| RELEVANT
CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS
READING
- Reading Comprehension
- Generate relevant questions about readings on
issues that can be researched.
- Synthesize the content from several sources
dealing with a single issue; paraphrase the ideas
and connect them to other sources and related
topics to demonstrate comprehension.
- Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary
sources through original analysis, evaluation,
and elaboration.
- Evaluate the credibility of an author³s argument
or defense by critiquing the relationship between
generalizations and evidence, the comprehensiveness
of the evidence, and the way in which the author³s
intent affects the structure and tone of the text.
WRITING
- Writing Strategies
- Establish a controlling impression or coherent
thesis that conveys a clear and distinctive perspective
on the subject and maintain a consistent tone
and focus throughout the piece of writing.
- Develop the main ideas within the body of the
composition through supporting evidence.
- Synthesize information from multiple sources
and identify complexities and discrepancies in
the information and the different perspectives
found in each medium.
- Integrate quotations and citations into a written
text while maintaining the flow of ideas.
- Revise the writing to improve logic and coherence
of the organization and controlling perspective,
the precision of word choice, and the tone by
taking into consideration the audience, purpose,
and formality of the context.
- Writing Applications
- Write persuasive compositions
WRITTEN AND ORAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS
- Written and Oral English Language Conventions
- Produce legible work that shows accurate spelling
and correct use of the conventions of punctuation
and capitalization.
- Reflect
appropriate manuscript requirements
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
- Listening and Speaking Strategies
- Formulate judgments about the ideas under discussion
and support those judgments with convincing evidence.
- Assess how language and delivery affect the
mood and tone of the oral communication and make
an impact on the audience.
- Analyze the types of arguments used by the speaker,
including argument by causation, analogy, authority,
emotion and logic.
- Identify the aesthetic effects of a media presentation
and evaluate the techniques used to create them.
RELEVANT OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LANGUAGE
ARTS STANDARDS
READING
1A Reading Skills and Fluency
1B Reading Comprehension and Depth
WRITING
3A Writing as a Process
3B3 Persuasive Writing
3B7 Public Communication
3C Writing Conventions
SPEAKING, LISTENING & VIEWING
4C Interpersonal Communication
MEDIA LITERACY
5B Media as Communication
5C Media Evaluation |
