Westmoreland County Public Schools
High School Curriculum

Language Arts - Language Mechanics


Language Expressions

    Grammar: Confused Words
The learner will be able to edit written works for commonly confused words, such as accept/except(11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Grammar: "I"/Compound Subject
The learner will be able to use the pronoun "I" correctly in sentences with a compound subject (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Grammar: "Me"/Direct/Indirect
The learner will be able to use the pronoun "me" correctly as a direct or indirect object (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Editing: Grammar conventions
The learner will be able to edit written works for appropriate use of grammar conventions: verb tense, subject-verb agreement, elimination of double negatives, correct use of adjectives, dangling modifiers, pronoun usage, correct use of plurals, and elimination of comma splices/run-on sentences (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Adverb: Adjective/Differentiate
The learner will be able to differentiate between adjectives and adverbs (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Analysis Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Adverb: Use
The learner will be able to correctly use adverbs in a sentence (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    grammar: Pronoun Usage
The learner will be able to use pronouns correctly (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Paragraph: Indent
The learner will be able to indent a paragraph 11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Paragraph: Indent/Dialogue
The learner will be able to correctly indent dialogue in paragraph format (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Comma: Clauses
The learner will be able to use commas when necessary before clauses (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Usage: Apply/Writing
The learner will be able to apply appropriate language usage in writing (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Plural: Edit/Correct Use
The learner will be able to edit for correct use of plurals (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Plural: Irregular/Use
The learner will be able to use irregular plurals of nouns appropriately (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Agreement: Correct/Use
The learner will be able to use correct pronoun and antecedent agreement (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  
    Adjective: Comparative/"More"
The learner will be able to identify adjectives whose comparative forms are made by adding the word "more".
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, grammar exercises and writing assignments [Textbook]
  

Language Mechanics

    Capitalization: application
The learner will be able to students will be able to recognize and capitalize school subjects, proper nouns, proper adjectives, and titles (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Comma: Use of in complete sentence
The learner will be able to use a comma correctly in the context of a sentence: items in a series, around interupters, when necessary before clauses, in dates, in addresses, etc. (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Colon: Use
The learner will be able to use a colon correctly (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Quotation Mark: Dialogue
The learner will be able to use quotation marks in a written dialogue (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Apostrophe: Possessives
The learner will be able to identify and correctly use apostrophes with singular and plural possessives (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Semicolon: Use
The learner will be able to use a semicolon correctly (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Title: Capitalize
The learner will be able to capitalize a title (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Title: Use
The learner will be able to use quotation marks in titles (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  

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