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Language Arts Literacy

Appendix C
Content Domain Outline - p. 137

Reading:   Students construct and extend meaning when engaging with text.

Knowledge:

        RK 1. Students should know that reading is a mode of thinking, learning, and communicating.

    a.    Analysis
    b.    Synthesis
    c.    Response
    d.    Reflection
    e.    Evaluation
    f.     Application
    g.    Sharing
    h.    Aesthetic awareness
    i.      Prediction
        RK 2. Students should know that speaking, viewing, listening, and writing contribute to reading.

        RK 3. Students should know reading strategies for a variety of texts.

    a.    Narrative
    b.    Informational
    c.    Persuasive
    d.    Everyday/Workplace
    e.    Poetic
        RK 4. Students should know literary forms, elements, and devices.
    a.    Literary forms
      1.   Letters
      2.   Journals
      3.   Reports
      4.   Essays
      5.   Skits/Plays
      6.   Short Stories/Novels
      7.   Editorials
      8.   Poems
      9.   Advertisements
      10.  Reviews
      11.  Dialogue
      12.  Articles
      13.  Speeches
      14.  Technical Manuals
    b.    Literary elements:    Students should know the elements common to the various literary forms as well as those elements unique to each genre.
      1.     Theme
      2.     Main idea
      3.     Supporting details
      4.     Characterization
      5.     Style
      6.     Tone
      7.     Setting
      8.     Diction
      9.     Point of view
      10.   Mood
      11.   Plot
      12.   Rhythm
      13.   Meter
      14.   Rhyme
      15.   Voice
      16.   Dialogue
      17.   Patterns of organization
    c.    Literary devices
      1.    Similes
      2.    Metaphors
      3.    Alliteration
      4.    Exaggeration/Hyperbole
      5.    Onomatopoeia
      6.    Idioms
      7.    Personification
      8.    Repetition
      9.    Foreshadowing
      10.  Allusion
      11.  Assonance
      12.  Apostrophe
      13.  Flashback
      14.  Symbolism
      15.  Irony
      16.  Persona
        RK 5. Students should know that authors and readers have purposes.
    a.    Author's purpose
      1.   Express
      2.   Explain/Understand
      3.   Inform/Gain information
      4.   Reflect
      5.   Persuade/Be persuaded
      6.   Problem solve
      7.   Imagine
      8.   Question
      9.    Entertain/Be entertained
      10.  Enjoy
      11.  Share
      12.  Explore
      13.  Record
      14.  Summarize
      15.  Collaborate
      16.  Respond
      17.  Create
      18.  Clarify
      19.  Develop point of view
      20.  Interpret
      21.  Evaluate and critique
    b.    Reader's purpose
      1.    Understand
      2.    Develop points of view
      3.    Gain information
      4.    Enjoy
      5.    Research
      6.    Share
      7.    Interpret
      8.    Reflect
      9.    Respond
      10.  Explore
      11.  Problem solve
      12.  Imagine
      13.  Question
      14.  Invent
      15.  Evaluate and critique
      16.  Clarify
      17.  Be persuaded
      18.  Beentertained
        RK 6. Students should know that critical reflection and analysis contribute to the reading experience.

        RK 7. Students should know that critical reflection on multiple perspectives and texts helps readers to construct meaning.

    a.   Research materials
    b.   Discussion
    c.   Peer review
    d.   Prior knowledge
    e.   Literary models
    f.    Other points of view