OKCPS
OCPS ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Language Arts - Grade 10

Language Arts

The Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) set forth the basic skills for Oklahoma students. These skills are meant to be used by educators in developing language arts curriculum appropriate to the needs of their students. There are several English/Language Arts sections in the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), Form M:
    Reading - - assesses Vocabulary, World Analysis, and Reading Comprehension
    Vocabulary - - assesses the students' verbal ability
    Language Arts - - assesses Listening, Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation, and Language Usage & Expression/Writing Process The Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (SAT-9) contains six subtests for Language Arts levels Primary 1 through Primary 3. At the higher levels, there are seven subtests. The Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test (P.A.S.S. Exam) for reading and writing offers descriptors of student performance levels for grade 5, grade 8, and English II. The English section of the ACT contains five reading passages and seventy-five multiple-choice questions:
    * Ten questions dealing with punctuation
    * Twelve questions dealing with grammar
    * Eighteen questions dealing with sentence structure
    * Eleven questions dealing with revising and strengthening a passage
    * Twelve questions dealing with changing words for style and clarity
    * Twelve questions dealing with explaining or supporting a point of view clearly and effectively
    
The Reading section of the ACT contains four reading passages dealing with the following topics:
    * Natural Science
    * Social Studies
    * Humanities
    * Literature The Oklahoma PASS sets forth standards for Language Arts.

Grade 10

The Oklahoma PASS provides learning goals for language arts that students must meet by the end of tenth grade. The Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test (P.A.S.S. Exam) for reading and writing offers descriptors of student performance levels for students in English II. The American College Test (ACT) is typically given to students in the later years of high school prior to applying to colleges.


Genres

    1.1 Literature: Analyze/Evaluate
The learner will be able to analyze and evaluate works of literature and the historical context in which they were written and literature from various cultures to broaden cultural awareness.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Literature Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.4a & b
  
    1.2 Author Viewpoint: Determine
The learner will be able to determine the author's viewpoint to evaluate source credibility and reliability.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Author: Intentions Evaluation Master OK: PASS Reading 4.2b.; PASS Exam
  
    1.3 Author Intention: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the author's purpose and the development of time and sequence, including the use of complex literary devices, such as foreshadowing (providing clues to future events) or flashbacks (interrupting the sequence of events to include information about an event that happened in the past) and understand specific devices an author uses to accomplish purpose (persuasive techniques, style, literary forms or genre, portrayal of themes, language).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Author: Intentions Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.1b & 3.2e.; PASS Exam
  
    1.4 Genre:: Analyze Characteristics
The learner will be able to analyze the characteristics of genres including short story, novel, drama, narrative and lyric poetry, and essay.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Story/Short Story Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.1a.; PASS Exam
  
    1.5 SubGenres: Analyze Characteristics
The learner will be able to analyze the characteristics of subgenres such as satire, sonnet, epic, myths and legends, mystery, and editorials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Genre: Characteristics Analysis Master 0.5 OK: PASS Reading 3.1b.; PASS Exam
  
    1.6 Evaluate: Literary Devices
The learner will be able to evaluate the significance of various literary devices and techniques, including imagery, irony, tone, allegory (the use of fictional figures and actions to express truths about human experiences), and symbolism (the use of symbols to represent an idea or theme), and explain their appeal.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Literary Terms Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.2d
  
    1.7 Informational: Hierarchic Structure
The learner will be able to summarize and paraphrase complex, implicit hierarchic structures in informational texts, including relationships among concepts and details in those structures.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Informational Text Comprehension Master OK: PASS Reading 2.3c.; PASS Exam
  
    1.8 Informational Text: Structure
The learner will be able to identify the structures and format of various informational documents and explain how authors use the features to achieve their purpose.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Informational Text Knowledge Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.1a.; PASS Exam
  
    1.9 Persuasive: Deceptive/Faulty/Assess
The learner will be able to evaluate deceptive and/or faulty arguments in persuasive texts.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Persuasive Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.4b.; PASS Exam
  
    1.10 Point of View: Explain/Credibility
The learner will be able to explain how an author's viewpoint, or choice of a narrator affects the characterization and the tone, plot, mood and credibility of a text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Author: Point of View Comprehension Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.2b.; PASS Exam
  
    1.11 Compare: Archetypal
The learner will be able to compare works that express the recurrence of archetypal (universal modes or patterns) characters, settings, and themes in literature and provide evidence to support the ideas expressed in each work.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
World Literature: Analyze Evaluation Master 2.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.4c.; PASS Exam
  
    1.12 Figurative Language: Identify/Use
The learner will be able to identify and use figurative language such as analogy, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, and simile, identify and use sound devices such as rhyme, alliteration, and onomatopoeia, and analyze the melodies of literary language, including its use of evocative words, rhythms and rhymes.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Genre: Analyze Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.3a, b, & c
  

Reading Operations

    3.1 Story Elements: Describe/Analyze
The learner will be able to describe and analyze elements of fiction including plot, conflict, character, setting, theme, mood, point of view and how they are addressed and resolved.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Story Elements Analysis Master OK: PASS Reading 3.2a.; PASS Exam
  
    3.2 Trait: Analyze/ Narration/Dialogue
The learner will be able to analyze characters' traits by what the characters say about themselves in narration, dialogue, and soliloquy (when they speak out loud to themselves).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Character: Trait Analysis Master OK: PASS Reading 3.2c
  
    3.3 Defend: Responses/Interpretations
The learner will be able to use elements of the text to defend responses and interpretations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Inference Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.2a
  
    3.4 Reader: Influences
The learner will be able to investigate influences on a reader's response to a text (e.g., personal experience and values; perspective shaped by age, gender, class, nationality).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Inference Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.2c
  
    3.5 Complex Passages: Main Idea
The learner will be able to determine the main idea, locate and intepret minor or subtly stated details in complex passages.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Summary Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.3a
  
    3.6 Discriminate: Fact/Opinion/Fiction
The learner will be able to discriminate between fact and opinion and fiction and nonfiction.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Fact/Opinion Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.4a
  
    3.7 Documents: Structure/Format
The learner will be able to analyze the structure and format of informational and literary documents and explain how authors use the features to achieve their purposes.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Documents Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.4c
  
    3.8 Techniques: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze techniques (e.g., language, organization, tone, context) used to convey opinions or impressions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Techniques Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.4d
  
    3.9 Main Idea/ Images: Emphasize
The learner will be able to emphasize main ideas or images.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Main Idea Application Master 0.5 OK: PASS Writing 2.4c
  
    3.10 Inference/Generalizations: Support
The learner will be able to use text features and elements to support inferences and generalizations about information.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Inference Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.3b.; PASS Exam
  
    3.11 Inference: Support/Text Evidence
The learner will be able to draw inferences such as conclusions, generalizations, and predictions, and support them with text evidence and personal experience.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Inference Analysis Master 1.5 OK: PASS Reading 2.2b.; PASS Exam
  
    3.12 Information: Relevant/Quote
The learner will be able to summarize, paraphrase, and/or quote relevant information.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Interpretation Comprehension Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 4.2a
  
    3.13 Strategies: Monitor/Self-Correct
The learner will be able to use a range of automatic monitoring and self-correcting methods (e.g., rereading, slowing down, subvocalizing, consulting resources, questioning).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Reading Strategies Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.1c.; PASS Exam
  
    3.14 Organization: Transitional
The learner will be able to recognize signal/transitional words and phrases and their contributions to the meaning of the text (e.g., however, in spite of, for example, consequently).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Organization Knowledge Master 0.5 OK: PASS Reading 2.1d.; PASS Exam
  
    3.15 Organization: Aid/Understanding
The learner will be able to use organizational strategies as an aid to comprehend increasingly difficult content material (e.g., compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, sequential order).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Organization Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 4.1c.; PASS Exam
  
    3.16 Purpose/Audience: Different Types
The learner will be able to write for different purposes and audiences, adjusting tone, style, and voice as appropriate and continue to produce other writing forms introduced in earlier grades (e.g., write stories, reports, and letters showing a variety of word choices, or review a favorite book or film).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Voice Synthesis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.8
  
    3.17 Research: Primary/Secondary/Use
The learner will be able to access information from a variety of primary and secondary sources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Source Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 4.1a; PASS Exam
  

Spelling
The Spelling Unit includes studying language and word structure knowledge to discern the correct spelling of words. It includes skills related to editing passages for correct spelling by making connections between spelling, meaning, and structure.

    4.1 Strategies: Connecting
The learner will be able to research word origins as an aid to understanding meaning, derivations, and spelling as well as influences on the English language.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Spelling Strategies Application Master OK: PASS Reading 1.2.; PASS Exam
  
    4.2 Spelling: Commonly Misspelled
The learner will be able to distinguish correct spelling of commonly misspelled words and homonyms.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Spelling Applications Comprehension Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.2d.; PASS Exam
  

Study and Research Skills
The Study and Research Skills Unit includes developing organization and research skills needed to find appropriate resources, to judge resources as relevant or not relevant to a given topic, to categorize and synthesize information, to take notes in class, and to study for exams.

    5.1 Sources: Differentiate Information
The learner will be able to identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium, including almanacs, microfiche, news sources, in-depth field studies, speeches, journals, technical documents, or Internet sources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Reference Knowledge Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 4.2d.; PASS Exam
  
    5.2 Sources: Synthesize Information
The learner will be able to synthesize information from multiple sources to draw conclusions that go beyond those found in any of the individual studies.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Reference Synthesis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 4.2c.; PASS Exam
  
    5.3 Skim: Scan/Information
The learner will be able to skim text for an overall impression and scan text for particular information.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Skim Application Master 1.5 OK: PASS Reading 4.1b.; PASS Exam
  
    5.4 Business: Use Proper/Format
The learner will be able to follow conventional style with page formats, fonts (typeface), and spacing that contribute to the document's readability and impact.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Formal Letter Writing: Business Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.4d
  

Vocabulary

    6.1 Base Word: Greek/Latin/Recognize
The learner will be able to apply a knowledge of Greek (e.g., tele/phone, micro/phone), Latin (e.g., flex/ible), and Anglo-Saxon (e.g., un/friend/ly) roots, prefixes, and suffixes to determine word meanings.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Base/Root Word Application Master OK: PASS Reading 1.1.; PASS Exam
  
    6.2 Word Meaning: Discriminate
The learner will be able to discriminate between connotative and denotative meanings and interpret the connotative power of words.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Words Comprehension Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 1.4
  
    6.3 Context: Meaning/Verify
The learner will be able to use word meanings within the appropriate context and verify these meanings by definition, restatement, example, and analogy.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Context Application Master OK: PASS Reading 1.5.; PASS Exam
  
    6.4 Reference Sources: Clarify/Variety
The learner will be able to use reference material such as glossary, dictionary, thesaurus, and available technology to determine precise meaning and usage.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Vocabulary Strategies: Reference Sources Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Reading 1.3.; PASS Exam
  
    6.5 Appropriate: Command of Language
The learner will be able to use precise word choices, including figurative language, that convey specific meaning.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Word Choice: Appropriate Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 1.4
  

Language Arts Processes

    8.1 Conventions: Use/Active Voice
The learner will be able to write a persuasive composition that addresses reader's concerns, counterclaims, biases, and expectations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Composing: Language Conventions Synthesis Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.3d.; PASS Exam
  

Language Mechanics

    9.1 Punctuation: Use/Grade Level
The learner will be able to demonstrate correct use of capitals and correct use of punctuation and recognize its effect on sentence structure.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Punctuation Application Master 1.5 OK: PASS Writing 3.2a & c.; PASS Exam
  

Language Expressions

    10.1 Adjective: Comparative/Superlative
The learner will be able to use correct forms of comparative and superlative adjectives.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Adjective Application Master OK: PASS Writing 3.1f.; PASS Exam
  
    10.2 Grammar: Confused Words
The learner will be able to distinguish commonly confused words (e.g., there, their, they're; two, to, too; accept, except; affect, effect).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Grammar Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.1a.; PASS Exam
  
    10.3 Subject-Verb: Agreement
The learner will be able to use correct subject-verb agreement.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Subject-Verb Agreement Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.1c.; PASS Exam
  
    10.4 Pronoun: Referent/Use
The learner will be able to use correct pronoun/antecedent agreement and clear pronoun reference.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Pronoun Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.1e.; PASS Exam
  
    10.5 Formation: Use
The learner will be able to use correct formation of plurals.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Usage Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.2b.; PASS Exam
  
    10.6 Verb Tense: Use
The learner will be able to use correct verb forms and tenses and distinguish between active and passive voice.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Verb Tense Application, Analysis Master 1.5 OK: PASS Writing 3.1b & d; PASS Exam
  
    10.7 Sentence Structure: Various/Use
The learner will be able to use a variety of sentence structures, types, and lengths to contribute to fluency and interest.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Sentence Structure Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 1.5
  
    10.8 Fragment/Run-On: Edit
The learner will be able to correct run-on sentences and fragments.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Sentence Structure/Fragment/Run-On Comprehension, Analysis Master 1.5 OK: PASS Writing 3.3c & d.; PASS Exam
  
    10.9 Parallel Structure: Writing/Use
The learner will be able to use parallel structure.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Sentence Structure: Parallel Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.3a.; PASS Exam
  
    10.10 Edit: Dangling/Misplaced Modifier
The learner will be able to correct dangling and misplaced modifiers.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Modifier: Edit Comprehension Master 0.5 OK: PASS Writing 3.3b.; PASS Exam
  

Listening

    11.1 Evaluate: Peers/Media
The learner will be able to evaluate informative and persuasive presentations of peers, public figures, and media presentations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Presentation: Evaluating Evaluation Master 1.5 OK: PASS Oral 1.3
  
    11.2 Presentation: Listen/Respond
The learner will be able to listen and respond appropriately to presentations and performances of peers or published works such as original essays or narratives, interpretations of poetry and individual or group performances.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Poetry Comprehension Master 1.0 OK: PASS Oral 1.2
  

Media

    12.1 Media Message: Effective/Prepare
The learner will be able to prepare, organize, and present a variety of informative and persuasive messages effectively.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Media Message Evaluation Master 1.5 OK: PASS Oral 2.2
  
    12.2 Media Presentation: Central Idea
The learner will be able to investigate and present the sources of a media presentation or production such as who made it and why it was made and analyze the presentation to get the main idea of the message's content and compose one using a similar format.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Media Presentation Analysis Master 1.5 OK: PASS Visual 3.1 & 3.2
  
    12.3 Media Message: Language/Content
The learner will be able to recall that people with special interests and expectations are the target audience for particular messages or products in visual media. Select and design language and content that reflect this appeal (e.g., in advertising and sales techniques aimed specifically towards teenagers; in products aimed toward different classes, races, ages, genders; in the appeal of popular television shows and films for particular audience).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Media Message Synthesis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Visual 2.1 & 2.2
  
    12.4 Media: Bias/Recognize
The learner will be able to identify the use of stereotypes and biases in visual media (e.g., distorted representations of society; imagery and stereotyping in advertising; elements of stereotypes such as physical characteristics, manner of speech, beliefs, attitudes).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Media Knowledge Master 1.0 OK: PASS Visual 1.1
  
    12.5 Media Presentation: Sources
The learner will be able to engage in critical, empathetic, appreciative, and reflective listening to interpret, respond, and evaluate speaker's messages.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Media Presentation Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Oral 1.1
  

Speaking

    13.1 Technical Language: Use
The learner will be able to use formal, informal, standard, and technical language effectively to meet the needs of purpose, audience, occasion, and task.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Speaking Strategies Application Master OK: PASS Oral 2.1
  
    13.2 Verbal/Nonverbal Techniques: Use
The learner will be able to use a variety of verbal and nonverbal techniques in presenting oral messages and demonstrate poise and control while presenting.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Presentation: Style/Organization Application Master OK: PASS Oral 2.3
  
    13.3 Evaluator: Feedback
The learner will be able to use feedback to evaluate own effectiveness and set goals for future presentations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Evaluator Evaluation Master OK: PASS Oral 1.4
  

Writing

    14.1 Strategies: Writing/Organizing
The learner will be able to use prewriting strategies to generate ideas such as brainstorming, using graphic organizer, keeping notes and logs and develop multiple drafts both alone and collaboratively to categorize ideas organizing them into paragraphs, and blending paragraphs into larger text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Drafting Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 1.1a & b
  
    14.2 Literature: Author Style/Effects
The learner will be able to demonstrate awareness of author's style and an appreciation of the effects created.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Responses: Literature Application Master 0.5 OK: PASS Writing 2.7c
  
    14.3 Communicate: Information/Ideas
The learner will be able to write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports that include evidence in support of a thesis (position on the topic) including information on all releveant perspectives, communicate information and ideas from primary and secondary sources accurately and coherently, show distinctions between the relative value and significance of specific date, facts, and ideas and include a variety of reference sources such as pictorial, audio, and Internet sources, to locate information in support of topic.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Communication Synthesis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.2a, b, c, & d
  
    14.4 Expository: Technology/Organize
The learner will be able to include visual aids using technology to organize and record information on charts, data tables, maps, and graphs.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Expository Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.2e
  
    14.5 Expository: Technical Terms
The learner will be able to use technical terms and notations accurately.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Expository Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.2g
  
    14.6 Narrative: Nonfiction
The learner will be able to write a biographical or autobiographical narrative or short stories that identify a real person, living or not, who has had a special influence on other people, provide a sequence of factual events and communicate the significance of the events to the person, isolate specific scenes and incidents in times and places significant to defining the person's influence, use anecdotes or describe with specific details the sight, sounds, and smells of a scene and the specific actions, movements, gestures, and feelings of the person; use interior monologue (what person says silently to self) to show the person's qualitites and beliefs, and present action segments to accommodate changes in time and mood.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Narrative Synthesis Master 0.5 OK: PASS Writing 2.1a, b, c, d, & e
  
    14.7 Reflective Writing: State Purpose
The learner will be able to write reflective papers that may address one of the following purposes: express the individual's insight into conditions or situations, compare a scene from a work of fiction with a lesson learned from experience, or complete a self-evaluation on a class performance.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Drafting: Ideas Comprehension Master 0.5 OK: PASS Writing 2.5a, b, & c
  
    14.8 Responses: Literature
The learner will be able to write responses to literature that demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas of literary works.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Respond Synthesis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.7a
  
    14.9 Responses: Ideas/Viewpoints
The learner will be able to write responses to literature that supports important ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed reference to the text or other works.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Response Synthesis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.7b
  
    14.10 Responses: Impact
The learner will be able to write responses to literature that identify and assess the impact of ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Response Synthesis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing2.7d
  
    14.11 Responses: Extend/Writing
The learner will be able to write responses to literature that extend writing by changing mood, plot, characterization, or voice.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Response Synthesis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.7e
  
    14.12 Persuasive: Positions/Clarify
The learner will be able to clarify and defend positions with precise and relevant evidence, including facts, expert opinions, quotations, expressions of commonly accepted beliefs, and logical reasoning.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Persuasive Comprehension Master OK: PASS Writing 2.3c
  
    14.13 Communication: Devices
The learner will be able to use specific rhetorical (communication) devices to support assertions, such as appealing to logic through reasoning; appealing to emotion or ethical beliefs; or relating to a personal anecdote, case study, or analogy.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Communication Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.3b
  
    14.14 Research Paper: Documented/MLA
The learner will be able to write documented papers incorporating the techniques of Modern Language Association (MLA) or similar parenthetical styles.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Research Paper Synthesis Master OK: PASS Writing 2.9
  
    14.15 Edit: Organization/Content
The learner will be able to proofread writing for appropriateness of organization, content, and style.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Editing Analysis Master 0.5 OK: PASS Writing 1.1d
  
    14.16 Edit: Particular/Purpose
The learner will be able to edit for specific purposes such as to ensure standard usage, varied sentence structure, appropriate word choice, mechanics, and spelling.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Editing Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 1.1e
  
    14.17 Drafting: Organizing/Reorganizing
The learner will be able to organize and reorganize drafts and refine style to suit occasion, audience, and purpose.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Drafting Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 1.1c