elements: Ending/Write
The learner will be able to write a new ending for a story.
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Story Elements: Experiences
The learner will be able to write a story highlighting a personal experience.
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Story Elements: Short Story
The learner will be able to write a short story.
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Strategies: Photographs/Use
The learner will be able to use photographs to enhance written works.
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Strategies: Prewriting/Use
The learner will be able to use prewriting strategies to plan what to write.
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Summary: Story/Write
The learner will be able to summarize a story in writing.
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Writing Behaviors: Explain/Read/Own
The learner will be able to explain and read one's own writing.
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Diction: Formal Language
The learner will be able to write using appropriate, formal language.
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Edit: Meaning/Reread
The learner will be able to reread writing for meaning.
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Word: Choice/Varied/Use
The learner will be able to use varied word choice in his/her writing.
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Information/Ideas: Purpose/Learning
The learner will be able to introduce information skills to encourage learning.
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| Viewing/Representing |
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Visual Genres: Visual Material
The learner will be able to view and understand developmentally appropriate visual materials.
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