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Local, State, and National Standards


Walden: A Case Study in Virtue and Environmental Ethics
Miami-Dade County Competency-Based Curriculum Standards

Language Arts

English III (Grade 11)

Component:
Literature

Competencies: A & B

Objectives:
2. Recognizes how works and/or universal themes in American literature are reflections of and reactions to contemporaneous historical events and cultural and social settings.
3. Discusses figurative language and rhetorical devices in literary selections
4. Discusses literary devices with respect to their importance in the development of a work (to include tone, symbolism, irony, satire, imagery, allusion, foreshadowing, dialect, and parody)
9. Examines own values in light of those expressed in American literature and cited similarities and differences

Component: Composition

Competencies: A & B

Objectives:
1. Understands and practices the reading/writing connection
3. Writes a precise thesis statement that is declarative, controlling, and defensible, andsupports it with fully developed paragraphs
5. Writes multi-paragraph compositions to include essays of five paragraphs or more reflecting sound organization, logical development (including comparison/contrast, cause/effect,classification, order of importance, and spatial relationships), and accepted rules of written
standard American English

Component: Listening/Speaking/Viewing

Objectives:
2. Applies appropriate listening, speaking, and viewing skills in a variety of cooperative settings.
3. Designs, delivers, and evaluates classroom oral presentations.
4. Analyzes and critiques a variety of audiovisual presentations.


Miami-Dade County Curriculum Pacing Guide for Language Arts/Reading:

This module may be used during any of the four nine-week periods because the skills taught fall into the category of Ongoing Objectives. Teachers may use discretion based on area emphasized in lesson activities.

Broward County Curriculum Map for Language Arts (Grade 9)

April/May

Essential Question
In what ways can the American dream be defined? How does the American dream differ from person to person?

New State of Florida-Sunshine State Standards

Language Arts Grades 9-10

Vocabulary Development

Standard: The student uses multiple strategies to develop grade appropriate vocabulary

The student will:

LA.910.1.6.1 - use new vocabulary that is introduced and taught directly;

LA.910.1.6.4 - categorize key vocabulary and identify salient features;

LA.910.1.6.10 - determine meanings of words, pronunciation, parts of speech, etymologies, and alternate word choices by using a dictionary, thesaurus, and digital tools

Reading Comprehension

Standard: The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend grade level text.

The student will:

LA.910.1.7.2 - analyze the author’s purpose and/or perspective in a variety of text and understand how they affect meaning;

LA.910.1.7.3 - determine the main idea or essential message in grade-level or higher texts through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying relevant details;

LA.910.1.7.4 - identify cause-and-effect relationships in text;

LA.910.1.7.7 - compare and contrast elements in multiple texts

Nonfiction

Standard: The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of the elements of a variety of nonfiction, informational, and expository texts to demonstrate an understanding of the
information presented.

The student will:

LA.1112.2.2.2 - use information from the text to answer questions or to state the main idea or provide relevant details;

LA.1112.2.2.3 - organize information to show understanding or relationships among facts, ideas, and events (e.g., representing key points within text through charting, mapping, paraphrasing, summarizing, comparing, contrasting, outlining);

LA.1112.2.2.4 - identify and analyze the characteristics of a variety of types of text (e.g., references, reports, technical manuals, articles, editorials, primary source historical documents,
periodicals, job-related materials, practical/functional text)

Publishing

Standard: The student will write a final product for the intended audience.

The student will:

LA.910.3.5.3 - sharing with others, or submitting for publication.

Informative Writing

Standard: The student develops and demonstrates expository writing that provides information related to real-world tasks.

The student will:

LA.910.4.2.2 - record information and ideas from primary and/or secondary sources accurately and coherently, noting the validity and reliability of these sources and attributing sources of information

LA.910.4.2.3 - write informational/expository essays that speculate on the causes and effects of a situation, establish the connection between the postulated causes or effects, offer evidence supporting the validity of the proposed causes or effects, and include introductory, body, and concluding paragraphs

Persuasive Writing

Standard: The student develops and demonstrates persuasive writing that is used for the purpose of influencing the reader.

The student will:

LA.910.4.3.1 - write essays that state a position or viewpoint; present detailed evidence, examples, and reasoning to support effective logical and emotional appeals; and/or appropriately acknowledge and refute opposing arguments

LA.910.4.3.2 - include persuasive techniques.

Listening and Speaking

Standard: The student effectively applies listening and speaking strategies.

The student will:

LA.910.5.2.1 - select and use appropriate listening strategies according to the intended purpose (e.g., solving problems, interpreting and evaluating the techniques and intent of a presentation)

LA.910.5.2.2 - research and organize information for oral communication appropriate for the occasion, audience and purpose (e.g., class discussions, entertaining, informative, persuasive, or technical presentations)

LA.910.5.2.3 - use appropriate eye contact, body movements, voice register and oral language choices for audience engagement in formal and informal speaking situations

LA.910.5.2.4 - use an engaging introduction and conclusion and the use of figurative language to reinforce the intended message

LA.910.5.2.5 - research and organize information that integrates appropriate media into presentations for oral communication (e.g., digital presentations, charts, photos, primary sources, webcasts).

Language Arts Grades 11-12

Vocabulary Development

Standard: The student uses multiple strategies to develop grade appropriate vocabulary.

The student will:

LA.1112.1.6.1 - use new vocabulary that is introduced and taught directly;

LA.1112.1.6.3 - use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar words;

LA.1112.1.6.4 - categorize key vocabulary and identify salient features;

LA.1112.1.6.5 - relate new vocabulary to familiar words;

Reading Comprehension

Standard: The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend grade level text.

The student will:

LA.910.1.7.2 - analyze the author’s purpose and/or perspective in a variety of text and understand how they affect meaning;

LA.910.1.7.3 - determine the main idea or essential message in grade-level or higher texts through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying relevant details;

LA.910.1.7.4 - identify cause-and-effect relationships in text;

LA.910.1.7.7 - compare and contrast elements in multiple texts

Nonfiction

Standard: The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of the elements of a variety of nonfiction, informational, and expository texts to demonstrate an understanding of the
information presented.

The student will:

LA.1112.2.2.2 - use information from the text to answer questions or to state the main idea or provide relevant details;

LA.1112.2.2.3 - organize information to show understanding or relationships among facts, ideas, and events (e.g., representing key points within text through charting, mapping, paraphrasing, summarizing, comparing, contrasting, outlining);

Informative Writing

Standard: The student develops and demonstrates expository writing that provides information related to real-world tasks.

The student will:

LA.910.4.2.3 - write informational/expository essays that speculate on the causes and effects of a situation, establish the connection between the postulated causes or effects, offer evidence supporting the validity of the proposed causes or effects, and include introductory, body, and concluding paragraphs

Persuasive Writing

Standard: The student develops and demonstrates persuasive writing that is used for the purpose of influencing the reader.

The student will:

LA.910.4.3.1 - write essays that state a position or viewpoint; present detailed evidence, examples, and reasoning to support effective logical and emotional appeals; and/or appropriately acknowledge and refute opposing arguments

LA.910.4.3.2 - include persuasive techniques (e.g., logical reasoning, emotional appeal, use of facts and statistics, appeal to authority, reasonable voice ) and avoid logical fallacies (e.g., glittering generalities, card stacking, bandwagon, ad hominem, begging the question)..

Listening and Speaking

Standard: The student effectively applies listening and speaking strategies.

The student will:

LA.1112.5.2.1 - demonstrate effective listening skills and behaviors for a variety of purposes, and demonstrate understanding by critically evaluating and analyzing oral presentations;

LA.1112.5.2.2 - apply oral communication skills in interviews, formal presentations, and impromptu situations according to designed rubric criteria;

LA.1112.5.2.4 - use appropriate eye contact, body movements, and voice register for audience engagement in formal and informal speaking situations;

LA.1112.5.2.5 - research and organize information and demonstrate effective speaking skills and behaviors for a variety of formal and informal purposes.


National Standards

English (National Council of Teachers of English & International Reading Association)

1. Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.

3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).

4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

5. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

6. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.

 


 

 

  Table of Contents
  Introduction
  Core Subject Areas and Grade Level
  Local, State, and National Standards
  Core Values Emphasized in this Learning Module
  Key Concepts and Vocabulary
  Suggested Time for Instruction 
  Background for Teachers 
  Description of Classroom Activities 
  Extension Activity
  Bibliography and Web Resources
   
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