AZ Adult Education Curriculum Alignment 2008

AZ Adult Education Curriculum Alignment 2008-2009

Program: ACYR

ABE I: Writing

Standard: The adult learner uses written language to communicate in a variety of situations.

The Writing Standard addresses the following Indicators:

A. Writing Processes

B. Conventions of grammar and usage rules

C. Spelling, punctuation and capitalization

Indicator A: Applies the writing process to a variety of writing tasks.

Writing Process Sub-Indicators	Instructional Materials	Unit(s) and/or Chapter(s)	Additional Instructional Resources	Assessment(s)
1. Writes simple sentences about events or characters from familiar stories.	Vocabulary Connections	Lesson writing assignments B-D		lesson tests, teacher review
2. Reports events in writing.	Vocabulary Connections	Lesson writing assignments B-D	Traditions	lesson tests, teacher review
3. Writes a friendly letter.	Writing Assignment		template Letter generator	teacher review

Indicator B: Applies conventions of grammar and usage rules to complete a variety of writing tasks.

Conventions of Grammar & Usage Rules Sub-Indicators	Instructional Materials	Unit(s) and/or Chapter(s)	Additional Instructional Resources	Assessment(s)
1. Uses the following verb tenses for any verb: past, present, future and progressive tenses.	McGraw Hill pre- GED	Chapters 1`-2	Skillstutor Language Arts A and B Usage	Program and book unit tests
2. Identifies and applies correct subject/verb agreement.	McGraw Hill pre- GED	Chapters 1`-2	Skillstutor Language Arts A Usage Subject Verb Agreement	Program and book unit tests
3. Exhibits correct use of apostrophes in contractions.	McGraw Hill pre- GED	Chapters 1`-2	Skillstutor Language Arts A and B Punctuation Tricky Contractions Worksheet	Program and book unit tests
4. Identifies and exhibits correct use of pronouns in the possessive, objective and demonstrative forms.	McGraw Hill pre- GED	Chapters 1`-2	Skillstutor Language Arts A and B Usage Usage	Program and book unit tests
5. Identifies and uses adjectives, possessive adjectives and adverbs in simple sentences.	McGraw Hill pre- GED	Chapters 1`-2	Skillstutor Language Arts A and B Usage	Program and book unit tests
6. Uses irregular plurals correctly.	McGraw Hill pre- GED	Chapters 1`-2	Skillstutor Language Arts A and B Usage	Program and book unit tests
7. Writes grammatically correct sentences appropriate to this level.	McGraw Hill pre- GED	Chapters 1`-2	Writing Assignments Finding Subjects and Verbs	Program and book unit tests

Indicator C: Applies correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

Spelling, Punctuation & Capitalization Sub-Indicators	Instructional Materials	Unit(s) and/or Chapter(s)	Additional Instructional Resources	Assessment(s)
1. Writes in cursive upper-and lower-case letters of the alphabet.	Cursive			Instructor reviews worksheets
2. Capitalizes the pronoun “I’, proper nouns, names, titles, places, and abbreviations.	McGraw Hill Pre-GED	Chapter 5	Skillstutor Language Arts A or B Capitalization	lesson tests, teacher review
3. Exhibits correct use of ending punctuation.	McGraw Hill Pre-GED	Chapter 5	Skillstutor Language Arts A or B Punctuation	lesson tests, teacher review
4. Applies the basic rules of spelling.	McGraw Hill Pre-GED	Chapter 5	Skillstutor Language Arts A or B Spelling Spelling worksheets More lessons in spelling	lesson tests, teacher review