Incorporating 31 Essential Core Academic Standards into ROP Courses 15 English/Language Arts

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Incorporating 31 Essential Core Academic
Standards into ROP Courses15 English/Language
Arts 16 Mathematics
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San Diego County CAHSEE
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Realities
Required Education and Training Increases for
Employment - 1950 through 2010
High School Diploma or Less
Post-High School Training or Education
4 - Year Degree or More
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For elective courses to have value to a site
administrator, they must contribute to raising
test scores in the academic arena
In very general terms, a student that masters the
31 essential standards should be able to
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A student should be able to

• Gather information about something, and write
  coherently about it in the appropriate format
  using sound supporting evidence and logical
  arguments
• Critically read someone elses document, and
  analyze it for content, accuracy, and readability
  for the target audience
• Become skilled at using words effectively
• Perform day-to-day math operations of addition,
  subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Work accurately with fractions, decimals and
  percents

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A student should be able to

• Apply the retail applications of math operations
• Use graphs as the consumer and the producer of
  the graphs
• Analyze numerical data and statistics, interpret
  what they mean, and determine if they make sense
• Develop problem-solving skills
• Appropriately apply math skills to new situations

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Lets look at the Standards

• The following set of 15 English/Language Arts
  (ELA) standards represent 41 (57) of the 72
  questions scored on the CAHSEE. These 41
  questions constitute 45.5 of the passing score
  on the ELA portion of the test. Mastery of these
  standards also transfers over to the writing
  sample of the exam, which is an additional 20 of
  the total score. Mastery of these 15 standards
  constitutes over 100 of the students successful
  pass score (60) on the ELA portion of the
  CAHSEE.

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Word analysis, fluency, and vocabulary (x)
grade level

• (10) V 1.1 Identify and use the literal and
  figurative meanings of words and understand word
  derivations. (5 questions)
• (10) V 1.2 Distinguish between the denotative and
  connotative meanings of words and interpret the
  connotative power of words. (2 questions)

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Writing strategies and tasks

• (10) WS 1.1 Establish a controlling impression or
  coherent thesis that conveys a clear and
  distinctive perspective on the subject and
  maintains a consistent tone and focus throughout
  the piece of writing. (3 questions)
• (10) WS 1.2 Use precise language, action verbs,
  sensory details, appropriate modifiers, and the
  active rather than the passive voice. (3
  questions)

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Writing strategies and tasks (cont.)

• (10) WS 1.4 Develop the main ideas within the
  body of the compositions through supporting
  evidence (e.g., scenarios, commonly held beliefs,
  hypothesis, definitions). (2 questions)
• (10) WS 1.9 Revise writing to improve the logic
  and coherence of the organization and controlling
  perspective, the precision of the word choice,
  and the tone by taking into consideration the
  audience, purpose and formality of the context.
  (3 questions)

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Writing strategies and tasks (cont.)

• (10) WS 1.5 Synthesize information from multiple
  sources and identify complexities and
  discrepancies in the information and the
  different perspectives found in each medium
  (e.g., almanacs, microfiche, news sources,
  in-depth field studies, speeches, journals,
  technical documents). (1 question)

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Reading

• (8) R 2.1 Compare and contrast the features and
  elements of consumer materials to gain meaning
  from documents (e.g., warranties, contracts,
  product information, instruction manuals). (1
  question)
• (10) R 2.1 Analyze the structure and format of
  functional workplace documents, including
  graphics and headers and how authors use the
  features to achieve their purposes. (3 questions)

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Reading (cont.)

• (10) R 2.4 Synthesize the content of several
  sources or works by a single author dealing with
  a single issue paraphrase the ideas and connect
  them to other sources and related topics to
  demonstrate comprehension. (3 questions)
• (10) R 2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or
  secondary sources through original analysis,
  evaluation, and elaboration. (3 questions)

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Reading (cont.)

• (10) R 2.7 Critique the logic of functional
  documents by examining the sequence of
  information and procedures in anticipation of
  possible reader misunderstanding. (3 questions)

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Reading (cont.)

• (10) R 2.8 Evaluate the credibility of an
  authors argument or defense of a claim by
  critiquing the relationship between
  generalizations and evidence, the
  comprehensiveness of evidence and the way in
  which the authors intent effects the structure
  and tone of the text (e.g., in professional
  journals, editorials, political speeches, primary
  source material). (5 questions)

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Reading (cont.)

• (10) R 3.5 Compare works that express a universal
  theme and provide evidence to support the ideas
  expressed in each work. (2 questions)
• (10) R 3.7 Recognize and understand the
  significance of various literary devices,
  including figurative language, imagery, allegory,
  and symbolism, and explain their appeal. (2
  questions)

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The Writing Samples Include

• 2.1 Write biographical narratives.
• 2.3 Write expository compositions, including
  analytical essays and research reports.
• 2.4 Write persuasive compositions.
• 2.5 Write business letters.

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Now lets look at Key Math Standards

• There are 16 essential math standards
  representing 28 (35) of the 80 math questions
  that count on the CAHSEE (12 additional questions
  are field test questions). Mastery of these
  standards constitutes 64 of a students passing
  score. Students must answer 44 (55) of the 80
  questions correctly to pass.

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IMPORTANT NOTE!!!!!!

• 85 of the questions on the math portion of
  the CAHSEE are based on 6th and 7th grade
  standards. A student can pass without answering
  an Algebra I level question.

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Basic Skills (Number Sense)

• (7) NS 1.2 Add, subtract, multiply and divide
  rational numbers (integers, fractions, and
  terminating decimals) and take positive rational
  numbers to whole number powers. (3 questions)
• (7) NS 1.3 Convert fractions to decimals and
  percents and use these representations in
  estimations, computations, and applications. (2
  questions)

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Basic Skills (Number Sense)

• (7) NS 1.6 Calculate percentage of increases and
  decreases of a quantity. (1 question)
• (7) NS 1.7 Solve problems that involve discounts,
  markups, commissions, and profit and compute
  simple and compound interest. (2 questions)

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Statistics (Probability)

• (6) P 1.1 Compute the range, mean, median, and
  mode of data sets. (3 questions)
• (6) P 2.5 Identify claims based on statistical
  data and, in simple cases, evaluate the validity
  of the claims. (1 question)
• (6) P 3.5 Understand the difference between
  independent and dependent events. (1 question)

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Statistics/Graphing/Algebraic Function

• (7) AF 1.5 Present quantitative relationships
  graphically and interpret the meaning of a
  specific part of a graph in the situation
  represented by the graph. (3 questions)
• (7) P 1.1 Know various forms of display of data
  sets including stem-and-leaf plot or
  box-and-whisker plot using the forms to display
  a single set of data or compare two sets of data.
  (2 questions)

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Statistics/Graphing/Algebraic Function

• (7) P 1.2 Represent two numerical variables on a
  scatterplot and informally describe how the data
  points are distributed and any apparent
  relationship that exists between the 2 variables
  (e.g., between time spent on homework and grade
  level). (2 questions)

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Statistics/Graphing/Algebraic Function

• (6) P 3.1 Represent all possible outcomes for
  compound events in an organized way (e.g.,
  tables, grids, tree diagrams) and express the
  theoretical probability of each outcome. (1
  question)

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Mathematics Reasoning

• (7) MR 1.1 Analyze problems by identifying
  relationships, distinguishing relevant from
  irrelevant information, identifying missing
  information, sequencing and prioritizing
  information, and observing patterns. (2
  questions)
• (7) MR 2.1 Estimate to verify the reasonableness
  of the answer (30x260, 4x28, therefore
  34x268). (2 questions)

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Mathematics Reasoning

• (7) MR 2.3 Estimate unknown quantities
  graphically and solve for them by using logical
  reasoning, and arithmetic and algebraic
  techniques. (1 question)
• (7) MR 2.4 Make and test conjectures by using
  inductive and deductive reasoning. (1 question)

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Mathematics Reasoning

• (7) MR 3.3 Develop generalizations of the results
  obtained and the strategies used and apply them
  to new situations. (1 question)