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Language Arts
Writing, Reading, Listening and Speaking, Viewing, Media
Key Concepts:
- Who, what, when, where, why, how of Explore More topics
- Variety of informational texts such as feature articles, editorials, interview transcripts, reference, directions, public documents, and consumer documents
- Graphic representations such as diagrams, timelines, charts, graphs, and pictures
- Primary and secondary sources of information
- Various forms of organizational patterns such as topical, spatial, chronological, logical, sequential, and cause/effect
- Use of several forms of evidence such as facts, examples, testimonials, narratives, statistics, quotes, and comparisons
- Varied effects of style and language of visual media such as text, color, graphic use, graphic placement, and signposts
- Stakeholders from a variety of viewpoints, biases, persuasiveness, and expertise
- Viewpoints from stakeholders include audio/visual media, biographical information, interview transcripts
- Differing forms of logic and reasoning such as problem/solution, reason/evidence, and advantage/disadvantage
- Students research and investigate issues with informational articles, visually appealing graphics, glossary links, Web links
- Online research tools include diagrams, timelines, charts, graphs, pictures, feature articles, additional web links for extended learning, and key word searches for in-depth or spot research
- Interactive glossary of definitions, pronunciation guides, graphics, related terms, and facts
- WebQuests, Mini WebQuests and DVDquests use critical viewing, content area reading, research, and expository and persuasive writing
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