3rd Quarter
Standard 1
CLE 3001.1.1 Demonstrate control of Standard English through the use of grammar, usage, and
mechanics (punctuation, capitalization, and spelling).
 SPI 3001.1.12 Use context clues and/or knowledge of roots, affixes, and cognates to determine the
meaning of unfamiliar words.
CLE 3001.1.2 Employ a variety of strategies and resources to determine the definition,
pronunciation, etymology, spelling, and usage of words and phrases.
 SPI 3001.1.15 Use a sample reference source to determine aspects of a given word (e.g., spelling,
part of speech, definition, cognates, etymology, synonyms).
o Checks for Understanding 3001.1.6 Use print and electronic reference sources as
aids in understanding all aspects of words (e.g., spelling, part of speech, definition,
cognates, etymology, synonyms).
 SPI 3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases (i.e., RSVP, déjà vu, faux pas,
du jour, bon voyage, alma mater, cum laude, femme fatale, esprit de corps, verbatim, E pluribus
unum, prima donna, avant-garde, status quo, joie de vivre, carte blanche, caveat emptor, alpha
and omega, tabula rasa, hoi polloi, ad nauseam).
Standard 3
CLE 3001.3.3 Organize ideas into an essay with a thesis statement in the introduction, wellconstructed paragraphs, a conclusion, and transition sentences that connect paragraphs into a
coherent whole.
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SPI 3001.3.4 Select a vivid word (e.g., adjective, adverb, verb) to strengthen a written description.
CLE 3001.3.4 Revise documents to develop or support ideas clearly, address potential objections;
ensure effective transitions between paragraphs, and correct errors in logic.
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SPI 3001.3.9 Identify a statement that reveals the writer’s attitude.
o Checks for Understanding 3001.3.16 Revise to craft a tone, mood, and style that convey
the writer’s attitude and are appropriate to audience
CLE 3001.3.1 Write in a variety of modes for a variety of audiences and purposes.
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SPI 3001.3.10 Identify the targeted audience for a selected passage
o Checks for Understanding 3001.3.1 Write in a variety of modes (e.g., summary,
explanation, description, persuasion, informational, literary analysis, creative expression).
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SPI 3001.3.11 Determine the writer’s purpose in a writing sample.
SPI 3001.3.14 Select the most precise word to provide clarity appropriate to audience and
purpose.
Standard 4
CLE 3001.4.1 Define and narrow a problem or research topic.
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SPI 3001.4.1 Select the research topic with the highest degree of focus.
o Checks for Understanding 3001.4.1 Narrow an increasingly complex topic so
that the research process is manageable and a clear research question is identified.
CLE 3001.4.2 Gather relevant information from a variety of print and electronic sources, as well as
from direct observation, interviews, and surveys.
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SPI 3001.4.2 Differentiate between primary and secondary sources.
o Checks for Understanding 3001.4.5 Reference relevant primary, secondary, and tertiary
sources, demonstrating a systematic search by including resources that are written by
authorities in the topic area and written for an informed audience in the field.
CLE 3001.4.3 Make distinctions about the credibility, reliability, consistency, strengths, and
limitations of resources, including information gathered from Web sites.
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SPI 3001.4.3 Evaluate the reliability and credibility of sources for use in research.
SPI 3001.4.4 Evaluate the validity of Web pages as sources of information.
SPI 3001.4.5 Determine which statement presents an opposing view from those stated on a Web
page
o Check for Understanding 3001.4.6 Evaluate resources for their credibility, reliability,
strengths, and limitations, using criteria appropriate to the discipline.
CLE 3001.4.5 Use a standard format to arrange text, to cite sources correctly, and to document
quotations, paraphrases, and other information.
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SPI 3001.4.6 Identify information that must be cited or attributed within a writing sample
o Checks for Understanding 3001.4.13 Acknowledge source material and create a
bibliography, following a standard format and with a high degree of accuracy.
Standard 5
CLE 3001.5.1 Use logic to make inferences and draw conclusions in a variety of challenging oral
and written contexts.
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SPI 3001.5.9 Identify a statement that reveals the writer’s biases, stereotypes, assumptions, or values
within a writing sample.
SPI 3001.5.2 Choose a logical word to complete an analogy
o Checks for Understanding 3001.5.1 Construct and complete challenging word analogies.
CLE 3001.5.2 Analyze written and oral communication for persuasive devices.
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SPI 3001.5.5 Select the persuasive device (i.e., bandwagon, loaded words, testimonial, namecalling, plain folks, snob appeal, misuse of statistics).
o Checks for Understanding 3001.5.10 Identify and analyze persuasive devices that are
used in written and oral communication (e.g., bandwagon, loaded words, testimonial,
name-calling, plain folks, snob appeal, misuse of statistics
CLE 3001.5.3 Evaluate an argument, considering false premises, logical fallacies, and the quality of
evidence presented.
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SPI 3001.5.6 Identify and analyze the logical fallacy (i.e., appeal to fear, personal attack{ad
hominem}, false dilemma, false analogy) within a given argument.
SPI 3001.5.11 Distinguish the strongest or weakest point of an argument within a passage.
CLE 3001.5.1 Use logic to make inferences and draw conclusions in a variety of challenging oral
and written contexts
 SPI 3001.5.10 Identify a false premise in text.
Standard 6
CLE 3001.6.1 Comprehend and summarize the main ideas of informational and technical texts and
determine the essential elements that elaborate them.
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SPI 3001.6.5 Synthesize information across two or more informational or technical texts.
Standard 7
CLE 3001.7.3 Recognize how visual and sound techniques or design (e.g., special effects, camera
angles, music) carry or influence messages in various media.
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SPI 3001.7.5 Match a focused message to an appropriate medium.
SPI 3001.7.7 Consider the treatment of a particular subject or event in two or more media (e.g.,
newspaper and visual art, narrative and poem, diary and magazine article).
o Checks for Understanding 3001.7.5 Demonstrate consistent and effective audience
focus through purposeful choice of medium; compelling images, words, and sounds; and
focused supporting ideas.
Standard 8
CLE 3001.8.5 Know and use appropriate literary terms to derive meaning and comprehension from
various literary genres.
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SPI 3001.8.1 Identify and analyze examples of idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole,
or pun in poetry or prose.
SPI 3001.8.5 Determine the significance/meaning of a symbol in poetry or prose.
CLE 3001.8.2 Understand the characteristics of various literary genres (e.g., poetry, novel,
biography, short story, essay, drama).
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SPI 3001.8.10 Demonstrate knowledge of sound and metric devices (i.e., rhyme {internal, slant},
rhythm, repetition, alliteration, onomatopoeia).
SPI 3001.8.12 Identify the elements of drama (i.e., stage directions, dialogue, soliloquy,
monologue, aside).
Grammar:
Context clues to determine meaning
Roots, affixes, cognates to determine meaning
Sample reference source to determine aspects of a given word
 Spelling
 Part of speech
 Definition
 Cognates
 Etymology
 Synonyms
Commonly used foreign words and phrases
Use vivid words to strengthen a written description
Literature:
Figures of Speech
 Similes
 Metaphors
 Personification
 Hyperbole
 Pun
 Symbolism
 Alliteration
 Onomatopoeia
Poetry
 Rhyme
o Internal
o Slant
 Rhythm
 Repetition
Elements of Drama
 Stage directions
 Dialogue
 Soliloquy
 Monologue
 aside
Writer’s Attitude
Writer’s Biases, stereotypes, assumptions, or values
Targeted audience
Writer’s purpose
Word choice to clarify audience and purpose
 Diction
 Syntax
Research project:
Choosing research topic
Sources
 Primary
 Secondary
 Reliability
 Credibility
 Validity of web pages
Citations
 MLA format
 Which sources to cite
 How to cite various sources
Logic:
Completing analogies
Persuasive Devices
 Bandwagon
 Loaded words
 Testimonial
 Name-calling
 Plain folks
 Snob appeal
 Misuse of statistics
Logical Fallacy
 Appeal to fear
 Personal Attack (ad hominem)
 False dilemma
 False analogy
False premise in a text
Strongest/weakest point in an argument