English Language Arts Standards Guide Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky Revised 2016 Table of Contents COMMITTEE FOR TOTAL CATHOLIC EDUCATION .................................................................................................. 4 REVISION COMMITTEE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS ............................................................ 5 MISSION STATEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OF THE DIOCESE OF OWENSBORO ............................ 6 STANDARDS REVISION PLAN FOR THE DIOCESE OF OWENSBORO ................................................................... 7 NATIONAL STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS FOR EFFECTIVE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ................................... 8 NCTE/IRA ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS FOR 21ST CENTURY LITERACIES ................................ 9 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS PRACTICES .................................................................................................................. 10 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR READING (R)............................................ 11 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR WRITING (W) ........................................... 13 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR SPEAKING AND LISTENING (SL) ........ 15 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR LANGUAGE (L)........................................ 16 KINDERGARTEN ........................................................................................................................................................ 18 GRADE 1 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 23 GRADE 2 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 29 GRADE 3 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 34 GRADE 4 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 40 GRADE 5 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 46 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR READING GRADES 6-12 ......................... 52 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR WRITING (W) ........................................... 54 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR SPEAKING AND LISTENING (SL) ........ 56 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR LANGUAGE (L)........................................ 58 GRADE 6 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 60 GRADE 7 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 66 GRADE 8 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 72 GRADES 9-10 ............................................................................................................................................................... 79 GRADES 11-12 ............................................................................................................................................................. 86 STANDARDS FOR LITERACY IN RELIGION, HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS 6-12 ................................................................................................................................................................ 93 READING STANDARDS FOR LITERACY IN RELIGION, HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES 6–12 (RRH) ................. 94 READING STANDARDS FOR LITERACY IN SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS 6–12 (RST) ................... 94 WRITING STANDARDS FOR LITERACY IN RELIGION, HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS 6–12 (WRHST) ...................................................................................................................... 94 GRADES 6-8 ................................................................................................................................................................. 95 GRADES 9-10 ............................................................................................................................................................... 99 GRADES 11-12 ........................................................................................................................................................... 103 ii APPENDICES.................................................................................................................................................................. 107 INTERNET RESOURCES .......................................................................................................................................... 108 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ............................................................................................................................................ 111 DIOCESE OF OWENSBORO ST. JEROME WORD LIST K-5 (SET A-J) .............................................................. 124 CATHOLIC IDENTITY WORDS K-5 ....................................................................................................................... 134 DIOCESE OF OWENSBORO ST. JEROME WORD LIST 6-8 ................................................................................ 135 DIOCESE OF OWENSBORO ST. JEROME WORD LIST 9-12 .............................................................................. 137 A LITERARY HERITAGE: SUGGESTED AUTHORS AND WORKS FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO ABOUT 1970 ............................................................................................................................................................... 139 GRADES K-2 ........................................................................................................................................................... 140 GRADES 3-4 ........................................................................................................................................................... 141 GRADES 5-8 ........................................................................................................................................................... 142 GRADES 9-12 ......................................................................................................................................................... 144 A LITERARY HERITAGE: SUGGESTED CONTEMPORARY AUTHOR; SUGGESTED AUTHORS IN WORLD LITERATURE ............................................................................................................................................. 150 GRADES K-2 ........................................................................................................................................................... 151 GRADES 3-4 ........................................................................................................................................................... 154 GRADES 5-8 ........................................................................................................................................................... 156 GRADES 9-12 ......................................................................................................................................................... 159 NCEA: A READING LIST FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS PK-8 ............................................................ 164 GRADES PK-2 ........................................................................................................................................................ 164 GRADES 3-5 ........................................................................................................................................................... 168 EARLY ADOLESCENCE: GRADES 6-8 .............................................................................................................. 173 DIOCESE OF OWENSBORO CATHOLIC SCHOOL READING LIST 3-5 ............................................................ 178 DIOCESE OF OWENSBORO CATHOLIC SCHOOL READING LIST 6-8 ............................................................ 181 CATHOLIC BOOK LIST FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ............................................................................. 182 TEXT COMPLEXITY GRADE BANDS AND LEXILE BANDS ............................................................................ 184 LANGUAGE PROGRESSIVE SKILLS, BY GRADE ............................................................................................... 185 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................................... 186 iii DIOCESE OF OWENSBORO Most Reverend William F. Medley Bishop of Owensboro COMMITTEE FOR TOTAL CATHOLIC EDUCATION Rev. Larry Hostetter Rev. John Vaughan Priests' Representative Priests' Representative Fr. Robert Drury Kelly Wiseman Fancy Farm Deanery Representative Bowling Green Deanery Representative Bill Grant Stephanie Frey Eastern Deanery Representatives Owensboro