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| ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS |
| READING |
| 1.0
Word Analysis, Vocabulary Development |
| From word
origins, determine the meaning of new words. |
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Vocabulary and Concept
Development
|
| 1.1
Identify/use literal/figurative meanings of
words |
| 1.2.
Distinguish between denotative and connotative
word meanings |
| 2.0
Structural Features of Informational Materials |
| 8.2.1
Compare/contrast features and elements of consumer
materials |
| 2.1
Analyze the structure and format of functional
workplace documents |
| 2.2
Prepare a bibliography of reference materials |
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Comprehension and Analysis
|
| 2.3
Research relevant questions about readings |
| 2.4
Summarize content dealing with a single issue |
| 2.5
Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary
sources |
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Expository Critique
|
| 2.7
Critique functional documents |
| 2.8
Evaluate the credibility of an author’s argument
or defense of a claim |
| 3.0
Literary Response and Analysis |
| Read/respond
to historically or culturally significant works
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Structural Features of
Literature
|
| 3.1
Discuss purposes and characteristics of dramatic
literature |
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Narrative Analysis
|
| 3.3
Analyze interactions between main and subordinate
characters |
| 3.4
Determine characters’ traits by what they say
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| 3.5
Compare works that express a universal theme |
| 3.6
Analyze and trace author’s development of time
and sequence |
| 3.7
Understand the significance of various literary
devices |
| 3.8
Evaluate the impact of ambiguities, subtleties,
contradictions, and ironies |
| 3.9
Explain how the choice of a narrator affects tone,
plot, characterization, and credibility of a text. |
| 3.10
Describe the function of dialogue, scene designs,
and soliloquies |
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Literary Criticism
|
| 8.3.7 Analyze how literature reflects heritage, traditions, and attitudes
of its author |
| 3.11
Evaluate aesthetic qualities of style using the
terminology of literary criticism |
| 3.12
Analyze the way a work of literature is related
to themes and issues of its historical period.
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