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Curriculum Guides 2003-2004
Language Arts - Grade 9

Author: Evaluate Credibility
The learner will be able to evaluate the credibility of an author's argument by judging the relationship between generalizations and evidence, the inclusiveness of evidence, and how the author's intentions affect the text's structure and tone.
Strand Source Activities
Author CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 2.8 Classroom
  
Drama: Function/Recognize/Explain
The learner will be able to recognize and explain the function of character foils, asides, soliloquies, scene designs, and dialogue in dramatic literature.
Strand Source Activities
Drama CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.10 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 Nine/Ten, Reading 3.0 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 Nine/Ten, 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 Nine/Ten, Reading 2.0 Classroom
  
Classic Literature: Read/Understand
The learner will be able to read and understand classic literature.
Strand Source Activities
Classic Literature CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, 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 Nine/Ten, Reading 2.0 Classroom
  
Functional Text: Reader/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the logic of functional text to predict possible reader misunderstandings through examining the sequence of information and procedures.
Strand Source Activities
Functional Text CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 2.7 Classroom
  
Drama: Form/Various/Describe
The learner will be able to describe the relationship between purposes and characteristics of various dramatic forms.
Strand Source Activities
Drama CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.1 Classroom
  
Compare/Contrast: Topic/Across Genres
The learner will be able to compare and contrast the presentation of a similar topic across genres to describe how form affects the message.
Strand Source Activities
Compare/Contrast CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.2 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 Nine/Ten, Reading 2.0 Classroom
  
Business Documents: Features/Describe
The learner will be able to describe how authors use the features of business documents to achieve their purposes.
Strand Source Activities
Business Documents CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 2.1 Classroom
  
Business Documents: Format/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the format of business documents, including graphics and headers.
Strand Source Activities
Business Documents CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 2.1 Classroom
  
Business Documents: Structure/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the structure of business documents, including any graphics and headers.
Strand Source Activities
Business Documents CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 2.1 Classroom
  
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Language Expressions
Grammar: Use
The learner will be able to use correct grammar.
Strand Source Activities
Grammar CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.3 Classroom
  
Sentence Structure: Phrase
The learner will be able to identify phrases within sentences.
Strand Source Activities
Sentence Structure CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.1 Classroom
  
Sentence Structure: Patterns/Understand
The learner will be able to understand different sentence patterns.
Strand Source Activities
Sentence Structure CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.2 Classroom
  
Sentence Structure: Phrase/Use
The learner will be able to correctly use phrases within sentences.
Strand Source Activities
Sentence Structure CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.1 Classroom
  
Sentence Structure: Use
The learner will be able to use correct sentence structure.
Strand Source Activities
Sentence Structure CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.3 Classroom
  
Paragraph: Structure/Use
The learner will be able to use appropriate paragraph structure.
Strand Source Activities
Paragraph Structure CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.3 Classroom
  
Verb: Action/Use
The learner will be able to use action verbs correctly.
Strand Source Activities
Verb CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Writing 1.2 Classroom
  
Modifier: Use
The learner will be able to correctly use modifiers within written works.
Strand Source Activities
Modifier CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Writing 1.2 Classroom
  
Conventions: Standard English
The learner will be able to demonstrate appropriate use of Standard English in writing.
Strand Source Activities
Language Conventions CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.0 Classroom
  
Syntax: Use
The learner will be able to use syntax in written compositions.
Strand Source Activities
Syntax CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.3 Classroom
  
Diction: Use
The learner will be able to use diction appropriately.
Strand Source Activities
Diction CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.3 Classroom
  
Usage: Standard/Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend Standard English usage.
Strand Source Activities
Usage CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.2 Classroom
  
Usage: Apply/Writing
The learner will be able to apply appropriate language usage in writing.
Strand Source Activities
Usage CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.3 Classroom
  
Clause: Identify/Sentence
The learner will be able to identify clauses within sentences.
Strand Source Activities
Sentence: Clause CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.1 Classroom
  
Clause: Use/Correctly/Sentences
The learner will be able to correctly use clauses within sentences.
Strand Source Activities
Sentence: Clause CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.1 Classroom
  
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Language Mechanics
Punctuation: Apply
The learner will be able to apply fundamental punctuation rules to written works.
Strand Source Activities
Punctuation CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.4 Classroom
  
Mechanics: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of mechanics.
Strand Source Activities
Mechanics CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.1 Classroom
  
Mechanics: Use Correct
The learner will be able to write using correct mechanics.
Strand Source Activities
Mechanics CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.1 Classroom
  
Capitalization: Application of Rules
The learner will be able to apply capitalization rules in his/her written work.
Strand Source Activities
Capitalization: Applications CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Written/Oral 1.4 Classroom
  
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Evaluating: Overall Presentation
The learner will be able to evaluate a speaker's diction, syntax, key points of the presentation, arguments, evidence, and organization of ideas for clarity, quality, effectiveness, and overall coherence.
Strand Source Activities
Presentation: Evaluating CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.12 Classroom
  
Evaluate: Delivery/Clarity/Quality
The learner will be able to evaluate the clarity, quality, effectiveness, and coherence of a speaker's delivery.
Strand Source Activities
Presentation: Evaluating CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.12 Classroom
  
Speech: Historic/Analyze
The learner will be able to listen to and analyze historic speeches for memorable characteristics.
Strand Source Activities
Speech CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.10 Classroom
  
Speech: Historic/Rhetorical Devices
The learner will be able to analyze historic speeches to locate rhetorical devices that make them memorable.
Strand Source Activities
Speech CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.10 Classroom
  
Discussion: Evaluate/Support
The learner will be able to evaluate ideas being discussed and support his/her conclusions with accurate evidence.
Strand Source Activities
Discussion CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.1 Classroom
  
Evaluate: Content
The learner will be able to evaluate the content of auditory material.
Strand Source Activities
Evaluating CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.0 Classroom
  
Tone: Affect/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate how tone is affected by language and delivery of an oral presentation.
Strand Source Activities
Tone CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.11 Classroom
  
Mood: Affect/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate how mood is affected by language and delivery of an oral presentation.
Strand Source Activities
Mood CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.11 Classroom
  
Audience: Affect/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate how the audience is affected by the language and delivery of an oral presentation.
Strand Source Activities
Audience CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.11 Classroom
  
Argument: Examine/Authority
The learner will be able to examine types of arguments used by speakers, such as argument by authority.
Strand Source Activities
Persuasion: Argument CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.13 Classroom
  
Argument: Examine/Analogy
The learner will be able to examine types of arguments used by speakers, such as argument by analogy.
Strand Source Activities
Persuasion: Argument CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.13 Classroom
  
Argument: Examine/Emotion
The learner will be able to examine types of arguments used by speakers, such as argument by emotional appeals.
Strand Source Activities
Persuasion: Argument CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.13 Classroom
  
Argument: Examine/Logic
The learner will be able to examine types of arguments used by speakers, such as argument by logical appeals.
Strand Source Activities
Persuasion: Argument CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.13 Classroom
  
Argument: Examine/Causation
The learner will be able to examine types of arguments used by speakers, such as argument by causation.
Strand Source Activities
Persuasion: Argument CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.13 Classroom
  
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Mass Media: Event/Compare/Contrast
The learner will be able to compare and contrast different mass media versions of the same event.
Strand Source Activities
Mass Media CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.2 Classroom
  
Media Presentation: Aesthetic Effect
The learner will be able to recognize aesthetic effects of media presentations.
Strand Source Activities
Media Presentation CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.14 Classroom
  
Media Presentation: Technique/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate techniques used to design media presentations.
Strand Source Activities
Media Presentation CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 1.14 Classroom
  
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Reading Operations
Story Elements: Effect/Describe
The learner will be able to describe the effect that voice, persona, and narrator have on the tone, characterization, plot, and credibility of text.
Strand Source Activities
Story Elements CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.9 Classroom
  
Style: Aesthetic/Evaluate
The learner will be able to use the terminology of literary criticism to evaluate aesthetic qualities of style, including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme.
Strand Source Activities
Style CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.11 Classroom
  
Literary Device: Identify/Comprehend
The learner will be able to identify and comprehend the importance of various literary devices, including symbolism, allegory, imagery, and figurative language.
Strand Source Activities
Literary Device CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.7 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 Nine/Ten, Reading 2.0 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 Nine/Ten, Reading 2.0 Classroom
  
Trait: Identify
The learner will be able to identify characters' traits by what they say about themselves in narration, dialogue, dramatic monologue, and/or a soliloquy.
Strand Source Activities
Character: Trait CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.4 Classroom
  
Directions: Technical/Complex Tools
The learner will be able to follow technical directions to use complex learning tools.
Strand Source Activities
Directions CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 2.6 Classroom
  
Character: Main/Supporting/Examine
The learner will be able to examine the interaction between main and supporting characters in a reading passage.
Strand Source Activities
Character CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.3 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 Nine/Ten, Reading 2.0 Classroom
  
Setting: Time/Elements/Examine
The learner will be able to examine and trace the development of time within a text, including the use of complex literary devices.
Strand Source Activities
Setting CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.6 Classroom
  
Literary Device: Describe Appeal
The learner will be able to describe the appeal of various literary devices.
Strand Source Activities
Literary Device CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.7 Classroom
  
Literary Device: Contradiction/Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret and evaluate the effect of contradictions in reading materials.
Strand Source Activities
Literary Device CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.8 Classroom
  
Literary Device: Subtlety/Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret and evaluate the effect of subtlety in reading materials.
Strand Source Activities
Literary Device CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.8 Classroom
  
Literary Device: Ambiguity/Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret and evaluate the effect of ambiguity in reading materials.
Strand Source Activities
Literary Device CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.8 Classroom
  
Literary Device: Incongruity/Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret and evaluate the effect of incongruity in reading materials.
Strand Source Activities
Literary Device CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.8 Classroom
  
Sequence: Time/Elements/Examine
The learner will be able to examine and trace the development of sequence within a text, including the use of complex literary devices.
Strand Source Activities
Sequence CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.6 Classroom
  
Analyzing: Recurring Patterns
The learner will be able to analyze recurring patterns in reading materials.
Strand Source Activities
Analyzing CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.0 Classroom
  
Irony: Effect/Interpret/Evaluate
The learner will be able to interpret and evaluate the effect of irony in reading materials.
Strand Source Activities
Irony CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.8 Classroom
  
Compare: Interactions/Main/Supporting
The learner will be able to explain how interactions between main and supporting characters affect plot.
Strand Source Activities
Character: Compare/Contrast CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, 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 Nine/Ten, 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 Nine/Ten, Reading 2.0 Classroom
  
Universal: Compare/Support
The learner will be able to compare texts with universal themes and give evidence to support his/her ideas.
Strand Source Activities
Themes: Universal CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.5 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 Nine/Ten, Reading 3.0 Classroom
  
Historical: Ideas/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze how ideas from a particular era are reflected in literature.
Strand Source Activities
Themes: Historical CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.12 Classroom
  
Historical: Theme/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze how themes from a particular era are reflected in literature.
Strand Source Activities
Themes: Historical CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Reading 3.12 Classroom
  
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Persuasion: Examine/Evaluate
The learner will be able to deliver a persuasive presentation that examines and evaluates problems/solutions and causes/effects.
Strand Source Activities
Persuasion CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grades Nine/Ten, Listening/Speaking 2.5