NCSCS,+ISTE+NETS+and+Language+Arts+6th-8th+Grade

Language Arts 2004 Grades 6-8  [] Purpose/ Overview The English Language Arts curriculum for grades 6-8 is constructed around communication environments-settings for exchanging information that all of us enter when we need to communicate with clarity, purpose, and care. By teaching specific aptitudes that each environment requires from users of oral language, written language and other media/technology, the curriculum strives to create real life learning experiences for students to communicate in different contexts, for different purposes, and with different audiences. Competency Goals and Objectives The goals and objectives for grades 6-8 reinforce the skills and processes learned in elementary school. These goals and objectives are embedded in the following learning contexts or environments, all of which bring together oral language, written language and other media/technology. The environments are the same for grades 6-12. However, while the environments may stay the same, grade level goals and objectives become more complex from grade to grade - from middle school to high school. Expressive, Informational, Argumentative, Critique, Literary, Grammar and Language Usage 6th Grade  [] 4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. 5. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information). 7th Grade  [] 4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. 5. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">8th Grade <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;"> [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">5. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">Computer/Technology Skills NETS-S <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">National Educational Technology Standards for Students Profile for Technology Literate Students <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR TECHNOLOGY - LITERATE STUDENTS GRADES 6-8 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;"> [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">All students should have opportunities to demonstrate the following performances. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">Prior to completion of Grade 8, students will: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">5. Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum. (3, 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">6. Design, develop, publish, and present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom. (4, 5, 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">7. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications and collaborative tools to investigate curriculum-related problems, issues, and information, and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (4, 5)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">ISTE NETS for Students <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;"> [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">1.Creativity and Innovation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">a. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">b. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">create original works as a means of personal or group expression. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">2.Communication and Collaboration <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">a. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">b. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">c. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">d. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20px;">contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems. ||