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Jefferson County Schools Language Arts The Tennessee English Language Arts Curriculum Framework for Kindergarten through Grade 12 was adopted by the State Board of Education on December 5, 1996. "The framework includes the Content Strands and Learning Expectations necessary to insure K-12 Tennessee students develop the language skills needed to succeed in school, in the workplace, and in their lives." Grade 1 The Terra Nova Complete Battery assesses students in first grade (Level 11). |
| Genres |
| The Genres Unit includes identifying and comparing key characteristics of literary genres, as designated by a work's subject, theme, style, and time period. Some examples of genres are science fiction, poetry, drama, British literature, and multicultural literature. |
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Author: Identify
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify favorite stories, informational text, authors, and illustrators of a given passage.
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Genre: Independent Reading/Explore
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) read independently for a variety of purposes including for literary experience, to gain information, to perform a task, for enjoyment, and to build fluency.
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Genre: Literary/Explore
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explore a variety of literary and media genres.
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Genre: Read Aloud/Variety/Explore
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explore a variety of literature through read-alouds, tapes, and independent reading.
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Nonfiction: Reading
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) read a variety of nonfiction.
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Reading Material: Share
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) share storybooks, poems, newspapers, and environmental print.
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| Information Processing |
| The Information Processing Unit includes competencies and objectives which focus on the processes of comparing, evaluating, interpreting, and organizing information and ideas in isolation from other language arts areas such as: reading, writing, listening and spelling. |
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Determine Meaning: Use Strategies
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) determine the meaning of meaning words by using a picture dictionary, picture clues, context clues, and structural analysis.
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Print: Identify
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify print sources of information (e.g., books, magazines, maps, charts, and graphs).
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Research Skills: Materials/Visit/View
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) visit libraries to use and view appropriate material.
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Sources: Identify
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify appropriate sources of information(e.g., books, maps, graphs, charts) and recognize the family and community as sources of information.
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| Language Expressions |
| The Language Expressions 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. The Language Expressions 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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Adjective: Use
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) correctly use adjectives (e.g., vivid description words).
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Conventions: Standard English
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) demonstrate appropriate use of Standard English in writing.
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Declarative: Speaker/Intonation
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify statements and questions by noting ending punctuation when writing and intonation when speaking.
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Fragment: Identify
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify incomplete sentences.
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Noun: Use
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use nouns correctly(e.g., singular, plural, possessive).
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Sentence Combining: Compound Sentence
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) combine two simple sentences into a compound sentence by using the conjunction "and".
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Sentence Structure: Apply/Communicate
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) apply the use of correct sentence structure to communicate effectively.
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Sentence Structure: Coherent
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use coherent sentence structure when speaking.
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Sentence Structure: Identify Complete
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify complete sentences.
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Subject/Predicate: Simple/Use
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) write a sentence which contains a simple subject and a simple predicate.
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Verb: Use
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use verbs correctly (e.g., e.g. tense and agreement with simple subject.
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| Language Mechanics |
| The Language Mechanics Unit includes comprehending and applying the rules that govern punctuation and capitalization when writing and editing written works. |
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Alphabetizing: One-step
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) alphabetize to the first letter of a word.
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Capitalization: Use Correctly
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use capitalization correctly (Learning Accomplishment includes beginning of sentence, proper noun. "I").
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Contraction: Identify/Use
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify and use contractions.
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Endmark: Sentence/Period/Use
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use correct punctuation at the end of simple declarative sentences and questions.
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Manuscript: Use/Legible
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use legible manuscript when writing using proper spacing between letters of a word and words of a sentence.
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Mechanics: Standard English
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) apply Standard English language mechanics.
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Sentence Content: Simple
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) write a simple sentence.
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| Listening/Speaking |
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Behaviors: Interpretive Skills
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) demonstrate developmentally appropriate interpretive listening comprehension skills.
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Behaviors: Listening Skills/ Expand
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) develop and expand listening skills.
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Behaviors: Literal Skills
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) demonstrate developmentally appropriate literal listening comprehension skills.
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Behaviors: Variety/Attentive
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) listen attentively to a variety of speakers for specific information.
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Conversation: Guidelines
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) follow guidelines of conversation (e.g., raise hand, take turns, focus attention on speaker).
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Directions: Three Step
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) follow three-step directions given orally.
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