Unit 1

Learning Strategies

1st/3rd Quarter

0714.01 Develop and apply time management skills.

Standard Reference
9.LA.3.2.2

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Maintain an agenda or other appropriate organizer for each class.

See course scope and sequence.

TMA
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02

Learn how to write a mission statement and set goals.

0714.02 Develop analytical processes for understanding and remembering words, phrases, and information from reading material.

Standard Reference
9.LA.1.2.1

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Use skimming and scanning techniques with non-fiction texts.

See course scope and sequence.

TO

02

Use skimming and scanning techniques to recognize facts and details from texts.

03

Recognize organizational patterns while reading (e.g., item order, chronological order, sample lists, cause and effect, compare and contrast, proposition and support).

0714.03 Develop and apply test preparation strategies.

Standard Reference
9.LA.3.2.1, 9.LA.3.2.2

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Recognize organizational patterns to aid in test preparation (e.g., T/F, multiple choice, short answer, essay).

See course scope and sequence.

TMA
EOC

02

Identify and analyze the hierarchy of questioning techniques (Blooms Taxonomy).

0714.04 Systematically organize and record information (note taking).

Standard Reference
9.LA.3.2.1, 9.LA.3.2.2

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Learn and apply the Cornell system of note taking.

See course scope and sequence.

TMA
EOC

02

Develop note taking, paraphrasing, and outlining strategies as an aid to comprehension and recall.

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Unit 2

Metacognitive Strategies

1st/3rd Quarter

0714.05 Demonstrate responsive reading comprehension in a variety of texts by using knowledge of the world to engage with the text.

Standard Reference
9.LA.2.2.2, 9.LA.2.2.3, 11.LA.2.2.3

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Understand rhetorical language utilizing ethos, logos and pathos.

See course scope and sequence.

TMA
EOC

0714.06 Demonstrate a working knowledge of the multiple intelligences.

Standard Reference
9.LA.4.2.1, 9.LA.4.2.2, 9.LA.4.2.3

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Take a variety of assessments to determine individual learning styles.

See course scope and sequence.

TMA
EOC

02

Write a summary of each learning style and a personal narrative highlighting his or her individual learning styles.

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Unit 3

Vocabulary Usage and Development

1st/3rd Quarter

0714. Develop a reading vocabulary appropriate to grade level using context clues, analyzing the structure and origin of words.

Standard Reference
9.LA.1.8.1, 9.LA.1.8.2

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Develop context clues strategies to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words, multiple-meaning words, and technical terms.

See course scope and sequence.

TMA
EOC

02

Identify prefixes, suffixes, and roots of words and use these word parts to determine word meanings.

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Unit 4

Logical Thinking and Reasoning

1st/3rd Quarter

0714.07 Develop and apply logical thinking and reasoning processes.

Standard Reference
9.LA.1.2.1., 9.LA.2.2.1, 9.LA.2.2.2, 9.LA.2.2.3, 9.LA.2.3.4

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Demonstrate understanding of inductive and deductive reasoning processes.

See course scope and sequence.

TMA
EOC

02

Recognize fallacies in inductive and deductive reasoning.

03

Complete analogies and analyze the underlying relationship between words.

04

Apply reasoning skills to analyze and evaluate syllogisms.

05

Recognize propaganda techniques

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Unit 5

Technical Reading & Writing

2nd/4th Quarter

0714.08 Read, understand, and develop technical documents and manuals.

Standard Reference
9.LA.1.2.1., 9.LA.2.2.1, 9.LA.2.2.2, 9.LA.2.2.3, 9.LA.3.1.1-5, 9.LA.4.2.3, 9.LA.4.2.1, 9.LA.4.3.1, 11.LA.4.2.3

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Use personal or objective criteria to draw conclusions, make inferences, decide meanings, form opinions, and make judgments about technical material.

See course scope and sequence

TO

02

Sample workplace reading, technical manuals, and professional journals.

03

Follow directions in technical manuals.

04

Produce multimedia presentations (e.g., brochures, pamphlets, PowerPoint, etc.).

05

Demonstrate understanding of graphs and flow charts through application and analysis.

06

Write a variety of expository documents (ie pamphlets/brochures, technical manuals/how to guides, applications, resumes, business letters)

07

Demonstrate understanding of rules governing plagiarism, proper paraphrasing, quoting, and source citation (MLA, Annotated Bibliography).

08

Learn and apply proofreading, revising, and editing strategies.

0714.09 Develop an understanding of summarizing and paraphrasing.

Standard Reference
9.LA.2.1.1., 9.LA.2.1.2

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Compose a paraphrase of information.

See course scope and sequence.

TMA
EOC

02

Compose a summary of information.

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Unit 6

Research Process

2nd/4th Quarter

0714.10 Research and organize information around a topic using a wide range of technological and traditional sources.

Standard Reference
9.LA.1.2.1., 9.LA.2.2.1, 9.LA.2.2.2, 9.LA.2.2.3, 9.LA.3.1.1-5, 9.LA.4.2.3, 9.LA.4.2.1, 9.LA.4.3.1, 11.LA.4.2.1, 11.LA.4.2.3

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Select and use legitimate technological and traditional sources (e.g., web site, database, magazine, newspaper, encyclopedia, classified text).

See course scope and sequence.

TMA
EOC

02

Incorporate and use PowerPoint or other presentation software to develop a multimedia presentation that reflects the overall course curriculum.

03

Analyze expository writing (e.g., fact and opinion, cause and effect, drawing conclusions).

04

Create a works cited document.

05

Learn and apply proofreading, revising, and editing strategies to create a final product for publication.

06

Demonstrate understanding of rules governing plagiarism, proper paraphrasing, quoting, and source citation (MLA, Annotated Bibliography).