MA English Lang. Arts Framework matched to Computer Literacy Press: Writing with Computers

MA English Lang. Arts Framework
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Computer Literacy Press: Writing with Computers

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LA 2.5-8: Gather relevant information for a research project or composition through interview techniques

Language Strand : Learning Standard 2: Students will pose questions, listen to the ideas of others, and contribute their own information or ideas in group discussions and interviews in order to acquire new knowledge. : Grades 5-8

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Report Writing

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Text pp. 223-254

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Learning Standard 3: Students will make oral presentations that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and the information to be conveyed.

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The Writing Process

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Adjectives and Adverbs

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Text pp. 112-124

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The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

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Text pp. 139-154

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The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

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LA 3.5-8: Present similar content for various purposes and to different audiences (peers, parents, younger students), showing appropriate changes in delivery (gestures, vocabulary, pace, visuals).

Language Strand : Learning Standard 3: Students will make oral presentations that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and the information to be conveyed. : Grades 5-8

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

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Text pp. 139-154

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The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

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LA 3.9-10: Analyze a group of historic speeches for the features that made them memorable and prepare a speech using some of these features.

Language Strand : Learning Standard 3: Students will make oral presentations that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and the information to be conveyed. : Grades 9-10

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The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

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Learning Standard 4: Students will acquire and use correctly an advanced reading vocabulary of English words, identifying meanings through an understanding of word relationships.

Language Strand

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Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

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Text pp. 32-46

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

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Text pp. 139-154

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Text pp. 172-179

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The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

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LA 4.5-8: Identify and use correctly in all content areas words related as synonyms or shades of meaning, antonyms, and homographs; and words related through word parts and word origins. Use a dictionary or related reference.

Language Strand : Learning Standard 4: Students will acquire and use correctly an advanced reading vocabulary of English words, identifying meanings through an understanding of word relationships. : Grades 5-8

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Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

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Text pp. 32-46

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Text pp. 172-179

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The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

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LA 4.9-10: Identify and use correctly in all content areas idioms, cognates, words with literal and figurative meanings, and patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or functions. Use a dictionary or related reference.

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Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

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Text pp. 32-46

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The Writing Process

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The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

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Learning Standard 5: Students will identify, describe, and apply knowledge of the structure of the English language and standard English conventions for sentence structure, usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

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Capitalization

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Text pp. 2-16

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Sentences

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Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

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Text pp. 32-46

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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Nouns and Verbs

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Text pp. 69-85

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Using Transitions with Memos

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Text pp. 88-97

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The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

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Text pp. 99-107

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Adjectives and Adverbs

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Text pp. 112-124

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Pronouns and Prepositions

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Text pp. 126-137

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The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

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Text pp. 139-154

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Comparative Writing

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Text pp. 158-170

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Text pp. 172-179

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The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

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Text pp. 181-196

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Grammar Review

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Text pp. 200-208

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Report Writing

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LA 5.5-8: Identify all parts of speech, types of sentences (e.g., simple, compound, and complex), mechanics (e.g., quotation marks, comma at the end of a dependent clause before a main clause), usage (pronoun reference), sentence structure (parallelism, properly placed modifiers), and standard English spelling (homophones).

Language Strand : Learning Standard 5: Students will identify, describe, and apply knowledge of the structure of the English language and standard English conventions for sentence structure, usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. : Grades 5-8

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Capitalization

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Text pp. 2-16

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Sentences

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Text pp. 19-29

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Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

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Text pp. 32-46

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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Nouns and Verbs

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Text pp. 69-85

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Using Transitions with Memos

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Text pp. 88-97

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Adjectives and Adverbs

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Text pp. 112-124

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Pronouns and Prepositions

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Text pp. 126-137

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The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

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Text pp. 139-154

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Comparative Writing

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Text pp. 158-170

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Text pp. 172-179

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The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

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Text pp. 181-196

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Report Writing

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Text pp. 223-254

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LA 5.9-10: Diagram a sentence, identifying types of clauses (e.g., main and subordinate), phrases (e.g., gerunds, infinitives, and participles), mechanics (e.g., semicolons, colons, and hyphens), usage (e.g., tense consistency), sentence structure (e.g., parallel structure), and standard English spelling.

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Sentences

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Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

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Text pp. 32-46

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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Nouns and Verbs

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Text pp. 69-85

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Using Transitions with Memos

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Text pp. 88-97

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Adjectives and Adverbs

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Text pp. 112-124

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Pronouns and Prepositions

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Text pp. 126-137

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The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

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Text pp. 139-154

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Comparative Writing

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Text pp. 158-170

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Text pp. 172-179

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Learning Standard 6: Students will describe and analyze how oral dialects differ from each other in English, how they differ from written standard English, and what role standard American English plays in informal and formal communication.

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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Grammar Review

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Text pp. 200-208

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LA 6.5-8: Analyze how dialects associated with informal and formal speaking contexts are reflected in slang, jargon, and language styles of different groups and individuals.

Language Strand : Learning Standard 6: Students will describe and analyze how oral dialects differ from each other in English, how they differ from written standard English, and what role standard American English plays in informal and formal communication. : Grades 5-8

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Grammar Review

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Text pp. 200-208

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LA 6.9-10: Analyze the role and place of standard American English in speech, writing, and literature.

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Grammar Review

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Learning Standard 7: Students will describe and analyze how the English language has developed and been influenced by other languages.

Language Strand

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Text pp. 172-179

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Learning Standard 8: Students will decode accurately and understand new words encountered in their reading materials, drawing on a variety of strategies as needed, and then use these words accurately in speaking and writing.

Literature Strand

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Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

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Text pp. 32-46

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Text pp. 172-179

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LI 8.5-8: Use their knowledge of Greek and Latin roots as well as context clues and glossaries to understand the specialized vocabulary in the content areas, and use these words accurately in speaking and writing.

Literature Strand : Learning Standard 8: Students will decode accurately and understand new words encountered in their reading materials, drawing on a variety of strategies as needed, and then use these words accurately in speaking and writing. : Grades 5-8

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Text pp. 172-179

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LI 8.9-10: Use their knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Norse mythology; the Bible; and other works often alluded to in British and American literature to understand the meanings of new words.

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The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

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Text pp. 210-217

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Learning Standard 9: Students will identify the basic facts and essential ideas in what they have read, heard, or viewed.

Literature Strand

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Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

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Text pp. 32-46

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Text pp. 172-179

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The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

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Text pp. 181-196

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Report Writing

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Text pp. 223-254

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LI 9.5-8: Identify basic facts and ideas in what they have read, heard, or viewed, drawing on such strategies as recalling genre characteristics, setting a purpose, generating essential questions, and clarifying ideas by rereading and discussing.

Literature Strand : Learning Standard 9: Students will identify the basic facts and essential ideas in what they have read, heard, or viewed. : Grades 5-8

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Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

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Text pp. 32-46

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The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

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Text pp. 181-196

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LI 9.9-10: Identify and describe the essential ideas in what they have read, heard, or viewed, by using the focusing, planning, monitoring, and assessing strategies that they have found most effective in helping them learn from a variety of texts.

Literature Strand : Learning Standard 9: Students will identify the basic facts and essential ideas in what they have read, heard, or viewed. : Grades 9-10

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The Writing Process

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Report Writing

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Learning Standard 10: Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the characteristics of different genres.

Literature Strand

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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Using Transitions with Memos

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Text pp. 88-97

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The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

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Text pp. 99-107

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The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

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Text pp. 139-154

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The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

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Text pp. 210-217

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LI 10.5-8: Identify and analyze the characteristics of four major genres--non-fiction, fiction, drama, and poetry--as forms chosen by an author to accomplish a purpose.

Literature Strand : Learning Standard 10: Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the characteristics of different genres. : Grades 5-8

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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Using Transitions with Memos

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Text pp. 88-97

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The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

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Text pp. 99-107

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The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

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Text pp. 210-217

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Learning Standard 12: Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.

Literature Strand

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The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

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Text pp. 181-196

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LI 12.9-10: Locate and analyze such elements in fiction as point of view, foreshadowing, and irony.

Literature Strand : Learning Standard 12: Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. : Grades 9-10

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The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

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Text pp. 181-196

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Learning Standard 13: Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structure, elements, and meaning of non-fiction or informational material and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.

Literature Strand

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Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

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Text pp. 32-46

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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Using Transitions with Memos

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Text pp. 88-97

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The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

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Text pp. 99-107

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Adjectives and Adverbs

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Text pp. 112-124

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Text pp. 172-179

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The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

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Text pp. 181-196

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The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

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Text pp. 210-217

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LI 13.5-8: Identify and use common expository organizational structures and graphic features to comprehend information and compose reports or presentations in all academic disciplines.

Literature Strand : Learning Standard 13: Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structure, elements, and meaning of non-fiction or informational material and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. : Grades 5-8

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Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

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Text pp. 32-46

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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Using Transitions with Memos

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Text pp. 88-97

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The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

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Text pp. 99-107

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Adjectives and Adverbs

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Text pp. 112-124

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Text pp. 172-179

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The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

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Text pp. 181-196

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The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

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Text pp. 210-217

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LI 13.9-10: Analyze the structure and elements of biographical or other nonfictional works, explain what they are in an essay, and use them in a similar piece of writing.

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The Writing Process

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Text pp. 49-66

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Using Transitions with Memos

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Text pp. 88-97

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The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

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Text pp. 210-217

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Learning Standard 14: Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structure, elements, and theme of poetry and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.

Literature Strand

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Adjectives and Adverbs

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Text pp. 112-124

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The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

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Text pp. 139-154

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LI 14.5-8: Respond to and analyze the effects of sound in poetry (alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, and rhyme scheme).

Literature Strand : Learning Standard 14: Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structure, elements, and theme of poetry and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. : Grades 5-8