The following are objectives listed in the New York State (NYSED) Core Curriculum Standards. The outcomes listed below apply to 11-12 grade level. Related standards, specific to each technique being studied, follows.
Production and Distribution of Writing:
1.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
2. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
3. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
1. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
2. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Range of Writing:
1. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
READING:
Identify the purpose of reading.
Distinquish between dictionary meaning and the implied meaning of the author's words.
Use strategies such as discussing with others, reading guides and summaries, and reading aloud to assist in comprehension.
WRITING:
Understand the purpose for writing; the purpose may be to explain, describe, narrate, persuade, or express feelings.
Use tone and language appropriate to the audience and purpose.
Use computer technology to create, manipulate, and edit text.
LISTENING:
Recognize the use and impact of effective language.
Recognize content-specific vocabulary, terminology, or jargon unique to particular groups of people.
Production and Distribution of Writing:
1.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
2. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
3. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
1. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
2. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Range of Writing:
1. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
READING:
Identify the purpose of reading.
Distinquish between dictionary meaning and the implied meaning of the author's words.
Use strategies such as discussing with others, reading guides and summaries, and reading aloud to assist in comprehension.
WRITING:
Understand the purpose for writing; the purpose may be to explain, describe, narrate, persuade, or express feelings.
Use tone and language appropriate to the audience and purpose.
Use computer technology to create, manipulate, and edit text.
LISTENING:
Recognize the use and impact of effective language.
Recognize content-specific vocabulary, terminology, or jargon unique to particular groups of people.