MSAD #55
English/Language
Arts
Revised 1/06
A.
Students
will use the skills and strategies of the reading process to comprehend
interpret, evaluate, and appreciate what they have read. Students will be able to:
1. Formulate
questions to be answered while reading.
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a. Participate in class and small group
reading discussions.
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b. Demonstrate understanding by answering
teacher prepared questions: right there, think and search, on your own.
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c. Demonstrate understanding by preparing
right there, think and search, on your own questions.
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2. Reflect
on what has been discovered and learned while reading, and formulate additional
questions.
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a. Formulate
and defend opinions based on evidence presented in materials.
3. Identify
specific devices an author uses to involve readers.
a. Identify
similes and turning points.
4. Use
specific strategies (e.g. rereading, consultation) to clarify confusing parts
of a text.
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a. Visualize what you are reading.
b. Make connections between text and your
life.
c. Ask the following: Do I understand what
I read?
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d. Make predictions.
5. Understand
stories and expository texts from the perspective of the social and cultural
context in which they were created.
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a. Participate in class and small group reading
discussions.
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b.
Develop better understanding through exposure to different cultures and
opinions.
6. Identify
accurately both the authorŐs purpose and the authorŐs point of view.
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a. Distinguish
between first and third person point of view.
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b. Identify an authorŐs purpose: to
persuade, to entertain, to explain, to inform.
7.
Summarize
whole text by selecting and summarizing important and representative passages.
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a. Summarize
the development of plot (rising action), and explain how conflicts are resolved
(turning point/climax and resolution).
8. Read
for a wide variety of purposes (e.g. to gain knowledge, to aid in making
decisions, to receive instruction, to enjoy.
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a. Identify the purpose for reading a
particular text.
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b. Read
from a variety of genre.
9. Explain
orally and defend opinions formed while reading and viewing.
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a. Verbalize an opinion formed while
reading and viewing.
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b. Cite passages from the text that defend
their opinion.
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c. Develop a respect for otherŐs opinions.
10. Adjust
viewing and listening strategies in order to comprehend materials viewed and
heard.
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a. Determine
the appropriate personal strategies for viewing and listening to various
material.
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b. Share
and discuss information gained for the purpose of enhancing comprehension.
11. Generate
and evaluate the notes they have taken from course related reading, listening,
and viewing.
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a. Identify
the types of note taking that are personally effective.
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b. Identify
relevant facts.
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c. Use
notes to study for tests, to write summaries, and for class discussions.
B. Students
will use reading, listening, and viewing strategies to experience, understand,
and appreciate literature and culture.
Students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate
an understanding that people respond to literature in different and individual
ways.
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a. Identify
respect for diverse student reactions and responses to a piece of literature.
2. Identify
specific interests and questions and pursue them by identifying pertinent
literature and media.
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a. Read
a variety of literature and media on a specific theme/topic.
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b. Investigate
material to answer questions.
3. Identify
the main and subordinate characters in literary works.
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a. Identify
the antagonist, protagonist, and other characters.
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b. Discuss
how characters change.
4. Explain
how the motives of characters or the causes of complex events in texts are
similar to and distinct from those in their own experience.
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