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Introduction
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OCPS ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Language Arts - Grade 9

Genres

1.1 Genres: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the characteristics of genres including short story, novel, drama, poetry, and essay.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Story/Short Story Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.1a.; PASS Exam Classroom
  
1.2 Literary: Forms/Terms
The learner will be able to identify literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, paradox, analogy, dialect, and comic relief as appropriate to the selections being read.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Literary Terms Knowledge Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.2f Classroom
  
1.3 Characteristics of Text: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze characteristics of text, including its structure, word choice, and intended audience.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Author: Word Choice Analysis Master 0.5 OK: PASS Reading 2.2a Classroom
  
1.4 Fiction/Nonfiction: Fact/Opinion
The learner will be able to discriminate between fact and opinion and fiction and nonfiction.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Fiction/Nonfiction Analysis Master 2.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.4a.; PASS Exam Classroom
  
1.5 Theme: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Literary Criticism Knowledge Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.2a Classroom
  
1.6 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 Activities
Informational Text Synthesis Master   OK: PASS Reading 2.3c.; PASS Exam Classroom
  
1.7 Persuasive: Deceptive/Faulty
The learner will be able to recognize deceptive and/or faulty arguments in persuasive texts.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Persuasive Knowledge Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.4b Classroom
  
1.8 Point of View: Stated/Implied
The learner will be able to analyze characters and identify author's point of view.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Author: Point of View Analysis Master 0.5 OK: PASS Reading 3.2e Classroom
  
1.9 Literature: Culture/Awareness
The learner will be able to analyze and evaluate literature from various cultures to broaden cultural awareness.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Literature Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.4b.; PASS Exam Classroom
  
1.10 Subgenres: Examine Characteristics
The learner will be able to analyze the characteristics of subgenres including tragedy, sonnet, epic, lyric, and narrative poetry.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Genre: Characteristics Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.1b Classroom
  
1.11 Figurative Language: Identify
The learner will be able to identify and explain figurative language including metaphor, personification, and simile, sound devices including alliteration, onomatopoeia, and rhyme, melodies of literary language, including its use of evocative words, rhythms and rhymes, and recognize and interpret poetic elements such as metaphor, simile, personification, and the effect of sound on meaning.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Poetry: Elements Comprehension Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.3a, b, c, & d Classroom
  
1.12 Literature: Analyze/Evaluate
The learner will be able to analyze and evaluate works of literature and the historical context in which they were written.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Literature Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.4a Classroom
  
1.13 Works: Compare
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 Activities
Literature Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 3.5 Classroom
  
1.14 Business Documents: Structure
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 and identify techniques (e.g., language, organization, tone, context) used to convey point of view or impressions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Business Documents Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.4c & d; PASS Exam Classroom
  
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Reading Operations

3.1 Workplace Documents: Examine
The learner will be able to examine the structures and format of functional workplace documents, including graphics and headers, and explain how authors use the features to achieve their purpose.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Documents Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.1a Classroom
  
3.2 Reading Strategies: Monitor/Modify
The learner will be able to monitor reading strategies and modify them when understanding breaks down such as rereading, using resources, and questioning.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Reading Behaviors Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.1c Classroom
  
3.3 Text Structures: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize text structures such as compare and contrast, cause and effect, and chronological ordering.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Text Purpose Knowledge Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.1d Classroom
  
3.4 Reader: Influence/Response
The learner will be able to recognize influences on a reader's response to a text (e.g., personal experience and values; perspective shaped by age, gender, class or nationality).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Response Knowledge, Comprehension Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.2c Classroom
  
3.5 Literary Device:Identify/Comprehend
The learner will be able to recognize and understand the significance of various literary devices, including figurative language, imagery, allegory (the use of fictional figures and actions to express truths about human experiences), and symbolism (the use of a symbol to represent an idea or theme), and explain their appeal.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Literary Device Knowledge, Comprehension Master   OK: PASS Reading 3.2c Classroom
  
3.6 Summary: Relevant Details
The learner will be able to identify the main idea and supporting details by producing summaries of text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Summary Knowledge Master 2.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.3a Classroom
  
3.7 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 Activities
Inference Analysis Master 1.5 OK: PASS Reading 2.2b.; PASS Exam Classroom
  
3.8 Prior Knowledge: Text Connections
The learner will be able to draw upon own background to provide connections to text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Prior Knowledge Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.1b Classroom
  
3.9 Author/Narrator Voice: Explain
The learner will be able to explain how author's voice and/or choice of a narrator affect the characterization and the point of view, tone, plot, mood and credibility of a text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Voice Comprehension Master 1.5 OK: PASS Reading 3.2b Classroom
  
3.10 Character Interaction: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze interactions between characters in a literary text and explain the way those interactions affect the plot in narrative text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Character: Compare/Contrast Comprehension, Analysis Master 0.5 OK: PASS Reading 3.2d Classroom
  
3.11 Study Strategies: Use
The learner will be able to use study strategies such as skimming and scanning, note taking, outlining, and using study guide questions to better understand texts.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Study Strategies Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.1e Classroom
  
3.12 Text Features/Elements: Inference
The learner will be able to use text features and elements to support inferences and generalizations about information.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Inference Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 2.3b Classroom
  
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4.1 Spelling: Frequently Misspelled
The learner will be able to distinguish correct spelling of commonly misspelled words and homonyms.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Spelling Applications Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.2d.; PASS Exam Classroom
  
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Study and Research Skills

5.1 Sources: Complexities
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 Activities
Reference Knowledge Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 4.2d.; PASS Exam Classroom
  
5.2 Information/Viewpoint: Relevant
The learner will be able to summarize, paraphrase, and/or quote relevant information and determine the author's viewpoint to evaluate source credibility and reliability.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Form Comprehension Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 4.2 a & b Classroom
  
5.3 Organizing Information: Audience
The learner will be able to organize and convert information into different forms such as charts, graphs and drawings to create multiple formats to interpret information for multiple audiences and purposes, and cite sources completely.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Organization Evaluation Master 2.0 OK: PASS Reading 4.2c Classroom
  
5.4 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 Activities
Skim Application Master 1.5 OK: PASS Reading 4.1b.; PASS Exam Classroom
  
5.5 Styles: 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 Activities
Styles Synthesis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.10 Classroom
  
5.6 Research Skills: Variety/Text
The learner will be able to include a variety of reference sources, including word, pictorial, audio, and Internet sources, to locate information in support of topic and communicate information and ideas from primary and secondary sources accurately and coherently.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Research Skills Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.2b & d Classroom
  
5.7 Information: Draw Conclusion
The learner will be able to draw conclusions from information gathered.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Research Skills Evaluation Master 2.0 OK: PASS Reading 4.2e Classroom
  
5.8 Strategies: Organizational
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 Activities
Organization Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 4.1c Classroom
  
5.9 Information: Audience Needs
The learner will be able to present information purposefully and in brief to meet the need of the intended audience.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Career/Workplace Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.4a Classroom
  
5.10 Career: Format/Letter/Memorandum
The learner will be able to follow a conventional business letter or memorandum format (e.g., write a letter requesting an informational interview with a person in a career area that interests you. Complete a job application form for a part-time job and attach a memorandum outlining the particular skills you have that fit the needs of the position).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Career/Workplace Application, Synthesis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.4b Classroom
  
5.11 Letters: Write
The learner will be able to write friendly letters and business letters, and continue to produce other writing forms introduced in earlier grades.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Formal Letter Writing: Business Synthesis Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.9 Classroom
  
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Vocabulary

6.1 Word Relationships: Recognize
The learner will be able to identify the relation of word meanings in analogies, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, and connotations and denotations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Word Relationships Knowledge Master   OK: PASS Reading 1.5 Classroom
  
6.2 Word Structure: Apply Knowledge
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 Activities
Vocabulary Strategies Application Master   OK: PASS Reading 1.1 Classroom
  
6.3 Reference Materials: Use
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 Activities
Word Choice Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 1.4 Classroom
  
6.4 Expand: Reading/Listening
The learner will be able to expand vocabulary through wide reading, listening, and discussing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Vocabulary: Expand/Build Synthesis Master   OK: PASS Reading 1.3 Classroom
  
6.5 Context: Meaning/Verify
The learner will be able to use word meanings within the appropriate context and verify those meanings by definition, restatement, example, and analogy.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Context Application Master   OK: PASS Reading 1.2.; PASS Exam Classroom
  
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Language Arts Processes

8.1 Conventions: Active/Passive Voice
The learner will be able to use active and passive voice.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Composing: Language Conventions Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.1d.; PASS Exam Classroom
  
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Language Mechanics

9.1 Capitalization:Application of Rules
The learner will be able to demonstrate correct use of capitals.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Capitalization: Applications Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.2a.; PASS Exam Classroom
  
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Language Expressions

10.1 Adjective: Superlative/Comparative
The learner will be able to use correct forms of comparative and superlative adjectives.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Adjective Application Master   OK: PASS Writing 3.1f.; PASS Exam Classroom
  
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