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Enduring Understandings
Different strategies and skills are required to understand a variety of
texts. An effective communicator
know his/her audience and purpose. An effective communicator
uses standard English language rules. -
Independent learners use critical thinking skills.
The selection and use of relevant information requires evaluating a variety
of sources. Literature provides an understanding of human experience.
Essential Questions
- What is text? How do we
apply different strategies and skills to understand a variety of texts?
- How do we communicate? What is effective communication? Why does effective communication
require a process?
- What is standard
English? Why do we need to know and use standard English rules?
- How do we apply
stylistic elements and appropriate formats?
- What is critical
thinking? How do we think critically in our lives?
- What is responsible
research? What makes information relevant?
- How do I use
information?
- What is literature?
- How can we make personal
connections through literature?
- What makes us human?
Standards
 Highest
Frequency Standards
 High
Frequency Standards
 Other
Standards & E-skills
Reading
4a. Determine author's purpose.
4d. Make predictions and draw conclusions from text in various genre.
6a.Read and respond to a variety of literature (fiction/poetry).
6b. Identify characters, setting, problem/conflict, plot, resolution, theme,
sequence.
1d. Infer using a variety of texts and genre.
6c. Use knowledge of literary techniques and terminology (dialogue, scene,
flashback, figurative language?.
Writing
2a. Write in a variety of modes and genres (descriptive/narrative paragraph
and intro extended writing).
2b.
Organize
writing using a logical arrangement of ideas.
2g.
Develop ideas and content with relevant details, examples, and/or reasons.
3a.
Identify subject, verb, pronouns, and adjectives.
3c. Write in complete sentences.
3d. Use conventions correctly (end-marks and apostrophes in
contractions and singular possessives).
3e. Identify and use conventional spelling.
2c. Use language
which supports and enriches the idea.
2d. Plan, draft,
revise, and edit for a final copy.
2e. Use
transitions to link ideas.
2f. Use a variety of sentence structures.
3b. Use
subject/verb agreement, nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs,
homonyms, and homophones.
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