Winters
Joint Unified School District - 6th Grade GLEs
Language Arts
Vocabulary
Comprehension
and Analysis
Writing
Listening
and Speaking
Math
Computation
I
Computation
II
Concepts
Science
Life
Science
Earth
Science
History/Social
Science
Physical
Education
SCIENCE STANDARDS
1. Life Science: Cell Biology
1.1 Know the structure and functions of both a plant
and animal cell
1.1.1 Identify which cells have chloroplasts and cell walls and why
1.2 Understand the function of the major cellular
organelles
1.2.1 List the functions of the:
a. nucleus
b. mitochondria
c. chloroplasts
1.2.2 Draw the steps involved in the process of mitosis and meiosis
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2. Life Science: Genetics
2.1 Understand the role of DNA and its location
in the cell
2.2 Know the difference between sexual and asexual
reproduction
2.2.1 Compare the number of genes passed on to offspring in
reproduction
2.3 Know that plants and animals have thousands
of different genes, 2 copies
2.3.1 Look at the phenotype and genotype of an organism and determine
which gene is dominant
3. Life Science: Evolution
3.1 Understand how genetic variation and environmental
forces act to cause
evolution and diversity of organisms
3.2 Use independent lines of evidence from geology,
fossils, and comparative
anatomy to help prove the theory of evolution
3.2.1 Construct a simple branching diagram to classify living groups by
shared denude characteristics
3.2.2 Show how extinction of a species occurs when it is no longer able
to
adapt to its environment
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4. Life Science: Structure and Function of Living Things
4.1 Know that plants and animals have levels of
organization for structure and
function including cells, tissue, organs, and systems organisms
4.1.1 Show how each level of organization builds upon each lower level
4.1.2 Outline the function of major systems (reproductive, structural,
etc.)
4.2 Relate the structures of sense organs (including
eye and ear) to their functions
4.3 Know the structures and processes by which flowering
plants generate pollen and
ovules, seeds, and fruit.
5. Earth Science: Earth and Life History
5.1 Show how evidence from geologic layers and radioactive
dating indicate the Earth
is 4.6 billion years old, and that life has existed for more than 3 billion
years
5.1.1 Use fossils as evidence of how life and environmental conditions
have
changed over time
5.2 Outline and describe the rock cycle
5.3 Explain significant developments and extinctions
of plant and animal life on the
geologic scale
5.3.1 Show how Earth and life history are influenced by occasional
catastrophic events such as the impact of an asteroid or major volcanic
eruptions
5.4 Show how the movement of the Earth's continental
and oceanic plates along with
changes in climate have affected the past and present distribution of organisms
5.4.1 Explain why oil rich countries are now just dry deserts
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6. Physical Science: Physical Principles
in Living Systems
6.1 Know that visible light is a small band within
a very broad electromagnetic
spectrum
6.1.1 Show how that if an object is to be seen, light emitted by or scattered
from the object must enter the eye
6.1.2 Explain that light travels in straight lines except when the medium
it
travels through changes
6.1.3 Explain how simple lenses are used in a magnifying glass, the eye,
a
camera, a telescope and a microscope
6.2 Show how white light is a mixture of many different
wavelengths (color)
6.3 Compare joints in the body (wrist, shoulder,
thigh) with structures used in
machines and simple devices (hinge, ball and socket, sliding joints)
6.3.1 Show how levers are used in the muscular-skeletal system in the human
body
7. Investigation and Experimentation
7.1 Select and use appropriate tools and technology
(including calculations, computers,
balances, spring scales, microscopes, and binoculars) to perform tests,
collect data
and display data.
7.2 Utilize a variety of print and electronic resources
(including the www) to collect
information as evidence as part of a research project
7.3 Communicate the logical connection among hypothesis,
science concepts, tests
conducted, data collected, and conclusions drawn from the scientific evidence
7.4 Construct scale models, maps, and appropriately
labeled diagrams to describe
scientific knowledge (e.g., motion of Earth's plates and cell structure).
7.5 Communicate the steps and results from an investigation
in written respects and
verbal presentations.
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MATH STANDARDS
1. Number Sense
1.1 Apply and compute with rational numbers expressed
in a variety of forms
1.1.1 Read, write, and compute with rational numbers in scientific notation
1.1.2 Model and express rational numbers as fractions, terminating or
repeating decimals, or percents and describe the equivalence between
all three number systems
1.1.3 Connect fractions to decimals and percents and use these
representations in estimations, computations, and applications
1.1.4 Differentiate between rational and irrational numbers
1.1.5 Know that every rational number is either a terminating or repeating
decimal and be able to connect terminating decimals into reduced
fractions
1.1.6 Calculate the percentages of increases and decreases of a quantity
1.1.7 Solve problems that involve discounts, markups, commissions, profit
and simple compound interest
1.2 Use correct order of operations and number properties
involving exponents,
powers, and roots
1.2.1 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers and take rational
numbers to negative whole number powers
1.2.2 Add and subtract fractions by using factors to find common
denominators
1.2.3 Explain and use the inverse relationship between
exponentiation/root-extraction
1.2.4 Interpret the absolute value and determine the absolute value of
real
numbers
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2. Algebra and Functions
2.1 Express quantitative relationships using algebraic
terminology, expressions,
equations, and their graphs
2.1.1 Use variables and appropriate operations to write and expression,
equation, inequality, or system of equations or inequalities
2.1.2 Apply the order of operations to evaluate algebraic expressions for
given replacement values of variables
2.1.3 Simplify numerical expressions by applying properties of rational
number (identity, inverse, distributive, associative, commutative) and
justify the process used.
2.1.4 Use algebraic terminology (e.g., variable, equation, term, coefficient,
inequality, expression, constant) correctly
2.1.5 Represent quantitative relationships graphically and interpret the
meaning of a specific part of a graph in the situation represented by
the graph
2.2 Interpret and evaluate expression involving
powers and roots of monomials
2.2.1 Interpret whole number posers as repeated multiplication and
simplify and evaluate expressions that include exponents
2.2.2 Extend the process of taking posers and extracting roots to
monomials
2.3 Relate the equation, coordinate graphs and sets
of ordered pairs of linear and
some non-linear functions
2.3.1 Graph functions of the form y=nx3and
use in solving problems
2.3.2 Plot the values from the volumes of a 3-dimensinal shape for values
of its edge lengths
2.3.3 Graph linear functions and know the slope of a graph
2.3.4 Plot values of the quantities whose ratio is always the same
2.4 Solve simple linear equations and inequalities
over the rational numbers
2.4.1 Solve two-step equations and inequalities in one variable
over the
rational numbers, interpret the solution(s) and verify the result
2.4.2 Solve multi-step problems involving rate, average speed, distance,
and time, or direct variation
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3. Measurement and Geometry
3.1 Choose appropriate units of measurement and
use proportional reasoning to
convert within and between measurement
3.1.1 Select, use, and explain a method for comparing weights, capacities,
geometric measures, times, and temperatures within and between
measurement systems
3.1.2 Construct and read scale drawings and models
3.1.3 Use rates and other derived units to solve problems
3.2 Compute perimeter, area, and volume of common
geometric objects and use
these to find measures of less common objects
3.2.1 Estimate and find the perimeter and area of two-dimensional figures.
Find the surface area and volume of three-dimensional figures,
including complex or irregular figures by subdividing them into basic
geometric objects
3.2.2 Compute the length of the perimeter, the surface area of the faces,
and the volume of a three-dimensional object built from rectangular
solids.
3.2.3 Relate the changes in measurement with a change of scale to the units
used and to conversions between units
3.3 Students know the Pythagorean theorem and deepen
their understanding of
plane and solid geometric shapes by constructing figures that meet given
conditions and by identifying attributes of figures
3.3.1 Identify and construct the following basic elements of geometric
figures
3.3.2 Understand and use coordinate graphs to plot simple figures and
determine lengths and areas
3.3.3 Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find or approximate the length of
the missing side of a right triangle of the diagonal of a square or
rectangle
3.3.4 Understand when two geometrical figures are congruent and what
congruence means about the relationships between the sides and
angles of the two figures
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SOCIAL SCIENCE STANDARDS
World History and Geography
1. Roman Empire
1. Know the early strengths and lasting contributions
of Rome, e.g.,:
1.1.1 Significance of Roman citizenship
1.1.2 Rights under Roman law
1.1.3 Roman art, architecture, engineering and philosophy
1.1.4 Preservation and transmission of Christianity
1.2 Know Roman Empire's weaknesses, such as:
1.2.1 Rise of autonomous military powers within the empire
1.2.2 Undermining of citizenship by growth of corruption and slavery
1.2.3 Lack of education and distribution of news
1.3 Understand the geographic borders of the empire
at its height and the factors
that threatened its territorial cohesion
1.4 Know the establishment by Constantine of
the new capita in Constantinople
and the development of the Byzantine Empire with an emphasis on the
consequences of the development of two distinct European
civilizations
(Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic) with two distinct views on church-
state relations
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2. Islam in the Middle Ages
2.1 Know the physical features and climate of the
Arabian peninsula, its
relationship
to surrounding bodies of land and water, and the relationship
between nomadic and sedentary ways of life
2.2 Know the origins of Islam and the life and teachings
of Muhammad,
including Islamic teachings on the connection with Judaism and Christianity
2.3 Understand the significance of the Qur'an and
the Sunnah as the primary
sources of Islamic beliefs, practice and law, and their influence in Muslims'
daily life
2.4 Know the expansion of Muslim rule through military
conquests and treaties,
emphasizing the cultural blending within Muslim civilization and the spread
and acceptance of Islam and the Arabic language
2.5 Understand the growth of cities and the trade
routes created among Asia,
Africa, and Europe, the products and inventions that traveled along these
routes (e.g., spices, textiles, paper, steel, new crops), and the
role of
merchants in Arab society
2.6 Know the intellectual exchanges among Muslim
scholars of Eurasia and
Africa and the contributions Muslim scholars made to later civilizations
in
the areas of science, geography, mathematics, philosophy, medicine, art,
and
literature
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3. China in the Middle Ages
3.1 Understand the reunification of China under
the Tang Dynasty and reasons
for the spread of Buddhism in Tang China, Korea, and Japan
3.2 Understand the agricultural technological and
commercial developments
during the Tang and Sung periods
3.3 Understand the influences of Confucianism and
changes in Confucian
thought during the Sung and Mongol periods
3.4 Understand the importance of both overland trade
and maritime expeditions
between China and other civilizations in the Mongol Ascendancy and Ming
Dynasty
3.5 Understand the historic influence of such discoveries
as tea, the manufacture
of paper, wood block printing, the compass, and gunpowder
3.6 Understand the development of the imperial state
and the scholar-official
class
4. Sub-Saharan Civilizations of Ghana and Mali in Medieval Africa
4.1 Locate the Niger River and know the vegetation
zones of forest, savannah,
and desert and the relationship of these features to the trade in gold,
salt,
food, and slaves; the growth of the Ghana and Mall empires
4.2 Understand the importance of family, labor specialization,
and regional
commerce in the development of states and cities in West Africa
4.3 Identify the role of the trans-Saharan caravan
trade in the changing religious
and cultural characteristics of West Africa, and the influence of Islamic
beliefs, ethics, and law
4.4 Understand the growth of Arabic as a language
of government, trade, and
Islamic scholarship in West Africa
4.5 Understand the importance of written and oral
traditions in the transmission
of African history and culture
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5. Medieval Japan
5.1 Recognize the significance of Japan's proximity
to China and Korea and the
intellectual linguistic, religious and philosophical influence of those
countries
on Japan
5.2 Know the reign of Prince Shotoku of Japan and
the characteristics of
Japanese society and family life
5.3 Understand the values, social customs, and traditions
prescnl3ed by the lord-
vassal system consisting of shogun, daimyo, and samurai and the lasting
influence of the warrior code in the 20th century
5.4 the development of distinctive forms of Japanese
Buddhism
5.5 the ninth and tenth century golden age of literature,
art and drama, and its
lasting effects on culture today, including Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of
Genji
5.6 the rise of a military society in the late twelfth
century and the role of the
samurai
6. Medieval Europe
6.1 Know the geography of the Europe and the Eurasian
land mass, including its
location, topography, waterways, vegetation and climate and relationship
to
ways of life in ancient Europe and during the Roman Empire
6.2 Know the spread of Christianity north of the
Alps and the role played by the
early Church and by monasteries in its diffusion after the fall of Rome
6.3 Understand the development of feudalism, its
operation in the medieval
European economy, the way in which it was influenced by physical
geography (the role of the manor and the growth of towns) and how feudal
relationships provided the foundation of political order
6.4 Know the conflict and cooperation between the
Papacy and European
monarchs (e.g., Charlemagne, Gregory VII, Emperor Henry IV)
6.5 Understand the significance of developments
in mediev21 English legal and
constitutional practice and their importance in the rise of modem democratic
thought and representative institutions (e.g., Magna Carta, parliament,
development of habeas corpus, an independent judiciary in England)
6.6 Understand the causes and course of the Religious
Crusades and the effects
on Christian, Muslim and Jewish populations in Europe with emphasis on
the increasing contact with the cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean world
6.7 Can map the spread of the Bubonic Plague from
Central Asia to China, the
Middle East, and Europe and its impact on global population
6.8 Know the importance of the Catholic church as
a political intellectual and
aesthetic institution (e.g., founding of universities, the political and
spiritual
role of the clergy, creation of monastic and mendicant religious orders,
preservation of Latin language and religious texts, St. Thomas Aquinas'
synthesis of classical philosophy with Christian theology and the concept
of
"natural law")
6.9 Understand the history of the decline of Muslim
rule in the Iberian Peninsula
that culminated in the "Reconquista" and the rise of Spanish and Portuguese
kingdoms
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7. Meso-American and Andean Civilizations
7.1 Know the locations, landforms and climates of
Mexico, Central America and
South America and their effects upon Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies,
trade, and development of urban societies
7.2 Understand the roles of people in each society,
including class structures,
family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices, and slavery
7.3 Know how and where each empire arose and how
the Aztec and Inca
empires were defeated by the Spanish
7.4 Recognize the artistic and oral traditions and
architecture in the three
civilizations
7.5 Understand the Meso-American achievements in
astronomy and
mathematics, including the development of the calendar and the Meso-
American knowledge of seasonal changes to the civilizations' agricultural
systems
8. The Renaissance
8.1 Understand the way in which the revival of classical
learning and the arts
affected a new interest in "humanism" tie., a balance between the intellect
and religious faith)
8.2 Know the importance of Florence in the early
stages of the Renaissance and
the growth of independent trading cities (e.g., Venice) with emphasis on
their
importance in the spread of Renaissance ideas
8.3 Understand the effects of re-opening of the
ancient "Silk Road" between
Europe and China, including Marco Polo's travels and the location of his
routes
8.4 Understand the growth and effect of ways of
disseminating information (e.g.,
the ability to manufacture paper, translation of the Bible into the vernacular,
printing)
8.5 Recognize advances in literature, the arts,
science, mathematics, cartography,
engineering, and the understanding of human anatomy and astronomy (e.g
biographies of Dante, da Vinci, Michelangelo, Gutenberg, Shakespeare)
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9. The Reformation
9.1 Recognize the causes for the internal turmoil
and weakening of the Catholic
church (e.g., tax policies, selling of indulgences)
9.2 Understand the theological political and economic
ideas of the major figures
during the Reformation (e.g., Erasmus, Martin Luther, John Calvin, William
Tyndale)
9.3 Know the influence of new practices of church
self-government among
Protestants on the development of democratic practices and ideas of
federalism
9.4 Know the location and identification of European
regions that remained
Catholic and those that became Protestant and how the division affected
the
distribution of religions in the New World
9.5 Understand how the Counter-Reformation revitalized
the Catholic church
and the forces that propelled the movement (e.g., St. Ignatius of Loyola
and
the Jesuits, the Council of Trent)
9.6 Understand the institution and impact of missionaries
on Christianity and the
diffusion of Christianity from Europe to other parts of the world in the
medieval and early modem periods, including their location on a world map
9.7 Know the "Golden Age" of cooperation between
Jews and Muslims in
Medieval Spain which promoted creativity in art, literature and science,
including how it was terminated by the religious persecution of individuals
and groups (e.g., the Spanish Inquisition and the expulsion of Jews and
Muslims from Spain in 1492)
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10. Scientific Revolution
10.1 Recognize the roots of the scientific revolution
(e.g., Creek rationalism;
Jewish, Christian and Muslim science; Renaissance humanism, new
knowledge from global exploration)
10.2 Understand the significance of the new scientific
theories (e.g., Copernicus,
Galileo, Kepler, Newton) and the significance of inventions (e.g., telescope,
microscope, thermometer, barometer)
10.3 Know the scientific method advanced by Bacon
and Descartes, the influence
of new scientific rationalism on the growth of democratic ideas and the
coexistence of science with traditional religious beliefs
11. The Age of Exploration, the Enlightenment. and the Age of
Reason
11.1 Know the great voyages of discovery, the location
of the routes, and the
influence of cartography in developing a new European world view
11.2 Know the exchanges of plants, animals, technology,
culture, and ideas among
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries and
the major economic and social effects on each continent
11.3 Understand the origins of modern capitalism,
the influence of mercantilism
and cottage industry, the elements and importance of a market economy in
seventeenth-century Europe, and the changing international trading and
marketing patterns, including their location on a world map and the influence
of explorers and map makers
11.4 Understand that the main ideas of the Enlightenment
can be traced back to
such movements as the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific
Revolution and to the Creeks, Romans, and Christianity
11.5 Know how democratic thought and institutions
were influenced by
Enlightenment thinkers (e.g., Locke, Moatesquieu, American founders)
11.6 Know how the principles in the Magna Carta
were embodied in such
documents as the English Bill of Rights and the American Declaration
of
Independence
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LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
1. Reading and Literature: Variety of
Materials
1.1 Read from variety of text styles representing
diverse cultures and time periods
that are either self-selected or teacher-directed.
1.1.1 Read a minimum of 9 books a year
1.1.2 Read a variety of at least 6 genres spanning classic and contemporary
works.
1.1.3 Read at least 3 works of the same author, genre or subject
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2. Reading and Literature: Variety of Purposes
2.1 Read for information and understanding
2.1.1 Locate incidents which advance the plot and determine how each
incident gives rise to the next or foreshadows a future event
2.1.2 Assess characterization as delineated through a character's thoughts,
words, speech patterns and deeds, the narrator's description, and
what other characters think, sly and do.
2.2 Read for critical evaluation
2.2.1 Articulate the expressed purposes and characteristics of different
forms of prose (short story, novel novella, essay).
2.2.2 Compare recurring themes across works and literary theme from an
expository topic
2.2.3 Contrast points-of-view in narrative text and how they affect the
overall body of work (e.g., first vs. third, limited vs. omniscient,
subjective vs. objective).
2.2.4 Identify significant literary devices that define a writer's style
such as
metaphor, symbolism, dialect, and irony, and use those elements to
interpret the work
2.2.5 Determine the extent to which the literary elements in a work shape
responses
2.2.6 Compare the differences among various categories of informational
materials (e.g., textbooks, newspapers, instructional manuals, signs) in
terms of their structure and purpose.
2.2.7 Identify and trace the development of an author's argument, point
of
view or perspective in text
2.2.8 Evaluate the coherence, logic, internal consistency, and
organizational patterns of text
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3. Reading and Literature: Reading Skills and Strategies
3.1 Use 1 variety of vocabulary building strategies
3.1.1 Identify idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes in prose and poetry
3.1.2 Use knowledge of Greek, Anglo-Saxon, and Latin roots to
understand content area vocabulary
4. Writing Process
4.1 Research and cite sources
4.1.1 Identify topics, ask and evaluate questions and develop ideas leading
to inquiry, investigation and research
4.1.2 Give credit for both quoted and paraphrased information in a
bibliography using a consistent and sanctioned format and
methodology for citations.
4.1.3 Use community resources (museums, theater, archives, governmental
agencies), electronic resources Internet, AOL, Info Trac), and
technology (CD ROM, camcorders).
4.2 Use the writing process: pre-writing and planning,
writing drafts
4.2.1 Create an organizing structure that balances all aspects of the piece
and makes effective transitions between sentences and ideas to unify
key ideas
4.2.2 Support all statements and claims, with anecdotes, descriptions,
facts
and statistics, and/or specific examples
4.3 Revise, refine, edit, and proofread
4.3.1 Revise writing to improve organization and word choice, after
checking, the logic of the ideas and the precision of the vocabulary
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5. Writing Purpose
5.1 Write in a narrative domain
5.1.1 Write a fictional or autobiographical narrative that:
a. develops a standard plot line (beginning, conflict, rising action,
climax, denouement)
b. develops complex major and minor characters and define a
setting
c. Use a range of appropriate strategies, such as dialogue, suspense,
naming, and specific narrative action (e.g., movement, gestures,
expression).
5.2 Write in the expository domain
5.2.1 Write to identify a problem and a purpose solution that:
a. poses relevant and tightly drawn questions about the topic
b. conveys clear and accurate perspectives on the subject
c. includes evidence generated through the formal research process
(e.g., card catalog, Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature,
computer catalog, magazines, newspapers, dictionaries)
d. credits reference sources with footnotes and a bibliography
5.2.2 Write a persuasive essay that:
a. states a clear position or perspective in support of a proposition
or proposal
b. describes the points in support of the proposition, employing
well-articulated evidence
c. Anticipates and addresses reader concerns and counter arguments
5.2.3 Write responses to literature that:
a. develops interpretations which exhibit careful reading,
understanding, and insight
b. organizes interpretations around several clear ideas, premises, or
images
c. justifies interpretations through sustained use of examples and
textual evidence
5.2.4 Write an analysis of reading materials that:
a. contains the main ideas of the event/article plus the most
significant details
b. is written in their words, except for material quoted from the
source
c. reflects the underlying meaning of the source, not just the
superficial details
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6. Writing Conventions
6.1 Use appropriate grammar
6.1.1 Use properly placed modifiers and the active voice
6.1.2 Identify all parts of speech, types and structure of sentences
6.1.3 Identify and use infinitives, participles, pronoun/antecedent
references
6.2 Use appropriate punctuation
6.2.1 Identify and correctly use hyphen, dash, brackets, and semi-colon
between two clauses of a compound sentence not joined by a
conjunction
6.2.2 Identify and correctly use quotations and commas at the end of a
dependent clause
6.2.3 Use correct capitalization
6.3 Apply appropriate conventions of spelling
6.3.1 Spell derivatives correctly by applying the spelling of bases and
affixes
6.4 Compose documents with appropriate formatting
6.4.1 Use word-processing skills and principles of design (e.g., margins,
tabs, spacing, columns, page orientation
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7. Speaking and Listening
7.1 Listen and comprehend in classroom situations
7.1.1 Ask probing questions designed to elicit purposeful information,
including evidence to support the listener's claims and conclusions
7.1.2 Determine the speaker's attitude
7.1.3 Respond to persuasive messages with questions, challenges, or
affirmations.
7.2 Develop effective group behaviors
7.2.1 Define roles and share responsibility for a team project; set objectives
and time frame for work to be completed; establish 2 process for
group decision making; review progress
7.3 Organize well-formed presentations to appeal
to a specific audience
7.3.1 Shape information td achieve a particular purpose and to appeal to
the interests and prior knowledge of audience members
7.3.2 Arrange details, reasons, descriptions, and examples effectively
and
persuasively in terms of the needs and interest of a specified audience
7.3.3 Use explicit techniques for effective presentations, including voice
modulation, inflection, tempo, enunciation, and eye contact
7.4 Deliver an original narrative presentation
7.4.1 Deliver Narrative presentations that:
a. develop a standard plot line (beginning, conflict, rising action,
climax, and denouement)
b. develop complex major and minor characters and 1 definite
setting
c. use a range of appropriate strategies, such as dialogue, suspense,
naming and specific narrative action (e.g., movement, gestures,
and expressions)
7.5 Deliver an interpretive oral response to literature
7.5.1 Deliver oral summaries of articles and books that:
a. contain the main ideas of the event/article plus the most
significant details
b. use own words, except for material quoted from the source
c. reflect the underlying meaning of the source, not just the
superficial details
7.6 Deliver a research presentation
7.6.1 Deliver research presentations that:
a. pose relevant and tightly drawn questions about the topic
b. convey clear and accurate perspectives on the subject
c. include evidence generated through the formal research process
(e.g., card catalog, magazines, newspapers, dictionaries)
d. credit reference sources
7.7 Deliver persuasive presentations
7.7.1 State a clear position or perspective in support of a proposition
or
proposal
7.7.2 Describe the points in support of the proposition, employing well-
articulated evidence
7.8 Critique presentations
7.8.1 Provide feedback to speakers concerning the coherence and logic of
a speech's content and delivery, and its overall impact upon listeners
7.8.2 Critique the effect of images, text, and sound in electronic journalism
on the viewer, distinguishing the techniques used in each to achieve
these effects
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8. Viewing and Visual Representation
8.1 Make critical judgments about the media
8.1.1 Identify persuasive techniques
8.1.2 Articulate reasons for selecting or rejecting presentations
8.1.3 Identify stereotypes
8.1.4 Explain the techniques used to create images, text, and sound in
electronic journalism and its effects on the viewer
8.2 Use a variety of resources to gather information
for class assignments and
projects
8.2.1 Use community resources (e.g., museums, theater, archives,
governmental agencies)
8.2.2 Use electronic resources (e.g., Internet, AOL, Info Trac, CD ROMS,
camcorders) and presentation software (e.g., Power Point, Hyper-
Studio)
8.3 Create documents
8.3.1 Use word processing skills and publishing programs
8.3.2 Create simple databases and spreadsheets to manage information
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LITERARY, RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS
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WRITING APPLICATIONS
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WRITTEN AND ORAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS
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SPEAKING APPLICATIONS
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NUMBER SENSE
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ALGEBRA AND FUNCTIONS
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MEASUREMENT AND GEOMETRY
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STATISTICS, DATA ANALYSIS AND PROBABILITY
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MATHEMATICAL REASONING
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STATISTICS, DATA ANALYSIS, AND
PROBABILITY
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MATHEMATICAL REASONING
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MEASUREMENT AND GEOMETRY
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STATISTICS, DATA ANALYSIS, AND
PROBABILITY
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MATHEMATICAL REASONING
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ALGEBRA AND FUNCTIONS
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MEASUREMENT AND GEOMETRY
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STATISTICS, DATA ANALYSIS, AND
PROBABILITY
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MATHEMATICAL REASONING
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