EAST LONGMEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2006 - 2007 DISTRICT CURRICULUM GUIDES

Language Arts - College Transition Workshop

Language Arts

The Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework is designed to guide local school district personnel in the development of effective English language arts curricula. Learning in English language arts is recursive. That is, students at every grade level apply similar language skills and concepts as they use increasingly more complex materials. In this way, students build upon and refine their knowledge, gaining sophistication and independence as they grow. Language, Reading and Literature, Composition, and Media are interdependent. Each strand intertwines with and supports the others. Students might at any time read and write, view and discuss, or interpret and perform in order to understand and communicate meaning. Thus, at all grade levels, effective English language arts curriculum units weave together skills and concepts from several strands to support student learning.


Genres

    Nonfiction: Purpose/Structure/Elements
The learner will be able to recognize, analyze, and apply knowledge of purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction or informational materials and provide evidence from the text to support their comprehension.
Strand Scope Source
Nonfiction Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Grade 12, 13
  
    Analyze: Characteristics
The learner will be able to analyze key characteristics of a variety of genres.
Strand Scope Source
Genre: Analyze Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Grade 12, 10
  
    Author Technique: Nonfiction/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze how authors use the elements of nonfiction to achieve their purposes.
Strand Scope Source
Author: Style/Technique Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Grade 12, 13.27
  
    Characteristics: Identify
The learner will be able to identify key characteristics of genres.
Strand Scope Source
Genre: Characteristics Master MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Grade 12, 10
  
    Author Intentions: Nonfiction
The learner will be able to determine author intention in nonfiction reading materials.
Strand Scope Source
Author: Intentions Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Author Style: Choices/Examine
The learner will be able to examine how an author's stylistic choices contribute to the effectiveness of a selection.
Strand Scope Source
Author: Style/Technique Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Characteristics: Knowledge/Apply
The learner will be able to use knowledge of key characteristics of a variety of genres.
Strand Scope Source
Genre: Characteristics Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Nonfiction: Elements/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze elements of nonfiction.
Strand Scope Source
Nonfiction Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Short Story: Key Elements
The learner will be able to recognize the traits that represent the short story.
Strand Scope Source
Story/Short Story Master East Longmeadow High School
  

Information Processing

    Information Processing: Application
The learner will be able to use language to apply information.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Processing Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Information/Ideas: Collect
The learner will be able to apply language to collect information and ideas.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Selection Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Information/Ideas: Compare/Contrast
The learner will be able to compare and contrast presented information.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Comparison Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Information/Ideas: Evaluate/Accuracy
The learner will be able to evaluate the accuracy of information and ideas.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Evaluation Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Information/Ideas: Evaluate/Completeness
The learner will be able to evaluate the completeness of information and ideas.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Evaluation Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Information/Ideas: Organization
The learner will be able to analyze the effects of organization of information and ideas.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Organization Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Information/Ideas: Processing/Analysis
The learner will be able to apply language to critically analyze information and ideas.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Processing Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Information: Interpretation
The learner will be able to use language to interpret information.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Interpretation Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Information: Interpretation/Conclude
The learner will be able to use an interpretation of information to draw conclusions.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Interpretation Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Information: Interpretation/Decisions
The learner will be able to use an interpretation of information to make decisions.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Interpretation Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Information: Interpretation/Directions
The learner will be able to use an interpretation of information to convey directions.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Interpretation Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Organizing Information: Resources/Task
The learner will be able to organize resources to complete a task by a given deadline.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Organization Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Organizing Information: Steps/Task
The learner will be able to create logical steps to complete a task by a given deadline.
Strand Scope Source
Information/Ideas: Organization Master East Longmeadow High School
  

Language Arts Processes

    Communicating: Concepts/Explain
The learner will be able to explain frequently used concepts that succinctly state the subject that is being defined.
Strand Scope Source
Communication: Conveying Meaning Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Communicating: Concepts/Terms/Classify
The learner will be able to explain frequently used concepts, classifying the terms.
Strand Scope Source
Communication: Conveying Meaning Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Communicating: Design/Audience/Apply
The learner will be able to give instructions to an audience for completing a specific operation or procedure by applying the use of design elements to enhance the presentation and/or product.
Strand Scope Source
Communication: Conveying Meaning Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Communicating: Details/Concepts/Explain
The learner will be able to explain frequently used concepts that effectively organize details.
Strand Scope Source
Communication: Conveying Meaning Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Communicating: Information/Accurate
The learner will be able to give instructions to an audience for completing a specific operation or procedure by supplying accurate information.
Strand Scope Source
Communication: Conveying Meaning Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Communicating: Own Words/Information
The learner will be able to use one's own words to describe new information.
Strand Scope Source
Communication: Conveying Meaning Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Critical Thinking: Cause/Effect/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze cause/effect relationships.
Strand Scope Source
Comprehension: Critical Thinking Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Strategies: Diction/Audience/Accommodate
The learner will be able to create texts that aid an audiences comprehension of a principle or theory by adjusting the diction to accommodate the audience.
Strand Scope Source
Composing: Strategies Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Strategies: Encouragement/Create
The learner will be able to create reflective texts that provide the audience with a feeling of encouragement to explore his or her own ideas.
Strand Scope Source
Composing: Strategies Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Strategies: Organization
The learner will be able to apply strategies for conveying meaning by using organizational clues to meaning.
Strand Scope Source
Composing: Strategies Master East Longmeadow High School
  

Listening

    Critical Listening: Use/Lectures
The learner will be able to use critical listening skills during lectures.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Listening Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Critical Listening: Synthesize/Ideas
The learner will be able to synthesize important ideas he/she has heard.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Listening Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Critical Listening: Use/Discussions
The learner will be able to use critical listening skills during class discussions.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Listening Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Main Idea: Identify/Lectures
The learner will be able to identify the main idea of lectures.
Strand Scope Source
Main Idea Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Paraphrasing: Purpose/Clarity
The learner will be able to paraphrase the speaker's purpose to enhance clarity.
Strand Scope Source
Paraphrasing/Restating Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Purposes: Learn/Speakers
The learner will be able to use his/her listening skills to learn new information from speakers.
Strand Scope Source
Listening Purposes Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Response: Ideas/Graphic Organizer
The learner will be able to use graphic organizers to organize ideas from auditory material.
Strand Scope Source
Listening Responses: Written/Visual Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Response: Ideas/Outline
The learner will be able to use an outline to organize ideas from auditory material.
Strand Scope Source
Listening Responses: Written/Visual Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Strategies: Enhance Understanding
The learner will be able to use listening skills to enhance understanding.
Strand Scope Source
Listening Strategies Master East Longmeadow High School
  

Problem Solving

    Analyze: Information
The learner will be able to analyze information to solve problems.
Strand Scope Source
Problems: Analyze Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Analyze: Points of View/Various
The learner will be able to analyze problems and possible solutions from various points of view.
Strand Scope Source
Problems: Analyze Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Critical Thinking: Draw Conclusions
The learner will be able to draw conclusions about information synthesized from multiple sources.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Thinking Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Critical Thinking: Fact/Judgment
The learner will be able to distinguish between fact, judgment, and opinion.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Thinking Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Critical Thinking: Implied Meaning
The learner will be able to comprehend implied meanings.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Thinking Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Critical Thinking: Information/Assess
The learner will be able to use critical thinking skills to assess information.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Thinking Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Critical Thinking: Objective/Subjective
The learner will be able to distinguish between objective and subjective forms of information and events.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Thinking Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Critical Thinking: Support Conclusions
The learner will be able to provide rational support for conclusions.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Thinking Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Critical Thinking: Use/Strategies
The learner will be able to use critical thinking strategies to complete projects.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Thinking Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Decision: Information/Assess/Informed
The learner will be able to assess information in order to make informed decisions.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Thinking: Decision Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Problem Solving: Information/Locate
The learner will be able to locate information from reading materials to solve problems or pursue a topic.
Strand Scope Source
Problems Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Solution Concepts: Variety
The learner will be able to produce and offer a variety of solutions to problems.
Strand Scope Source
Solutions Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Strategies: Apply Knowledge/Information
The learner will be able to apply prior knowledge and content area information to make critical judgments.
Strand Scope Source
Problem-Solving Strategies Master East Longmeadow High School
  

Reading Operations
This unit includes constructing meaning from fiction and non-fiction selections at comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and judgment levels of understanding. It includes skills which address identifying, discussing, and comparing both concrete and abstract elements of selections (setting, plot, characterization, genre, historical period, theme, tone, moral message, and psychological and political implications).

    Abstract Element: Concepts/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze abstract concepts.
Strand Scope Source
Abstract Elements Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Analyze: Fiction
The learner will be able to analyze point of view in fiction.
Strand Scope Source
Point of View: Analyze Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Analyze: Fiction
The learner will be able to analyze cause and effect in fiction.
Strand Scope Source
Cause/Effect: Analyze Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Analyze: Fiction
The learner will be able to analyze theme in fiction.
Strand Scope Source
Themes: Analyze Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Analyze: History/Consequences
The learner will be able to analyze cause and effect in history to understand consequences of decisions.
Strand Scope Source
Cause/Effect: Analyze Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Analyze: Nonfiction
The learner will be able to analyze point of view in nonfiction.
Strand Scope Source
Point of View: Analyze Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Analyze: Nonfiction
The learner will be able to analyze theme in nonfiction.
Strand Scope Source
Themes: Analyze Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Analyze: Nonfiction
The learner will be able to analyze the structure of nonfictional material.
Strand Scope Source
Structure: Analyze Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Analyze: Nonfiction
The learner will be able to analyze cause and effect in nonfiction.
Strand Scope Source
Cause/Effect: Analyze Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Analyzing: Content
The learner will be able to analyze written material.
Strand Scope Source
Analyzing Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Analyzing: Read
The learner will be able to read materials analytically.
Strand Scope Source
Analyzing Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Analyzing: Recurring Patterns
The learner will be able to analyze recurring patterns in reading materials.
Strand Scope Source
Analyzing Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Argument: Logic/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the logic of an argument.
Strand Scope Source
Argument Master East Longmeadow High School.; MA: Curriculum Framework, 2001, Grade 12, 8.34, 13.26
  
    Cause/Effect: "Why"/"How&
The learner will be able to determine cause and effect relationships by answering "why," "how," and "what-if" questions.
Strand Scope Source
Cause/Effect Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Cause/Effect: Short Passage
The learner will be able to identify cause and effect (both literal and inferred) from a short passage.
Strand Scope Source
Cause/Effect Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Critical Thinking: Theme/Text/Examine
The learner will be able to critically examine text to create thematic connections.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Thinking Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Culture: Cultures/Read/Respond
The learner will be able to read and respond to literature reflecting other cultures.
Strand Scope Source
Themes: Culture Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Culture: Differences/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize cultural differences within texts.
Strand Scope Source
Themes: Culture Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Decode: Complex/Words
The learner will be able to apply knowledge of decoding skills to read increasingly complex words by him/herself.
Strand Scope Source
Reading Strategies: Decode Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Decode: Use/Structural Cues
The learner will be able to use a variety of structural cues to decode unknown words.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading: Decode Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Decode: Variety
The learner will be able to use a variety of word parts to decode words in context.
Strand Scope Source
Emergent Reading: Decode Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Detail: Subordinate Idea/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize subordinate ideas in reading materials.
Strand Scope Source
Detail Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Diction: Mood/Effect/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the effect diction has on the mood of a reading passage.
Strand Scope Source
Figurative Language: Diction Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Draw Conclusion: Deductive Reasoning
The learner will be able to draw logical conclusions using deductive reasoning.
Strand Scope Source
Draw Conclusion Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Draw Conclusion: Implicit Information
The learner will be able to draw a conclusion from implicit information found in a reading passage.
Strand Scope Source
Draw Conclusion Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Draw Conclusion: Implied Meaning/Fact
The learner will be able to draw conclusions from facts in the text to determine the implied meaning of a reading selection.
Strand Scope Source
Draw Conclusion Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Draw Conclusion: Implied Meaning/Pattern
The learner will be able to draw conclusions from patterns in the text to determine the implied meaning of a reading selection.
Strand Scope Source
Draw Conclusion Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Draw Conclusion: Make Decisions
The learner will be able to make decisions about reading materials.
Strand Scope Source
Draw Conclusion Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Evaluating: Content
The learner will be able to evaluate the content of reading materials.
Strand Scope Source
Evaluating Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Fact/Opinion: Distinguish
The learner will be able to distinguish between fact, reasoned judgment, and opinion in reading materials.
Strand Scope Source
Fact/Opinion Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Inference: Information/Synthesize
The learner will be able to synthesize information from reading materials to make inferences.
Strand Scope Source
Inference Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Inference: Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend inferential reading materials.
Strand Scope Source
Inference Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Inference: Explain
The learner will be able to explain inferences made from reading materials.
Strand Scope Source
Inference Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Inference: Explanation/Meaning
The learner will be able to make inferences to determine the most likely explanation of meaning in reading materials.
Strand Scope Source
Inference Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Interpretation: Analytic Technique
The learner will be able to interpret literature using analytic techniques.
Strand Scope Source
Interpretation Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Interpretation: Critical/Nonfiction
The learner will be able to interpret nonfiction texts using different critical lenses.
Strand Scope Source
Interpretation Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Interpretation: Evidence/Provide
The learner will be able to provide evidence from the text to support interpretations.
Strand Scope Source
Interpretation Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Interpretation: Inference/Conclusions
The learner will be able to make inferences and draw conclusions from interpretations of materials.
Strand Scope Source
Interpretation Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Main Idea: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze literary selections for a main idea.
Strand Scope Source
Main Idea Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Main Idea: Concept/Nonfiction/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize underlying concepts in nonfiction.
Strand Scope Source
Main Idea Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Main Idea: Understand/Stated/Unstated
The learner will be able to understand the stated or unstated main idea or main topic.
Strand Scope Source
Main Idea Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Main Idea: Understanding/Show
The learner will be able to show his/her ability to read explanatory texts by demonstrating understanding of the main ideas.
Strand Scope Source
Main Idea Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Mood: Author/Describe
The learner will be able to describe the author's use of mood.
Strand Scope Source
Mood Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Mood: Rhetorical Purpose/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze how authors use mood for rhetorical purposes.
Strand Scope Source
Mood Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Organization: Characteristics/Structure
The learner will be able to understand the distinguishing characteristics of structure in a variety of genres.
Strand Scope Source
Organization Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Organization: Coherence/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze reading selections for coherence.
Strand Scope Source
Organization Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Organization: Compare/Identify
The learner will be able to identify organization structures of fiction and nonfiction that use comparisons.
Strand Scope Source
Organization Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Point of View: Understand
The learner will be able to apply strategies for reading from and understanding multiple points of view.
Strand Scope Source
Point of View Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Post-Reading: Vocabulary/Discussion
The learner will be able to show an understanding of story vocabulary during post-reading discussion or story response time.
Strand Scope Source
Reading Responses: Discussions Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Question: Material/Answer/Identify
The learner will be able to identify questions that should be answered by reading the passage.
Strand Scope Source
Questions Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Question: Understanding/Identify
The learner will be able to identify questions that will improve understanding of reading selections.
Strand Scope Source
Questions Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Questions: Main Idea
The learner will be able to identify questions designed to evaluate comprehension of the main idea of a reading passage.
Strand Scope Source
Questions Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Questions: Read/Respond
The learner will be able to read and respond to who, what, when, where, and how questions.
Strand Scope Source
Questions Master East Longmeadow High School
  
    Questions: Respond/Reading
The learner will be able to respond to questions that are related to the passage he/she has read.
Strand Scope Source
Questions Master East Longmeadow High School