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Woodland Joint Unified School District - 7th Grade GLEs
    Science
           Life Science
           Earth Science
           Physical Science
           Experimentation
    Math
           Algebra and Functions
           Measurement and Geometry
    Social Science
           World History and Geography
                   Roman Empire
                   Middle Ages
                   Medieval Cultures
                   Renaissance
                   Reformation
                   Enlightenment
    Language Arts
           Reading and Literature
           Writing
           Listening and Speaking
 

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
 



Woodland Joint Unified School District
SEVENTH GRADE

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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Winters Joint Unified School District
SIXTH GRADE

LANGUAGE ARTS
VOCABULARY, CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND FLUENCY
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COMPREHENSION AND ANALYSIS OF GRADE LEVEL TEXT
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LITERARY, RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS
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WRITING STRATEGIES
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WRITING APPLICATIONS
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WRITTEN AND ORAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS
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LISTENING AND SPEAKING
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SPEAKING APPLICATIONS
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MATH SUPPORT

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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COMPUTATION I
NUMBER SENSE
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STATISTICS, DATA ANALYSIS, AND PROBABILITY
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MATHEMATICAL REASONING
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COMPUTATION II
NUMBER SENSE
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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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CONCEPTS
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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SCIENCE
LIFE SCIENCE
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EARTH SCIENCE
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HISTORY/SOCIAL SCIENCE
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PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
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