MTTC English 02 Teacher Certification, 2nd Edition ()

Table of Contents......Page 4
Study Tips......Page 17
Testing Tips......Page 20
Skill 1.1 Understand the integrated nature of listening, speaking,reading, writing, critical thinking, viewing, and visualrepresentation......Page 21
Skill 1.2 Understanding the relationships among oral, written, enactedand visual texts......Page 22
Skill 1.3 Understanding the benefits of using integrated Englishlanguage arts skills to foster lifelong learning......Page 23
Skill 1.4 Recognizing ways in which English language arts skills can beused to explore important issues in other disciplines andcommunities......Page 24
Skill 2.1 Analyzing the development of the English language asinfluenced by historical and contemporary events......Page 25
Skill 2.2 Relating English derivatives, borrowings, and slang terms totheir origins in other languages and dialects......Page 27
Skill 2.3 Analyzing regional and social variations in language in theUnited States......Page 28
Skill 3.1 Applying principles of language acquisition and use......Page 29
Skill 3.3 Recognizing the connection between language arts and thedevelopment of competence in other subject areas......Page 32
Skill 4.2 Understanding the reciprocal relationship between languageand concepts related to identity, customs, and daily life invarious cultures......Page 33
Skill 4.3 Understanding the sociopolitical uses of language, includingthe issues of censorship.......Page 34
Skill 5.1 Analyzing the effects of environmental and circumstantialfactors on a listener’s ability to understand a spoken message......Page 35
Skill 5.2 Analyzing the role of critical-thinking skills in effectivelistening and speaking......Page 36
Skill 5.3 Recognizing the role of body language, gestures, and visualaids in communicating a point of view......Page 37
Skill 5.4 Recognizing the effects of voice and intonation patterns in thepresentation and interpretation of oral messages......Page 38
Skill 6.1 Evaluating strategies of organization, selection of details, anddelivery in relation to audience and purpose......Page 41
Skill 6.2 Identifying various speaking strategies and their effect onmeaning......Page 42
Skill 6.3 Evaluating visual materials for use in oral presentations......Page 43
Skill 6.4 Identifying elements of effective communication in variouscontexts......Page 44
Skill 6.5 Analyzing elements of effective listening and speaking inconversation......Page 45
Skill 6.6 Analyzing elements of effective listening and speaking in smalland large groups......Page 46
Skill 7.1 Applying literary terminology......Page 47
Skill 7.2 Analyzing the characteristics of fiction and the characteristicsof types of fictional narratives......Page 51
Skill 7.3 Analyzing the characteristics of drama and dramatic structure......Page 53
Skill 7.4 Analyzing the content and formal characteristics of variousforms of poetry......Page 54
Skill 7.5 Analyzing the characteristics of nonfiction genres......Page 66
Skill 7.6 Recognizing universal themes and substantive issues in allgenres of literature......Page 68
Skill 8.1 Understanding that literature can enrich the reader’sappreciation of differences and similarities in culture, race,gender, religion, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and nationalheritage......Page 69
Skill 8.2 Understanding that studying literature can enhance thereader’s appreciation of the experiences of others from ahistorical perspective......Page 70
Skill 8.5 Recognizing the benefits of a lifelong enjoyment of reading......Page 71
Skill 9.1 Analyzing literary works as expressions of cultural values andideas......Page 72
Skill 9.2 Understanding the characteristics and cultural significance ofmythology and folk literature......Page 73
Skill 9.3 Evaluating literary responses of major writers to socialconditions, historical events, and religious movements......Page 76
Skill 9.4 Recognizing how an author’s interests and background mayinfluence his or her work......Page 77
Skill 10.1 Analyzing the significance of writers, works, and movementsto the development of North American literature......Page 79
Skill 10.2 Analyzing changes in literary form and style in U.S. literaturefrom the colonial period to the contemporary period......Page 85
Skill 10.3 Analyzing the literary responses of North American writers tosocial conditions, patterns of inclusion and exclusion,historical events, and cultural movements......Page 88
Skill 11.1 Understanding the significance of major writers, works, andmovements in the development of British literature from theAnglo-Saxon period through the twentieth century and othermajor writings in English from regions other than GreatBritain.......Page 96
Skill 12.1 Understanding the significance of major literary forms, works,and writers associated with various world cultures fromancient times though the twentieth century and analyzingsignificant themes and characteristics of major world writersand literary movements......Page 110
Skill 13.1 Understanding major genres, works, and writers in children’sand adolescent literature.......Page 118
Skill 13.3 Analyzing the themes of works written for young people......Page 120
Skill 13.4 Applying strategies to select developmentally appropriateliterature for children and adolescents......Page 121
Skill 14.1 Analyzing the significance of major figures and works ofclassical rhetoric and the theories associated with them......Page 124
Skill 14.2 Recognizing the characteristics of neoclassicism andromanticism in literary theory as developed in major writingassociated with each movement......Page 125
Skill 14.3 Identifying concepts and individuals associated with principalmovements in twentieth-century literary criticism and theory......Page 126
Skill 14.4 Recognizing the interpretation of literature and other textsfrom given critical perspectives......Page 129
Skill 16.2 Analyzing a writer’s use of ambiguity, connotation, andfigurative language to convey ironic undertones, sensoryimpressions, or emotional effects......Page 132
Skill 16.3 Interpreting the use of rhythm, rhyme, or imagery to evoke aresponse in the reader......Page 133
Skill 16.4 Analyzing the use of language to portray character, developplot, describe setting, or create a mood in a given passage......Page 134
Skill 16.5 Recognizing universal themes.......Page 135
Skill 17.1 Evaluating thesis statements and supporting ideas in context......Page 136
Skill 17.3 Applying knowledge of writing techniques......Page 137
Skill 17.4 Evaluating the appropriateness of language and formats forvarious expository writing products......Page 139
Skill 18.1 Understanding strategies for writing a response to a literary ormedia selection by referring to the text, to other works, and topersonal experience.......Page 140
Skill 18.4 Understanding strategies for writing an analysis of an author’suse of literary elements......Page 141
Skill 18.5 Identifying relevant examples from a selection to support athesis analyzing an author’s use of literary elements......Page 143
Skill 19.1 Analyzing the organization of an editorial or argumentativeessay on a given topic......Page 144
Skill 19.2 Distinguishing reasons, examples, or details that support agiven argument or opinion......Page 145
Skill 19.3 Understanding the effects of style, voice, and languagechoices......Page 146
Skill 19.4 Recognizing the effective use of transitions to enhance theclarity of an argument......Page 147
Skill 19.5 Analyzing fallacies in logic in a piece of persuasive writing......Page 148
Skill 20.2 Understanding the effects of style, voice, and languagechoices......Page 149
Skill 20.3 Demonstrating awareness of connotation and figurativemeaning when selecting language for a given expressivepurpose......Page 151
Skill 20.4 Judging effectiveness of alternative leads and endings......Page 152
Skill 20.6 Identifying passages that show rather than tell.......Page 153
Skill 20.7 Analyzing the effectiveness of narrative or descriptivematerials and identifying appropriate revisions......Page 155
Skill 20.8 Understanding uses and forms of expressive and creativewriting......Page 157
Skill 20.9 Applying strategies for composing personal notes and lettersthat entertain and interest the recipient......Page 158
Skill 21.1 Applying strategies to generate ideas before writing......Page 159
Skill 21.2 Evaluating the appropriateness of different writings forms forvarious purposes and audiences......Page 164
Skill 21.5 Recognizing details that interfere with the development of amain point......Page 166
Skill 21.6 Revising problems related to text organization......Page 167
Skill 22.1 Understanding revision to address the writer’s purpose andaudience......Page 168
Skill 22.3 Recognizing resources for revision......Page 169
Skill 22.4 Applying copy-editing and proofreading principles......Page 170
Skill 22.5 Understanding the processes involved in preparing texts forpublication in various contexts......Page 181
Skill 23.2 Analyzing the contextual importance of cultural, social,economic, and historical factors to visual communication......Page 182
Skill 23.4 Understanding how to use visual, auditory, and technologicalmedia to explore and create print and non-print texts......Page 183
Skill 24.1 Applying knowledge of word structure and context todetermine meaning......Page 184
Skill 24.2 Distinguishing between general statements and specificdetails......Page 185
Skill 24.3 From a given passage, drawing conclusions, interpretinginformation, and providing a summary......Page 186
Skill 25.1 Analyzing the purposes and characteristics of readingtechniques and strategies.......Page 188
Skill 25.3 Analyzing methods for enhancing reading comprehension.......Page 189
Skill 26.1 Identifying a writer’s intended audience and purpose for agiven passage......Page 195
Skill 26.3 Distinguishing between fact and opinion in a given passage.......Page 196
Skill 26.4 Judging the relevance, importance, and sufficiency of supportin a writer’s argument......Page 197
Skill 26.5 Assessing the credibility and objectivity of a source ofinformation......Page 199
Skill 26.6 Determining how the writer uses tone and style to present aparticular message or point of view......Page 200
Skill 26.7 Identifying and analyzing bias......Page 201
Skill 26.8 Analyzing consumer information......Page 202
Skill 26.9 Evaluating workplace and community documents for purpose,organization, accuracy, and relevance......Page 203
Skill 27.3 Comparing multiple interpretations of a text......Page 204
Skill 28.2 Understanding how writing can be used to generate authenticquestions for inquiry, reflect on content and the process oflearning, and explore ideas and solve problems in all contentareas.......Page 205
Skill 29.2 Recognizing alternative ways to communicate information......Page 208
Skill 29.3 Interpreting contextual information presented in charts,graphs, tables, models, and cartoons......Page 210
Skill 29.4 Evaluating and selecting appropriate print and electronicvisual materials for a given purpose and audience......Page 211
Skill 30.3 Identifying strategies for analyzing media messages based onvarious factors......Page 212
Skill 30.5 Analyzing the effect of visual and electronic media in shapingsocial attitudes......Page 213
RESOURCES......Page 214
SAMPLE TEST......Page 220
Answer Key......Page 252
Rationales with Sample Questions......Page 253