Content Standards:
The learner demonstrates understanding:
- of various verbal elements in orally communicating information;
- of various non-verbal elements in orally communicating information that English language is stress timed to support comprehension;
- of text types to listen for different purposes from a variety of texts;
- of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings to develop word consciousness;
- of various linguistics nodes to comprehend various texts;
- of writing styles to comprehend the author’s message;
- of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; and
- of the forms and conventions of print, non-print, and digital materials to understand various viewing texts.
Performance Standards:
The learner:
- orally communicates information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences using a variety of literary activities;
- reads with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension;
- uses linguistic cues to effectively construct meaning from a variety of texts for a variety of purposes;
- uses literal information from texts heard to construct an appropriate feedback;
- uses linguistic cues to appropriately construct meaning from a variety of texts for a variety of purposes;
- uses diction (choice of words) to accurately analyze author’s tone, mood, and point of view;
- uses the correct function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in various discourse (oral and written);
- speaks and writes using good command of the conventions of standard English;
- applies knowledge of non-verbal skills to respectfully give the speaker undivided attention and acknowledge the message; and
- applies knowledge of the various forms and conventions of print, non-print, and digital materials to appropriately comprehend print, non-print, film and moving texts.
Learning Competencies/ Objectives:
- Infer the speaker’s tone, mood and purpose;
- Infer meaning of figurative language using: context clues and affixes and roots;
- Analyze figures of speech (hyperbole, irony);
- Read with automaticity grade level frequently occurring content area words;
- Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate grammatical structures: modals;
- Describe different forms and conventions of film and moving pictures (acting).