Language Arts - Gen Lit/Novel & Nonfiction

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Curriculum Guides 2003-2004

Language Arts - Gen Lit/Novel & Nonfiction

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Literature & Reading Comprehension

World Literature: Contrast/Form
The learner will be able to examine a variety of world literature to contrast major literary forms from different eras.

Strand	Source	Activities
World Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.7.a	Classroom

World Literature: Contrast/Technique
The learner will be able to examine a variety of world literature to contrast major literary techniques from different eras.

Strand	Source	Activities
World Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.7.a	Classroom

World Literature: Characteristic
The learner will be able to examine a variety of world literature to contrast major literary characteristics from different eras.

Strand	Source	Activities
World Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.7.a	Classroom

World Literature: Assess/Philosophy
The learner will be able to assess the philosophical influences that contributed to the development of characters, plot, and/or settings in world literature.

Strand	Source	Activities
World Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.7.c	Classroom

World Literature: Assess/Ethical
The learner will be able to assess the ethical influences that contributed to the development of characters, plot, and/or settings in world literature.

Strand	Source	Activities
World Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.7.c	Classroom

World Literature: Assess/Religion
The learner will be able to assess the religious influences that contributed to the development of characters, plot, and/or settings in world literature.

Strand	Source	Activities
World Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.7.c	Classroom

World Literature: Assess/Political
The learner will be able to assess the political influences that contributed to the development of characters, plot, and/or settings in world literature.

Strand	Source	Activities
World Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.7.c	Classroom

World Literature: Assess/Social
The learner will be able to assess the social influences that contributed to the development of characters, plot, and/or settings in world literature.

Strand	Source	Activities
World Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.7.c	Classroom

Contemporary Literature
The learner will be able to read and understand contemporary literature.

Strand	Source	Activities
Contemporary Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Contemporary Literature
The learner will be able to read and understand contemporary literature.

Strand	Source	Activities
Contemporary Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Literature: Historical/Cultural/Enrich
The learner will be able to read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature that mirror and enrich his/her studies in history and social sciences.

Strand	Source	Activities
Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.0	Classroom

Characteristics: Subgenres/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze characteristics of subgenres of poetry, prose, plays, novels, short stories, essays, and other basic genres.

Strand	Source	Activities
Genre: Characteristics	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.1	Classroom

Author: Political Ideology/Clarity
The learner will be able to analyze how an author's political ideology affects the clarity of his/her topic.

Strand	Source	Activities
Author	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.8	Classroom

Author: Political Ideology/Consistency
The learner will be able to analyze how an author's political ideology affects the consistency of his/her topic.

Strand	Source	Activities
Author	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.8	Classroom

Author: Philosophy/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze how an author's philosophical assumptions and beliefs about a topic, both implicit and explicit, are reflected in his/her work.

Strand	Source	Activities
Author	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.5	Classroom

Author: Philosophy/Character Credibility
The learner will be able to analyze how an author's philosophy affects the credibility of characters in his/her work.

Strand	Source	Activities
Author	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.9	Classroom

Author: Philosophy/Quality
The learner will be able to analyze how an author's philosophy affects the quality of his/her work.

Strand	Source	Activities
Author	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.9	Classroom

Informational Text: On-Line
The learner will be able to read and understand on-line text.

Strand	Source	Activities
Informational Text	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Articles: News
The learner will be able to read and understand a news article.

Strand	Source	Activities
News	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Functional Text: Features/Use/Examine
The learner will be able to examine the author's use of features in a variety of public documents.

Strand	Source	Activities
Functional Text	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.1	Classroom

Functional Text: Rhetorical/Use/Examine
The learner will be able to examine the author's use of rhetorical devices in a variety of public documents.

Strand	Source	Activities
Functional Text	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.1	Classroom

Poetry: Figures of Speech
The learner will be able to analyze how poets use figures of speech to inspire readers to share emotions.

Strand	Source	Activities
Poetry: Figurative Language	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.4	Classroom

Poetry: Sound
The learner will be able to analyze how poets use sound to inspire readers to share emotions.

Strand	Source	Activities
Poetry: Sound/Form	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.4	Classroom

Magazine: Article/Read/Understand
The learner will be able to read and understand a magazine article.

Strand	Source	Activities
News: Magazine	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Analyze: Personification/Inspire
The learner will be able to analyze how poets use personification to inspire readers to share emotions.

Strand	Source	Activities
Poetry: Analyze Figurative Language	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.4	Classroom

Imagery: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze how poets use imagery to inspire readers to share emotions.

Strand	Source	Activities
Poetry: Imagery	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.4	Classroom

Analyze: Examine Issue/Relate
The learner will be able to examine a variety of world literature to relate authors and works to key issues in their historical period.

Strand	Source	Activities
World Literature: Analyze	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.7.b	Classroom

Analyze: Examine Theme/Relate
The learner will be able to examine a variety of world literature to relate authors and works to key themes in their historical period.

Strand	Source	Activities
World Literature: Analyze	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.7.b	Classroom

Reading Behaviors: Understand
The learner will be able to understand developmentally appropriate reading material.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Behaviors	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Reading Behaviors: Two Million Words
The learner will be able to independently read two million words per year.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Behaviors	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Reading Behaviors: Appropriate
The learner will be able to read developmentally appropriate material.

Strand	Source	Activities
Reading Behaviors	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Analyzing: Clarity/Examine
The learner will be able to examine the effect of organization patterns, hierarchical structures, repetition of important ideas, syntax, and word choice on clarity in content area texts.

Strand	Source	Activities
Analyzing	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.2	Classroom

Persuasive: Argument/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the argument being presented in a reading selection.

Strand	Source	Activities
Persuasive	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Analyze: Irony/Tone/Mood/Style
The learner will be able to analyze how irony, tone, mood, author style, and the sound of language promote specific rhetorical and/or aesthetic purposes.

Strand	Source	Activities
Literary Device: Analyze	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.3	Classroom

Pattern: Analyze/Reading Materials
The learner will be able to analyze patterns of organization in reading materials.

Strand	Source	Activities
Organization: Pattern	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Analyze: Point of View
The learner will be able to analyze the point of view of a given reading passage.

Strand	Source	Activities
Point of View: Analyze	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.0	Classroom

Analyze: Viewpoint/Comment/Evidence
The learner will be able to analyze how the theme or meaning of a work represents a viewpoint or comment on life, using evidence from the work for support.

Strand	Source	Activities
Themes: Analyze	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.2	Classroom

Recurring: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze recurring themes in reading passages.

Strand	Source	Activities
Themes: Recurring	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 3.0	Classroom

Argument: Assertions/Evidence/Clarify
The learner will be able to pose appropriate assertions about an author's arguments by using textual evidence to defend and clarify interpretations.

Strand	Source	Activities
Argument	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Reading 2.4	Classroom

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Essay

Essay: Clear/Focused/Writing Process
The learner will be able to write clear, focused essays containing a well-defined point of view and tight argument, progressing through the stages of the writing process.

Strand	Source	Activities
Essay/Composition	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.0	Classroom

Strategies: Discourse/Elements
The learner will be able to write with an understanding of the elements of discourse when composing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive works.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Strategies	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.1	Classroom

Narrative: Spatial Perspective
The learner will be able to accommodate alterations in spatial perspective by pacing the presentation of action in fictional, autobiographical, or biographical narratives.

Strand	Source	Activities
Narrative	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.1.d	Classroom

Narrative: Biography/Autobiography
The learner will be able to use descriptions of appearance, images, changing perspectives, and sensory details effectively within biographical, autobiographical, and fictional narratives.

Strand	Source	Activities
Narrative	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.1.e	Classroom

Research Paper: Questions/Strategies
The learner will be able to create presentations using clear research questions and creative, critical research strategies.

Strand	Source	Activities
Research Paper	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.6	Classroom

Audience: Awareness
The learner will be able to show an awareness that an audience will read his/her work.

Strand	Source	Activities
Audience	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.0	Classroom

Writing Behaviors: Narration/Persuasion
The learner will be able to use narration, exposition, persuasion, and description to compose works of at least 1,500 words.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Behaviors	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.0	Classroom

Report: Historical Records/Similarities
The learner will be able to compose a historical investigation report which describes the perceived reason or reasons for the similarities and differences in historical records with information gathered from primary and secondary sources to support or improve a presentation.

Strand	Source	Activities
Report	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.4.c	Classroom

Reflective: Experiences/Events/Explore
The learner will be able to compose reflective works which explore the importance of personal experiences, events, conditions, or concerns by applying rhetorical strategies, including narration, description, exposition, and persuasion.

Strand	Source	Activities
Expressive: Reflective	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.3.a	Classroom

Literature: Ideas/Important
The learner will be able to demonstrate a thorough grasp of the important ideas in a literary work when composing a response to the work.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Responses: Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.2.a	Classroom

Literature: References/Accurate/Detailed
The learner will be able to use accurate and detailed references to the text or other works to support significant ideas and viewpoints when responding to literature.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Responses: Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.2.c	Classroom

Literature: Author Style/Effects/Aware
The learner will be able to show awareness of author's style and appreciation of effects created when composing a response to literature.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Responses: Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.2.d	Classroom

Literature: Characteristics/Unique
The learner will be able to compose a literary response that analyzes the unique characteristics of a text.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Responses: Literature	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.2.b	Classroom

Revise: Voice/Emphasize/Unique
The learner will be able to revise writing to emphasize a unique voice.

Strand	Source	Activities
Revising	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.9	Classroom

Revise: Meaning/Tone/Improve
The learner will be able to improve the subtlety of meaning and tone in accordance with purpose, audience, and form of writing.

Strand	Source	Activities
Revising	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.9	Classroom

Revise: Style
The learner will be able to revise writing to improve style.

Strand	Source	Activities
Revising	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.9	Classroom

Point of View: Rhetorical Purpose
The learner will be able to use point of view for rhetorical purposes in his/her writing.

Strand	Source	Activities
Point of View	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.2	Classroom

Point of View: Aesthetic Purpose
The learner will be able to use point of view for aesthetic purposes in his/her writing.

Strand	Source	Activities
Point of View	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.2	Classroom

Response: Ambiguity/Nuance/Complexity
The learner will be able to write a response to literature which recognizes the effect ambiguity, nuance, and complexity have on the text.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Responses	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.2.e	Classroom

Response: Examine/Language
The learner will be able to write a response to literature that examines the use of language.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Responses	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.2.b	Classroom

Response: Examine/Imagery
The learner will be able to write a response to literature that examines the use of imagery.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Responses	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.2.b	Classroom

Response: Examine/Universal Theme
The learner will be able to write a response to literature that examines the use of universal themes.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Responses	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.2.b	Classroom

Response: Ambiguity/Nuance/Complexity
The learner will be able to write a response to literature which evaluates the effect ambiguity, nuance, and complexity have on the text.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Responses	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.2.e	Classroom

Story Elements: Characterization
The learner will be able to use characterization for rhetorical purposes in his/her writing.

Strand	Source	Activities
Story Elements	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.2	Classroom

Story Elements: Characterization
The learner will be able to use characterization for aesthetic purposes in his/her writing.

Strand	Source	Activities
Story Elements	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.2	Classroom

Strategies: Visual Technique
The learner will be able to use visual techniques to enhance writing.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Strategies	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.4	Classroom

Narrative: Fictional/Autobiographical
The learner will be able to accommodate alterations in time and mood by pacing presentation of action in fictional, autobiographical, or biographical narratives.

Strand	Source	Activities
Narrative	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.1.d	Classroom

Narrative: Fictional/Autobiographical
The learner will be able to compose fictional, autobiographical, or biographical narratives which relate a sequence of events and explain their significance to the reader.

Strand	Source	Activities
Narrative	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.1.a	Classroom

Narrative: Fictional/Autobiographical
The learner will be able to compose fictional, autobiographical, or biographical narratives which place scenes and incidents in specific places.

Strand	Source	Activities
Narrative	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.1.b	Classroom

Narrative: Fictional/Autobiographical
The learner will be able to compose fictional, autobiographical, or biographical narratives which describe in detail the sights, sounds, and smells of a scene and the particular actions, movements, gestures, and emotions of the characters.

Strand	Source	Activities
Narrative	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.1.c	Classroom

Narrative: Fictional/Autobiographical
The learner will be able to compose fictional, autobiographical, or biographical narratives which use interior monologue to express characters' emotions.

Strand	Source	Activities
Narrative	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.1.c	Classroom

Historical: Source/Valid/Reliable
The learner will be able to write a historical research paper including various pertinent perspectives from valid and reliable sources.

Strand	Source	Activities
Research Paper	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.4.d	Classroom

Historical: Bibliography
The learner will be able to write a historical research paper which includes a bibliography of sources.

Strand	Source	Activities
Research Paper	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.4.e	Classroom

Historical: Record/Relationship/Examine
The learner will be able to write a historical research paper that examines various records of a historical event in order to analyze significant relationships among elements of the topic.

Strand	Source	Activities
Research Paper	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 2.4.b	Classroom

Purposes: Consider
The learner will be able to consider purpose when writing.

Strand	Source	Activities
Writing Purposes	CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Eleven/Twelve, Writing 1.0	Classroom