English Language Arts - Alabama State Department of Education

Curriculum Guide

to the Alabama Course of Study

English Language Arts

Grades K-12

Thomas R. Bice, State Superintendent of Education ? Alabama State Department of Education Updated October 2014

CURRICULUM GUIDE TO THE ALABAMA COURSE OF STUDY:

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Table of Contents

PREFACE ..................................................................................................................................... ii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................................... iii

INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................1

ORGANIZATION OF THE CURRICULUM GUIDE ........................................................................... 2

ESSENTIALS COURSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT.....................................................3

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS AND INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES, GRADES K-8

Grade K ....................................................................................................................................4 Grade 1 ...................................................................................................................................16 Grade 2 ...................................................................................................................................31 Grade 3 ...................................................................................................................................47 Grade 4 ...................................................................................................................................64 Grade 5 ...................................................................................................................................82 Grade 6 .................................................................................................................................100 Grade 7 .................................................................................................................................116 Grade 8 .................................................................................................................................130 Grade 9 .................................................................................................................................145 Grade 10 ...............................................................................................................................160 Grade 11 ...............................................................................................................................176 Grade 12 ...............................................................................................................................189

APPENDIX:

A. DIRECTIONS FOR INTERPRETING THE MINIMUM REQUIRED CONTENT...................................................................................................................... 203

B. XXXX.................................................................................................................................X

GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................................. X BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................................... X

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PREFACE

The Curriculum Guide to the Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts provides prerequisite and enabling skills that lead to learning grade-level academic standards. The curriculum guide can be used to assist students in learning content in smaller increments, catching up on content they may have missed in previous years, and/or reviewing content related to grade-level academic standards. The 2012-2013 Curriculum Guide to the Alabama Course of Study English Language Arts Task Force utilized the 2010 Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts. In addition, the Task Force reviewed past copies of the Curriculum Guide to the Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts. Members of the Task Force used their academic content knowledge and experiential knowledge related to students with and without disabilities to produce this resource for closing the gap between grade-level content and students' instructional levels.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This document was developed by the 2012-2013 Curriculum Guide to the Alabama Course of Study English Language Arts Task Force composed of elementary, middle school, high school, and state-agency educators. The Task Force began the document during the summer of 2012.

Christina Barger, General Education Teacher, UAB DMH Adolescent Education Program Heather Franklin, General Education Teacher, Lee County Schools Paula Griner, General Education Teacher, Jefferson County Schools Aurelio Harrison, At-Risk Interventionist, Montgomery County Schools David Hodge, General Education Teacher, Montgomery County Schools Renata Hollins, Assistant Principal/Instructional Assistant, Lowndes County Schools Dione V. James, General Education Teacher, Lowndes County Schools Sheila Lankford, Title I Facilitator/Instructional Partner, Attalla City Christopher Lester, General Education Teacher, Alabama Clinical Schools Mamie R. Maddox, General Education Teacher, Bullock County Schools Melissa Mann, Special Education Teacher, Madison County Schools Tr? Munger, School Counselor, Vestavia Hills City Schools Stephanie Rogers, Special Education Teacher, Lowndes County Schools LaShonna Denise Rowe-Drayton, General Education Teacher, Chambers County Schools Adriane N. Sheffield, Special/General Education Teacher, Brewer-Porch Children's Center Kimberly A. Smith, General Education Teacher, Blount County Schools Kay L. Spriggs, Special Education Teacher, Opelika City Schools Shenitra Stokes-Dees, General Education Teacher, Lowndes County Schools Sonya O. Taylor, General Education Teacher, Montgomery County Schools Katie Allsopp Thomas, General Education Teacher, Shelby County Schools Talaya Williams, General Education Teacher, Opelika City Schools Vonetta Wilson-Tellis, Special Education Teacher, Bullock County Schools Mary Lynn Zwack, Special Education Teacher, Lee County Schools

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Alabama State Department of Education Personnel who managed the development process was: Thomas R. Bice, Ed.D. State Superintendent Crystal Richardson, Program Coordinator, Special Education Services DaLee Chambers, Ph.D., Education Specialist, Special Education Services The State Department of Education Process Specialists who assisted the Task Force in developing the document was: Joseph Eiland, Education Specialist, Special Education Services Curtis Gage, Education Specialist, Special Education Services Susan Goldthwaite, Education Specialist, Special Education Services Alicia Myrick, Education Administrator, Special Education Services Cindy Robinson, Education Specialist, Special Education Services The State Department of Education Administrative Support Assistants who assisted the Task Force in editing the document was: Sandra Wade Russell, Administrative Assistant, Special Education Services Charles Creel, Graphic Arts Specialist, Communication Section, assisted in the development of the graphic design. Thank you is extended to the following individuals for proofing the document and providing important editorial comments: Ashly Powell, Autauga County Schools; Cynthia Augustine, Blount County Schools; Leann Brown, Christy Norris, and Rebecca Sims, Crenshaw County Schools; Judy Hughes and Elisabeth Newell, Montgomery County Schools; Thank you is extended to the following Alabama State Department of Education Staff for proofing the document and providing important editorial comments: XX

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