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2009 English Assessment

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  Goal 1   The student will demonstrate the ability to respond to a text by employing personal experiences and critical analysis.  
     
24 Items Expectation
1.1
The student will use effective strategies before, during, and after reading, viewing, and listening to self-selected and assigned materials.  
       
  12 Items Indicator
1.1.1
  The student will use pre-reading strategies appropriate to both the text and purpose for reading by surveying the text, accessing prior knowledge, formulating questions, setting purpose(s), and making predictions.  
    1 Item
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    Indicator
1.1.2
  The student will use during-reading strategies appropriate to both the text and purpose for reading by visualizing, making connections, and using fix-up strategies such as re-reading, questioning, and summarizing.  
    5 Items
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    Indicator
1.1.3
  The student will use after-reading strategies appropriate to both the text and purpose for reading by summarizing, comparing, contrasting, synthesizing, drawing conclusions, and validating the purpose for reading.  
    5 Items
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    Indicator
1.1.4
  The student will apply reading strategies when comparing, making connections, and drawing conclusions about non-print text.  
    1 Item
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  Expectation
1.2
The student will construct, examine, and extend meaning of traditional and contemporary works recognized as having significant literary merit.  
       
  8 Items Indicator
1.2.1
  The student will consider the contributions of plot, character, setting, conflict, and point of view when constructing the meaning of a text.  
    3 Items
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    Indicator
1.2.2
  The student will determine how the speaker, organization, sentence structure, word choice, tone, rhythm, and imagery reveal an author’s purpose.  
    2 Items
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    Indicator
1.2.3
  The student will explain the effectiveness of stylistic elements in a text that communicate an author's purpose.  
    2 Items
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    Indicator
1.2.5
  The student will extend or further develop meaning by explaining the implications of the text for the reader or contemporary society.  
    1 Item
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  Expectation
1.3
The student will explain and give evidence to support perceptions about print and non-print works.  
       
  4 Items Indicator
1.3.3
  The student will identify features of language that create tone and voice.  
    1 Item
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    Indicator
1.3.5
  The student will explain how common and universal experiences serve as the source of literary themes that cross time and cultures.  
    3 Items
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