The elective course is designed to enable students to further explore and develop special interest skills through independent study. Students may focus on personal, educational, or career pathways aligned with their Personal Pathway (PPR) and/or Elective credit goals. High school completion credit only. Students can earn 0.25-2.0 high school credits. This course may be repeated.
Prerequisites
Students must be referred from participating school district and registered in a Basic Skills Open Doors class.
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
- Explore and develop special interest skills (personal, educational, or career) through independentstudy
- Complete coursework aligned with Personal Pathway or Elective goals
High School electives are typically courses that fall outside or expand knowledge of the main core academic subject areas (math, history, science and English). Independent Study may reflect a student’s interests, introduce, or improve skills, or be directly related to a future career pathway.
This course will satisfy up to two high school elective credits for OPD. Independent study may be approved by instructor on student selected topic or interest to include expanded study in content area where credit
BEdA Program instruction is aligned to the following College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS)
C-D in Reading based on the CCRS Anchors:
•Read closely to determine what the test says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it.
•Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the keysupporting details and ideas.
•Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative,and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
•Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
•Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
C-D in Writing based on the CCRS Anchors:
•Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
•Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
•Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriateto task, purpose, and audience.
•Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaboratewith others.
•Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
C-D in Language based on the CCRS Anchors:
•Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
•Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
•Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to makeeffective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
•Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by usingcontext clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specializes referencematerials, as appropriate.
•Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.