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The Ongoing TEKS are covered in the curriculum throughout the school year.

TEKS Subject: Listening/Speaking

Purposes
7.1 Determine the purposes for listening such as to gain information, to solve problems, or to enjoy and appreciate (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.1A)
7.2 Eliminate barriers to effective listening (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.1B)
7.3 Understand the major ideas and supporting evidence in spoken messages (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.1C)
7.4 Listen to learn by taking notes, organizing, and summarizing spoken ideas (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.1D)
Critical Listening
7.5 Interpret speakers’ messages (both verbal and nonverbal), purposes, and perspectives (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.2A)
7.8 Monitor his/her own understanding of the spoken message and seek clarification as needed (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.2D)
Appreciation
7.11 Listen to proficient, fluent models of oral reading, including selections from classic and contemporary works (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.3A)
Knowledge of Culture
7.14 Connect his/her own experiences, information, insights, and ideas with the experiences of others through speaking and listening (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.4A)
7.15 Compare oral traditions across regions and cultures (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.4B)
7.16 Identify how language use such as labels and sayings reflects regions and cultures (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.4C)
Audiences
7.17 Adapt spoken language such as word choice, diction, and usage to the audience, purpose, and occasion (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.5A)
7.18 Demonstrate effective communications skills that reflect such demands as interviewing, reporting, requesting, and providing information (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.5B)
7.19 Present dramatic interpretations of experiences, stories, poems, or plays to communicate (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.5C)
7.22 Clarify and support spoken ideas with evidence, elaborations, and examples (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.5F)

TEKS Subject: Reading

Fluency
7.26 Read regularly in independent-level materials (texts in which no more than approximately 1 in 20 words is difficult for the reader) (7). (TEKS/SE)(7.7A)
7.27 Read regularly in instructional-level materials that are challenging but manageable (texts in which no more than approximately 1 in 10 words is difficult for the reader) (7). (TEKS/SE)(7.7B)
7.28 Adjust reading rate based on purposes for reading (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.7C)
7.29 Read aloud in selected texts in ways that both reflect understanding of the text and engage the listeners (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.7D)
7.30 Read silently with increasing ease for longer periods (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.7E)
Variety of Texts
7.31 Read classic and contemporary works (2-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.8A)
7.32 Select varied sources such as plays, anthologies, novels, textbooks, poetry, newspapers, manuals, and electronic texts when reading for information or pleasure (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.8B)

7.33 Read for varied purposes such as to be informed, to be entertained, to appreciate the writer s craft, and to discover models for his/her own writing (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.8C)

Vocabulary Development
7.35 Develop vocabulary by listening to selections read aloud (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.9A)
7.40 Study word meanings systematically such as across curricular content areas and through current events (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.9E)
Comprehension
7.47 Establish and adjust purposes for reading such as reading to find out, to understand, to interpret, to enjoy, and to solve problems. (I) (TEKS/SE)(7.10B)
7.51 Read and reread non-standard texts such as contest rules, game directions, assembly directions, and recipes and answer questions about information and complex directions in the text and prove the answers with evidence from the text. (M) (Alignment)
7.52 Describe mental images that text descriptions evoke. (M) (TEKS/SE)(7.10D)
7.57 Retell a story read silently or during oral reading by summarizing the details. (M) (Alignment)
7.72 Answer different types and levels of questions such as open-ended, literal, and interpretative as well as test-like questions such as multiple choice, true-false, and short answer. (M) (TEKS/SE)(7.10K)
Text Structures/Literary Concepts
7.83 Understand literary forms by recognizing and distinguishing among such types of text as stories, poems, myths, fables, tall tales, limericks, plays, biographies, and autobiographies (3-7). (TEKS/SE)(7.12E)
Culture
7.99 Compare text events with his/her own and other readers’ experiences (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.14A)
7.100 Determine distinctive and common characteristics of cultures through wide reading (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.14B)
7.126 Use available technology to support aspects of creating, revising, editing, and publishing texts. (D) (TEKS/SE)(7.18F)
7.127 Refine selected pieces frequently to "publish" for general and specific audiences. (M) (TEKS/SE)(7.18G)
7.128 Proofread his/her own writing and that of others. (M) (TEKS/SE)(7.18H)
7.129 Select and use reference materials and resources as needed for writing, revising, and editing final drafts. (D) (TEKS/SE)(7.18I)
Evaluation
7.143 Apply criteria to evaluate writing (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.19A)
7.144 Respond in constructive ways to others writings (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.19B)
7.145 Evaluate how well his/her own writing achieves its purposes (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.19C)
7.146 Analyze published examples as models for writing (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.19D)

TEKS Subject: Viewing

Interpretation
7.158 Describe how illustrators’ choice of style, elements, and media help to represent or extend the text s meanings (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.22A)
7.159 Interpret important events and ideas gathered from maps, charts, graphics, video segments, or technology presentations (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(7.22B)
Production
7.165 Select, organize, or produce visuals to complement and extend meanings (4-8) (TEKS/SE)(7.24A)

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

Benold Middle School
Georgetown Independent School District

Last updated:  01/12/10 02:36 PM