Standard(s):   1.A.4a     1.A.4b     3.A.4

Stage 1: Desired Results

Understandings

(GR)  Students will study and apply all grammatical rules for internal punctuation, agreement, and voice.

(Voc)  Students will continue to develop strategies to master vocabulary words in Level E.

Essential Questions

Knowledge & Skill

What are the minimal competencies in grammar for all L-W students?
How do grammatical skills reinforce and improve students' writing and speaking?
How do students apply a formalized vocabulary study to their general study of English?

(GR) comma, semicolon, dash, paerntheses, ellipsis, capitalization, and italics/subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent, active/passive voice, apostrophes, sentence combining.  Continue to use a variety of sentences in writing.  Continue student accountability for Minimum Competency.

(Voc) pronunciation, synonyms, antonyms, sentence completions, analogies

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

(GR)  grammar exercises and written assignments

(Voc)  objective unit tests and cumulative final exam

Performance Task Summary

Rubric Titles

Self-Assessments

Other Evidence, Summarized

final semester exams
timed writings, formal writings

Stage 3: Learning Activities

(GR) Practice independently and transfer knowledge to respective writing assignments.
Practice applications culminate in improved student writing.  Continue practices for PLAN test.
Use D.O.L. when and where appropriate.

(Voc)  varied teacher strategies for learning of vocabulary by chapter
review devices for cumulative tests
Units 1-6 in semester 1, units 7-15 in semester 2