Language Arts Program Mission Statement & Standards

 

Language Arts Program Mission Statement

Our purpose is to guide all students to communicate effectively using language skills.

Language Arts Program Standards

Standard #1:  Inquiry

  • Access and analyze information.

Standard #2:  Connection

  • Discern and internalize relationships and meaning.

Standard #3: Structure

  • Discover and apply components and patterns of language.

Standard #4: Perspectives

  • Design a product to convey meaning.

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Language Arts Essential Standards

Standard #1: Inquiry

Grades K-2  Ask questions, look for answers, sort and classify information.

Grades 3-5:  Investigate and interpret information.

Grades 6-8:  Assemble information and evaluate its relevance.

Grades 9-12:  Formulate questions, research and utilize quality information.

Standard #2: Connection

Grades K-2:  Recognize and retell what you see, do and read.

Grades 3-5:  Identify, explore and explain relationships and meaning.

Grades 6-8:  Classify and appraise relationships and meaning.

Grades 9-12:  Draw an association between personal experience and concepts.

Standard #3: Structure

Grades K-2: Choose and construct pictures, words, sentences and stories.

Grades 3-5: Identify and organize components and patterns of language.

Grades 6-8: Implement the use of a template to fashion written and oral compositions.

Grades 9-12: Utilize appropriate language and organizational strategies to convey meaning.

Standard #4: Creation

Grades K-2:  Make a project that shows what you know.

Grades 3-5:  Produce an original work to express an idea.

Grades 6-8:  Compose products that apply language skills for a specific purpose.

Grades 9-12:  Develop and present a product that synthesizes knowledge and skills.

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