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Poyen School |
| Oral and Visual Communications |
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Pronoun Use
The learner will be able to use pronouns appropriately in speech.
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Clarify/Explain Ideas
The learner will be able to clarify and explain words and ideas orally.
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Use Adjectives
The learner will be able to use adjectives appropriately in speech.
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Focus on audience
The learner will be able to focus on audience (i.e., gestures and body language).
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Respond appropriately/introduction
The learner will be able to respond appropriately when being introduced.
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Adapt language to audience
The learner will be able to adapt spoken language to the audience, purpose and occassion (i.e., volume, pitch, and rate).
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Communicate ideas
The learner will be able to communicate ieas sequentially or organized around major points of information.
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Support ideas
The learner will be able to support spoken ideas andn opinions with examples, evidence, and elaboration.
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Multiple step directions
The learner will be able to give multiple step directions and explanation as needed.
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Formal & Informal Discussions
The learner will be able to participate in formal and informal discussions about a variety of topics including community events.
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Supportive Cues
The learner will be able to provide supportive verbal and noverbal cues to participants in a discussion to encourage and exchange of ideas and opinions.
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Informal storytelling
The learner will be able to tell and retell stories in an informal storytelling format using descriptive language, story elements, and voice to create interest and mood.
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Speaking activities
The learner will be able to participate in a variety of speaking activities, including book talks.
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Express opinions/solve problems
The learner will be able to express opinions and solve problems.
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Improve speaking performance
The learner will be able to accept contributions of teacher or group to establish goals to improve speaking performance.
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Active listening behaviors
The learner will be able to demonstrate active listening behaviors (i.e., appropriate feedback and contributions of relevant information).
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Listen & summarize information
The learner will be able to listen and summarize information.
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New Vocabulary
The learner will be able to listen to acquire new vocabulary.
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Follow oral directions
The learner will be able to follow oral directions and monitor for clarity.
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Listen/respond to literature
The learner will be able to listen and respond to literature, including identifying the craftsmanship of the author.
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Purpose & content communication
The learner will be able to identify the purpose and content of verbal communication and nonverbal cues.
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Evaluate a performance
The learner will be able to evaluate a performance on the basis on a predetermined criteria/rubric developed by the teacher.
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Gather/use information from media
The learner will be able to gather and use information from various types of media.
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Respond to media
The learner will be able to respond to media in a variety of ways (i.e., art, writing, and plays).
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Compare/contrast media
The learner will be able to compare and contrast lliterature from two media sources presentations.
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| Writing |
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Planning strategies/organizers
The learner will be able to use a variety of planning strategies/organizers.
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Central idea
The learner will be able to focus on a central idea.
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Identify audience
The learner will be able to identify the audience.
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Select appropriate resources
The learner will be able to select appropriate resources for personal and informational writing.
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Collect information for writing
The learner will be able to use available technology to collect information for writing.
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Develop drafts
The learner will be able to develop drafts by sorting information into categories and using the categories as paragraphs.
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Introductory/concluding paragraphs
The learner will be able to create well-developed introductory and concluding paragraphs.
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Descriptive ideas for central idea
The learner will be able to include descriptive details that elaborate the central idea.
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Revise writing for organization
The learner will be able to revise writing for organization, precise vocabulary, and purposefully selected information from peer responses and teacher conference.
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Revision Checklist
The learner will be able to utilize a revision checklist developed by the class to independently revise writing.
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Edit
The learner will be able to edit for spelling of appropriate words, usage, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure.
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Use resources for editing
The learner will be able to utilize available resources to edit personal writing (i.e., editing checklist, thesaurus, dictionary, available technology, etc.).
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Prepare pieces for publication
The learner will be able to prepare pieces for publication (i.e., illustrations, rewriting, or typing/word processing, page break, charts, and diagrams, etc.).
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Polish 10 pieces
The learner will be able to polish approximately ten pieces throughout the year (i.e., letters, stories, poems, and reports, etc.).
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