Academy School District Twenty Students will be information literate and use instructional technology when they…
 
Standard 5 - …appreciate literature and other creative expressions of information.
 
With guidance as needed, by the end of second grade…
a. Select books for personal enjoyment
a. Select books for acquiring new information
a. Identify favorite books and authors
a. View, listen to and read electronic materials
b. Read on a regular basis
c. Retell stories in own words
d. Use graphics software programs to create a story
 
With guidance as needed, by the end of fifth grade…
a. Select books for personal enjoyment
a. Choose from a variety of literary genres and information texts
a. Begin to develop criteria for selecting books for personal enjoyment
a. Is exposed to creative works in relation to style, era, relevance, and personal, cultural, and historical value
a. Locate creative works including art, poetry, and literature
b. Read on a regular basis
c. Express support or opinions about reading materials
c. Connect personal experiences to elements of stories
c. Compare print stories with other media versions of the stories
c. Interact with creative works
d. Express thoughts and feelings using letters, stories, poems and simple media works using appropriate tools
 
With guidance as needed, by the end of eighth grade…
a. Select books for personal enjoyment
a. Refine criteria to select books to read for personal enjoyment
a. Seek information about various genres and authors
b. Read on a regular basis
c. Respond to literature, art, and other media, relating experiences to personal life
c. Explore creative works in relation to style, era, relevance, and personal, cultural, and historical value
c. Compare and evaluate differences between print and other media versions of stories
d. Use various literary forms such as poetry, drama, and multimedia to express ideas, thoughts and feelings using appropriate tools
 
With guidance as needed, by the end of twelfth grade…
a. Select books for personal enjoyment
a. Refine criteria to select books to read for personal enjoyment
a. Explore unfamiliar genres of literature and other creative expressions of information
b. Read on a regular basis
c. Recognize and explain ways that films, plays and other creative presentations communicate ideas and information
c. Reflect on creative works in relation to style, era, relevance, and personal, cultural, and historical value
d. Use various literary forms such as drama, extemporaneous speaking, debate and complex media works to express ideas, thoughts and feelings
d. Using various literary forms, continue to expand literary ideas, thoughts and feelings using appropriate tools