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Language Arts 500

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LANGUAGE ARTS 500 COURSE OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................ 1

UNIT 1: LANGUAGE SKILLS ......................................................................................................................................... 1

UNIT 2: WORKING WITH INFORMATION.................................................................................................................. 2

UNIT 3: THE STORY OF OUR LANGUAGE ................................................................................................................. 2

UNIT 4: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION ..................................................................................................................... 2

UNIT 5: READING AND WRITING STORIES ............................................................................................................... 3

UNIT 6: POETRY ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

UNIT 7: READING COMPREHENSION ........................................................................................................................ 3

UNIT 8: WORKING WITH WORDS ............................................................................................................................. 4

UNIT 9: READING AND STUDY SKILLS ...................................................................................................................... 4

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Language Arts 500 Course Overview

Language Arts 500 continues to build on the sequential development and integration of language arts skills in four

major areas¡ªreading, writing, speaking, and listening. Special attention is placed on reading non-fiction texts. Students

identify text features and explain how graphic elements lead to comprehension and continue to build grammar skills in

support of clear communication. Speaking skills are built upon in this course through memorization and recitation of

the powerful Gettysburg Address. Students also learn what good communication is and how to practice this in all areas

of their lives.

This course specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students' understanding in the following ways:

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Unit 1: Demonstrate active reading strategies to find the main idea and analyze meaning of academic words

and use sound patterns and syllable patterns to read fluently

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Unit 2: Engage with and identify features of nonfiction text and form a historical understanding of the

Gettysburg Address and recite it from memory

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Unit 3: Understand the components of language and how to use them effectively in writing and presenting

information with public speaking in addition to understanding how the English language has changed over

time

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Unit 4: Explain metacognitive skills to use before, during, and after reading and write a descriptive paragraph,

an opinion piece, and a report

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Unit 5: Read and evaluate stories, using summarizing skills and comparing and contrasting two different texts

and follow the writing process to write a narrative

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Unit 6: Use comprehension skills while reading poems to compare/contrast and analyze different types of

poetry, identify poetic ideas and devices, and write poems using a variety of formats

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Unit 7: Use a variety of comprehension skills in order to understand texts and formulate questions and

participate in discussions

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Unit 8: Use knowledge of the parts of speech to identify and analyze parts of a sentence, as well as analyzing

and writing fables

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Unit 9: Summarize information presented in diverse media and formats, interpret information presented in

biographies, and construct a report that incorporates facts and opinions

Unit 1: Language Skills

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Course Overview

The Author's Message

Project: Finding the Topic

Vowel Diphthong Design

Spelling: Vowel Changes

Quiz: The Author's Message and Vowel Diphthong

Design

Short Story: Joe's Dilemma Part 1

Vocabulary Study

Academic Language

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Quiz: Dialogue, Vocabulary, and Academic Language

Using Spell Check

Project: Spelling Story*

Short Story: Joe's Dilemma Part 2

Quiz: Reading and Writing Efficiently

Unit Review

Special Project*

Test

Alternate Test*

Glossary and Credits

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Unit 2: Working with Information

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Reading Nonfiction

Compound Words and Hyphens

Memorizing and Reciting the Gettysburg Address

Quiz: Reading and Hyphens

Main Ideas and Supporting Details

Project: Outline

Good Communication

Quiz: Main Ideas, Details, and Good Communication

Text Features and Graphic Elements

Reading Procedural Texts

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Project: Procedural Presentation*

Parts of Speech

Contractions

Quiz: Contractions and Procedural Texts

Unit Review

Special Project*

Test

Alternate Test*

Glossary and Credits

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Project: Multimedia Presentation on an Author*

Homonyms, Idioms, and Abbreviations

Using Nouns and Adjectives

Project: Descriptive Narrative

Initials and Acronyms

Quiz: Language Confusion and History of Language

Unit Review

Special Project*

Test

Alternate Test*

Glossary and Credits

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Project: Taking Notes

Written Report - Preparing an Outline

Creating an Essential Question

Project: Drafting Research Questions

Project: Outline

Project: Drafting Your Report

Media Literacy

Project: Advertisements and Persuasion

Quiz: The Written Report

Unit Review

Special Project*

Test

Alternate Test*

Glossary and Credits

Unit 3: The Story of Our Language

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Comprehension

Word and Sentence Study

Quiz: Comprehension and Word Study

Elements of the English Language

Prefixes and Suffixes

Project: Book Report - Nonfiction

Phrases, Adjectives, and Adverbs

Punctuation in a Series

Quiz: Parts of Speech, Context Clues, and Punctuation

Writing a Short Story

Language Confusion: Anglo-Saxon

Middle and Modern English

Unit 4: Effective Communication

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Reading Skills

Sentence Patterns and Appropriate Words

Quiz: Main Ideas and Appropriate Words

Sensible Sentences

Project: Writing Descriptive Setting Paragraphs

Types of Conjunctions

Project: Participating in and Summarizing Claims in a

Discussion

Reading Skills and Robin Hood

Quiz: Reading, Writing, and Discussion Skills

Project: Writing an Opinion Piece

Written Report - Selecting a Topic and Gathering

Information

Research and Gathering Sources

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Unit 5: Reading and Writing Stories

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Reading for Meaning

Writing About a Text

Project: Writing a Summary

Judging the Value of a Story

Project: Book Report - Historical Fiction

Quiz: Reading and Summarizing a Story

Mastering Dialogue

Capitalization Rules

Project: Making Conversation

Project: Seed Ideas*

Writing Better Sentences

Cursive Writing

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Quiz: Writing Sentences, Dialogue, and Cursive

Story Writing

Using Commas to Introduce

Project: Short Story

Project: Story Comparison

Quiz: Story Writing and Punctuation

Unit Review

Special Project*

Test

Alternate Test*

Glossary and Credits

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Poetic Ideas and Devices

Poetic Forms

Project: Pen Pictures and Couplets

Project: Free Verse Poem

Project: Poetry Book*

Quiz: Poetic Forms and Devices

Unit Review

Special Project*

Test

Alternate Test*

Glossary and Credits

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Judgments, Inferences, Facts, Opinions, and Mood

Vocabulary Practice

Preparing for a Discussion

Asking Questions of a Text

Quiz: Judgments, Vocabulary, and Discussions

Identifying Adjectives

Project: Adjectives

Adjective Placement

Quiz: Adjectives

Unit Review

Special Project*

Test

Alternate Test*

Glossary and Credits

Unit 6: Poetry

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Reading Story Poems

Dialects in Text

Enjoying Poetry

Identifying Historical Context in Written Works

Project: Rhythm

Quiz: Poetry and Historical Context

Poetry

Reading Humorous Poems

Playing With Words

Project: Book Report - Poetry

Quiz: Humorous Poetry

Reading Inspirational Poems

Unit 7: Reading Comprehension

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Cause and Effect

Sequence in Gulliver's Travels

Analyzing a Plot: Foreshadowing

Project: Personal Reaction to Lilliput

Quiz: Sequence, Foreshadowing, and Personal

Reactions in Stories

Third Person Point of View

Reviewing Nouns

Singular and Plural Nouns

Possessive Nouns; Uses of Nouns

Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns

Quiz: Third Person Point of View, Nouns, and

Pronouns

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