Tina M. Manus
While this unit addresses all four of the grade 9 Essential Questions listed in the New Haven Public Schools' Language Art Curriculum, the unit could be used at any point in the school year. This unit is intended to supplement and support the Significant Tasks in each marking period. This unit, like our curriculum, is built upon the Connecticut State English Language Arts Curriculum Framework.
Standard 1: Reading and Responding
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1.2 Students interpret, analyze and evaluate text in order to extend understanding and appreciation.
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1.4 Students communicate with others to create interpretations of written, oral, and visual texts.
Standard 2: Exploring and Responding to Literature
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2.2 Students explore multiple responses to literature.
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2.4 Students recognize that readers and authors are influenced by individual, social, cultural and historical contexts.
Standard 3: Communicating with Others
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3.1 Students use descriptive, narrative, expository, persuasive and poetic modes.
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3.2 Students prepare, publish and/or present work appropriate to audience, purpose and task.
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Standard 4: Applying English Language Conventions
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4.1 Students use knowledge of their language and culture to improve competency in English.
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4.2 Students speak and write using standard language structures and diction appropriate to audience and task.
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4.3 Students use Standard English for composing and revising written text.