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| MCHCS
Standards Checklist - Language
Arts
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language arts content standards describe skills, knowledge,
and abilities all students should be able to master at
specific grade levels. Language skills are essential tools
because they serve as the basis for future learning and
career development. They enrich, foster responsible citizenship,
and secure our collective wisdom as a nation. |
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Literature |
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Read a minimum of 15 grade-level-books of
various genres, including 4-6 from the approved
list. |
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Word
Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary
Development |
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Analyze idioms (an accepted phrase or expression
having a meaning different from the literal),
analogies, metaphors, and similes, to infer
the literal and figurative meanings of phrases.
Use word meanings within the appropriate context
and show ability to verify those meanings
by definition, restatement, example, comparison,
and contrast. |
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Reading
Comprehension |
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Compare and contrast the features and elements
of consumer materials to gain meaning from
documents:
Warranties.
Contracts.
Product information.
Instruction manuals.
Find similarities and differences between
texts in the treatment, scope, or organization
of ideas.
Compare the original text to a summary to
determine whether the summary:
Accurately captures the main ideas.
Includes critical details.
Conveys the underlying meaning.
Evaluate text for:
Unity.
Coherence.
Logic.
Internal consistency.
Structural patterns. |
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Literary
Response and Analysis |
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Determine if different forms of poetry (see
below) clearly explain the relationship between
purpose and characteristics:
Ballad.
Lyric.
Couplet.
Epic.
Elegy.
Ode.
Sonnet.
Evaluate a piece of literature for:
Elements of plot.
The plot's development.
The way in which conflicts are (or are not)
addressed and resolved.
Compare and contrast motivations and reactions
of characters from different historical eras
confronting similar situations or conflicts.
Analyze the relevance of the setting (e.g.,
place, time, customs) to the, mood, tone,
and meaning of the text.
Identify and analyze recurring themes (e.g.,
good versus evil):
Across traditional works.
Across contemporary works. |
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Writing
Strategies and Skills |
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Use the writing process to create a 500- 700
word compositions with:
Parallel structure to create coherence.
Use multi-step information searches using
computer networks and modems.
Take notes from sources:
Paraphrase and summarize information; use
direct quotation when appropriate.
Use consistent official format to cite paraphrased
and quoted information and to list sources
in a bibliography.
Use word processing skills to create documents.
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Writing
Applications |
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Write responses to literature.
Write expository compositions.
Write research reports that:
Use five or more sources, including a personal
interview.
Incorporate informational displays (charts,
graphs, diagrams, maps, etc.).
Write persuasive compositions that:
State a well-defined, clear, knowledgeable
thesis.
Support the proposition with arguments that
include detailed evidence, information and
reasons.
Differentiate between fact and opinion.
Arrange arguments and support effectively.
Write simple business letters and job applications
that:
Present information purposefully and succinctly.
Meet the needs of the intended audience.
Follow conventional formats.
Write technical documents that identify a
sequence of activities necessary to produce
a result, operate a tool, accomplish a task,
or similar purpose.
Explain procedures completely and include
all factors that need to be considered.
Use visuals and format techniques to make
meaning clear. |
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Writing
Conventions |
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Use verbal phrases and apposition to combine
sentences appropriately. |
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Listening
and Speaking |
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Prepare and deliver a speech:
Achieve a particular purpose by using appropriate
message, vocabulary, voice, and expression.
Include introduction, transitions, a logically
developed body and effective conclusion.
Use precise language, action verbs, sensory
details, appropriate and colorful modifiers,
active voice that enlivens the oral presentation.
Use appropriate grammar, word choice, enunciation,
and pace.
Use audience feedback (verbal and nonverbal)
to reconsider organization and rearrange words
or sentences to clarify the meaning. |
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