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Poyen School |
| Oral and Visual Communications |
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Structured discussions
The learner will be able to prepare and participate in such structured discussions as mock trials and other discussions or presentations outside the classroom.
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Formal multi-media presentation
The learner will be able to present a formal multi-media presentation that makes skillful use of rhetorical devices such as: 1. repetition 2. rhetorical questions 3. verbal irony 4. exaggeration 5. understatement 6. chiasmus 7. anaphora.
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Speaking activities
The learner will be able to participate in a variety of such speaking activities as scenes from a play, monologues, memorization of lines, character analysis, literary reveiws, excerpts from famous speeches, and comparison of genre across eras.
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Listening to a speaker
The learner will be able to demonstrate critical, empathetic, and reflective listening to interpret, respond to, and evaluate speakers' messages.
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Identify organizational patterns
The learner will be able to identify organizational patterns appropriate to diverse situations, such as interviews, debates, and conversations.
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Barriers to listening
The learner will be able to identify barriers to listening and generate methods to overcome them.
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Critique a presentation
The learner will be able to critique oral communications for clarity, faulty reasoning, relevance, organization of evidence, and effectiveness of delivery.
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Critique relationships in presentations
The learner will be able to critique relationships among purpose, audience, and content of presentations.
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Critical listening skills
The learner will be able to demonstrate critical listening skills and productive participation in self-directed work teams for a particular purpose to include recognizing: 1. common logical fallacies 2. the personal attack 3. the appeal to common opinion and the false dilemma (assuming only two options when there are more options available) 4. the lack of proof for a point being argued.
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Techniques in political and product ads
The learner will be able to analyze techniques used in political and product ads to recognize: 1. common logical fallacies 2. personal attack 3. appeal to common opinion 4. false dilemma (assuming only two options when there are more options available) 5. the lack of proof for a point being argued.
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Evaluate the impact of media
The learner will be able to use appropriate criteria to evaluate the impact of media on public opinion, trends, and beliefs.
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| Writing |
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Prewriting strategies
The learner will be able to apply appropriate prewriting strategies to address purpose and audience with emphasis on persuasion.
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Communicate purpose of writing
The learner will be able to communicate clearly the purpose of the writing.
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Clear & varied sentences
The learner will be able to write clear and varied sentences.
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Elaborate ideas clearly
The learner will be able to elaborate ideas clearly and accurately through word choice, vivid description, and selected information.
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Adapt writing to situation
The learner will be able to adapt content vocabulary, voice, and tone to audience, purpose and situation.
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Logical progression & sequence
The learner will be able to arrange paragraphs into a logical progression with appropriate transition.
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Revise content of writing
The learner will be able to revise content of writing for central idea, elaboration, unity, and organization.
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Revise style of writing
The learner will be able to revise style of writing for selected vocabulary, selected information, sentence variety, tone, and voice.
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Revise sentence formation in writing
The learner will be able to revise sentence formation in writing for completeness, coordination, subordination, standard word order, and absence of fused sentences.
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Evaluate writing:purpose, audience,genre
The learner will be able to evaluate how well questions of purpose, audience, and genre have been addressed.
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Apply grammatical conventions to edit
The learner will be able to apply grammatical conventions to edit for standard inflections, agreement, word meaning, and conventions.
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Grammatical conventions for formatting
The learner will be able to apply grammatical conventions for capitalization, punctuation, formatting, and spelling.
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Refine pieces frequently
The learner will be able to refine selected pieces frequently to publish for intended audiences and purposes.
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Writing portfolio
The learner will be able to maintain a writing portfolio that exhibits growth and reflection in the progress of meeting goals and expectations.
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Technology for writing
The learner will be able to use available technology for all aspects of the writing process.
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Elements of discourse
The learner will be able to use elements of discourse effectively when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive writing assignments.
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Expository compositions
The learner will be able to write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports, that 1) assemble and convey evidence in support of the thesis 2) make distinctions between the relative value and significance of data, facts and ideas 3) employ visual aids when appropriate.
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Rhetorical strategies
The learner will be able to write using rhetorical strategies with special emphasis on comparison/contrast, cause/effect, classification, and argumentation/persuasion that demonstrate logic.
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Persuasive compositions
The learner will be able to write persuasive compositions that use logic to: 1) structure ideas and arguments 2) clarify and defend positions with precise and relevant evidence 3) use specific rhetorical devices to support assertions 4) address readers' concerns, counterclaims, biases, and expectations.
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Write letters
The learner will be able to write a variety of work related documents such as proposals, project plans, biographical/personal statement, resume and letters, including cover letters and letters of recommendation, that: 1. follow a customary format, including proper salutation, closing, an signature and create predictable structures through the use of headings, white space, and graphics 2. address audience needs, stated purpose, and context 3. provide clear, purposeful information that includes relevant information and excludes extraneous information (translates technical language into non-technical English) 4. use appropriate vocabulary, tone, and style 5. use appropriate strategies, such as providing facts and details, describing and analyzing the subject, explaining benefits or limitations, comparing or contrasting, and providing a scenario to illustrate 6. anticipates potential problems, mistakes, and misunderstandings that might arise for the reader.
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Write poems
The learner will be able to write poems using a range of poetic techniques, forms and figurative language, emphasizing sonnets.
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Write responses to literature
The learner will be able to write responses to literature that 1) articulate the significant ideas of literary works 2) support important ideas and viewpoints 3) analyze and evaluate the author's use of stylistic and literary devices 4) evaluate the impact of ambiguities, nuances, and complexities using evidence from the text 5) evaluate conflicts (character dilemmas) as revealed by characters' motivations and behavior.
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Write on demand
The learner will be able to write on demand to a specified prompt within a given time frame.
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Write across the curriculum
The learner will be able to write across the curriculum.
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Vary sentence structure
The learner will be able to use a variety of sentence structures, types, and lengths for effect in writing.
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Apply usage rules
The learner will be able to apply usage rules appropriately in all formal writing.
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Conventional spelling
The learner will be able to apply conventional spelling to all pieces.
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Rules of capitalizaiton
The learner will be able to apply conventional rules of capitalization in writing.
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