English Language Arts

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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Introduction

The Curriculum Guide to the Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts is a companion document to the 2010 Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts, for Grades K-12. Content standards contained within the course of study document may be accessed on the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) Web site at alsde.edu. On the home page, click on Sections, scroll down to select Curriculum and Instruction. Click on Publications, scroll down to Courses of Study, and click on English Language Arts.

Educators are reminded that content standards indicate minimum content--what all students should know and be able to do by the end of each grade level or course. Local school systems may have additional instructional or achievement expectations and may provide instructional guidelines that address content sequence, review, and remediation.

The Curriculum Guide to the Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts prepares students for study of the grade-level and course content standards through the teaching of prerequisite and enabling skills necessary for learning each content standard. This allows students to work toward grade-level and course content standards while working at individual ability levels. By identifying the prerequisites and enabling skills for each standard, teachers may plan instruction to address the achievement gap experienced by some students while still working with all students toward achievement of the same standards.

The Curriculum Guide to the Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts may be accessed at alex.state.al.us/specialed/curriculum.html.

Educators are encouraged to use the curriculum guide to:

Develop lesson plans. Plan for Problem Solving Teams (PSTs) and Response to Intervention/Response to

Instruction (RTI). Develop Individual Educational Programs (IEPs). Prepare for collaborative teaching. Design tutorials. Plan for instructional grouping. Plan for parent information and conferences. Develop curriculum-based assessments. Prepare for state assessments.

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Organization of the Curriculum Guide

The organizational components of this guide include standards, instructional objectives, and examples.

Content Standards are statements that define what all students should know and be able to do at the conclusion of a grade level or course. Content Standards contain minimum required content and complete the phrase "Students will."

Content Standards for a grade level or course are clearly written, reasonable, measurable, developmentally appropriate, and sufficiently rigorous to enable Alabama students to achieve at levels comparable to other students in the nation and the world. They also provide proportional emphasis to the essential knowledge, skills, and processes of a given grade level or course.

Instructional Objectives divide the standards into smaller instructional units that serve as foundational skills for the standards. Instructional objectives are useful in lesson planning, classroom instruction, and Individualized Education Program (IEP) development. Utilization of instructional objectives facilitates having all students working toward gradelevel standards while also working at individual ability levels.

Instructional objectives within this document are numbered according to grade level, content standard number, and the order in which the instructional objective is listed.

The system for numbering the objectives for English Language Arts Standard 1.3, for example, is based upon the following:

Standard 1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. [RL.1.3]

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Content Standard Identifier from Common

Core State Standards

Subject

Grade Level

Content Standard

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Objective

ELA 1.3.1: ELA 1.3.2:

ELA 1.3.3:

Identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. Draw a picture or written response to a read-aloud that identifies the who or what of the story. Recall the major events in the story.

Examples clarify certain content standards, instructional objectives, and/or their components. They are illustrative but not exhaustive.

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Essentials Courses

The Curriculum Guide to the Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts contains the course content for the Essentials course credits for the Alabama High School Diploma. The courses provide students with foundational skills identified in the general education English Language Arts courses.

Instructional objectives in Grades 9-12 preceded by a diamond shape () indicate content required for earning course credit for the Essentials courses.

The courses include essential concepts to equip students with the English Language Arts skills necessary for employment and independent living.

English Essentials-9 (Course Code 700005) English Essentials-10 (Course Code 700006) English Essentials-11 (Course Code 700007) English Essentials-12 (Course Code 700008)

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