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mvsd Language Arts The Idaho State Achievement Standards for Language Arts provides skills for kindergarten through twelfth grade. Grade 11 The Idaho State Achievement Standards for Language Arts/Communications lists learning goals for students in grades 9-12.
The Idaho Eleventh Grade Direct Writing Assessment requires the students to write essays based on supplied subjects. |
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Literature: Social/Cultural/Historical
The learner will be able to interpret the social, cultural, and historical importance of Ancient Literature.
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American Literature: Social/Cultural
The learner will be able to interpret the social, cultural, and historical importance of American Literature.
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Author Intention: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze author intentions in reading selections by examining the following: characterization, setting, plot structure, theme, point of view, organization, and form.
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Author Technique: Describe/Style
The learner will be able to describe characteristics of author style including mood, tone, style, figurative language, format, and structure.
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Author: Format/Use/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate and explain an author's use of format, language, literary devices, structure, and style to elicit a response in a reader.
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Nonfiction/Fiction: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate fiction and nonfiction.
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Technical: Expand Comprehension
The learner will be able to expand his/her comprehension of technical reading materials.
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| Information Processing |
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Information: Expand/Use
The learner will be able to use and expand information.
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Information: Validity/Judge
The learner will be able to judge information for validity.
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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/Apply
The learner will be able to apply an understanding of the rules of grammar by writing grammatically correct, effective sentences with proper subject/verb aqreement.
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Conventions: Understanding/Written
The learner will be able to show an understanding of language conventions in written works.
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Noun: Pronoun/Noun Agreement/Write
The learner will be able to write sentences with pronoun and noun agreement.
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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: Apply
The learner will be able to correctly apply fundamental punctuation rules to written works, and use punctuation to enhance readability.
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*Capitalization: Application of Rules
The learner will be able to correctly apply capitalization rules in his/her written work.
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Evaluating: Verbal/Nonverbal
The learner will be able to evaluate the purpose, content, organization, and delivery of verbal communication and nonverbal cues.
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Purposes: Electronic/Live/Gather
The learner will be able to gather, interpret, or use information from a variety of electronic or live sources.
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Response: Expression/Literary
The learner will be able to listen for literary expression.
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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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Behaviors: Interpersonal
The learner will be able to use effective listening behaviors in interpersonal situations.
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Cultural: Information/Acquire
The learner will be able to use listening skills to acquire information and to enrich his/her understanding of different cultures.
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Purposes: Understanding
The learner will be able to listen to gain information and increase understanding.
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Response: Oral Presentations
The learner will be able to listen and respond to oral presentations.
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Response: Oral/Compare/Contrast
The learner will be able to compare, contrast, and interpret a range of oral presentations.
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Response: Response/Literary
The learner will be able to listen for literary response.
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Media: Relationships/Ideas/Cultures
The learner will be able to describe, compare, and contrast the relationships, ideas, and cultures depicted in a variety of media.
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Media Aids: Documentation/Create
The learner will be able to create effective visual aids that include appropriate documentation.
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Media Aids: Grammar/Create
The learner will be able to create effective visual aids that include appropriate grammar, important images, important messages, appropriate word choices, correct spelling, and appropriate punctuation.
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Media Aids: Organization/Create
The learner will be able to create effective visual aids that include effective organization, including effective use of space, use of time, and appropriate style.
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,Nonprint: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate nonprint media, utilize nonprint media, and use a wide range of resources to produce visuals that communicate through nonprint media.
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Analyzing: Processes/Plan
The learner will be able to develop analytic processes that increase understanding and retention of words, phrases, and information found in reading materials.
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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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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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Collect Information: Traditional
The learner will be able to read traditional reading materials to collect information.
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Compare/Contrast: Selections/Literary
The learner will be able to compare and contrast selections within literary materials.
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Compare: Experiences/Own/Others
The learner will be able to recognize and compare his/her own experience to the experiences of others in situations, events, and cultures found in reading materials.
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Purposes: Situation/Information
The learner will be able to recognize, collect, and/or choose and connect pertinent information to given situations.
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Figurative Language: Author/Describe
The learner will be able to describe the author's use of figurative language.
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Main Idea: Strategies/Apply
The learner will be able to apply reading strategies to distinguish the main idea.
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Organization: Information/Record
The learner will be able to record and organize information from reading materials.
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*Strategies: Data/Apply
The learner will be able to apply reading strategies to gather data, facts, and ideas.
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Structure: Author/Describe
The learner will be able to describe the author's use of structure.
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Fluency: Independent/Increase
The learner will be able to increase fluency to grade-level expectations.
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Discussion: Behavior/Participate
The learner will be able to behave appropriately when participating in discussions.
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Purposes: Interpretations/Share
The learner will be able to share interpretations of one's own work or literature through oral interpretations, memorization, presentation, and dramatic readings.
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Purposes: Oral/Communication/Use
The learner will be able to use oral communication for a range of purposes and audiences including word choice, pronunciation, inflection and/or modulation, physical gestures, eye contact, and posture.
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Evaluator: Critical/Purposes
The learner will be able to speak for critical evaluation purposes.
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Discussion: Attentive/Listen
The learner will be able to listen attentively during discussion.
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Audience: Language/Modify
The learner will be able to use standard English while speaking and modify oral language according to the audience.
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Discussion: Attentive/Participate
The learner will be able to participate in discussions attentively and courteously without monopolizing the discussion including showing cultural sensitivity, supporting others' participation, asking appropriate questions, and being able to verify understanding.
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General: Examples/Design
The learner will be able to design oral presentations that include the use of examples, responses to feedback, and responses to questions.
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Organization: Presentation/Design
The learner will be able to design oral presentations that include organization, including support of main ideas, and appropriate transitions.
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Purposes: Critical/Analysis
The learner will be able to speak for the purposes of critical analysis, expression, sharing information, and responding to literature.
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Purposes: Judgment/Express
The learner will be able to speak to clearly express his/her judgment, and be able to clearly express his/her opinion.
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Technology: Use Form
The learner will be able to deliver a presentation using a form of technology and the use of a visual aid.
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| Spelling |
| This unit includes studying language and word structure knowledge to discern the correct spelling of words. It includes skills related to editing passages for correct spelling by making connections between spelling, meaning, and structure. |
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Spelling: Applications
The learner will be able to apply conventional spelling in his/her writing.
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| Study and Research Skills |
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Graphical Format: Understanding/Show
The learner will be able to show an understanding of the use of graphics, layout, white space, italics, parentheses, and other visual aids.
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*Research Skills: Synthesize
The learner will be able to synthesize information from multiple sources.
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Cite: Paraphrased / quoted Information
The learner will be able to utilize and cite a range of sources while being able to paraphrase and quote information to avoid plagiarism.
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Research Project: Create
The learner will be able to organize information effectively to create research projects and present research results in writing.
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Research Skills: Questions/Produce
The learner will be able to produce relevant questions that can be researched.
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*Research Skills: Sources/Find
The learner will be able to read to find information in a wide range of technical. traditional, and electronic sources.
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Sources: Author/Examine
The learner will be able to examine the author's credibility, motive, and perspective when choosing sources.
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Sources: Document/Avoid Plagiarism
The learner will be able to document sources used in research to avoid plagiarism.
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Critical Viewing: Media/Examine
The learner will be able to view media to participate in critical examination and critical evaluation.
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Main Idea: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the main idea of visual material.
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Observation: Information/Acquire
The learner will be able to observe to acquire information.
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Purposes: Collect Data/ expression/under
The learner will be able to apply viewing skills to collect data, for purposes of expression, to gain understanding.
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Responses: Media/View
The learner will be able to respond to media sources after viewing.
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| Vocabulary |
| This unit includes studying and applying knowledge of word structure (bases and affixes), concrete analogies, synonyms, antonyms, and syllables. It also includes applying knowledge of connotation, denotation and words with multiple levels of meaning. |
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Writing: Advanced/Use
The learner will be able to understand and use advanced vocabulary in written works.
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Word: Decode/Apply
The learner will be able to apply word analysis skills to decode unknown words.
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| Writing |
| This unit focuses on each stage of the writing process: prewriting, writing, revising, and publishing. It includes skills covering a variety of organizational formats and purposes for writing (communicating ideas, opinions, and feelings, clarifying thoughts, and solving problems). Some example writing formats are: expository, narrative, poetry, and drama. |
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Purposes: Correctly/Write
The learner will be able to write correctly using standard English and introduction, conclusions and details.
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Purposes: Expression
The learner will be able to write as a means of expression using consistent point of view.
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Response: Literature
The learner will be able to write a response to literature.
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Writing Behaviors: Thinking Skills
The learner will be able to employ higher-level thinking skills in written works: application, analysis, evaluation.
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Strategies: Purpose/Discipline/Select
The learner will be able to select tone, voice, style, mood, and persona appropriate to different purposes, disciplines, and audiences.
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Strategies: Suitable/Use
The learner will be able to use suitable topic sentences, word choice and sentence structure, parallelism, transitions, paragraphing, indentation, organization, and documentation of sources used in writing.
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Argument: Persuasion/Principles & te
The learner will be able to use principles of persuasion to present an argument effectively, including addressing the opposing viewpoints in a persuasive piece.
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Audience: Style/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the style that is suitable for the audience.
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Edit/Revise: Proficient
The learner will be able to edit and revise writing proficiently. |