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VT-COMPASS-Math Scope and Sequence Unit Topic Lesson Lesson Objective Numerical Skills/Pre-Algebra Operations with Integers Real Number Operations Perform operations with rational numbers Simplify numerical expressions by using the order of operations Find absolute values of rational numbers Integers and Absolute Value Represent, graph, and order integers. Find opposites and absolute values. Adding Integers Use models to add integers. Use rules to add integers. Subtracting Integers Use models to subtract integers. Use rules to subtract integers. Multiplying and Dividing Integers Multiply integers using repeated addition, patterns, and rules. Divide integers using rules. Operations with Fractions Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers Add and subtract decimals and rational numbers with like denominators. Multiplying Rational Numbers Multiply fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals. Dividing Rational Numbers Divide fractions. Adding and Subtracting with Unlike Denominators Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators. Operations with Decimals Adding and Subtracting Decimals Add and subtract decimals. Multiplying Decimals Multiply decimals. Dividing Decimals by Integers Divide decimals by integers. © E2020, Inc. 2012 Confidential Page 1 of 9

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Page 1: Unit Topic Lesson Lesson Objective Numerical Skills/Pre ...Multiply and Divide Rational Expressions Multiply and divide rational expressions Add and Subtract Rational Expressions with

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Numerical Skills/Pre-Algebra

Operations with Integers

Real Number Operations

Perform operations with rational numbers

Simplify numerical expressions by using the order of operations

Find absolute values of rational numbers

Integers and Absolute Value

Represent, graph, and order integers.

Find opposites and absolute values.

Adding Integers

Use models to add integers.

Use rules to add integers.

Subtracting Integers

Use models to subtract integers.

Use rules to subtract integers.

Multiplying and Dividing Integers

Multiply integers using repeated addition, patterns, and rules.

Divide integers using rules.

Operations with Fractions

Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers

Add and subtract decimals and rational numbers with like denominators.

Multiplying Rational Numbers

Multiply fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals.

Dividing Rational Numbers

Divide fractions.

Adding and Subtracting with Unlike Denominators

Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators.

Operations with Decimals

Adding and Subtracting Decimals

Add and subtract decimals.

Multiplying Decimals

Multiply decimals.

Dividing Decimals by Integers

Divide decimals by integers.

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Dividing Decimals and Integers by Decimals

Divide decimals and integers by decimals.

Positive Integer Exponents, Square Roots, and Scientific Notation

Exponents and Multiplication

Multiply powers with the same base.

Find a power of a power.

Exponents and Division

Divide expressions containing exponents.

Simplifying expressions with integer exponents.

Introduction to Radicals

Use the inverse operation to evaluate perfect squares

Express roots using fractions as exponents

Approximate roots of nonperfect squares

Simplify Radicals

Express radicals in simplest form

Add and Subtract Radicals

Simplify sums and differences involving radicals

Multiply Radicals

Simplify products involving radicals

Scientific Notation

Write and evaluate numbers in scientific notation.

Calculate with scientific notation.

Ratios and Proportions

Ratios and Rates

Write ratios as fractions in simplest form.

Determine unit rates.

Using Proportions

Solve proportions.

Use proportions to solve real-world problems.

Identifying and Writing Proportions

Find equivalent ratios and identify proportions.

Algebra: Solving Proportions

Solve proportions.

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Percentages

Using the Percent Proportion

Use the percent proportion to solve problems.

Using Percent Equations

Solve percent problems using percent equations.

Solve real-life problems involving discount and interest.

Percent of Change

Find percent of increase.

Find percent of decrease.

Markup and Discount

Find mark-ups.

Find discounts.

Averages (Means, Medians, and Modes)

Measures of Central Tendency

Calculate measures of central tendency

Determine the effects of variability on measures of central tendency

Algebra

Substituting Values into Algebraic Expressions

Use Variables to Represent Numbers

Translate written phrases into algebraic expressions.

Evaluate algebraic expressions by using the order of operations.

Setting Up Equations for Given Situations

Equations as Mathematical Models

Represent and solve real-world situations with equations

Judge the reasonableness of a solution

Basic Operations with Polynomials

Add and Subtract Polynomials

Classify polynomials

Add and subtract polynomials

Multiply and Divide by a Monomial

Multiply and divide polynomials by monomials

Multiply Polynomials

Multiply polynomials

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Special Products

Identify special products of binomials

Divide Polynomials

Divide polynomials

Simplify Polynomial Expressions

Simplify polynomial expressions

Factoring Polynomials

The Greatest Common Factor

Determine the greatest common factor

Use the greatest common factor to factor polynomials

Factor by Grouping

Factor polynomials by grouping

Factor Trinomials with Leading Coefficient of One

Factor trinomials with a leading coefficient of one

Factor Trinomials with a Leading Coefficient Other than One

Factor trinomials with a leading coefficient other than one

Special Cases

Factor perfect square trinomials

Factor the difference of two squares

Factoring Polynomials

Apply various factoring methods to completely factor a polynomial

Linear Equations in One Variable

Addition and Multiplication Properties of Equality

Justify steps used to solve an equation

Solve equations by using the addition property of equality

Solve equations by using the multiplication property of equality

Two-Step Equations

Apply properties to solve two-step equations

Verify a solution for an equation

Equations with Like Terms

Apply properties to solve equations with like terms

Verify a solution for an equation

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Equations with Variables on Both Sides

Apply properties to solve equations with the variable on both sides

Verify a solution for an equation

Exponents and Radicals

Apply Laws of Exponents

Simplify expressions using laws of exponents

Solve real-world problems with laws of exponents

Divide Radicals

Simplify quotients involving radicals

Rational Expressions

Simplify Rational Expressions

Determine the values for which a rational expression is undefined

Simplify rational expressions by dividing out the greatest common factor

Use factoring methods to simplify rational expressions

Multiply and Divide Rational Expressions

Multiply and divide rational expressions

Add and Subtract Rational Expressions with Like Denominators

Add and subtract rational expressions with like denominators

Add and Subtract Rational Expressions with Unlike Denominators

Determine the lowest common denominator of two or more rational expressions.

Add and subtract rational expressions with unlike denominators

Linear Equations in Two Variables

Point-Slope Form

Write the equation of a line given its slope and a point on the line.

Parallel Lines

Determine if lines are parallel from their given equations

Write the equation of a line given the equation of another line to which it is parallel and a point on that line

Perpendicular Lines

Determine if lines are perpendicular from their given equations

Write the equation of a line given the equation of another line to which it is perpendicular and a point on that

line

Equations of Lines

Write linear equations in various forms and from a variety of given information

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College Algebra

Functions

Relations and Functions

To graph relations.

To identify functions.

Operations with Functions

Perform operations with functions to write new functions.

Find the composition of two functions.

Exponents

Rational Exponents

Simplify expressions with rational exponents

Complex Numbers

Quadratic Equations and Complex Numbers

Classify and find all roots of a quadratic equation.

Graph and perform operations of complex numbers.

Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences and Series

Arithmetic Sequences

Recognize arithmetic sequences

Extend and find the nth

term of an arithmetic sequence

Write formulas for arithmetic sequences

Geometric Sequences

Recognize geometric sequences

Extend and find the nth

term of a geometric sequence

Write formulas for geometric sequences

Arithmetic Series

Find sums of arithmetic series.

Using sigma notation.

Geometric Series

Find sums of geometric series.

Find specific terms of geometric series.

Matrices (Basic Operations, Equations, and Determinants)

Adding and Subtracting Matrices

Add and subtract matrices.

Solve certain matrix equations.

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Multiplication Matrix

Multiply a matrix by a scalar.

Multiply two matrices.

Determinants

Evaluate the determinant of a 2 X 2 matrix.

Evaluate the determinant of a 3 X 3 matrix.

Geometry

Triangles (Perimeter, Area, Pythagorean Theorem, Etcetera)

Properties of Triangles

Classify triangles according to the measures of their sides and angles

Apply triangle angle theorems to calculate angle measures

Similar Triangles

Identify and apply the AA similarity postulate and the SSS and SAS similarity theorems

Calculate angle measures and side lengths of similar triangles

Area: Triangles and Trapezoids

Find areas of triangles.

Find areas of trapezoids.

The Pythagorean Theorem

Use the Pythagorean Theorem.

Identify right triangles.

Circles (Perimeter, Area, Arcs, Etcetera)

Introduction to Circles

Identify terms related to circles

Calculate the circumference and area of a circle

Solve problems related to circles in modeling situations

Arcs, Chords, and Central Angles

Identify relationships between arcs and central angles and apply them to solve problems

Identify theorems about arcs and chords and apply them to solve problems

Complete proofs involving the relationships between arcs and chords of a circle

Angles (Supplementary, Complementary, Adjacent, Vertical, Etcetera)

Special Angle Pairs

Define and identify special angle pairs

Calculate angle measures by using definitions and theorems about special angle pairs

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Parallel Lines and Angles

Identify angle pairs formed by lines cut by a transversal

Apply theorems about angles formed by parallel lines cut by a transversal to calculate angle measures

Rectangles (Perimeter, Area, Etcetera)

Area: Parallelograms

Find areas of rectangles.

Find areas of parallelograms.

Perimeter and Area

Identify and use the Area of a Rectangle and the Sum of Areas Postulates.

Solve problems involving fixed perimeters and fixed areas.

Three-Dimensional Concepts

Surface Area of Solid Figures

Calculate the surface area of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, and cones

Describe the effect on surface area when the dimensions of a solid figure are changed

Calculate the surface area of composite solids

Volume

Calculate the volume of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, and cones

Describe the effect on volume when the dimensions of a solid figure are changed

Solve problems involving the volume of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, and cones

Hybrid (Composite) Shapes

Perimeter of Composite Figures

Calculate perimeters of many-sided plane figures using combinations of formulas

Use unit analysis to solve problems involving perimeters

Trigonometry

Trigonometric Functions and Identities

Trigonometric Identities

Use identities to find trigonometric values.

Use trigonometric identities to simplify expressions.

Right-Triangle Trigonometry

Right -Triangle Trigonometry

Find the trigonometric functions of acute angles.

Solve a right triangle by using trigonometric functions.

Applying Trigonometric Functions

Use trigonometry to find the measures of the sides of right triangles

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Trigonometric Equations and Inequalities

Solving Trigonometric Equations

Solve trigonometric equations algebraically and graphically.

Solve real-world problems by using trigonometric equations.

Graphs of Trigonometric Functions

The Sine Function

Identify properties of the sine function.

Graph sine curves.

The Cosine Function

Graph and write cosine functions.

Solve trigonometric equations.

The Tangent Function

Graph the tangent function.

Special Angles (Multiples of 30 and 45 Degrees)

Special Right Triangles

Use properties of 45°-45°-90° and 30°-60°-90° triangles to find side lengths

Solve problems involving special right triangles in modeling situations

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Vocabulary Skills

The Role of Vocabulary

The Role of Vocabulary

Define the term vocabulary as it relates to text.

Apply vocabulary strategies to understand text.

Understand the difference between connotation and denotation.

Word Analysis

Word Analysis

Define word analysis and why it is important when reading.

Use context clues to help determine the meaning of unknown words.

Understand how to use parts of speech to determine word meaning.

Use connotation and denotation in word analysis.

Word Structure

Word Structure

Utilize the strategy of identifying the root of words to determine meaning.

Identify common prefixes and suffixes.

Use the Word Attack Strategy to determine the meaning on unknown words.

Worldly Words

Grammar: Worldly Words: English as a Multicultural Language

Describe the origins and meanings of foreign words and phrases commonly used in English.Explore and explain trends in what types of words are borrowed from which languages (e.g., Spanish words for

cowboy culture and Southwestern U.S. features, French for Southeastern U.S. cultural and geographical

features, Greek in politics and philosophy, Latin for medicine and government, etc.).

Analyze how word origins can affect aspects of words such as spelling and the formation of plurals.

Reading Comprehension: Practical Reading

Practical Reading Strategies: Visualizing: Functional Text

The Strategy Focus: Visualizing

Identify the strategy of visualizing.

Define the strategies used in visualizing.

Create your own visuals.

Apply visualizing strategies to different types of text.

Practical Reading Strategies: Questioning: Expository Text

The Strategy Focus: Questioning

Identify the strategy of Questioning.

Define the strategies used in questioning.

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Identify the different types of questions.

Apply questioning strategies to different types of text.

Practical Reading Strategies: Summarizing: Persuasive Text

The Strategy Focus: Summarizing

Identify the strategy of Summarizing.

Define the strategies used in summarizing.

Apply summarizing strategies to different types of text.

Practical Reading Strategies: Inferencing: Expository Text and Functional Text

The Strategy Focus: Inferencing

Identify the strategy of Inferencing.

Define the strategies used in Inferencing.

Informational Text Structure

Skills Lesson: Informational Texts

Literary Skill: Analyze the structure and format of informational text documents, including graphics, headers,

and web pages

Exploring Procedural Text

21st-Century Skills: Exploring Procedural Texts

Examine the structure, format, and logic of procedural texts

Critically read and interpret instructions

Write procedural texts that follow an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience, and context

Narrate a sequence of events and communicate their significance to the audience

Evaluate the clarity, quality, effectiveness, and general coherence of a speaker`s important points, arguments,

evidence, organization of ideas, delivery, diction, and syntax

The Elements of Argument

Skills Lesson: The Elements of Argument

Examine the structure of an argument

Analyze the validity and soundness of an argument

Differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning

Identify how to address and rebut counterclaims properly in persuasive writing

Types of Evidence

Skills Lesson: Types of Evidence and Logical Fallacies

Distinguish facts from opinions

Distinguish among different kinds of evidence used to support conclusions in arguments

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Identify common logical fallacies and explain why they do not prove the point being argued

Organization Patterns

Reading Strategy Lesson: Organizational Patterns

Identify various organizational patterns used in rhetoric and persuasive text and presentations.

Differentiate the components of cause/effect versus problem/solution.

Compare the organizational patterns of compare/contrast, fact/opinion, and theory/evidence.

Defining and Comparing Media

Media Literacy: Defining and Comparing Media

Define media and its different forms such as television, radio, film, print, and electronic.

Describe media strategies and techniques and analyze their effect on society and culture; evaluate the

importance of media literacy, especially the media’s ethical obligation to society.

Identify the aesthetic effects of media presentation (i.e., layout, lighting, color, camera angles, background,

editing, reaction shots, sequencing and background music) as communicated by visual vs. nonvisual texts.

To enhance media literacy, compare and contrast how different media genres cover the same event and their

effectiveness.

Medium Matters

Media Literacy: Medium Matters

Compare and contrast coverage of the same event in various media (e.g., newspapers, television,

documentaries, blogs, Internet) and between genres (e.g., televised news, news talk shows, satirical news

shows, or comic strips).

Evaluate changes in formality and tone within the same medium for specific audiences and purposes.

Assess the ways language and delivery affect the mood and tone of oral communication and impact the

audience.

Bias in Media

Media Literacy: Bias in Media

Identify types of media biases (e.g., distorted representations of society, gender roles, stereotypes)

Recognize how perceptions of fact and opinion are affected by the use of language

Reading Comprehension: Prose Fiction

Plot Structures

Skills Lesson: Plot Structures

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Recognize a variety of plot structures.

Describe and analyze the development of plot structures in specific literary works and their impacts on the

reader.

Identify subplots and explore their significance.

Setting

Skills Lesson: Setting - Mystery and Suspense

Recognize the characteristics of the mystery and suspense genres.

Analyze the setting and examine how the setting --and changes in setting-- impact the plot, characters, and

mood.

Examine the importance of setting and sequence in creating an effective mood for a mystery or thriller.

Characterization

Skills Lesson: Characterization

Identify and describe various direct and indirect methods authors use to develop characters.

Analyze texts to determine method of characterization.

Assess characters and infer traits, using a graphic organizer to complete a character evaluation.

Perspective and Narration

Skills Lesson: Perspective and Narration

Explain how voice and the choice of a narrator, persona, or speaker affect characterization and the tone, plot,

and credibility of a text

Evaluate the credibility of literature based on voice and the choice of a narrator, speaker, or persona

Figurative Language

Skills Lesson: Figurative Language and Imagery

Recognize and understand the significance of various literary devices, including figurative language and imagery

Analyze how an author`s choice of language impacts mood and theme

Imagery

Skills Lesson: Sensory Imagery

Literary Skill: Analyze the use of sensory imagery in poetry and its function

Theme

Skills Lesson: Theme

Determine the central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development

Evaluate how word choice advances an author`s theme

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Stated and Implied Themes

Skills Lesson: Stated vs. Implied Themes

Literary Skill: Analyze and understand the differences between stated and implied themes in literary text.

Theories of Literary Interpretation

Skills Lesson: Theories of Literary Interpretation

Examine differing and diverse interpretations of literary and expository works and explain how and why

interpretations may vary from reader to reader

Draw on a variety of critical perspectives to respond to and analyze works of literature

Satire

Novel: from Don Quixote

Literary Skill: Identify elements parody, irony, satire, and humor in the novel. Identify different themes in the

novel.

Reading Skill: Identify characteristics of tragicomic hero in a modern chivalric medieval novel. Identify motifs

and symbols in the text.

Vocabulary Skill: Analyze important characteristics of the novel as an influential novel of its time. Identify word

origins.

Reading Comprehension: Humanities: Literary Nonfiction and Poetry

Expository Text

Skills Lesson: Evaluate and Clarify Expository Text

Literary Skill: Evaluate, define and clarify expository texts. Understand their purpose and components.

Analyzing Literature: Literary Nonfiction

Skills Lesson: Analyzing Literature

Literary Skill: Be able to analyze literature from various perspectives.

The Art of Rhetoric

Skills Lesson: The Art of Rhetoric

Identify and analyze the stylistic and rhetorical devices that are used to persuade in written and oral

communication.

Analyze the elements of deductive and inductive arguments, including how premises support conclusions for

both types of arguments.

Evaluating Arguments

Skills Lesson: Evaluating Arguments

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Describe how to evaluate the relevance and quality of evidence given to support or oppose an argument.

Explain why common logical fallacies such as the appeal to pity, the personal attack, the appeal to common

opinion, and the false dilemma do not prove the point being argued.

Identify false statements and explain the role they play in certain kinds of persuasive arguments.

Tone in Literary Nonfiction

Skills Lesson: Expository: Nonfiction

Compare and contrast the characteristics and purpose of different types of nonfiction: autobiographies,

biographies, memoirs, articles, essays, and personal accounts.

Explore the use, purpose, and significance of nonfiction in our world.

Examine how authors use language to establish mood and tone in nonfiction texts.

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

Skills Lesson: Make Inferences and Draw Conclusions

Reading Skill: Identify techniques to make inferences and draw conclusions in text.

Universal Theme

Skills Lesson: Universal Theme

Literary Skill: Understand the components of universal theme.

Reading Comprehension: Natural Science

Inferencing in Science Texts

The Strategy Focus: Inferencing

Learn how to use inferencing in reading text.

Use evidence and reasoning to reach a conclusion.

Use prior knowledge to go Beyond the Text.

Learn to use inferencing to make predictions in text.

Visualizing in Science Texts

The Strategy Focus: Visualizing

Preview text to determine text structure.

Use visualization strategies to form mental images, draw conclusions, and analyze sequence of steps.

Learn to use a graphic organizer to outline information in the text.

Summarizing Science Texts

The Strategy Focus: Summarizing

Learn to ask questions to create summaries of text.

Define summary and the components used in a summary.

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Learn to organize note-taking in order to summarize text.

Learn to write summaries of text using section headings.

Text Structure

The Strategy Focus: Text Structure

Use previewing to identify text structure.

Recognize different types of text structure.

Recognize different text formats and purposes.

Tone

Science - Bikes as Serious Business

Reading Comprehension: Students will monitor understanding while reading (asking questions to relate

pictures to text, summarizing while reading).

Science Comprehension: Use diagrams to understand the structure and application of simple machines.

Vocabulary: Understand applied technical vocabulary; recognize and understand vocab words in context.

Fluency: Use textual clues to identify tone; reflect tone in expression.

Reading Comprehension: Social Science

Previewing and Predicting in Social Science Texts

The Strategy Focus: Previewing and Predicting

Identify the strategy of previewing.

Define the strategies used in previewing.

Identify the different types of text.

Apply previewing strategies to different types of text.

Questioning In Social Science Texts

The Strategy Focus: Questioning

Learn to preview text to develop goal-setting questions.

Learn to use question words when reading.

Learn to ask the following types of questions: Between the lines; Beyond the text; and Evaluative.

Take notes while reading to identify the main idea and details of text.

Metacognition in Social Science Texts

The Strategy Focus: Metacognition

Define metacognition and how it is used in reading.

Learn to use metacognition in order to choose the appropriate strategy for comprehending text.

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Social Studies - Economics: What is Green Economics?

Reading Skill: Understand cause-and-effect text structure and identify clue words for cause and effect in text.

Social Studies Skill: Use clues and signal words to identify cause and effect in a text.

Vocabulary: Demonstrate understanding of 10 vocabulary words.

Fluency: Preview text to identify unfamiliar words and practice reading them.

Examining Supreme Court Decisions

Supreme Court Decisions

Trace how cases make it to the Supreme Court

Describe landmark cases heard by the Supreme Court

Analyze the outcome of landmark cases and how they changed society

Revolutionary Documents

Revolutionary Documents

Describe the significance of the Declaration of Independence on the creation of the Constitution

Identify the importance of early state constitutions

Outline the Articles of Confederation

Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

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Writing: Usage and Mechanics

What is Grammar? Parts of Speech

Grammar: Parts of Speech

Identify and describe the purpose of the eight parts of speech.

Use a graphic organizer to demonstrate that a word's part of speech can change with usage.

Parts of Speech: Nouns

Grammar: Nouns

Identify different noun classifications (common, proper, countable, uncountable, collective, compound,

concrete, and abstract) and describe their characteristics.

Sort and classify nouns using graphic organizers.

Evaluate the use of collective nouns in sentences and correct as necessary.

Parts of Speech: Pronouns

Grammar: Pronouns

Recognize the different pronoun types and describe their uses.

Correctly apply rules for pronoun/antecedent agreement.

Evaluate sentences for correct use of subject and object pronouns; correct for misuse and hypercorrection.

Parts of Speech: Personal Pronoun Usage

Grammar: Personal Pronoun Usage

Differentiate between personal pronouns in the nominative, objective, and possessive cases

Correctly use personal pronouns to add clarity and meaning to writing

Evaluate sentences for correct personal pronoun usage; revise as necessary

Parts of Speech: Types of Verbs

Grammar: Verbs Types - Action, Linking, and Auxiliary

Define verb types (action, helping, and linking) and describe their uses.

Analyze sentences and use a graphic organizer to help distinguish between verb types.

Parts of Speech: Subject/Verb Agreement

Grammar: Subject/Verb Agreement

Identify and apply the rules of subject-verb agreement.

Recognize singular and plural subjects and verbs.

Evaluate sentences for subject-verb agreement, correcting sentences when necessary.

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Parts of Speech: Consistent Verb Tenses

Grammar: Consistent Verb Tenses

Summarize the guidelines for and provide examples of verb tense consistency.

Recognize the connection between consistent verb tense and clarity in writing.

Compare and correct verb tenses for consistency.

Parts of Speech: Prepositional Phrases

Grammar: Prepositional Phrases

Recognize prepositional phrases and analyze their components.

Describe the relationship of a prepositional phrase to the rest of the sentence; classify it as an adjective or

adverb phrase.

Parts of Speech: Phrases and Clauses

Grammar: Phrases and Clauses

Define "phrase" and "clause" and describe their purposes.

Recognize types of phrases and clauses (verb, noun, adjective, adverb) and their specific functions.

Classify phrases as essential or nonessential and correctly punctuate them.

Evaluate the impact of phrase/clause inclusion and placement on sentence meaning.

Grammar: The Sentence and Its Parts

Grammar: The Sentence and Its Parts

Define a sentence.

Identify the parts of a sentence, including the subject, predicate, object, and complement.

Demonstrate an understanding of the sentence and its parts by using a graphic organizer to diagram sentences.

Grammar: Sentence Variety

Grammar: Sentence Variety

Use phrases and subordinate clauses to vary sentence beginnings in writing

Use compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to vary sentence structure in writing

Grammar: Writing Effective Sentences

Grammar: Writing Effective Sentences

Summarize the characteristics of an effective sentence.

Identify and describe the strategies for developing effective sentences, including varying sentence length,

structure, and order.

Examine sentences and determine ways to increase their effectiveness.

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Grammar: Revising Sentences Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices

Grammar: Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices

Define and recognize fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.

Identify and apply a variety of methods to correct run-ons, fragments, and comma splices, including utilizing

commas and semicolons correctly.

Grammar: Revising Sentence Faults

Grammar: Sentence Faults

Recognize and revise sentence fragments, comma splices, and fused sentences

Evaluate sentences for dangling and misplaced modifiers; revise as necessary

Punctuation

Grammar: Punctuation

Review end mark punctuation and its uses.

Differentiate between and correctly use hyphens, dashes, parentheses, and brackets.

Punctuation: The Apostrophe and Colon

Grammar: The Apostrophe and Colon

Demonstrate the proper use of a colon to introduce lists, appositives, and long quotations; punctuate letters,

time, and references

Demonstrate the proper use of an apostrophe to indicate possession, omit letters, and pluralize certain

elements

Evaluate sentences for apostrophe and colon usage errors; correct as necessary

Punctuation: The Comma

Grammar: The Comma

Demonstrate proper use of the comma to separate grammatical elements and clarify meaning for the reader

Evaluate sentences for comma usage errors; correct as necessary

Spelling Strategies

Grammar: Spelling Strategies

Grammar Skill: Spell frequently used words correctly, and use effective strategies for spelling unfamiliar words

Writing: Rhetorical Skills

The Writing Process

The Writing Process

Identify and describe the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.

Use prewriting to generate a specific, focused thesis statement.

Recall and explain how to develop paragraphs of an essay that fit into a logical, cohesive order in a first draft.

Summarize strategies that can be used to evaluate and refine a draft for ideas, clarity, and style.

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Research for Persuasive Writing

Skills Lesson: Planning for Research

Identify and describe the initial steps of the research process, including brainstorming, selecting a topic, and

composing a writing plan

Describe the importance and process of developing, adhering to, and revising research plans

Develop a research plan that includes a focused, manageable topic; an identified audience; and a research

question

The Elements of Argument

Skills Lesson: The Elements of Argument

Examine the structure of an argument

Analyze the validity and soundness of an argument

Differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning

Identify how to address and rebut counterclaims properly in persuasive writing

Evaluating Arguments

Skills Lesson: Evaluating Arguments

Describe how to evaluate the relevance and quality of evidence given to support or oppose an argument.

Explain why common logical fallacies such as the appeal to pity, the personal attack, the appeal to common

opinion, and the false dilemma do not prove the point being argued.

Identify false statements and explain the role they play in certain kinds of persuasive arguments.

Types of Evidence

Skills Lesson: Types of Evidence and Logical Fallacies

Distinguish facts from opinions

Distinguish among different kinds of evidence used to support conclusions in arguments

Identify common logical fallacies and explain why they do not prove the point being argued

Evaluating Rhetoric

Skills Lesson: The Art of Rhetoric

Identify and analyze the stylistic and rhetorical devices that are used to persuade in written and oral

communication.

Analyze the elements of deductive and inductive arguments, including how premises support conclusions for

both types of arguments.

Gathering Information and Evidence

Skills Lesson: Gathering Information

Identify different systems for organizing and tracking information and sources

Differentiate between a quotation, a paraphrase, and a summary

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Using Evidence

Skills Lesson: Using and Citing Evidence

Accurately paraphrase, summarize, and quote researched information

Using the MLA style, correctly and effectively integrate direct and indirect quotations and citations into text to

avoid plagiarism

Create a list of works cited using correct MLA format

Word Choice, Voice, and Tone

Skills Lesson: Word Choice, Voice, and Tone

Identify and describe the role of specific word choice in establishing a narrative voice and tone.

Distinguish tone from mood.

Analyze the effect of tone in writing.

The Writer's Voice

Skills Lesson: Writer's Voice

Literary Skill: Identify the components of writer's voice; tone, mood, diction, and style

Usage and Style: Voice

Grammar: Usage and Style - Voice

Grammar Skill: Identify different types of sentence usage and style, including dialect.

Using Word Choice to Connect Writing

Grammar: Paragraphs - Word Choice, Phrases, Transitions

Grammar Skill: Explain how repetitions of words, phrases, structural features, and ideas affect the meaning

and/or tone of a text.

Transitional Expressions

Grammar: Transitional Expressions

Grammar Skill: Understand and apply transitional words to make writing more coherent and logical. Use

graphical organizer to recognize transitional words and phrases.

Persuasive Paragraphs

Grammar: Paragraphs- Persuasive

Understand the purpose of persuasive writing.

Examine the different ways to persuade.

Analyze the structure and components of a persuasive argument.

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Writing: Persuasive Essays

Persuasive Writing: Responding to a Quotation

Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society

Compose a persuasive essay that clarifies and defends an expressed opinion with precise and relevant evidence

Anticipate and address readers` concerns, opposing viewpoints, or counterarguments

Identify and use language appropriate for audience and purpose

Using the Six Traits, evaluate and revise your essay with particular attention to ideas and content, organization,

and voice

Persuasive Writing: Defending a Position

Writing: Persuasive - A Global Language

Analyze the pros and cons of a focused and debatable topic, and build a position on the topic that addresses

counterarguments.

Collect, evaluate, and select compelling data (including facts, statistics, testimony, and examples) on different

sides of the debate; correctly cite data using the Modern Language Association style guide.

Write a persuasive essay that defends a clear position, avoids logical fallacies, and employs appropriate voice.

Using the Six Traits, develop and apply tools to evaluate and revise an essay for powerful ideas and content.

Persuasive Writing: Defining a Position

Writing: Persuasive - Advertising on School Grounds

Analyze the pros and cons of a focused and debatable topic, and build a position on the topic that addresses

counterarguments.

Collect, evaluate, and select compelling data (including facts, statistics, testimony, and examples) on different

sides of the debate; correctly cite data using the Modern Language Association style guide.

Write a persuasive essay that defends a clear position, avoids logical fallacies, and employs appropriate voice.

Using the Six Traits, develop and apply tools to evaluate and revise an essay for sentence fluency.

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