A+ Learning Center LA5 Curriculum Outline(Honor G5/CCSS G6)
LA5 curriculum meets following standards and benchmarks:
Vocabulary Acquisition:
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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.
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Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships.
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Explain the meaning of simple similes, metaphors and common idioms.
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Acquire and use appropriate academic and domain-specific words and phrases.
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Consult reference materials to clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
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Use the relationship between particular words (e.g, synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
Reading Comprehension:
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Determine a setting, character or event in a story from details in the text, and summarize the text.
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Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a text.
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Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view.
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Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details.
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Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas or conceptsin a historical, scientific, or technical text based on information in the text.
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Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text savs explicitly.
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Describe the overall structure of the text, including chronology, comparison, or cause-effect.
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Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points.
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Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write.
Writing:
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Organize an event sequence naturally.
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Orient the reader by establishing a situation or introducing the characters.
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Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.
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Use sensory details to convey experiences.
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Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experience or events.
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Introduce a topic clearly and state an opinion.
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Create an organizational structure to support the writer's purpose.
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Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
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Provide a concluding statement related to the opinion presented.
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Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
A+ Learning Center LA6 Curriculum Outline(Honor G6/CCSS G7)
LA6 curriculum meets following standards and benchmarks:
Vocabulary Acquisition:
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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.
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Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships.
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Explain the meaning of simple similes, metaphors and common idioms.
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Acquire and use appropriate academic and domain-specific words and phrases.
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Consult reference materials to clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
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Use the relationship between particular words (e.g, synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
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Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions).
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Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase eg, by checking the interred meaning in context or in other resources
Reading Comprehension:
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Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text4
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Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
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compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.
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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings
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Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
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Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
Writing:
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Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
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introduce claim(s) , acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
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Establish and maintain a formal style.
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Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
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Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
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Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
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Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
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Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
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Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
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Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
A+ Learning Center LA7 Curriculum Outline(Honor G7/CCSS G8)
LA7 curriculum meets following standards and benchmarks:
Vocabulary Acquisition:
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determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on reading content, choosing flexibly from a range to strategies.
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Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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Use common and grade-appropriate affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
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Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships.
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Explain the meaning of simple similes, metaphors and common idioms.
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Acquire and use appropriate academic and domain-specific words and phrases.
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Consult reference materials to clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
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Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
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Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions)
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Verify the preliminary determination of thDe meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in other resources).
Reading Comprehension:
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Annotate or cite textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
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Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
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Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.
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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings.
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Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
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Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
Writing:
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Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
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Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
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Establish and maintain a formal style.
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Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
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Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
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Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
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Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
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Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
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Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
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Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.