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LANGUAGE ARTS
Seventh Grade
READING
The student will develop the reading and listening skills necessary for word
recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and
appreciation of print and nonprint text.
Oral Language/Decoding
1.Organize and share information, stories, experiences, ideas, and feelings
with others.
2.Respond creatively to reading selections (e.g., dramatizations, speeches,
and drawings).
3.Model active listening.
4.Observe rules of public conversation.
5.Deliver an oral presentation using information from any content area and
utilizing visual aids.
6.Ask and answer questions to and from teachers and classmates.
7.Use a variety of nonverbal communication techniques.
8.Read using appropriate pronunciation, expression, rate, pitch, and stress.
9.Read fluently from a variety of texts.
10.Participate in guided reading.
11.Read for a variety of purposes (e.g., information gathering, enjoyment,
and fluency).
12.Adjust speed based on the purpose for reading.
13.Listen to a variety of readings, poetry, and music in order to develop
sound awareness.
14.Analyze the effects of sound (e.g., onomatopoeia, alliteration, accent,
rhyme, and repetition).
15.Analyze patterns of rhyme and rhythm.
Comprehension
1.Utilize reference sources and personal experience to build background
knowledge.
2.Continue to use previously learned strategies to front load text.
3.Derive information from the following text features: timelines, graphs,
headings and subheadings.
4.Make predictions about the outcome of a given passage.
5.Relate text to prior personal experiences or opinions, historical
knowledge, and current events as well as previously read print and nonprint
texts.
6.Formulate clarifying questions for use before, during, or after reading.
7.Adjust predictions as new information is acquired.
8.Continue to predict outcomes, state reasonable generalizations, and draw
conclusions.
9.Use self-monitoring strategies while reading.
10.Read between the lines.
11.Create mental pictures from abstract information.
12.Draw inferences from selected passages.
13.Verify or modify pre-reading purpose as appropriate.
14.Continue to interact with text (e.g., mark the text, use post-it notes).
15.Maintain a personal reading list or reading log/journal.
16.Indicate the sequence of events.
17.Identify the main idea/central element in a reading selection.
18.Select details that support the main idea/central element.
19.Identify the author’s purpose for writing and the reader’s purpose for
reading.
20.Determine the common characteristics of short stories, novels, poetry,
drama, and nonfiction.
21.Discuss similarities and differences in events and characters from
different reading selections.
22.Find support within the reading selection for question responses, ideas,
and opinions.
23.Analyze cause and effect relationships in a given passage.
24.Distinguish between fact and opinion within context.
25. Apply comprehension skills and strategies to content area reading.
26.Summarize and paraphrase selected passages/film clips for discussion
and/or for written assignments/presentations.
27.Make inferences about printed matter and other media.
28.Recognize and use grade appropriate and/or content specific vocabulary
within context.
29.Replace unknown words in context with appropriate synonyms and/or antonyms.
30.Incorporate grade appropriate synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and multiple
meaning words into reading vocabulary and writing.
31.Define significant words to be encountered in the reading.
32.Expand knowledge of root words, prefixes, and suffixes.
33.Decode unknown grade level words in context, using previously learned
strategies, such as analysis of affixes, as aids in determining meaning.
34.Build vocabulary by reading from a wide variety of selections and literary
types.
35.Determine the meaning of unknown words and/or multiple meaning words
through the use of context clues.
36.Determine the meanings of unknown grade level words using context clues,
dictionaries, electronic sources, glossaries, and other resources.
37.Foster word consciousness (word play, word walls, new and unusual words).
38.Use memory devices (rhymes, cartoons) to acquire new words.
39.Select the correct word or phrase to complete an analogy.
40.Include word histories and meaning change as part of vocabulary study.
41.Discover ways by which a language gets new words.
42.Identify words that serve as clues to reveal time periods and cultures.
43.Identify commonly used foreign phrases (e.g., bon voyage; mi casa es su
casa, bon jour, hasta la vista).
44.Identify similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole within context.
45.Recognize implied themes.
46.Distinguish between poetry and prose and between biography and
autobiography.
47.Identify the elements found in the exposition (i.e., introduction of
characters, setting, and conflict) of fiction.
48.Identify at least two ways by which an author reveals character traits in
a given passage.
49.Explain the rising action, climax, and falling action of a plot.
50.Identify examples of sound devices (e.g., rhyme, alliteration, slant
rhyme, repetition, and internal rhyme).
51.Identify words and phrases used by authors to create mood to establish a
tone.
52.Compare and contrast elements of plot between or among stories.
53.Identify plot elements in the proper place on a graphic organizer.
54.Identify how point of view (i.e., first person or third person, limited
and omniscient) shapes the plot of the story or the perspective of the
characters and audience.
55.Explore the differences among nonfiction materials (e.g., letters,
memoirs, diaries, journals, autobiographies, biographies, and educational,
informational and technical texts).
56.Identify symbolism, flashback, and foreshadowing, within context.
57.Rank a given set of resources according to reliability.
58.Visit print rich environments (libraries, book fairs).
59.Use personal criteria to select reading material.
60.Use parts of text effectively for learning (title page, preface, and table
of contents).
61.Locate information using key words and headings.
62.Recognize and use appropriate reference sources in various formats
(encyclopedias, card/electronic catalogs, and internet).
63.Use media (internet, CD-ROM) to view, read, and represent information.
64.Use a variety of reference sources (e.g., biographical sketches, letters,
diaries, encyclopedia, and periodicals).
65.Recognize first person point of view.
66.Distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
67.Use word-referenced materials (dictionary, thesaurus).
68.Retrieve, organize, represent, and analyze information to demonstrate
knowledge acquired.
69.Develop and use notes.
70.Analyze the impact of various forms of media on daily life.
71.Identify examples of propaganda techniques (i.e., bandwagon).
72.Recognize implied themes.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Eighth Grade
READING
The student will develop the reading and listening skills necessary for word
recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation and
appreciation of print and nonprint texts.
Oral Language/Decoding
1.Organize and share information, stories, experiences, ideas, and feelings
with others in both formal and informal situations.
2.Participate in creative responses to text (e.g., debates, dramatizations,
and speeches).
3.Deliver a focused, well-organized oral presentation, using multiple sources
of information from any content area utilizing visual aids for contextual
support.
4.Read aloud, discuss, and present, using correct stress, pitch, juncture,
punctuation, expression, and rate.
5.Approach texts according to their type, using appropriate skills and prior
knowledge.
6.Continue to develop an awareness of the sounds of language through repeated
exposure to a variety of auditory experiences.
7.Evaluate patterns of rhyme and rhythm and consider their effect on meaning.
8.Demonstrate the ability to read fluently with expression, accuracy, and
poise from a variety of texts.
9.Participate in guided reading.
10.Adjust speed based on the purpose for reading.
Comprehension
1.Use reference sources to build background knowledge for reading.
2.Use previously learned strategies to front load text (e.g., skimming and
scanning, connecting to prior knowledge).
3.Preview text, using supports such as illustrations/pictures, captions,
graphs, diagrams, headings, subheadings, and footnotes.
4.Use text features (e.g., sidebars, footnotes, and endnotes) to determine
meaning.
5.Locate information using available text features (e.g., maps, charts,
graphics, indexes, glossaries, table of contents, and appendices).
6.Relate the significance of the selections studied to students' life
experiences.
7.Examine significant words to be encountered in the text.
8.Make predictions about text.
9.Relate selections studied to prior experience, historical knowledge,
current events, and cultural background.
10.Formulate appropriate questions during the reading of the text.
11.Use self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies while reading.
12.Engage in reading between the lines.
13.Recognize a reasonable prediction of future events of a passage.
14.Create mental pictures from abstract information.
15.Determine inferences from selected passages.
16.Select information using keywords and headings.
17.Verify or modify pre-reading purposes as additional information is
obtained.
18.Explore ways to interact with text.
19.Indicate, analyze, and evaluate the sequence of events.
20.Recognize and state the main idea/central element in a given reading
selection, noting supporting details.
21.Identify the author’s purpose and analyze to determine whether purpose is
met.
22.Analyze the text to find contextual support for ideas, opinions, and
responses to questions.
23.Identify instances of bias and stereotyping in print and nonprint contexts.
24.Recognize and identify the techniques of propaganda (i.e., bandwagon,
loaded words, and testimonials).
25.Identify examples of sound devices within context (e.g., rhyme,
alliteration, assonance, slant thyme, repetition, and internal rhyme).
26.Identify individual written selections as technical, narrative,
persuasive, and/or descriptive in mode.
27.Determine cause and effect relationships in context.
28.Identify statements as fact or opinion.
29.Reflect on comprehension strategies utilized.
30.Identify an appropriate title to reinforce the main idea of a passage or
paragraph.
31.Read for a variety of purposes: literary experience, information,
enjoyment, and vocabulary.
32.Identify an appropriate title to reinforce the main idea of a passage or
paragraph.
33.Visit libraries/media centers, book fairs, bookstores, and other print
rich environments to explore books.
34.Use personal criteria to select reading material (e.g., personal interest,
knowledge of authors, text difficulty, text genres, and recommendation of
others).
35.Relate literary experiences (e.g., book discussions, literary circles,
writing, oral presentations, and artistic expressions).
36.Read daily from self-selected materials.
37.Experience and develop an awareness of literature that reflects a diverse
society.
38.Maintain a personal reading list or reading log/journal to reflect reading
gains and accomplishments.
39.Build vocabulary by listening to literature, viewing films and
documentaries, participating in class discussions, and reading self-selected
and assigned texts.
40.Build vocabulary by reading and viewing from a wide variety of texts.
41.Analyze word meanings using roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
42.Use context clues, dictionaries, electronic sources, glossaries, and other
resources as aids in determining word meanings.
43.Recognize and use grade appropriate and/or content specific vocabulary.
44.Evaluate the use of synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and multiple meaning
words, and determine how they assist with understanding.
45.Foster word consciousness (e.g., word play, word walls, graphic
organizers, nuances of words, and power words).
46.Analyze and use useful mnemonic devices (e.g., rhyming words, vocabulary
cartoons, and kinesthetic activities) to acquire new vocabulary.
47.Choose a logical word or phrase to complete an analogy, using scrambled
words and homophones in addition to previously learned analogies.
48.Recognize the historical influences on and changes to the English language
as part of vocabulary study.
49.Recognize commonly used foreign phrases (e.g., e pluribus unum, c’est la
vie, bon jour, hasta la vista, bon voyage, mi casa es su casa).
50.Distinguish between the connotation and denotation of words.
51.Recognize that word choices help to create a mood.
52.Discover ways by which a language acquires new words (e.g., brand names,
acronyms).
53.Identify the base/root word of a word having affixes.
54.Determine the meaning of prefixes and suffixes through identification and
usage.
55.Choose the correct meaning/usage of a multi-meaning word by replacing the
word in context with an appropriate synonym or antonym.
56.Recognize the effect of stressed and unstressed syllables to aid in
identifying the meaning of multiple meaning words.
57.Decode unknown grade level words utilizing previous learned strategies and
verify the word’s meaning within the context of the selection.
58.Determine an author’s purpose for writing or a student’s purpose for
reading.
59.Identify themes, stated, implied, and recurring.
60.Identify an implied theme from a selection or related selections.
61.Read, view, and recognize various literary types.
62.Recognize the elements of various literary and media types.
63.Explore the elements that determine types of fiction (e.g.,
suspense/mystery, comedy/humor, drama, historical fiction, romance, legends,
and myths).
64.Connect recurring themes to previously read materials and current readings.
65.Recognize literacy elements that shape meaning within context (e.g.,
symbolism, foreshadowing, flashback, irony, mood, and tone).
66.Identify how the author reveals character (e.g., physical characteristics,
dialog, what others say about him, and what he does).
67.Evaluate strategies and devices used by authors to create mood.
68.Explain the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and
resolution/denouement.
69.Distinguish among varying types of conflict (e.g., man vs. man, man vs.
nature, and man vs. himself).
70.Identify on a graphic organizer the points at which various plot elements
occur.
71.Explore subplots in literary selections and films.
72.Compare and contrast plot elements between or among stories.
73.Determine whether the characters are stereotypical or realistic.
74.Recognize the author’s point of view (i.e., first person, third person,
limited, or omniscient).
75.Determine how a story changes if the point of view is changed.
76.Summarize, paraphrase, and evaluate selected passages.
77.Use deductive reasoning to facilitate and to extend understanding of texts.
78.Examine the differences among nonfiction materials (e.g., letters;
memoirs; diaries; journals; documentaries; autobiographies; biographies; and
educational, informational, and technical texts).
79.Recognize and identify words within context that reveal particular time
periods and cultures.
80.Determine the influence of culture and ethnicity on the themes and issues
of literary texts.
81.Identify examples within context of similes, metaphors, alliteration,
onomatopoeia, personification, and hyperbole.
82.Demonstrate knowledge of literary elements that shape meaning and
determine tone, such as symbolism, idioms, puns, flashback, foreshadowing,
irony, mood, and tone.
83.Explore the concept of allusion.
84.Distinguish among different genres (e.g., poetry, drama, letters, ads,
historical fiction, biographies, autobiographies, and essays) and their
distinguishing characteristics.
85.Locate information using available text features (e.g., maps, charts,
graphs, indexes, glossaries, tables of contents, and appendices).
86.Determine appropriate reference sources in various formats (encyclopedias,
periodicals, and internet).
87.Use media to view, read, and represent information.
88.Use current technology as a research communication tool.
89.Compare a variety of reference sources.
90.Retrieve, organize, represent, analyze, and evaluate information to
demonstrate knowledge acquired.
91.Evaluate resources for reliability and validity.
92.Refine skimming and scanning skills.
93.Develop and use notes.
94.Evaluate the impact of bias on daily life.
Language Arts...McKinney Style
Medina Middle School
1300 Middle School Road
Medina, TN 38355
731-783-1964
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