Ashdown Public School District
LANGUAGE ARTS, GRADE K

Language Arts - Grade 9 - 3rd nine weeks

Language Arts

Arkansas' Learning Standards are defined in the Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks, discipline-based documents which clearly describe what students must know and be able to do in the area of Language Arts at three critical levels: grades 4, 8, and 12. The rigorous academic content standards and the student learning expectations within each document provide the focus for instruction for each local school district, without rigidly prescribing every element of the local curriculum. Student demonstration of the standards and learning expectations within the Arkansas Frameworks is the anchor for the entire education system, with instructional programs, state-level assessments, professional development, school improvement planning, teacher/administrator licensure, and accountability sharing the common goal of improved student learning and performance around these standards.

The Language Arts portion of the ACTAAP is based on standards in the Arkansas Language Arts Curriculum Framework.

The Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (SAT-9) contains six subtests for Language Arts levels Primary 1 through Primary 3. At the higher levels, there are seven subtests.


Genres
This unit includes identifying and comparing key characteristics of literary genres, as designated by a work's subject, theme, style, and time period. Some example of genres are: science fiction, poetry, drama, British literature, and multicultural literature. This unit includes identifying and comparing key characteristics of literary genres, as designated by a work's subject, theme, style, and time period. Some example of genres are: science fiction, poetry, drama, British literature, and multicultural literature.

    Functional Text: Inference
The learner will be able to make inferences from functional materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Functional Text Analysis Master 3.0 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Task 1 week tested: 5.
Instructional Resources
- Functional texts, Thinking skill - inference [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Cooperative Learning Activity, ... [Teaching Strategies].   Math problem - which math solution would best solve the problem? Menu - infer - is this a high dollar restaurant? How would you know this restaurant caters to a certain type of food and/or clientele? Sale paper = children's store. Story = a comedy.
  
    Contemporary Literature: Examine
The learner will be able to examine the relationship between literary traditions of the past and contemporary literature (power).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Contemporary Literature Analysis Master 2.0 AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 11, R.1.12 week tested: 22.
Instructional Resources
- Teach critical thinking skills, Compare/Contrast [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Writing Assignment, ... [Teaching Strategies].   Write a paper comparing a past literary work to a contemporary literary work. War poetry of WWII (Wilfred Owen).
  

Viewing/Representing
The focus of this unit is on constructing meaning from visual sources and conveying meaning through visual representation. Meaning is conveyed by applying writing processes (prewriting, writing, revising, publishing) to visual representations of information.

    Viewing Strategies: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize organizational patterns appropriate for diverse situations (power).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Viewing Strategies Knowledge Master 1.0 AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 11, LSV.1.9 week tested: 22.
Instructional Resources
- Student centered instruction, Modeling [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Cooperative Learning Activity, ... [Teaching Strategies].   Newspaper interviews, interview someone of a different race, debates, conversations, write dialogue, etiquette (such as how to introduce a speaker, a new student, etc.)
  

Media

    Media Aids: Utilize/Audio/Visual
The learner will be able to utilize supporting audio-visual media (power).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Media Aids: Presentation Application Master 1.0 AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 11, LSV.1.6 week tested: 22.
Assessment Resources
- Hands-on activity, digital camera, video camera [Teaching Strategies].  
- Cooperative Learning Activity, ... [Teaching Strategies].   Use a digital camera to take pictures for the school newspaper.
  

Reading Operations

    Inference: Nonfiction
The learner will be able to infer meaning from nonfiction selections.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Inference Synthesis Master 2.0 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Task 1 week tested: 5.
Instructional Resources
- Teach critical thinking skills, Inference [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- McRat essay, ... [Teaching Strategies].   Write an Infer essay.
  
    Inference: Extend
The learner will be able to extend inference beyond passage information.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Inference Synthesis Master 2.0 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Task 1 week tested: 5.
Instructional Resources
- Teach critical thinking skills, Inference [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- McRat essay, ... [Teaching Strategies].   Write an Infer essay.
  
    Tone: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the tone of a given passage.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Tone Analysis Master 1.0 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Task 1 week tested: 5.
Instructional Resources
- Reading Assignment, Teach identifying the tone of a passasge [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Writing Assignment, ... [Teaching Strategies].   Write a Step-Up-to-Writing 8-sentence paragraph identifying the tone of the passage.
  
    Mood: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the mood of a reading passage.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Mood Knowledge Master 1.0 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Task 1 week tested: 5.
Instructional Resources
- Reading Assignment, Teach identifying the mood of a passage [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Writing Assignment, ... [Teaching Strategies].   Write a paragraph identifying the mood of a passage.
  
    Assumption: Recognizing
The learner will be able to recognize an assumption implicitly stated in a passage.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Assumption Analysis Master 0.5 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Task 1 week tested: 5.
Instructional Resources
- Student centered instruction, Read advertisements [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Writing Assignment, ... [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Point of View: Multiple
The learner will be able to read and understand multiple points of view (power).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Point of View Comprehension Master 1.0 AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 11, R.1.4 week tested: 22.
Instructional Resources
- Student centered instruction, Teach point of view [Teaching Strategies].  Read a variety of texts.
Assessment Resources
- Reading Activity, Identify the point of view. [Textbook].  
  
    Historical: Analyze/Events
The learner will be able to analyze how historical events are reflected in the literature from a particular time period (power).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Themes: Historical Analysis Master 1.0 AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 11, R.1.11 week tested: 22.
Instructional Resources
- Reading Assignment, Anne Frank novel, Shakespeare [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Research report, ... [Teaching Strategies].   Research report paper about a topic related to the Anne Frank novel.
  

Language Expressions

    Modifier
The learner will be able to identify a misplaced modifier in a sentence.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Adjective Comprehension Master 1.0 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Advanced 1 week tested: 33
Instructional Resources
- Grammar textbook, misplaced modifiers [Textbook].  Guided Practice
Assessment Resources
- Grammar Quiz, ... [Tests].  
  
    Sentence Structure/Combine Sentences
The learner will be able to combine a series of sentences by adding a phrase or clause, using conjunctions for smooth transitions, and using compound predicates, subjects, and objects.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Adjective Comprehension Master 1.0 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Advanced 1 week tested: 33
Instructional Resources
- Grammar textbook, Sentence Structure/Combining Sentences [Textbook].  Guided Practice
Assessment Resources
- Grammar Quiz, ... [Tests].  
  

Writing

    Form: Apply/Enhance Comprehension
The learner will be able to apply formatting to enhance comprehension and focus of his/her writing (power).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Form Application Master 1.5 AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 11, W.1.14 week tested: 22.
Instructional Resources
- Student centered instruction, Writing Assignment [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Research report, ... [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Support: Strategies/Variety/Text
The learner will be able to use a variety of strategies to support writing about text (power).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Support Application Master 2.0 AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 11, W.1.9 week tested: 22.
Instructional Resources
- Writing Strategies, Prediction, context clues, phonics, etc. [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Writing Assignment, Write a rough draft. [Teaching Strategies].  
  

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