Elementary Language Arts

Grade Three

Oral Language

• Listen attentively by making eye contact, facing the speaker, asking questions , and paraphrasing what is said.
• Ask and respond to questions from teachers and other group members.
• Explain what has been learned.

3.2 The student will present brief oral reports.

• Speak clearly.
• Use appropriate volume and pitch.
• Speak at an understandable rate.
• Organize ideas sequentially or around major points of information.
• Use clear and specific vocabulary to communicate ideas.

Good Quotes by Famous People
Virtual Presentation Assistant

Reading/Literature

• Use knowledge of less common vowel patterns.
• Use knowledge of homophones.

Sue Palmer's Language Live
Vocabulary World
World of Words
Word Play

3.4 The student will use strategies to read a variety of printed materials (non-fiction, fiction, poetry).

• Preview and use text formats.
• Set a purpose for reading.
• Apply meaning clues, language structure, and phonetic strategies.
• Reread and self-correct when necessary.

Academy of American Poets
Children's Literature Web Guide
Cyberguides to Literature
Interactive Fiction Page
The Moonlit Road

3.5 The student will demonstate comprehension of a variety of printed materials.

• Set a purpose for reading.
• Make connections between previous experiences and reading selections.
• Make, confirm, or revise predictions.
• Ask and answers.
• Compare and contrast settings, characters, and events.
• Organize information or events logically.
• Use information to learn about new topics.
• Write about what is read.

Carol Hurst Literature site
Children's Literature Sampler
Project Primary - Literature

3.6 The student will continue to read a variety of fiction and nonfiction selections.

• Identify the characteristics of folk tales.
• Identify the characteristics of biographies and autobiographies.
• Compare and contrast the characters described in two folk tales.
• Compare and contrast the lives of two persons as described in biographies and/or autobiographies.

Aesop's Fables Online
Children's Literature: Electronic Resources
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature
Folk and Fairy Tales from around the World
Internet Public Library How much of what a real public library delivers can be done on the Internet? You would be surprised. A must visit.
Kay Vandergrift's Special Interest Page
KiddieLit on the Net
Online Resources
rec.arts.books.childrens A Usenet news group devoted to the discussion of children's books.
Teachers' Resource Center
Treasure Island

Writing

• Develop a plan for writing.
• Focus on a centrol idea.
• Group related ideas.
• Included descriptive details that elaborate the central idea.
• Revise writing for clarity.
• Edit final copies for grammar, capitalization, punctuation , and spelling.

Grammar Lady
Grammar Safari
Kid's Publication
KidWorld
Inkspot: Resources for Writers
Online English Grammar
Webster's Dictionary

3.8 The student will write stories, letters, simple explanations, and short reports across all content areas.

• Use a variety of planning strategies.
• Organize information according to the type of writing.
• Revise writing for specific vocabulary and information.
• Edit final copies for grammar, capitalizaiton, puctuation, and spelling.
• Use available technology.

The student will be able to able to use email to send letters. (T5.3)

3.9 The student will write legibly in cursive.

Research

• Use dictionaries,encyclopedias, and other reference books.
• Use videos, interviews, and cassette recording.
• Use available technology.

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Elementary Language Arts - Grade 4

Oral Language

4.1 The student will use effective oral communication skills in a variety of settings.

• Present accurate directions to individuals and small groups.
• Contribute to group discussions.
• Seek the ideas and opinions of others.
• Begin to use evidence to support opinions.

Activity
The student will use commercial software to gather information to support opinions in preparation of oral presentations to individuals and small groups. (T5.2 and T5.3)

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4.2 The student will make and listen to oral presentations and reports.

• Use subject-related information and vocabulary.
• Listen to and record information.
• Organize information for clarity.

Activity
The student will use comercial software to practice gathering subject-related information, recording and organizing information. (T5.2 and T5.3)

Reading/Literature

4.3 The student will read and learn the meanings of unfamiliar words.

• Use knowledge of word origins; synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms; and multiple meanings of words.
• Use word-reference materials including the glossary, dictionary, and thesaurus.

Activity
The student will develop basic understanding of computer theory related vocabulary, keyboarding and use of computer though experience. (T5.1, T5.2, T5.3 and T5.4)

Sue Palmer's Language Live
Vocabulary World
World of Words
Word Play

4.4 The student will read fiction and nonfiction, including biographies and historical fiction.

• Explain the author's purpose.
• Describe how the choice of language, setting, and information contributes to the author's purpose.
• Compare the use of fact and fantasy in historical fiction with other forms of literature.
• Explain how knowledge of the lives and experiences of individuals in history can relate to individuals who have similar goals or face similar challenges.

Activity
The student will use e-mail and commercial software as a source for comparing fiction/non-fiction information. (T5.2 and T5.3)

Carol Hurst Literature site
Children's Literature Sampler
Project Primary - Literature

4.5 The student will demonstrate comprehension of a variety of literary forms.

• Use text organizers such as type, headings, and graphics to predict and categorize information.
• Formulate questions that might be answered in the selection.
• Make inferences using information from texts.
• Paraphrase content of selection, identifying important ideas and providing details for each important idea.
• Describe relationship between content and previously learned concepts or skills.
• Write about what is read.

Activity
The student will use commercial software and word processing to organize information, paraphrase, relate to content from a variety of literary forms. (T5.2, T5.3 and T5.4) Aesop's Fables Online
Children's Catalog, Bank Street College Library A library catalogue that provides bibliographic information and summaries of children's books by author, title, or subject.
Children's Literature: Electronic Resources
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature
Folk and Fairy Tales from around the World
Internet Public Library How much of what a real public library delivers can be done on the Internet? You would be surprised. A must visit.
Kay Vandergrift's Special Interest Page
KiddieLit on the Net
Online Resources
rec.arts.books.childrens A Usenet news group devoted to the discussion of children's books.
Teachers' Resource Center
Treasure Island

Academy of American Poets

Children's Literature Web Guide
Cyberguides to Literature
Interactive Fiction Page
The Moonlit Road

4.6 The student will read a variety of poetry.

• Describe the rhyme scheme (approximate, end, and internal).
• Identify the sensory words used and their effect on the reader.
• Write rhymed, unrhymed, and patterned poetry.

Activity
The student will use commercial software and word processing to read and respond to a variety of peotry, including rhyme scheme and sensory works. (T5.2, T5.3 and T5.4)

Writing

4.7 The student will write effective narratives and explanations.

• Focus on one aspect of a topic.
• Develop a plan for writing.
• Organize writing to convey a central idea.
• Write several related paragraphs on the same topic.
• Utilize elements of style, including word choice, tone, voice, and sentence variation.
• Edit final copies for grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
• Use available technology.

Activity
The student will use commercial software, e-mail and word processing to practicie writing narratives and explanations. (t5.2, T5.2 and T5.3)

4.8 The student will edit final copies of writings.

• Use subject-verb agreement.
• Avoid double negatives.
• Use pronoun "I" correctly in compound subjects.
• Use commas in series, dates, and addresses.

Activity
The student will use commercial software, e-mail and word processing to practice writing and editing. (T5.2, T5.3, and T5.4)

Grammar Lady
Grammar Safari
Kid's Publication
KidWorld
Inkspot: Resources for Writers
Online English Grammar
Webster's Dictionary

Research

4.9 The student will use information resources to research a topic.

• Construct questions about a topic.
• Collect information, using the resources of the media center.
• Evaluate and synthesize information for use in writing.
• Use available technology.

Activity The student will practice technology skills using commerical software, internet and word processing together information on a topic.(T5.2, T5.3 and T5.4)

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Language Arts - Fifth Grade

Oral Language

5.1 The student will listen, draw conclusions, and share responses in subject-related group learning activities.

• Participate in and contribute to discussions across content areas.
• Organize information to present reports of group activities.
• Summarize information gathered in group activities.

Activity
The student will use commercial software, internet, word processing to gather and organize formation for presentations. (T5.3 and T5.4)

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Virtual Presentation Assistant

5.2 The student will use effective nonverbal communication skills.

• Maintain eye contact with listeners.
• Use gestures to support, accentuate, or dramatize verbal message.
• Use facial expressions to support or dramatize verbal message.
• Use posture appropriate for communication setting.

5.3 The student will make planned oral presentations.

• Determine appropriate content for audience.
• Organize content sequentially or around major ideas.
• Summarize main points before or after presentation.
• Incorporate visual aids to support the presentation.

The student will use commercial software, internet and word processing to organize information around major ideas, summarize main points before and after presentations, and incorporate visual aids. (T5.3 and T5.4)

Reading/Literature

5.4 The student will read and learn the meanings of unfamiliar words.

• Use knowledge of root words, prefixes, and suffixes.
• Use dictionary, glossary, thesaurus, and other word- reference materials.

Activity
The student will use interactive commercial software to study root words, prefixes, suffixes, dictionary, glassary, thesaurus, word references materials. (T5.3)

Sue Palmer's Language Live
Vocabulary World
World of Words
Word Play

5.5 The student will read a variety of literary forms, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

• Describe character development in fiction and poetry selections.
• Describe the development of plot, and explain how conflicts are resolved.
• Describe the characteristics of free verse, rhymed, and patterned poetry.
• Describe how author's choice of vocabulary and style contribute to the quality and enjoyment of selections.

Activity
The student will use commercial software to read a variety of literary forms and derive character development, plot, poetry, style. (T5.3 and T5.4)

Academy of American Poets
Children's Literature Web Guide
Cyberguides to Literature
Interactive Fiction Page
The Moonlit Road

5.6 The student will demonstrate comprehension of a variety of literary forms.

• Use text organizers such as type, headings, and graphics to predict and categorize information in informational texts.
• Locate information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions.
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships.
• Prioritize information according to purpose of reading.
• Write about what is read.

Activity
The student will use commercial software to practice complrehension of a variety of literary forms. (T5.3 and T5.4)

Carol Hurst Literature site
Children's Literature Sampler
Project Primary - Literature

Writing

5.7 The student will write for a variety of purposes to describe, to inform, to entertain, and to explain.

• Choose planning strategies for various writing purposes.
• Organize information.
• Use vocabulary effectively.
• Vary sentence structure.
• Revise writing for clarity.
• Edit final copies for grammar, capitalization, spelling, and punctuation, especially the use of possessives and quotation marks.

Activity
The student will use commercial software and word processing to practice writing to describek, inform, explain, entertain, and edit. (T5.3 T5.4)

Grammar Lady
Grammar Safari
Kid's Publication
KidWorld
Inkspot: Resources for Writers
Online English Grammar
Webster's Dictionary

Research

5.8 The student will synthesize information from a variety of resources.

• Skim materials to develop a general overview of content or to locate specific information.
• Develop notes that include important concepts, paraphrases, summaries, and identification of information sources.
• Organize and record information on charts, maps, and graphs.
• Use available electronic databases to access information.
• Credit secondary reference sources.

Activity
The student will use commercial software and word processing to gather information, take notes, organize and record information on charts/graphs and credit reference sources.(T5.3 and T5.5)

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