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mvsd Language Arts The Idaho State Achievement Standards for Language Arts provides skills for kindergarten through twelfth grade. Grade 3 The Idaho State Achievement Standards for Language Arts provides skills for third grade. |
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This unit includes identifying and comparing key characteristics of literary genres, as designated by a work's subject, theme, style, and time period. Some examples of genres are: science fiction, poetry, drama, British literature, and multicultural literature. This unit includes identifying and comparing key characteristics of literary genres, as designated by a work's subject, theme, style, and time period. Some example of genres are: science fiction, poetry, drama, British literature, and multicultural literature. |
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Genre: Fiction/Nonfiction/Read
The learner will be able to choose 25-35 fiction and nonfiction texts from classroom lists.
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Genre: Fiction/Nonfiction/Listen/Discuss
The learner will be able to listen to and discuss various fiction and nonfiction texts.
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Fairy Tale: Elements/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the key elements of the fairy tale genre. Some of the key elements are plot, theme, conflict/resolution and character role.
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Poetry: Key Characteristics
The learner will be able to identify key characteristics of poetry.
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Fiction: Key Characteristics
The learner will be able to identify key characteristics of fiction.
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Author Intention
The learner will be able to identify the author's purpose in a given passage.
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Author Intention: Setting
The learner will be able to recognize setting of a story to explain the author's purpose.
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Author Intention: Language
The learner will be able to analyze language to explain the author's purpose.
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Drama: Structure/Identify
The learner will be able to identify structural elements of drama.
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Technical: Information/Gather
The learner will be able to read to gather technical information.
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Nonfiction: Key Characteristics
The learner will be able to identify key characteristics of nonfiction.
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Nonfiction: Question
The learner will be able to self-question about nonfiction materials.
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| Language Arts Processes |
| Language Arts Processes is an integrated Language Arts unit. It addresses multiple processes: reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and representing. This unit includes language processes used in real-world, career, and other settings as well as traditional school settings. Language Arts Processes also deals with multiple forms of text: written, oral, and visual. |
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Comprehension: Story Structure
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of story structure.
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| Language Expressions |
| This unit focuses on language conventions, structure, usage, and language study. It also addresses parts of speech, figures of speech, syntax, paragraph and sentence structure, word agreement, modifiers, and grammar. |
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Grammar: Rules/Identify
The learner will be able to identify/apply common rules of grammar at grade level.
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Grammar: Correct/Apply
The learner will be able to write using correct grammar at grade level.
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Pronoun: Antecedent/Identify
The learner will be able to identify a pronoun and its antecedent.
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Sentence Structure: Use/Recognize
The learner will be able to understand simple sentence structure.
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Paragraph: Indent/Recognize
The learner will be able to indent a paragraph.
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Adjective: Variety/Use?Recognize
The learner will be able to write using a variety of adjectives such as articles "a", "an" and "the".
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Sentence Structure: Beginnings/Recognize
The learner will be able to write using a variety of sentence beginnings.
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Subject-Verb: Agreement/recognize
The learner will be able to use correct subject-verb agreement in correct third grade materials.
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Verb: Variety/Use/Recognize
The learner will be able to use a variety of verbs in written works.
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Conjunction: Write/Correctly
The learner will be able to write using the following coordinating conjunctions but, and, or.
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Vocabulary: New
The learner will be able to understand and use new vocabulary; simple sentence, comparative forms, suffix.
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| Language Mechanics |
| This unit includes comprehending and applying the rules which govern punctuation and capitalization when writing and editing written works. |
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Punctuation: Rules/Apply
The learner will be able to apply the rules of punctuation at grade level (see MAPS) to improve student writing.
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Capitalization: Application of Rules
The learner will be able to apply capitalization rules in his/her written work eg. titles, names, first words in quotation, holidays or abbreviations.
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Italics: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize italics.
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Parentheses: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize parentheses.
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Comma: Clauses
The learner will be able to recognize when commas should be used.
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Endmark: Exclamation Point
The learner will be able to use an exclamation point at the end of an exclamatory sentence and after an interjection.
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Comma: Series/Items/Use
The learner will be able to use commas correctly with items in a series.
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Apostrophe: Pronoun/Contraction
The learner will be able to use an apostrophe correctly in contractions with pronouns.
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Comma: Introductory/Exclamation
The learner will be able to use commas with introductory or exclamation words.
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Comma: Direct Address
The learner will be able to correctly use a comma after a direct address.
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Apostrophe: Irregular/Contraction
The learner will be able to use an apostrophe with irregular contractions.
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Apostrophe: Possessive/Edit
The learner will be able to edit for the correct use of apostrophes with possessives.
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Punctuation: Period/Quotation/Apply
The learner will be able to apply the use of a period and quotation mark at the end of a sentence.
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Vocabulary: New
The learner will be able to understand and use new vocabulary: quotation marks, possession, address, phrase, salutation, colon, semicolon, direct quotation, proper noun, place, phrase, address, magazine.
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| Listening |
| This unit includes identifying and distinguishing between sounds and patterns in sounds, constructing meaning from information delivered verbally, and understanding and responding to verbal information. |
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Response: Expression/Literary
The learner will be able to listen for literary expression eg. rhymes, mood and flow of language.
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Behaviors: Listen Attentively/Discussion
The learner will be able to listen attentively to classroom discussions.
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Strategies: Analyze/Evaluate
The learner will be able to use listening strategies to analyze and evaluate ideas.
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Presentation: Oral/Visual/Understand
The learner will be able to use listening skills to understand, comprehend, and evaluate oral and visual presentations.
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Presentation: Technology/Respond
The learner will be able to listen and respond to a variety of presentations involving technology.
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Response: Oral/Compare/Contrast
The learner will be able to compare and contrast a range of oral presentations.
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Verbal/Nonverbal Cues: Purpose/Content/I
The learner will be able to identify the purpose, content, organization, and delivery of verbal and nonverbal communication.
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| Media |
| This unit includes the study of information and entertainment communications. Topics include: advertising, art, journalism, film, and media messages, forms and productions. |
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Media: Relationships/Ideas/Cultures
The learner will be able to show an understanding of relationships, ideas, and cultures depicted in a variety of media.
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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. It includes skills which address identifying, discussing, and comparing 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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Fluency: Read Aloud
The learner will be able to read aloud with fluency aproximately at 142 words a minute.
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| Media |
| This unit includes the study of information and entertainment communications. Topics include: advertising, art, journalism, film, and media messages, forms and productions. |
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Media Form: Effectiveness/Compare
The learner will be able to compare the effectiveness of the same theme, topic, or text presented in a variety of media formats.
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Nonprint: Visuals/Create
The learner will be able to use a wide range of resources to produce visuals that communicate through nonprint media and print media.
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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. It includes skills which address identifying, discussing, and comparing 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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Decode: Apply/Aid Comprehension
The learner will be able to apply decoding strategies to aid in reading comprehension.
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Emergent Reading: Increasing Fluency
The learner will be able to increase oral reading fluency to grade-level expectations (approximately.
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Draw Conclusion: Investigation/Organize
The learner will be able to organize and interpret material to draw a conclusion based on an investigation.
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Compare/Contrast: Human/Experience
The learner will be able to read and respond to a wide range of literature to compare and contrast the multiple facets of the human experience.
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Strategies: Information/Locate/Content
The learner will be able to locate information to clarify text organization and content before, during, and after reading.
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Purposes: Variety/Examine/Evaluate
The learner will be able to critically examine and evaluate a variety of traditional, technical, and electronic materials.
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Reading Behaviors: Content Areas
The learner will be able to read in all content areas.
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Response: Questions/Answer
The learner will be able to answer comprehension questions.
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Emergent Reading: Phonological Awareness
The learner will be able to demonstrate phonological awareness, an understanding that language is composed of sequences of sounds.
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Reading: Silent Sustained
The learner will be able to read silently for a sustained period of time.
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Reading Behaviors: Visualize
The learner will be able to visualize various aspects of the text.
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Integrate: Strategies/Text
The learner will be able to integrate appropriate strategies for reading certain kinds of text.
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Cause/Effect: Identify
The learner will be able to identify cause and effect in reading materials.
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Main Idea: Identify
The learner will be able to identify main ideas from reading passages and the supporting ideas as well.
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Draw Conclusion: Reading Material
The learner will be able to draw conclusions about reading materials.
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Fact/Opinion: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize fact and opinion in reading materials.
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Summary: Variety
The learner will be able to summarize a variety of reading materials.
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Inference: Text
The learner will be able to make inferences from text.
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Detail: Identify
The learner will be able to identify details from reading passages.
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Figurative Language: Identify
The learner will be able to identify figurative language in reading materials.
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Compare/Contrast: Similar Information
The learner will be able to compare and contrast information that is similar in different literary selections.
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Strategies: Semantic/Syntactic/Use
The learner will be able to read fluently using semantic, syntactic, and graphophonic cues.
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Organization: Structure/Identify
The learner will be able to identify beginning, middle, and end of a story.
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Purposes: Information/Show
The learner will be able to show how reading can enrich and inform and serve as a tool for lifelong learning.
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