Westmoreland County Public Schools
High School Curriculum

Language Arts - 1st Nine Weeks


Language Expressions

    Sentence Structure: Length/Variety
The learner will be able to write using a variety of sentence structures and lengths (10.7.c).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Select appropriate areas as needed [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Select appropriate areas as needed [Textbook]
  
    Sentence Structure: Type/Variety
The learner will be able to write various types of sentences (10.7.c).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Select appropriate areas as needed [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Select appropriate areas as needed [Textbook]
  
    Sentence Structure: Clarity
The learner will be able to compose clear, easy to interpret sentences (10.7.c).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Select appropriate areas as needed [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Select appropriate areas as needed [Textbook]
  

Vocabulary

    Word Choice: Clarity
The learner will be able to choose words to convey ideas clearly (10.7.b).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Instructional Resources
- Webster's New World College Dictionary (set of 24), Macmillan, 3rd Edition, 1986, Use to choose select vocabulary [Book Resource]
  
    Special Lists
The learner will be able to spell, define, and use correctly words from a special vocabulary list (10.4.c).
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation Master
Instructional Resources
- Webster's New World College Dictionary (set of 24), Macmillan, 3rd Edition, 1986, Use to locate definitions for weekly word lists [Book Resource]
  

Writing

    Composition: Variety
The learner will be able to write in a variety of discourses, inclusive of but not limited to expository, narrative, descriptive, analytical, persuasive, and technical (10.7.a,b).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use select areas to examine how to develop types [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use select areas to examine how to develop types [Textbook]
  
    Technological Tools
The learner will be able to use available technology (10.7.g).
Bloom's Scope
Master
  
    Expository: Skills
The learner will be able to use expository writing skills to create written pieces of varying lengths (10.7.a).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use expository section [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use expository section [Textbook]
  
    Analytical
The learner will be able to write analytically (10.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use analytical section [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use analytical section [Textbook]
  
    Descriptive: Develop Ideas
The learner will be able to use descriptive language in his/her writing to develop ideas (10.7.b).
Bloom's Scope
Master
  
    Edit: Language Conventions
The learner will be able to edit written works for language conventions 10.7.f).
Bloom's Scope
Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use proofreading (editing) section [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use proofreading (editing) section [Textbook]
  
    Revise: Content
The learner will be able to revise writing to improve clarity and to ensure that the content is correct (10.7.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use editing section [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use editing section [Textbook]
  
    Strategies: Choose/Planning
The learner will be able to choose planning strategies according to his/her writing purpose (10.7.a).
Bloom's Scope
Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Choose prewriting section [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Choose prewriting section [Textbook]
  
    Prewriting: Organize Notes
The learner will be able to organize his/her notes on a given topic before beginning writing (10.7.a).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use prewriting section [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use prewriting section [Textbook]
  
    Organization: Effective
The learner will be able to use the most appropriate and effective organization of details and ideas in his/her writing (10.7.d).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use outlining section (topic & sentence) [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use outlining section (topic & sentence) [Textbook]
  
    Evaluating: Professional
The learner will be able to evaluate and critique professional writing (10.8).
Bloom's Scope
Evaluation Master
  
    Evaluating: Peer
The learner will be able to evaluate and critique peer writing (10.8).
Bloom's Scope
Evaluation Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use evaluating section [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use evaluating section [Textbook]
  
    Strategies: Translate Concepts
The learner will be able to write to translate concepts into more understandable terms for the selected audience (10.9.b).
Bloom's Scope
Synthesis Master
  
    Sequence: Logical Order
The learner will be able to sequence ideas into a logical order (10.7.d).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use outlining section (topic & sentence) [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use outlining section (topic & sentence) [Textbook]
  
    Purposes: Analyze Ideas
The learner will be able to write to analyze and evaluate ideas (10.9.a).
Bloom's Scope
Analysis, Evaluation Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use selected areas [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use selected areas [Textbook]
  
    Clarity: Ideas
The learner will be able to explain ideas clearly (10.9.a).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
  
    Edit: Mechanics
The learner will be able to edit for correct spelling, for capitalization errors, and for the correct use of punctuation (10.7.f).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use editing section & Chapter 21 on Mechanics [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use editing section & Chapter 21 on Mechanics [Textbook]
  
    Strategies: Prewriting/Use
The learner will be able to use prewriting strategies to plan what to write (10.7.a).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use prewriting section [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use prewriting section [Textbook]
  
    Clarity: Presentation
The learner will be able to revise writing for clarity of presentation (10.7.e).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use publishing section [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use publishing section [Textbook]
  
    Explain: Purpose
The learner will be able to write to describe how writing states a purpose (10.8.b).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
  
    Explain: Central Ideas
The learner will be able to write to explain central ideas contained in literature and other branches of instruction (10.9.a).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
  
    Personal: Offer/Improve Writing
The learner will be able to offer a personal response on how to improve writing (10.8.c).
Bloom's Scope
Evaluation Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use evaluating peers section [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use evaluating peers section [Textbook]
  
    Short Story: Concepts & Terminology
The learner will be able to apply selected terminology to an original piece (10.7).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Instructional Resources
- Literature & the Language Arts, EMC Paradigm, Willow Level, 1996, Use select areas as needed [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- Literature & the Language Arts, EMC Paradigm, Willow Level, 1996, Use select areas as needed [Textbook]
  
    Grammar
The learner will be able to review and learn basic grammar conventions to apply to phrases, clauses, and sentences (10.7.d.f).
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application Master
Instructional Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use select areas as needed [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use select areas as needed [Textbook]
  

Genres

    Short Story: Culture
The learner will be able to describe the cultural archetypes found in short stories across several cultures (10.3.c) .
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
  
    Novel: Cultures
The learner will be able to describe the cultural archetypes prevalent in novels across different cultures (10.3.c).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Instructional Resources
- A Tale of Two Cities, Author: Charles Dickens, Read entire book [Novel]
- I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Read entire novel [Video]
- I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Show entire video [Video]
- Of Mice & Men, Show entire video [Video]
- Of Mice & Men, Author: John Steinbeck, Read entire novel [Novel]
- Something Wicked This Way Comes, Author: Ray Bradbury, Read entire novel [Novel]
- The Lord of the Flies, Author: William Golding, Read entire novel [Novel]
- The Martian Chronicles, Author: Ray Bradbury, Read entire novel [Novel]
- The Pearl, Author: John Steinbeck, Read entire novel [Novel]
- The Pigman, Author: Paul Zindel, Read entire novel [Novel]
- The Red Badge of Courage, Author: Stephen Crane, Read entire novel [Novel]
- To Kill A Mockingbird, Author: Harper Lee, Read entire novel [Novel]
- To Kill A Mockingbird, Show entire video [Video]
- The Martian Chronicles, Show entire video [Video]
- The Lord of the Flies, Show entire video [Video]
- Something Wicked This Way Comes, Show entire video [Video]
- A Tale of Two Cities, Show entire video [Video]
- To Kill A Mockingbird: Then & Now (a lyceum on the book), Public Television, View entire video [Video]
  
    Short Story: Concepts/Terminology
The learner will be able to identify various terminology used in the creation of a short stories of varying lengths (10.3 a-c).
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge Master
Instructional Resources
- Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold-Bug & Other Stories (Listen & Read), Dover Publications, 1991 (set of 30), Select as apprpriate [Book Resource]
  

Reading Operations

    Theme: Identify
The learner will be able to identify universal themes as they occur in literature (10.3.b).
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge Master
Instructional Resources
- Literature & the Language Arts, EMC Paradigm, Willow Level, 1996, Select individual stories according to unit themes [Textbook]
- A Tale of Two Cities, Author: Charles Dickens, Read entire novel & follow theme development [Novel]
- Of Mice & Men, Author: John Steinbeck, Read entire novel & follow theme development [Novel]
- Something Wicked This Way Comes, Author: Ray Bradbury, Read entire novel & follow theme development [Novel]
- The Lord of the Flies, Author: William Golding, Read entire novel & follow theme development [Novel]
- The Martian Chronicles, Author: Ray Bradbury, Read entire novel & follow theme development [Novel]
- The Pearl, Author: John Steinbeck, Read entire novel & follow theme development [Novel]
- The Pigman, Author: Paul Zindel, Read entire novel & follow theme development [Novel]
- The Red Badge of Courage, Author: Stephen Crane, Read entire novel & follow theme development [Novel]
- To Kill A Mockingbird, Author: Harper Lee, Read entire novel & follow theme development [Novel]
Assessment Resources
- Literature & the Language Arts, EMC Paradigm, Willow Level, 1996, Select individual stories according to unit themes [Textbook]
  
    Compare/Contrast: Cultures
The learner will be able to compare and contrast the relationship of the structures and images which represent different cultures (10.3.a).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Instructional Resources
- Literature & the Language Arts, EMC Paradigm, Willow Level, 1996, Use select areas as needed [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- Literature & the Language Arts, EMC Paradigm, Willow Level, 1996, Use select areas as needed [Textbook]
  
    Perspective: Examine
The learner will be able to examine literary selections from several critical perspectives (10.3.d).
Bloom's Scope
Synthesis Master
Instructional Resources
- Literature & the Language Arts, EMC Paradigm, Willow Level, 1996, Use select areas as needed [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- Literature & the Language Arts, EMC Paradigm, Willow Level, 1996, Use select areas as needed [Textbook]
  

Speaking

    Word Choice: Ideas/Clarity
The learner will be able to use appropriate word choices to describe ideas clearly (10.7.b).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Instructional Resources
- Webster's New World College Dictionary (set of 24), Macmillan, 3rd Edition, 1986, Use select vocabulary as needed [Book Resource]
  

Study and Research Skills

    Organizing Information: Multiple Sources
The learner will be able to organize information from literary, informative, and practical sources (10.10.a).
Bloom's Scope
Synthesis Master
Instructional Resources
- MLA Research packet, Use select areas on outlining [Study Guide]
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use pages on outlining (topic & sentence) [Textbook]
Assessment Resources
- MLA Research packet, Use select areas on outlining [Study Guide]
- English (10), Houghton-Mifflin, Blue Level, 1990, Use pages on outlining (topic & sentence) [Textbook]
  

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