Goals, Indicators, Benchmarks and Standards  (Specific Focus of the Unit)  Suzy Ries

 

Content Area:  Language Arts

Grade: 9-12

Goal: 2  Writing

 

 

Indicator: Indicator 2: Students will use appropriate style, organization, and form in technical, transactional, creative, and personal writing.

 

Benchmark(s):  C:  analyze and use the writing format required for a specific type of publication.

 

 

 

Standards (knowledge and skills):

  • make appropriate choices regarding voice, vocabulary, organization, and level of detail based upon audience, purpose, and context.
  • conform to appropriate formats in writing, e.g., letters, memos, reports, summaries, resumes, applications.
  • publish completed pieces for a variety of audiences, e.g., school, parents, community, business, newspaper.

 

 

 

 

Content Area:  Technology

Grade: 9-12

Goal:  Information and Computer Management.

 

 

Indicator:

4.  Select and use word-processing, desktop publishing, presentation and graphics.

 

Benchmark(s):

 

Standards (knowledge and skills): 4.3  Compose, organize and edit information using a keyboard.

4.5    Proofread and edit documents for accuracy and content, and for correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.

4.1.6        Use desktop publishing software to design, create, import data/graphics/scanned images.

4.2.1   Use presentation and multimedia software to design, create import data/graphics/scanned images for a variety of presentations.

 

 

 

 

 

Content Area: Language Arts

Grade: 9-12

Goal: 2 Writing

 

Indicator:  Indicator 3:  Students will use various strategies and techniques to improve writing quality.

 

Benchmark(s):  b.  evaluate and use recommendations from others to improve writing consistency and coherence.

 

 

Standards (knowledge and skills):

  1. revise writing to improve logic of organization and controlling idea, level of detail, style, word choice, and sentence variety.
  2.  use available tools/resources to revise and edit personal work, e.g., Franklin speller, grammar checker, and thesaurus.
  1. Incorporate suggestions from others for revisions and editing into rewrites

 

 

Content Area: Language Arts

Grade: 9-12

Goal:  2  Writing

 

Indicator:  4.  Students will write to clarify and enhance understanding of information

 

Benchmark(s):

c.  use multiple examples from print and electronic sources to support personal interpretations

 

Standards (knowledge and skills):

  1. distinguish one’s own ideas from information created or discovered by others.
  2. present information and ideas from primary and secondary sources accurately and clearly.

 

 

 

 

* Note:  Please identify only those standards that are directly targeted as part of the “big idea” of your unit.