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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 5 The Terra Nova Complete Battery assesses students in fifth grade (Level 15). |
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| 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. 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 Intention: Evaluate
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify and evaluate the author's purpose in a given work.
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Author Style/Technique: Tone/Evaluate
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) evaluate how an author's tone influences the text.
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Author Technique: Nonfiction/Analyze
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) analyze how authors use the elements of nonfiction to achieve their purposes.
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Genres: Distinguish
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) distinguish among various literary genres (e.g. poetry, drama, letters, ads, historical fiction, biographies, autobiographies) (Learning Accomplishment includes novels,non-fiction and media).
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Point of View: Evaluate
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) evaluate how author point of view influences reading materials.
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Informational Skills: Develop
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use appropriate reference sources in various formats (e.g. interviews, encyclopedias, card/electronic catalogs, almanacs, newspapers, periodicals, photographs, videos, films, the arts, on-line catalogs, non-fiction books, CD-Rom references, internet), use glossaries, dictionaries, the thesaurus, and any available current technology.
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Informational Skills: Develop
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) develop an awareness of the effects of media(e.g., television, print materials, radio, internet, newspapers, periodicals and identify the effects of propaganda (i.e., bandwagon, loaded words, testimonials).
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Informational Skills: Develop
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand a variety of informational texts which include primary sources (e.g., autobiographical sketches, letters, diaries, internet sites), skim materials to develop a general overview of content or to locate specific information, retrieve, organize, and represent information (e.g., charts, maps, graphs, forms, timelines, and outlines), develop notes that include important concepts, paraphrase, summaries, and identification of reference sources) and gather and record information on a research topic using three or more sources).
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Literary Experiences: Relate
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) relate literary experiences (e.g., book discussions, literacy circles, writing, oral presentations, artistic expressions) and experience and develop an awareness of literature that reflects a diverse society.
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Motivation for Reading: Develop/Sustain
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) develop and sustain a motivation for reading by visiting libraries/media centers, reading daily from self-selected materials, choosing to read as a leisure activity, and maintaining a personal reading list or reading log.
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Reading Material: Select
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use personal criteria to select reading material (e.g., personal interest, knowledge of authors, text difficulty, text, genres, recommendation of others).
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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. 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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Conjunctions: Use Correctly
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use conjunctions appropriately (e.g. coordinating).
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Correct Usage: Identify
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify the correct usage of verbs (i.e., action/linking, regular/irregular, agreement, tenses) and adjectives (i.e., common/proper, comparative forms, predicate adjectives), and adverbs (i.e., comparative forms, negatives) within context.
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Cultural/Regional Differences: Recognize
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize and appreciate cultural and regional differences signaled by word usage and vocabulary.
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Declarative: Change to Question
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) change a declarative sentence into a question.
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Grammar: Use
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) use correct grammar.
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Incomplete Sentences: Complete
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) select the best way to correct incomplete sentences within context.
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Interjection: Choose
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) choose the most appropriate interjection to complete a sentence.
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Modifier: Misplaced/Identify
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify a misplaced modifier in a sentence.
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Noun: Forms/Edit
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) edit writing for noun forms (i.e. singular/plural, possessives, predicate nouns, nouns as objects).
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Parallel Structure: Writing/Edit
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) edit writing for appropriate parallel structure.
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Plurals/Possessives:Correct Spelling
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify the correct spelling of plurals and possessives.
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Prepositions: Use Correctly
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use prepositions appropriately (e.g., place prepositional phrases in correct location within the sentence).
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Pronoun: Case/Edit
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) edit written works for correct use of pronouns (i.e., agreement, subject, object).
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Run-on Sentences: Correct
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) select the most appropriate method to correct a run-on sentence (i.e. correct, semicolons, periods to join or separate elements within correct).
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Run-On/Fragment: Identify
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify run-on sentences and sentence fragments.
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Sentence Combining
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) combine multiple complete sentences into one complete sentence.
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Sentence Combining: Identify Techniques
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify within context a variety of variety sentence-combining techniques (i.e., comma + coordinating conjunction, use of semicolon, introductory phrases and/or clauses).
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Sentence Structure: Identify Complete
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify complete sentences.
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Sentence Structure: Length/Variety
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) write using a variety of sentence structures and lengths.
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Sentence Structure: Recognize Errors
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize and correct errors in sentence structure.
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Sentence Structure: Use
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use correct sentence structure (Learning Accomplishment includes (e.g., subject-verb agreement in simple and compound sentences, correct word order, correct placement of modifiers).
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Sentence Structure: Writing Purpose
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify the sentence structure most appropriate for different writing purposes.
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