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Dallas School District
K-12 Curriculum
Elementary Language Arts - Grade K
Grade K
The Standards for the English Language Arts provide twelve standards that are "intended to serve as guidelines that provide ample room for the kinds of innovation and creativity that are essential to teaching and learning."
The Terra Nova Multiple Assessments assess students in first grade (Level 11).
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This unit includes identifying and comparing key characteristics of literary genres, as designated by a work's subject, theme, style, and time period. Some example of genres are: science fiction, poetry, drama, British literature, and multicultural literature.
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Nonfiction: Reading
The learner will be able to
expose students to a variety of non-fiction.
| Strand |
Source |
| Informational Text |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.8, #1.3.3.; F (back mapped) |
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Poetry: Respond
The learner will be able to
explore and respond to poems and poetry.
| Strand |
Source |
| Poetry |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.8, #1.3.3.; F (back mapped) |
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Poetry: Structure/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify the structure of poetry.
| Strand |
Source |
| Poetry |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.7, #1.3.3.; D (back mapped) |
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Informational
The learner will be able to
understand an informaitonal, nonfiction story.
| Strand |
Source |
| Informational Text |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 3, #1.1.3.; G (back mapped) |
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Fiction
The learner will be able to
explore fiction.
| Strand |
Source |
| Fiction |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 3, #1.1.3, G.; National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 1996, IRA/NCTE Standards, p.25, Standard 1(back mapped) |
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Fiction: Respond
The learner will be able to
explore and respond to a variety of fiction.
| Strand |
Source |
| Fiction |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.8, #1.3.3.; F (back mapped) |
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Fiction: Interpret
The learner will be able to
explore fiction.
| Strand |
Source |
| Fiction |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 3, #1.1.3.; G (back mapped) |
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World Literature: Read
The learner will be able to
explore a variety of works of literature.
| Strand |
Source |
| World Literature |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.7, #1.3.3.; A (back mapped) |
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Genre: Variety
The learner will be able to
explore a variety of genres.
| Strand |
Source |
| Genre |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 4, #1.1.3, H.; National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 1996, IRA/NCTE Standards, p.25, Standard 2 (back mapped) |
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Genre: Identify/Textual Elements
The learner will be able to
identify genre by examining textual elements.
| Strand |
Source |
| Genre |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 2, #1.1.3.; A (back mapped) |
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Drama: Structure/Identify
The learner will be able to
discuss structural elements of drama.
| Strand |
Source |
| Drama |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.8, #1.3.3, E (back mapped) |
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Drama: Respond
The learner will be able to
respond to a variety of drama.
| Strand |
Source |
| Drama |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.8, #1.3.3.; F (back mapped) |
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Nonfiction: Respond
The learner will be able to
respond to nonfiction materials.
| Strand |
Source |
| Nonfiction |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.8, #1.3.3.; F (back mapped) |
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Nonfiction: Interpret
The learner will be able to
interpret nonfiction.
| Strand |
Source |
| Nonfiction |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 3, #1.1.3.; G (back mapped) |
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Literature: Understand
The learner will be able to
understand works of literature.
| Strand |
Source |
| Literature |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.7, #1.3.3.; A (back mapped) |
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The Information Processing Unit includes competencies and objectives which focus on the processes of comparing, evaluating, interpreting, and organizing information and ideas in isolation from other Language Arts areas such as: reading, writing, listening and spelling.
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Information/Concept Processing: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify new concepts.
| Strand |
Source |
| Information/Ideas: Processing |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.13, #1.6.3, B (back mapped) |
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This unit focuses on language conventions, structure, usage, and language study. It also addresses parts of speech, figures of speech, syntax, paragraph and sentence structure, word agreement, modifiers, and grammar.
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Noun: Use
The learner will be able to
use nouns correctly.
| Strand |
Source |
| Noun |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.12, #1.5.3.; F (back mapped) |
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Pronoun: Use
The learner will be able to
use pronouns in sentences correctly.
| Strand |
Source |
| Pronoun |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.12, #1.5.3.; F (back mapped) |
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Verb: Use
The learner will be able to
use verbs correctly.
| Strand |
Source |
| Verb |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.12, #1.5.3.; F (back mapped) |
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Adjective: Use
The learner will be able to
use adjectives in a sentence correctly.
| Strand |
Source |
| Adjective |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.12, #1.5.3.; F (back mapped) |
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Conjunction: Use
The learner will be able to
correctly use conjunctions in a sentence.
| Strand |
Source |
| Conjunction |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.12, #1.5.3.; F (back mapped) |
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This unit includes comprehending and applying the rules which govern punctuation and capitalization when writing and editing written works.
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Capitalization: Use
The learner will be able to
practice using capital letters correctly when beginning a sentence, writing the pronoun "I," days of the week, months, and proper nouns.
| Strand |
Source |
| Capitalization: Applications |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.12, #1.5.3.; F (back mapped) |
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This unit includes identifying and distinguishing between sounds and patterns in sounds, constructing meaning from information delivered verbally, and understanding and responding to verbal information.
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Affective: Literature/Appreciate
The learner will be able to
appreciate literature through listening activities.
| Strand |
Source |
| Listening Responses: Affective |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.13, #1.6.3, B(back mapped) |
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Discussion: Ideas
The learner will be able to
listen to and understand ideas exchanged in a discussion.
| Strand |
Source |
| Discussion |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.14, #1.6.3.; D(back mapped) |
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Discussion: Respect Views
The learner will be able to
demonstrate respect for others' viewpoints while engaged in a discussion.
| Strand |
Source |
| Discussion |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.14, #1.6.3.; D(back mapped) |
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Character: Main
The learner will be able to
identify main character from orally read passage.
| Strand |
Source |
| Character |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.13, #1.6.3, B(back mapped) |
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Sequence: Chronological Order
The learner will be able to
place events from auditory materials in chronological order.
| Strand |
Source |
| Sequence |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.13, #1.6.3, B(back mapped) |
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Behaviors: Variety/Attentive
The learner will be able to
listen attentively to a variety of speakers.
| Strand |
Source |
| Listening Behaviors |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.13, #1.6.3.; A(back mapped) |
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Discussion: Response
The learner will be able to
respond appropriately in a discussion.
| Strand |
Source |
| Discussion |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.14, #1.6.3.; D(back mapped) |
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Tone: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify tone in auditory material.
| Strand |
Source |
| Tone |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.13, #1.6.3, B(back mapped) |
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This unit includes the study of information and entertainment communications. Topics include: advertising, art, journalism, film, and media messages, forms and productions.
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Media Form: Variety/Choose
The learner will be able to
discuss a variety of media forms to communicate learned information.
| Strand |
Source |
| Media Form |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.15, #1.6.3.; F, p.15, #1.6.3.; F(back mapped) |
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This unit includes constructing meaning from fiction and non-fiction selections at comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and judgment levels of understanding. It includes skills which address identifying, discussing, and comparing both concrete and abstract elements of selections (setting, plot, characterization, genre, historical period, theme, tone, moral message, and psychological and political implications).
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Variety of Sources: Reading Selections
The learner will be able to
discuss and explore material from a variety of sources.
| Strand |
Source |
| Source |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 4, #1.1.3.; H (back mapped) |
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Prior Knowledge: Textual Information
The learner will be able to
form connections between prior knowledge and/or experience to events and information within a text.
| Strand |
Source |
| Prior Knowledge |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 3, #1.1.3.; G(back mapped) |
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Predict Outcome: Content/Organization
The learner will be able to
preview text to anticipate content and organization.
| Strand |
Source |
| Predicting |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 2, #1.1.3, B (back mapped) |
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Character: Describe/Story
The learner will be able to
describe characters in a story.
| Strand |
Source |
| Character |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.7, #1.3.3, B (back mapped) |
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Character: Dialogue/Geographic Region
The learner will be able to
understand that a character's geographic region may affect his/her dialogue in the story.
| Strand |
Source |
| Character |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.16, #1.7.3, B (back mapped) |
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Summarize: Main Ideas
The learner will be able to
summarize main ideas.
| Strand |
Source |
| Summary |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.17, #1.8.3.; C, p. 3, #1.1.3.; G (back mapped) |
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Story Elements: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify story elements.
| Strand |
Source |
| Story Elements |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.7, #1.3.3, B (back mapped) |
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Purposes: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify purposes for reading.
| Strand |
Source |
| Reading Purposes |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 2, #1.1.3.; A (back mapped) |
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Purposes: Develop Vocabulary
The learner will be able to
develop and use a more advanced vocabulary.
| Strand |
Source |
| Reading Purposes |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 3, #1.1.3, E (back mapped) |
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Setting: Describe
The learner will be able to
describe the setting of a literary work.
| Strand |
Source |
| Setting |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.7, #1.3.3, B (back mapped) |
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Plot: Describe
The learner will be able to
describe the plot of a literary passage.
| Strand |
Source |
| Plot |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.7, #1.3.3, B (back mapped) |
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Literary Device: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify the literary device being used by the author.
| Strand |
Source |
| Literary Device |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.7, #1.3.3.; C (back mapped) |
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Construct Meaning: Correct Mistakes
The learner will be able to
recognize and correct his/her own reading mistakes.
| Strand |
Source |
| Emergent Reading |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 4, #1.1.3.; H (back mapped) |
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Reading Behaviors: Comprehension
The learner will be able to
demonstrate comprehension skills.
| Strand |
Source |
| Reading Behaviors |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 4, #1.1.3.; H (back mapped) |
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Response: Discuss/Clarify
The learner will be able to
discuss reading material to clarify ideas.
| Strand |
Source |
| Reading Responses: Discussions |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 3, #1.1.3.; G (back mapped) |
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Personification: Use
The learner will be able to
identify the use of personification in a reading passage.
| Strand |
Source |
| Personification |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.7, #1.3.3.; C (back mapped) |
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Rhythm: Rhythmical Patterns
The learner will be able to
explore rhythmical patterns in a literary selection.
| Strand |
Source |
| Literary Device: Rhythm |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.7, #1.3.3.; C (back mapped) |
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Rhyme: Identify/Use/Literary Selection
The learner will be able to
identify the use of rhyme in a literary selection.
| Strand |
Source |
| Literary Device: Rhyme |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.7, #1.3.3.; C (back mapped) |
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Events: Predict Future/Next
The learner will be able to
predict a future event or the next event that will occur in a story.
| Strand |
Source |
| Predicting: Events |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.13, #1.6.3, B (back mapped) |
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Monitor: Use/Self-Monitoring
The learner will be able to
use self-monitoring strategies to aid in comprehension of reading materials.
| Strand |
Source |
| Reading Strategies: Monitor |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 2, #1.1.3.; D (back mapped) |
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Human Experience: Relate
The learner will be able to
relate the human experience as it is presented in literature to real-world scenarios and the human experience.
| Strand |
Source |
| Themes: Human Experience |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.13, #1.6.3, B (back mapped) |
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This unit focuses on techniques and strategies (voice modulation, body language, ordering of ideas, visual aids, etc.) to convey meaning and to present information and opinions to groups. This unit includes: formal and informal communication, debate skills, and verbal/nonverbal communication.
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Group: Take Turns
The learner will be able to
take turns when involved in group discussion.
| Strand |
Source |
| Group Communication |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.14, #1.6.3.; D (back mapped) |
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Pronunciation: Pronounce Clearly
The learner will be able to
pronounce words clearly.
| Strand |
Source |
| Pronunciation |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 4, #1.1.3.; H (back mapped) |
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Directions: Give/Simple
The learner will be able to
repeat simple directions.
| Strand |
Source |
| Directions |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.14, #1.6.3, E (back mapped) |
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Conversation: Engage
The learner will be able to
engage in a conversation.
| Strand |
Source |
| Discussion/Conversation |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.14, #1.6.3, E (back mapped) |
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Discussion: Role/Small Group
The learner will be able to
participate in his/her assigned role during a small group discussion.
| Strand |
Source |
| Discussion/Conversation |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.14, #1.6.3, E (back mapped) |
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Discussion: Focus
The learner will be able to
actively participate in large group discussions focusing on a topic or theme.
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Source |
| Discussion/Conversation |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.14, #1.6.3, E (back mapped) |
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Problem: Emergency
The learner will be able to
report an emergency.
| Strand |
Source |
| Problem/Solution |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.14, #1.6.3, E (back mapped) |
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Vocal Characteristic: Meter
The learner will be able to
use appropriate meter when speaking.
| Strand |
Source |
| Vocal Characteristic |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 4, #1.1.3.; H (back mapped) |
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Vocal Characteristic: Flow
The learner will be able to
speak with appropriate flow of words.
| Strand |
Source |
| Vocal Characteristic |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p. 4, #1.1.3.; H (back mapped) |
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Formal: Speaking Skills/Appropriate
The learner will be able to
use speaking skills appropriate to formal speaking situations.
| Strand |
Source |
| Communication: Formal |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.13, #1.6.3.; C (back mapped) |
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Informal: Explanation/Simple
The learner will be able to
give a simple explanation.
| Strand |
Source |
| Communication: Informal |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.14, #1.6.3, E (back mapped) |
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Questions: Ask Relevant
The learner will be able to
ask relevant questions.
| Strand |
Source |
| Questions |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.14, #1.6.3.; D (back mapped) |
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Questions: Clarify
The learner will be able to
ask questions to clarify his/her understanding.
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Source |
| Questions |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 3, p.13, #1.6.3.; A(back mapped) |
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