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Language Arts - Grade 9 Literacy

Reading Operations
Content Standard
The learner will be able to develop the reading skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of the written text.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Content Standard Home
  
Diversity
The learner will be able to develop an understanding of and respect for multicultural, gender, and ethnic diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 1 Home
  
Reading Strategies
The learner will be able to discern reading strategies appropriate to text.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 2 Home
  
Vocabulary
The learner will be able to extend reading vocabulary.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 3 Home
  
Comprehension
The learner will be able to use comprehension strategies to enhance understanding, to make predictions, and to respond to literature.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 4 Home
  
Comprehension: Improve
The learner will be able to improve comprehension by interpreting, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating written text.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 5 Home
  
Oral Reading
The learner will be able to use oral reading in individual and group presentations.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 6 Home
  
Purpose: Variety
The learner will be able to read independently for a variety of purposes.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 7 Home
  
Strategies: Cognitive
The learner will be able to use cognitive strategies to evaluate text critically.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 8 Home
  
Skills: Develop
The learner will be able to develop skills in making inferences and recognizing unstated assumptions.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 9 Home
  
Literary Devices
The learner will be able to discern the purposes, main ideas, biases, points of view, and persuasive devices found in various texts.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 10 Home
  
Evidence
The learner will be able to interpret ideas, recognize logical relationships, and make judgments based on sufficient evidence.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 11 Home
  
Resouce Material
The learner will be able to select resource material in order to apply it effectively.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 12 Home
  
Respond: Variety of Genres
The learner will be able to read, interpret, and respond in a variety of ways to various genres.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 13 Home
  
Figurative Language
The learner will be able to identify and interpret literary elements and figurative language.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 14 Home
  
Interact
The learner will be able to interact with text to form a personal interpretation.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Reading, Learning Expectation, 15 Home
  
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Viewing/Representing
Content Standard
The learner will be able to use, read, and view media/technology and analyze content and concepts accurately.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Viewing and Representing, Content Standard Home
  
References
The learner will be able to access and demonstrate multiple technological reference sources.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Viewing and Representing, Learning Expectation, 1 Home
  
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Writing
Content Standard
The learner will be able to develop the structural and creative skills necessary to produce written language that can be read and interpreted by various audiences.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Content Standard Home
  
Purpose
The learner will be able to write to acquire knowledge, clarify thinking, synthesize information, improve study skills, gain confidence, and enhance lifelong communication.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 1 Home
  
Purposes: Variety
The learner will be able to write frequently for a variety of purposes such as narration, description, persuasion, exposition, and personal, creative expression.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 2 Home
  
Audience
The learner will be able to identify and write for a variety of audiences.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 3 Home
  
Levels of Usage
The learner will be able to recognize that language has several levels of usage determined by audience, purpose, and occasion.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 4 Home
  
Writing Tasks
The learner will be able to approach writing tasks systematically and use elements of the writing process as appropriate.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 5 Home
  
Prewriting
The learner will be able to practice a variety of prewriting activities to generate, focus and organize ideas.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 6 Home
  
Organization: Strategies
The learner will be able to use a variety of appropriate organizational strategies to develop writing on various topics.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 7 Home
  
Organized Writing
The learner will be able to develop organized writing containing focused, well-developed ideas.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 8 Home
  
Style
The learner will be able to demonstrate effective writing style by the use of vivid words, a variety of sentence structures, and appropriate transitions.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 9 Home
  
Editing
The learner will be able to evaluate and revise writing to focus on purpose, organization, development, transitions, unity, and audience awareness.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 10 Home
  
Standard English
The learner will be able to recognize and demonstrate knowledge of standard English: usage, mechanics, spelling, and sentence structure.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 11 Home
  
Resouces: Variety
The learner will be able to identify and begin to use a variety of resources to revise and edit writing.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 12 Home
  
References
The learner will be able to research information from various sources to prepare presentations or reports which use summarizing, paraphrasing, direct quotations, citation of sources, and bibliographic sources.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 13 Home
  
Response
The learner will be able to continue to respond actively and imaginatively to literature.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 14 Home
  
Diversity
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of and respect for multicultural and ethnic diversity in language.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Writing, Learning Expectation, 15 Home
  
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Viewing and Representing
Media Applications
The learner will be able to develop media applications for a variety of audiences and purposes.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Viewing and Representing, Learning Expectation, 2 Home
  
Media: Uses
The learner will be able to use media to view, to read, to write, to communicate, and to create.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Viewing and Representing, Learning Expectation, 3 Home
  
Media: Impact
The learner will be able to analyze the impact of media on daily life.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Viewing and Representing, Learning Expectation, 4 Home
  
Print and Non-Print Media
The learner will be able to research, organize, interpret, and present information from print and non-print media.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Viewing and Representing, Learning Expectation, 5 Home
  
Multimedia
The learner will be able to utilize multimedia to create, to display, and to explain information.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Viewing and Representing, Learning Expectation, 6 Home
  
Communication: Print/Non-Print
The learner will be able to recognize the differences between using print and non-print media as a means of communication.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Viewing and Representing, Learning Expectation, 8 Home
  
Production: Print/Non-Print
The learner will be able to explain creative strategies used in the production of print and non-print media.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Viewing and Representing, Learning Expectation, 9 Home
  
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Technology
Communication: Computer
The learner will be able to explore the advantages and limitations of the computer as a communication tool.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Viewing and Representing, Learning Expectation, 7 Home
  
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Content Standard
The learner will be able to express ideas clearly and effectively in a variety of oral contexts and apply active listening skills in the analysis and evaluation of spoken ideas.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Speaking and Listening, Content Standard Home
  
Skills: Demonstrate
The learner will be able to demonstrate skills in analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of literary works through spoken language.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Speaking and Listening, Learning Expectation, 1 Home
  
Confidence/Poise
The learner will be able to demonstrate confidence and poise in various speaking situations.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Speaking and Listening, Learning Expectation, 2 Home
  
Oral Directions
The learner will be able to follow and give oral directions.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Speaking and Listening, Learning Expectation, 3 Home
  
Feedback: Verbal/Non-Verbal
The learner will be able to utilize appropriate verbal and non-verbal feedback in a variety of situations.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Speaking and Listening, Learning Expectation, 4 Home
  
Note-Taking
The learner will be able to demonstrate effective listening skills through note-taking.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Speaking and Listening, Learning Expectation, 5 Home
  
Oral Summaries
The learner will be able to present oral summaries and/or analysis of material read or viewed.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Speaking and Listening, Learning Expectation, 7 Home
  
Problem Solving
The learner will be able to engage in problem solving through group discussions.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Speaking and Listening, Learning Expectation, 8 Home
  
Group Discussion
The learner will be able to present and support ideas/opinions in group discussions.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Speaking and Listening, Learning Expectation, 9 Home
  
Diversity in Language
The learner will be able to develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Speaking and Listening, Learning Expectation, 10 Home
  
Communication: Appropriate
The learner will be able to demonstrate appropriate language structure, tone and voice control in oral communication.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Speaking and Listening, Learning Expectation, 11 Home
  
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Listening
Critical Listening Skills
The learner will be able to demonstrate critical listening skills essential for comprehension and evaluation.
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TN: Language Arts, Grade 9, 2000, Speaking and Listening, Learning Expectation, 6 Home
  
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