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High School Curriculum
Language Arts - 2nd Nine Weeks

Information Processing
Information/Ideas: Usefulness/Purpose
The learner will be able to contemplate the usefulness of information (sources) and ideas given specific purposes (10.10.b).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Knowledge Master Classroom
  Unit Instructional Resources
 
· MLA Research packet, For research: select appropriate areas as needed [Study Guide]
  Unit Assessment Resources
 
· MLA Research packet, For research: select appropriate areas as needed [Study Guide]
  
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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 Activities
Application Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Application Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Comprehension Master Classroom
  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]
  
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Speaking
Group: Leader/Participate
The learner will be able to participate as a leader in a group (10.1.a).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Knowledge Master Classroom
  Unit Instructional Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  Unit Assessment Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  
Group: Outline/Summarize
The learner will be able to prepare an outline to summarize group activities (10.1.b).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Application Master Classroom
  Unit Instructional Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  Unit Assessment Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  
Group: Effectiveness/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of group communication (10.2.b).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Evaluation Master Classroom
  Unit Instructional Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  Unit Assessment Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  
Evaluator: Oral Compositions
The learner will be able to evaluate oral compositions (10.2).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Evaluation Master Classroom
  Unit Instructional Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  Unit Assessment Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  
Evaluator: Self-Evaluation
The learner will be able to evaluate one's own work (10.2.a).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Evaluation Master Classroom
  Unit Instructional Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  Unit Assessment Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  
Oral Composition: Organize/Deliver
The learner will be able to organize and deliver a printed passage (10.1).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Comprehension Master Classroom
  Unit Instructional Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  Unit Assessment Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  
Word Choice: Ideas/Clarity
The learner will be able to use appropriate word choices to describe ideas clearly (10.7.b).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Application Master Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Webster's New World College Dictionary (set of 24), Macmillan, 3rd Edition, 1986, Use select vocabulary as needed [Book Resource]
  Unit Instructional Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  Unit Assessment Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  
Small Group: Representative
The learner will be able to speak as a representative of a small group (10.1.a).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Comprehension Master Classroom
  Unit Instructional Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  Unit Assessment Resources
 
· The Basics of Speech Workbook (set of 15), National Textbook Company, 2nd Edition, 1994, Select appropriate areas as needed [Work Books]
  
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Vocabulary
Word Choice: Clarity
The learner will be able to choose words to convey ideas clearly (10.7.b).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Application Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation Master Classroom
  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]
  
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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 Activities
Application Master Classroom
  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 Activities
  Master Classroom
  
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 Activities
Application Master Classroom
  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 Activities
  Master Classroom
  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 Activities
  Master Classroom
  
Edit: Language Conventions
The learner will be able to edit written works for language conventions 10.7.f).
Bloom's Scope Activities
  Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Application Master Classroom
  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 Activities
  Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Comprehension Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Application Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Evaluation Master Classroom
  
Evaluating: Peer
The learner will be able to evaluate and critique peer writing (10.8).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Evaluation Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Synthesis Master Classroom
  
Sequence: Logical Order
The learner will be able to sequence ideas into a logical order (10.7.d).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Application Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Analysis, Evaluation Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Application Master Classroom
  
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 Activities
Application Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Comprehension Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Comprehension Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Comprehension Master Classroom
  
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 Activities
Comprehension Master Classroom
  
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 Activities
Evaluation Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Application Master Classroom
  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 Activities
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application Master Classroom
  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]
  
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Genres
Poetry: Variety
The learner will be able to read a wide variety of poetry (10.5).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Comprehension Master Classroom
  
Poetry: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate poetry (10.5).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Evaluation Master Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Simply Poetry Series (8 programs/15 minutes each), Public Television, Use to evaluate terminology use in poetry [Video]
  
Drama: Read
The learner will be able to read a variety of dramatic selections (10.6).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Comprehension Master Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Literature & Language, McDougal-Littell, Blue Level, 1992, Julius Caesar & 12 Angry Men [Textbook]
· Appreciating Literature, Glencoe: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1991, Julius Caesar (Advanced 10) [Textbook]
  Assessment Resources
 
· Literature & Language, McDougal-Littell, Blue Level, 1992, Julius Caesar & 12 Angry Men [Textbook]
· Appreciating Literature, Glencoe: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1991, Julius Caesar (Advanced 10) [Textbook]
  
Drama: Recognize/Character Development
The learner will be able to recognize the similarities and differences of character development in plays as opposed to other literary genres (10.6.c).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Analysis Master Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Literature & Language, McDougal-Littell, Blue Level, 1992, Julius Caesar & 12 Angry Men [Textbook]
· Appreciating Literature, Glencoe: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1991, Julius Caesar (Advanced 10) [Textbook]
  Assessment Resources
 
· Literature & Language, McDougal-Littell, Blue Level, 1992, Julius Caesar & 12 Angry Men [Textbook]
· Appreciating Literature, Glencoe: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1991, Julius Caesar (Advanced 10) [Textbook]
  
Drama Staging: Director
The learner will be able to interpret the roles of a play director (10.6.b).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Comprehension Master Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Literature & Language, McDougal-Littell, Blue Level, 1992, Julius Caesar & 12 Angry Men [Textbook]
· Appreciating Literature, Glencoe: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1991, Julius Caesar (Advanced 10) [Textbook]
  Assessment Resources
 
· Literature & Language, McDougal-Littell, Blue Level, 1992, Julius Caesar & 12 Angry Men [Textbook]
· Appreciating Literature, Glencoe: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1991, Julius Caesar (Advanced 10) [Textbook]
  
Drama Elements: Explain Asides
The learner will be able to explain the use of asides in plays(10.6.a).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Knowledge Master Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Literature & Language, McDougal-Littell, Blue Level, 1992, Julius Caesar & 12 Angry Men [Textbook]
· Appreciating Literature, Glencoe: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1991, Julius Caesar (Advanced 10) [Textbook]
  Assessment Resources
 
· Literature & Language, McDougal-Littell, Blue Level, 1992, Julius Caesar & 12 Angry Men [Textbook]
· Appreciating Literature, Glencoe: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1991, Julius Caesar (Advanced 10) [Textbook]
  
Drama: Cultures
The learner will be able to discuss prevalent archetypes found in plays across several cultures (10.6.c).
Bloom's Scope Activities
Comprehension Master Classroom
  Instructional Resources
 
· Literature & Language, McDougal-Littell, Blue Level, 1992, Julius Caesar & 12 Angry Men [Textbook]
· Appreciating Literature, Glencoe: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1991, Julius Caesar (Advanced 10) [Textbook]
  Assessment Resources