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2006 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.  
     
23 Items Expectation
1.1
The student will use effective strategies before, during, and after reading, viewing, and listening to self-selected and assigned materials.  
       
  10 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
21 21 21
     
    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.  
    3 Items
14 14 14
22 22 22
35 35 35
     
    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
9 9 9
19 19 19
27 27 27
28 28 28
34 34 34
     
    Indicator
1.1.4
  The student will apply reading strategies when comparing, making connections, and drawing conclusions about non-print text.  
    1 Item
43 43 43
       
     
  Expectation
1.2
The student will construct, examine, and extend meaning of traditional and contemporary works recognized as having significant literary merit.  
       
  10 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
8 8 8
18 18 18
39 39 39
     
    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.  
    4 Items
11 11 11
16 16 16
23 23 23
30 30 30
     
    Indicator
1.2.3
  The student will explain the effectiveness of stylistic elements in a text that communicate an author's purpose.  
    1 Item
7 7 7
     
    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.  
    2 Items
29 29 29
41 41 41
       
     
  Expectation
1.3
The student will explain and give evidence to support perceptions about print and non-print works.  
       
  3 Items Indicator
1.3.3
  The student will identify features of language that create tone and voice.  
    1 Item
10 10 10
     
    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.  
    2 Items
12 12 12
40 40 40
       

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