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Ashdown Public School District 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. |
| Study and Research Skills |
| This unit includes developing organization and research skills needed to find appropriate resources, to judge resources as relevant or not relevant to a given topic, to categorize and synthesize information, to take notes in class, and to study for exams. This unit includes developing organization and research skills needed to find appropriate resources, to judge resources as relevant or not relevant to a given topic, to categorize and synthesize information, to take notes in class, and to study for exams. This unit includes developing organization and research skills needed to find appropriate resources, to judge resources as relevant or not relevant to a given topic, to categorize and synthesize information, to take notes in class, and to study for exams. |
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Research Skills: Collect/Variety/Sources
The learner will be able to collect research data from a variety of sources to formulate, substantiate or refute opinions or theories (power).
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| Language Expressions |
| This unit focuses on language conventions, structure, usage, and language study. It also addresses parts of speech, figures of speech, syntax, paragraph and sentence structure, word agreement, modifiers, and grammar. This unit focuses on language conventions, structure, usage, and language study. It also addresses parts of speech, figures of speech, syntax, paragraph and sentence structure, word agreement, modifiers, and grammar. This unit focuses on language conventions, structure, usage, and language study. It also addresses parts of speech, figures of speech, syntax, paragraph and sentence structure, word agreement, modifiers, and grammar. |
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Fragment: Dependent Clause
The learner will be able to identify the phrase which will complete a given dependent clause presented as the beginning clause of a sentence.
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Sentence Combining: Phrase
The learner will be able to identify the correct way to combine sentences by adding a phrase.
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| 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. |
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Contemporary Literature: Examine
The learner will be able to examine the relationship between literary traditions of the past and contemporary literature (power).
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| Writing |
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Revising: Economy
The learner will be able to revise writing for economy (power).
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Revise: Style
The learner will be able to revise writing to improve style (power).
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Form: Apply/Enhance Comprehension/Focus
The learner will be able to apply formatting to enhance comprehension and focus of his/her writing (power).
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Purpose: Demonstrate/Cultural Diversity
The learner will be able to write to demonstrate knowledge of cultural diversity (power).
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Purposes: Combine Information/Solutions
The learner will be able to combine information from the text, from other texts and from one's own prior knowledge and experience, to create written solutions to problems (power).
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