Kent School District students in language arts will actively listen to, interpret, and respond to diverse oral communications. Kent School District students in language arts will connect all facets of language, utilize universal communication modes effectively, and accept personal and public accountability. The tools of universal communication can promote creative thinking and understanding. Individuals can powerfully respond to ideas and attitudes through appropriate communication. Understanding individuals in universal contexts can lead to better understanding of self.
Creative experiences can develop awareness and confidence in communication.
Role playing and oral presentations will be evaluated by the teacher, students, and peers through the correct use of language structure, ability to succinctly relate an experience, and evidence of appropriate social communication. Sentences, paragraphs, stories, and informational reports will be evaluated by the teachers and peers according to evidence of editing and proofreading skills, legible cursive handwriting, and accurate use of dialogue. Media, visual arts, or performances of cross-cultural literary forms will be evaluated by the teacher according to organization of ideas, clarity of content, and appropriateness of interpretation. Hundreds of ideas, bits of philosophy and methods designed to stimulate teachers and students to write. Skillstreaming the Elementary School Child , McGinnis, Ellen and Goldstein, Arnold, Research Press Co., Champaign, Ill. copyright 1984.