Creative Expression - Secondary Language Arts - Elective (Grades  9-12)
Standard Expectation Method Instruction Assessment
9.3.7, Local Recognize, understand significance of Tradebooks Blackline Masters Observation
various literary devices and explain their Supplemental Materials Discussion Participation
appeal. Minilessons
Modeling
9.3.11, Local Evaluate aesthetic qualities of style. Tradebooks Discussion Participation
Supplemental Materials Minilessons Observation
Modeling
Blackline Masters
9.4.1, Local Discuss ideas for writing with classmates Tradebooks Blackline Masters Participation
teachers and other writers and develop  Supplemental Materials Discussion Observation
drafts alone and collaboratively. Minilessons
Modeling, Small Groups
9.4.2, Local Establish a coherent thesis that convey a Tradebook Discussion Observation
clear perspective on a subject and  Supplemental Materials Minilessons Participation
maintain a consistent tone and focus Modeling End Product
throughout a piece of writing.
9.4.3, Local Use precise language action verbs,  Tradebooks Modeling End Product
sensory details and appropriate modifiers Minilessons
Discussion
9.4.4, Local Use a computer to design, publish Media Center Computer End Product
documents.
9.4.10, Local Review, evaluate, revise writing for  Tradebooks Small Groups Observation
meaning, clarity, content, mechanics. Discussion Participation
9.4.11, Local Edit, proofread one's own and other's Tradebooks Small Groups Observation/Participation
12.4.11 writing using a checklist. Discussion Rubric
9.4.12, Local Revise writing to improve logic,  Tradebooks Small Groups Observation
coherence, precision, word choice, tone. Discussion Participation
9.5.2, Local Write responses to literature that Tradebooks Discussion End Product
demonstrate a grasp of literary works. Modeling
Minilesson
9.5.8, Local Write for different purposes and Tradebooks Discussion End Product
audiences, adjusting tone, style, voice as Minilessons
appropriate. Modeling
9.6.3, Local Produce legible work showing accurate Tradebooks Discussion End Product
spelling, correct use of conventions of Minilessons
punctuation, capitalization. Modeling
9.6.4, Local Apply appropriate manuscript  Tradebooks Discussion End Product
conventions. Modeling
Minilessons
10.3.7, Local Evaluate significance of various literary Tradebooks Discussion Journal Entry
devices and symbolism and explain their Minilessons Observation
appeal. Participation
10.3.9, Local Explain how voice and choice of narrator Tradebooks Discussion Journal Response
affect characterization and tone, plot, and Minilessons Observation
credibility of text. Modeling Participation
10.3.10, Local Identify, describe function of dialogue,  Tradebooks Discussion Observation
soliloquies, asides and character fails in Minilessons Participation
dramatic literature. Modeling Journal Response
10.4.12, Local Provide constructive criticism to other Tradebooks Discussion Observation
writers with suggestions for improving Minilessons Participation
organization, tone, style, clarity, focus; Modeling
edit and revise in response to peers
reviewers of own work.
11.5.1, Local Write fictional, autobiographical,  Tradebooks Discussion End Product
biographical narratives that Minilessons
*narrate sequence of events. Small Groups
*locate scenes, incidents in specific 
places.
*describe sensory impressions with
specific details and demonstrate 
character traits.
11.5.2, Local Write and demonstrate responses to Tradebooks Discussion End Product
12.7.18 literature: Minilessons
*demonstrate comprehension of  Small Groups
significant ideas.
*analyze imagery language, universal
themes, unique aspects.
*support important ideas, viewpoints.
*demonstrate understanding of author's
style, appreciation of effects created.
*identify, assess impact of perceived
ambiguities, nuances, complexities in 
text.
11.7.20, Local Recite poems, speech selections,  Tradebooks Discussion Participation
dramatic soliloquies to achieve clarity, Modeling Observation
force, aesthetic effect, and demonstrate  Minilessons
understanding of meaning.
12.3.2, Local Evaluate how theme of selection  Tradebooks Discussion Participation
represents view or comment on life using Modeling Journal Entry
textual evidence. Minilessons Rubric
End Product
12.3.3, Local Analyze use of irony, tone, mood,  Tradebooks Discussion Participation
author's style and effect on sound,  Modeling Observation
rhetorical and aesthetic purposes. Minilessons Journal Response
End Product
12.3.4, Local Analyze use of imagery, personification, Tradebooks Discussion Participation
figures of speech, sounds to evoke reader Modeling Observation
emotions. Minilessons Journal Response
End Product
12.4.1, Local Engage in peer & teacher conversations Tradebooks Discussion Participation
to plan and evaluate writing and to  Modeling
explain personal reaction. Minilessons
12.4.2, Local Demonstrate an understanding of  Tradebooks Discussion End Product
elements of discourse when completing Modeling Participation
writing assignments. Minilessons
12.4.3, Local Use point of view, characterization, style Tradebooks Discussion End Product
related elements for specific rhetorical Supplemental Materials Modeling
and aesthetic purposes. Minilessons
12.4.4, Local Structure ideas and arguments in Tradebooks Discussion End Product
sustained and persuasive way and Modeling
support them with precise, relevant Minilessons
examples.
12.4.6, Local Use language in creative and vivid ways  Tradebooks Discussion End Product
12.4.12 to establish specific tone, further Modeling Journal Response
developing style, voice, sentence variety Minilessons
to enhance subtlety of meaning and tone
consistent with purpose, audience, form
of meaning.
12.4.9, Local Use technology for all aspects of creating Multimedia Discussion End Product
revising, editing, publishing. Modeling
Minilessons
12.4.10, Local Accumulate, review, evaluate written work Tradebooks Discussion End Product
to determine strengths/weaknesses and Modeling
to set goals as a writer. Minilessons
12.5.3, Local Write reflective compositions that explore Tradebooks Discussion End Product
the significance of personal events, Modeling
conditions or concerns by using Minilessons
rhetorical strategies, (narration, 
description, exposition, persuasion).
Local CE-1 Write original stories, poems, essays, Tradebooks Discussion End Product
plays using various literary elements to Supplemental Materials Small Groups
express themselves creatively. Modeling
Local CE-2 Use their imagination to enhance the Tradebooks Discussion Observation
development of their right-train function. Supplemental Materials Small Groups Participation
Modeling
Local CE-3 Be given the opportunity to develop latent Tradebooks Blackline Masters Observation
professional writing abilities. Supplemental Materials Discussion Participation
Small Groups End Product
Modeling
Local CE-4 Acquire understanding of how  Tradebooks Blackline Masters Observation
professional writers access the writing  Supplemental Materials Discussion Participation
market. Minilessons
Modeling