Word Skills Class: How Standards Will Be Earned

Hello Everyone!

HTC standards have changed a bit. These are the standards that will be addressed in this class: (and how they are to be earned)

Standard	How will can it be earned?	# hits
**Vocabulary (Reading Literacy standard)	Level 3: All the “Hard” Words on Inside Story Flashcards (.com) Level 2: 30 “medium” & 20 “hard” on Inside Story Flashcards (.com) Level 1: 50 “medium” on Inside Story Flashcards (.com) Level E: 50 “easy” on Inside Story Flashcards (.com)	2 total
*Prefix/suffix/Latin & Greek Roots (Reading Literacy standard)	Level 3: visualization & test on 50 chosen complicated Latin/Greek Roots Level 2: visualization & test on the 30 most common L/G Roots Level 1: Choose 10 from common L/G Roots, 10 common prefixes, 10 common suffixes (visualization & test on them) Level E: Choose 25 common prefixes, and 5 common suffixes (visualization & test on them)	Full stand- ard
**Spelling (Communications Lit standard)	Level 3: Assess on 20 homophones, 100 freshmen words Level 2: Assess on 20 homophones, 80 chosen words from 8th grade lists Level 1: Assess on 15 homophones, 70 chosen words from 7th grade lists Level E: Assess on 10 homophones, 60 chosen words from 6th grade lists	Full stand- ard
**Parts of Speech (Communications Lit standard)	Level 3: Showcase ALL types of each POS introduced, with examples, plus visualization Level 2: ALL types of each POS identified in assessment (matching) + original examples Level 1: SOME types of each POS identified in assessment (matching) + original examples Level E: SOME basic types of each POS identified in assessment (matching) + some original examples	Full stand-ard
*Visualization (Reading Standard)	All Levels: *Visualization for POS found in magazines (placed into categories) *Visualization/Project for Vocabulary (of choice) *Visualization for Grammar Rules	1 hit
**Note Taking (Reading Standard)	All Levels: Teacher will assess that all notes given in class are: **Legible, easy to read without straining **Make use of bullets, asterisks (*), highlighters, or boxing **Use of 2 column notes is evident **Notes are organized according to the layout	1 hit