NY Learning Stand.-Eng. L. Arts matched to Computer Literacy Press: Writing with Computers

NY Learning Stand.-Eng. L. Arts
matched to
Computer Literacy Press: Writing with Computers

interpret and analyze information from textbooks and nonfiction books for young adults, as well as reference materials, audio and media presentations, oral interviews, graphs, charts, diagrams, and electronic data bases intended for a general audience (Language for Information and Understanding, Intermediate, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

Reference:

Text pp. 99-107

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

compare and synthesize information from different sources (Language for Information and Understanding, Intermediate, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Report Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 223-254

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

use a wide variety of strategies for selecting, organizing, and categorizing information (Language for Information and Understanding, Intermediate, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

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6-8

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Interested:

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information and between fact and opinion (Language for Information and Understanding, Intermediate, Listening and Reading)

Component:

Sentences

Reference:

Text pp. 19-29

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6-8

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Interested:

understand and use the text features that make information accessible and usable, such as format, sequence, level of diction, and relevance of details (Language for Information and Understanding, Intermediate, Listening and Reading)

Component:

Sentences

Reference:

Text pp. 19-29

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

Component:

Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

Reference:

Text pp. 32-46

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Using Transitions with Memos

Reference:

Text pp. 88-97

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

Reference:

Text pp. 99-107

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Comparative Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 158-170

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Grammar Review

Reference:

Text pp. 200-208

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Report Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 223-254

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

produce oral and written reports on topics related to all school subjects (Language for Information and Understanding, Intermediate, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

Reference:

Text pp. 32-46

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Using Transitions with Memos

Reference:

Text pp. 88-97

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

Reference:

Text pp. 139-154

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

Component:

Report Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 223-254

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6-8

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Interested:

establish an authoritative stance on the subject and provide references to establish the validity and verifiability of the information presented (Language for Information and Understanding, Intermediate, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

Report Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 223-254

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

organize information according to an identifiable structure, such as compare/contrast or general to specific (Language for Information and Understanding, Intermediate, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Using Transitions with Memos

Reference:

Text pp. 88-97

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

develop information with appropriate supporting material, such as facts, details, illustrative examples or anecdotes, and exclude extraneous material (Language for Information and Understanding, Intermediate, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

Nouns and Verbs

Reference:

Text pp. 69-85

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6-8

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Interested:

use the process of pre-writing, drafting, revising, and proofreading ( the "writing process") to produce well-constructed informational texts (Language for Information and Understanding, Intermediate, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

Capitalization

Reference:

Text pp. 2-16

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

Component:

Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

Reference:

Text pp. 32-46

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Nouns and Verbs

Reference:

Text pp. 69-85

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

Reference:

Text pp. 99-107

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

Component:

Pronouns and Prepositions

Reference:

Text pp. 126-137

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

Reference:

Text pp. 139-154

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Comparative Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 158-170

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Grammar Review

Reference:

Text pp. 200-208

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Report Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 223-254

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

use standard English for formal presentation of information, selecting appropriate grammatical constructions and vocabulary, using a variety of sentence structures, and observing the rules of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling (Language for Information and Understanding, Intermediate, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

Capitalization

Reference:

Text pp. 2-16

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Using Transitions with Memos

Reference:

Text pp. 88-97

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

interpret and analyze complex informational texts and presentations, including technical manuals, professional journals, newspaper and broadcast editorials, electronic networks, political speeches and debates, and primary source material in their subject area courses (Language for Information and Understanding, Commencement, Listening and Reading)

Component:

Capitalization

Reference:

Text pp. 2-16

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Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

Reference:

Text pp. 32-46

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

Reference:

Text pp. 99-107

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 181-196

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Grammar Review

Reference:

Text pp. 200-208

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 210-217

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Report Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 223-254

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Suggested:

Interested:

synthesize information from diverse sources and identify complexities and discrepancies in the information (Language for Information and Understanding, Commencement, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

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Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Report Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 223-254

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Suggested:

Interested:

use a combination of techniques (e.g., previewing, use of advance organizers, structural cues) to extract salient information from texts (Language for Information and Understanding, Commencement, Listening and Reading)

Component:

Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

Reference:

Text pp. 32-46

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Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

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Interested:

Component:

Prefixes and Suffixes

Reference:

Text pp. 172-179

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Interested:

evaluate writing strategies and presentational features that affect interpretation of the information (Language for Information and Understanding, Commencement, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 210-217

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Suggested:

Interested:

write and present research reports, feature articles, and thesis/support papers on a variety of topics related to all school subjects (Language for Information and Understanding, Commencement, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

Reference:

Text pp. 32-46

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 181-196

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Report Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 223-254

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Suggested:

Interested:

present a controlling idea that conveys an individual perspective and insight into the topic (Language for Information and Understanding, Commencement, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

Report Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 223-254

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Suggested:

Interested:

use a wide range of organizational patterns such as chronological, logical (both deductive and inductive), cause and effect, and comparison/contrast (Language for Information and Understanding, Commencement, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

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Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 210-217

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Interested:

support interpretations and decisions about relative significance of information with explicit statement, evidence, and appropriate argument (Language for Information and Understanding, Commencement, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

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Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 210-217

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

revise and improve early drafts by restructuring, correcting errors, and revising for clarity and effect (Language for Information and Understanding, Commencement, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

Reference:

Text pp. 32-46

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

Reference:

Text pp. 99-107

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

Reference:

Text pp. 139-154

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Report Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 223-254

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

use standard English skillfully, applying established rules and conventions for presenting information and making use of a wide range of grammatical constructions and vocabulary to achieve an individual style that communicates effectively (Language for Information and Understanding, Commencement, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

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Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

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Interested:

understand and identify the distinguishing features of the major genres and use them to aid their interpretation and discussion of literature (Language for Literary Response and Expression, Intermediate, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

Reference:

Text pp. 99-107

Required:

6-8

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Interested:

identify significant literary elements (including metaphor, symbolism, foreshadowing, dialect, rhyme, meter, irony, climax) and use those elements to interpret the work (Language for Literary Response and Expression, Intermediate, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

Reference:

Text pp. 139-154

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Grammar Review

Reference:

Text pp. 200-208

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

read aloud with expression, conveying the meaning and mood of a work (Language for Literary Response and Expression, Intermediate, Listening and Reading)

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

write stories, poems, literary essays, and plays that observe the conventions of the genre and contain interesting and effective language and voice (Language for Literary Response and Expression, Intermediate, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

Reference:

Text pp. 99-107

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

Reference:

Text pp. 139-154

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

recognize and understand the significance of a wide range of literary elements and techniques, (including figurative language, imagery, allegory, irony, blank verse, symbolism, stream-of-consciousness) and use those elements to interpret the work (Language for Literary Response and Expression, Commencement, Listening and Reading)

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

Reference:

Text pp. 139-154

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

read aloud expressively to convey a clear interpretation of the work (Language for Literary Response and Expression, Commencement, Listening and Reading)

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

write original pieces in a variety of literary forms, correctly using the conventions of the genre and using structure and vocabulary to achieve an effect (Language for Literary Response and Expression, Commencement, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

Reference:

Text pp. 99-107

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

Reference:

Text pp. 139-154

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

analyze, interpret, and evaluate information, ideas, organization, and language from academic and nonacademic texts, such as textbooks, public documents, book and movie reviews, and editorials (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Intermediate, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

Reference:

Text pp. 99-107

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 181-196

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

assess the quality of texts and presentations, using criteria related to the genre, the subject area, and purpose (e.g., using the criteria of accuracy, objectivity, comprehensiveness, and understanding of the game to evaluate a sports editorial) (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Intermediate, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 210-217

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

understand that within any group there are many different points of view depending on the particular interests and values of the individual, and recognize those differences in perspective in texts and presentations (e.g., in considering whether to let a new industry come into a community, some community members might be enthusiastic about the additional jobs that will be created while others are concerned about the air and noise pollution that could result.) (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Intermediate, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

Reference:

Text pp. 139-154

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 181-196

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

evaluate their own and others' work based on a variety of criteria (e.g., logic, clarity, comprehensiveness, conciseness, originality, conventionality) and recognize the varying effectiveness of different approaches (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Intermediate, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 210-217

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

present (in essays, position papers, speeches, and debates) clear analyses of issues, ideas, texts, and experiences, supporting their positions with well-developed arguments (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Intermediate, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

Using Transitions with Memos

Reference:

Text pp. 88-97

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 181-196

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Report Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 223-254

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

monitor and adjust their own oral and written presentations according to the standards for a particular genre (e.g., defining key terms used in a formal debate) (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Intermediate, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 210-217

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

use standard English, precise vocabulary, and presentational strategies effectively to influence an audience (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Intermediate, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

Reference:

Text pp. 99-107

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

Reference:

Text pp. 139-154

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 210-217

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

analyze, interpret, and evaluate ideas, information, organization, and language of a wide range of general and technical texts and presentations across subject areas, including technical manuals, professional journals, political speeches, and literary criticism (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Commencement, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

Reference:

Text pp. 99-107

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

evaluate and compare their own and others' work with regard to different criteria and recognize the change in evaluations when different criteria are considered to be more important (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Commencement, Listening and Reading)

Component:

The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 210-217

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

present orally and in writing well-developed analyses of issues, ideas, and texts, explaining the rationale for their positions and analyzing their positions from a variety of perspectives in such forms as formal speeches, debates, thesis/support papers, literary critiques, and issues analyses (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Commencement, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 210-217

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Report Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 223-254

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

make effective use of details, evidence, and arguments and of presentational strategies to influence an audience to adopt their position (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Commencement, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

The Writing Process and Comparative Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 181-196

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 210-217

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

monitor and adjust their own oral and written presentations to have the greatest influence on a particular audience (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Commencement, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

The Writing Process and Informative Narrative

Reference:

Text pp. 99-107

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Descriptive Composition

Reference:

Text pp. 139-154

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

The Writing Process and Persuasive Writing

Reference:

Text pp. 210-217

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

use standard English, a broad and precise vocabulary, and the conventions of formal oratory and debate (Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation, Commencement, Speaking and Writing)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

Component:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Reference:

Text pp. 112-124

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

listen attentively to others and build on others' ideas in conversations with peers and adults (Language for Social Interaction, Intermediate, Listening and Speaking)

Component:

The Writing Process

Reference:

Text pp. 49-66

Required:

6-8

Suggested:

Interested:

write social letters, cards, and electronic mes