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Rhea County Schools Language Arts The Terra Nova Complete Battery for Reading/Language Arts "reflects current instructional practices. The skills essential for effective communication - - reading comprehension, language, vocabulary, and study skills - - are integrated into one test to provide a coherent assessment experience. Grade 7 The Terra Nova Complete Battery assesses students in seventh grade (Level 17). The Terra Nova Multiple Assessments assess students in seventh grade (Level 17). The Tennessee English Language Arts Curriculum Framework identifies the learning expectations for Grades 6-8. The TCAP Writing Assessment is given to students in Grade 8. The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) has been developed by the Tennessee State Department of Education to measure student competency in essential skills in the area of Language Arts. Students must pass this examination before graduation from High School. The American College Test (ACT) is typically given to students in the later years of high school prior to applying to colleges. The English II End-of-course test is given after completion of English II. |
| Genres |
| This unit includes identifying and comparing key characteristics of literary genres, as designated by a work's subject, theme, style, and time period. Some example of genres are: science fiction, poetry, drama, British literature, and multicultural literature. |
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Genre: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize a variety of literary genres.
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Author Technique: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of author technique.
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Author Intention: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the author's purpose in a given work.
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Point of View: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate how author point of view influences reading materials.
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Nonfiction: Understand
The learner will be able to read and understand nonfiction reading materials.
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Elements: Poem/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, or personification in a selected portion of a poem.
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| Language Expressions |
| This unit focuses on language conventions, structure, usage, and language study. It also addresses parts of speech, figures of speech, syntax, paragraph and sentence structure, word agreement, modifiers, and grammar. |
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Noun: Irregular Plural/Identify
The learner will be able to identify irregular plurals of nouns.
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Noun: Plural/Possessive/Determine
The learner will be able to determine the correct form of a plural, possessive, or plural possessive noun for a sentence.
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Subject: Simple/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the simple subject of a given sentence.
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Predicate: Main/Simple/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the main or simple predicate of a given sentence.
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Past: Identify/Understand
The learner will be able to identify and understand the correct use of past tense.
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Present: Identify/Understand
The learner will be able to identify and understand the correct use of the present tense.
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Verb Tense: Future
The learner will be able to identify and understand the correct use of the future tense.
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Verb Tense: Future Perfect
The learner will be able to identify and understand the correct use of the future perfect tense.
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Verb Tense: Inconsistent
The learner will be able to recognize and edit for inconsistent verb tense within a passage.
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Verb Tense: Past Perfect
The learner will be able to identify and understand the correct use of past perfect tense.
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Verb Tense: Present Perfect
The learner will be able to identify and understand the correct use of the present perfect tense.
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Pronoun: Indefinite/Singular
The learner will be able to identify sentence errors where a singular indefinite pronoun is presented with a plural pronoun.
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Pronoun: Case/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the appropriate pronoun case for a sentence.
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Pronoun: Relative/Identify
The learner will be able to identify sentences with relative pronoun errors.
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Agreement: Identify/Correct
The learner will be able to identify correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.
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Subject-Verb: Agreement/Understand
The learner will be able to understand subject-verb agreement.
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Adjective: Superlative/Use/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of superlatives adjectives.
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Subject-Verb: Intervening Phrase
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of subject-verb agreement where an intervening phrase is present.
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Subject-Verb: Agreement/Identify
The learner will be able to identify a sentence written with correct subject-verb agreement.
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Adjective: Comparative/Use/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of comparative adjectives.
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Sentence Combining: Clause
The learner will be able to identify the correct way to combine sentences by adding a clause.
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Clause: Identify/Sentence
The learner will be able to identify clauses within sentences.
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Adverb: Choose Word/Phrase
The learner will be able to choose the word or phrase with the correct adverb (including positive, comparative, and superlative forms) that best completes the sentence.
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Sentence Structure: Negative
The learner will be able to create a correctly structured negative sentence.
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Modifier: Misplaced/Identify
The learner will be able to identify a misplaced modifier in a sentence.
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Edit: Correct Use
The learner will be able to edit for the correct use of modifiers.
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Sentence Structure: Phrase
The learner will be able to identify phrases within sentences.
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Sentence Combining: Phrase
The learner will be able to identify the correct way to combine sentences by adding a phrase.
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Sentence Combining: Three Sentences
The learner will be able to identify the best way to combine three sentences.
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Sentence Combining: Two Sentences
The learner will be able to combine two sentences into one correct sentence.
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Fragment: Idiom
The learner will be able to identify a sentence fragment within an idiomatic expression.
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Fragment/Run-On: Edit
The learner will be able to edit a series of sentences for fragments or run-ons.
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Culture: Diversity/Respect
The learner will be able to develop a knowledge and respect for multicultural and ethnic diversity in language.
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Dialect: Diversity/Respect
The learner will be able to use literature to develop an understanding and respect for multicultural, gender and ethnic diversity in language dialects.
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Patterns: Diversity/Respect
The learner will be able to use literature to develop an understanding and respect for multicultural, gender and ethnic diversity in language patterns.
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| Language Mechanics |
| This unit includes comprehending and applying the rules which govern punctuation and capitalization when writing and editing written works. |
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Apostrophe: Possessive/Plural
The learner will be able to identify and correctly use apostrophes with plural possessives.
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Apostrophe: Possessive/Singular
The learner will be able to identify and correctly use apostrophes with singular possessives.
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Colon: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a colon.
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Colon: List/Edit
The learner will be able to identify and edit for the correct use of colons when preceding a list.
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Comma: Parenthetical Expression
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a comma with a parenthetical expression.
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Comma: Separate Clauses
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a comma to separate an independent clause and a dependent clause.
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Comma: Separate Clauses/Independent
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a comma to separate independent clauses.
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Comma: Separate Phrases
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of commas to separate phrases.
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Comma: Series/Items/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a comma with items in a series.
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Comma: Splices/Edit
The learner will be able to edit sentences for comma splices.
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Comma: Splices/Revise/Conjunction
The learner will be able to revise a sentence with a comma splice by adding a conjunction.
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Comma: Splices/Revise/Semicolon
The learner will be able to revise a sentence with a comma splice by adding a semicolon.
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Comma: Splices/Revise/Sentence
The learner will be able to revise a sentence with a comma splice by separating such a sentence into two separate sentences.
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Dash: Abrupt Break
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a dash used to indicate an abrupt break in thought.
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Dash: Explanation/Afterthought
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a dash used to indicate an explanation or afterthought.
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Semicolon: Separate Clauses
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a semicolon to separate clauses of a compound sentence.
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Apostrophe: Contractions
The learner will be able to identify and correctly use apostrophes with contractions.
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Capitalization: Address
The learner will be able to capitalize an address.
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Capitalization: Days
The learner will be able to capitalize the days of the week.
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Capitalization: Direct Quote
The learner will be able to capitalize the first word in a direct quote.
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Capitalization: Letter Parts
The learner will be able to identify the correct capitalization of the parts of a letter.
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Capitalization: Months
The learner will be able to capitalize the months of the year.
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Capitalization: Outline
The learner will be able to capitalize the segments of an outline.
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Capitalization: Outline/Topics
The learner will be able to capitalize the main topic and subtopic in an outline.
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Capitalization: Proper Adjectives
The learner will be able to recognize and capitalize proper adjectives.
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Capitalization: Proper Nouns
The learner will be able to capitalize proper nouns.
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Capitalization: Titles of Respect
The learner will be able to capitalize titles of respect.
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Colon/Semicolon: Use
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a colon and semicolon.
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Comma: Identify Correct Use
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of commas.
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Endmark: Edit
The learner will be able to edit written works for correct use of end punctuation.
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Title: Books
The learner will be able to capitalize the titles of books.
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Title: Course
The learner will be able to capitalize course titles.
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Title: Movies
The learner will be able to capitalize the titles of movies.
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Title: Personal
The learner will be able to capitalize personal titles.
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Mechanics: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of mechanics.
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Mechanics: Use Correct
The learner will be able to write using correct mechanics.
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Punctuation: Apply
The learner will be able to apply fundamental punctuation rules to written works.
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Capitalization: Use Correctly
The learner will be able to use capitalization correctly.
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| Listening |
| This unit includes identifying and distinguishing between sounds and patterns in sounds, constructing meaning from information delivered verbally, and understanding and responding to verbal information. |
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Behaviors: Active Listening
The learner will be able to engage in active listening during different situations.
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Directions: Follow
The learner will be able to listen to and follow directions.
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Evaluating: Information
The learner will be able to evaluate information delivered by a speaker.
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