PLATO Alignment Edge Fundamentals How do I find these Assignments on the PLATO list? OPTION 1: 1. Click the CONTENT icon on the top menu bar 2. Click Local Content (indicated by LO in bold on the right column below) or Plato Content (Indicated by PL in bold on the right column below), Then select PLATO Titles from the Resource Type drop down box 3. Mark the bubble of the assignment you wish to select 4. Click Assign Content in the top left corner of the gold box 5. Set up the Assignment by providing a title and instructions. Then select a class and a due date. OPTION 2: 1. Click on the Assignment icon on the top menu bar 2. Select Create Assignment in the gold bar on the top of the page 3. Create a title and select a class for your assignment 4. Under select content click Local Content (indicated by LO in bold on the right column below) or Plato Content (Indicated by PL in bold on the right column below), Then select PLATO Titles from the Resource Type drop down box 5. Mark the bubble of the assignment you wish to select 6. Set a Start Date and Due Date You did it! Congratulations. Note 1: The page indicated next to the lesson title corresponds to the Teacher s Edition Page. On this page, you will find a list of transparencies and page numbers that correlate with the Grammar and Writing Practice Book. Note 2: Blue writing indicates optional supplementary material that is not found on the student Language and Writing page.
Cluster NCSOS Objective PLATO alignment with lesson Unit 1 Cluster 1 Unit 1 Cluster 2 Unit 1 Cluster 3 Unit 2 Cluster 1 Unit 2 Cluster 2 R1 R1 L2 Be, Contractions (T6D) Complete sentences: subject/predicate Learn About Nouns Visualize (L5) Subject Pronouns (T28D) Identify Sequence (L17) Have/question words (T48D) More subject pronouns/question words (L24) Synonyms and antonyms (L25) Action verbs (T84D) Present Progressive Verbs (T104D) Using Helping Verbs (L16) Contractions with is, am Contractions with are Contractions with not Miscellaneous LA Resources(PL): Grammar: Identifying Subjects What is a Noun? Intermediate Reading Strategies (PL): Visualizing When You Read Miscellaneous LA Resources(PL): Parts of Speech, Part 1: What is a Pronoun?, Pronouns and Number Pronouns Reading Competency (LO): Sequencing Grammar: Verbs: Adding missing forms of be and have Miscellaneous LA Resources(Pl): Personal Pronouns Basic Grammar Review:(LO) Synonyms Antonyms Miscellaneous LA Resources(PL): What is a Verb? Two Kinds of verbs Verbs: Matching Verbs with Subjects Advanced Grammar Review (LO): Subject and Verb Agreement Parts of Speech, Part 1: Two Kinds of Verbs
Unit 2 Cluster 3 Unit 3 Cluster 1 Unit 3 Cluster 2 Unit 3 Cluster 3 Unit 4 Cluster 1 Unit 4 Cluster 2 L2 Using Nouns and Verbs in Sentences (T126D) Use Object Pronouns Check For Capital Letters Using Adjectives Before Nouns (T162D) Word Parts: Prefixes, suffixes, compound words (L2) Using Adjectives that Compare (T186D) Using Possessive Nouns (T206D) Using Possessive Nouns for One Owner Use Possessive Nouns for More Than One Owner Past Tense Verbs (T244D) Use a Dictionary (L2,L6) Irregular Verbs (T270D) Parts of Speech, Part 1: Nouns and Verbs and Number (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level DD: Matching Verbs with Subjects Grammar: The Pronoun: Replacement for the Noun Grammar: Making Nouns and Pronouns Agree in Sentences Grammar: Capital Letters and Punctuation: Capital Letters, Proper Nouns and Capital Letters Misc. LA Resources (PL): Parts of Speech 2: Recognizing Adjectives Compound Words Parts of Speech, Part 2: More About Adjectives Basic Grammar Review(LO): Comparisons Forming Plurals and Possessives (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level EE: Showing Ownership in Singular Nouns Level FF: Showing Ownership in Plural Nouns Verbs: Verbs and Tenses Intermediate Reading Strategies (PL): Enriching Your Vocabulary: Using a Dictionary to Find Meaning (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level DD: Matching Irregular Verbs with Subjects Level II: Keeping Past Tense Verbs Consistent
Unit 6 Cluster 1 Unit 5 Cluster 3 Unit 5 Cluster 2 Unit 5 Cluster 1 Unit 4 Cluster 3 Use Adverbs (T292D) Use Verbs in Future Tense (T328D) Use Verb Tenses Use Prepositions (T350D) Use Prepositional Phrases Use Subject and Object Pronouns (T374D) Reflexive Pronouns Use Different Kinds of Sentences (T410D) Use Complete Sentences Parts of Speech, Part 2: Identifying Adverbs, More About Adverbs Grammar: Correct Use of Adjectives and Adverbs Comparatives Tenses of Regular Verbs, Tenses of Irregular Verbs Grammar: Recognizing Verbs, Regular Verbs Grammar HS(LO): Other Grammar: Learning about prepositions Grammar HS(LO): Clauses and Phrases: Prepositional phrases Pronoun-the replacement for the noun, How Pronouns are used Parts of Speech, Parts 1: Other Pronouns Level HH: Choosing Pronoun Forms Mechanics, Punctuation, Spelling and Vocabulary HS(PL): The Basics of Punctuation Sentence Structure: Sentence Fragments Unit 6 Cluster 2 Combine Sentences (T436D) Mechanics, Punctuations, Spelling, and Vocabulary (PL): Punctuation: Commas 1 Level GG: Using Commas with Or, But, Or And Unit 6 Cluster 3 Use Complex Sentences (T462D) Advanced Grammar Review(LO): Commas 2 Advanced Writing Process and Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level KK: Using Commas with Linking Words Like Because, Correcting Sentence Fragments- Subordinate Clauses (difficult)
PLATO Alignment Edge Level A How do I find these Assignments on the PLATO list? OPTION 1: 6. Click the CONTENT icon on the top menu bar 7. Click Local Content (indicated by LO in bold on the right column below) or Plato Content (Indicated by PL in bold on the right column below), Then select PLATO Titles from the Resource Type drop down box 8. Mark the bubble of the assignment you wish to select 9. Click Assign Content in the top left corner of the gold box 10. Set up the Assignment by providing a title and instructions. Then select a class and a due date. OPTION 2: 7. Click on the Assignment icon on the top menu bar 8. Select Create Assignment in the gold bar on the top of the page 9. Create a title and select a class for your assignment 10. Under select content click Local Content (indicated by LO in bold on the right column below) or Plato Content (Indicated by PL in bold on the right column below), Then select PLATO Titles from the Resource Type drop down box 11. Mark the bubble of the assignment you wish to select 12. Set a Start Date and Due Date You did it! Congratulations. Note 1: The letter/number combination in parentheses after the lesson title indicates the lesson number and teacher page to which the lesson corresponds. (L4: T16) = Lesson 4, Teacher Page 16 Note 2: Blue writing indicates optional supplementary material that is not found on the student page.
Unit 1 Cluster 1, L2 Subjects and Predicates (L4: T16) Noun in the Subject (L4:T17) Verb in the Predicate (L5: T20) Vocabulary: Use Word Parts (L10: T27) Grammar: Identifying subjects Nouns: What is a noun?, More kinds of nouns Grammar HS(LO): Verbs: Recognizing Verbs Negative Prefixes Unit 2 Cluster 1 Unit 1 Cluster 3 Unit 1 Cluster 2, L2, W6 Plural Nouns (L12: T34) Subject/Verb Agreement: Forms of Be (L12, T36) Subject/Verb Agreement: Action Verbs (L12: T38) Prefixes (L16: T49) Sentence Fragments (L19: T58) Fixing Fragments: Combine Sentences (L19: T61) Writing (Edit and Proofread L4: T80) Subject Pronouns (L4: T98, T100) Pronoun Agreement: Gender (L4: T103) Pronoun Agreement (L5: T106) Review: Subject Pronouns (L7: T110) (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level EE: Showing Ownership in Singular Nouns Level FF: Showing Ownership in Plural Nouns Verbs: adding missing forms of have and be Verbs: Subject and Verb Agreement Verbs: Matching subjects with Verbs Prefixes Sentence Structure: Sentence Fragment Advanced Grammar Review (LO): Commas 1 Miscellaneous Language Arts Resources (PL): Diction and Style: Confused Words (as needed) Parts of Speech 1: What is a pronoun?, Personal Pronouns The Pronouns: Replacement for a Noun Parts of Speech 1:Nouns, Pronouns and Gender Parts of Speech 1: Making Nouns and pronouns agree in sentences Pronouns
Unit 2 Cluster 2 Action Verbs (L12:T120) Subject Verb Agreement (L12:T123) What is a verb? Parts of Speech Part 1, Nouns and Verbs and number Advanced Writing Process and Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level MM: Using Singular Verbs with Subjects that Look Plural Unit 2 Cluster 3 Unit 3 Cluster 1 Unit 3 Cluster 2 Unit 3 Cluster 3, L1 Forms of Be in the Present Tense (L19:T140) Helping Verbs: Present Progressive (L19:T142) Vocabulary: Synonyms and Antonyms (L23: T153) Present and Past Tense (L4: T184) Review: Present and Past Tense (L7: T196) Irregular Past Tense Verbs (L12:T206) Review: Verb Tenses (L15: T220) Subject and Object Pronouns (L19: T232) I vs. Me (L19: T236) Contractions with am and is, contractions with are Parts of Speech 1: Two Kinds of Verbs Synonyms, antonyms Parts of Speech 1: Verbs and Tenses Grammar: Regular Verbs Level II: Keeping Past Tense Verbs Consistent (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level DD: Matching Irregular Verbs with Subjects Essential Reading Skills (PL): Tenses of Regular Verbs, Tenses of Irregular Verbs Parts of Speech1: Pronouns and Number Practice(PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level HH: Choosing Pronoun Forms
Unit 4 Cluster 1 Unit 4 Cluster 2 Possessive Nouns (L4: T278) Possessive Pronouns (L4:281) Reflexive Pronouns (L5: 284) Prepositions (L12:T298) What do Prepositions Do? (L12: T300) Prepositional Phrases (L13: T306) Advanced Grammar Review (LO): Forming Plurals and Possessives Parts of Speech 1: Personal Pronouns with Ownership Essential Reading Skills (PL): Possessive Pronouns Level GG: Showing Ownership with Possessives Parts of Speech 1: Other Pronouns Parts of Speech 2: Learning about Prepositions Grammar: Prepositional Phrases Unit 4 Cluster 3 Unit 5 Cluster 1 Pronouns and Antecedents (L19: T322) Review: Pronoun Agreement (L22: T 328) Adjectives (L4: T360) Grammar: Pronoun and Antecedent Grammar: Correct Pronoun Use Level FF: Avoiding Confusing Pronouns Parts of Speech 2: Recognizing Adjectives Unit 5 Cluster 2 Comparative Adjectives: -er and More (L12: T384) Superlative Adjectives: -est and most (L12: T 386) Miscellaneous LA Resources (PL); Parts of Speech 2: More about Adjectives Unit 5 Cluster 3 W7, Adverbs (L19: T408) Comparison Adverbs (L20: T416) Review: Using Adverbs Correctly (L22: T420) Parts of Speech 2: Identifying Adverbs Parts of Speech 2: More about Adverbs Grammar: Correct Use of Adjectives and Adverbs: Comparatives
Unit 6 Cluster 1 Unit 6 Cluster 2 Unit 6 Cluster 3 Unit 7 Cluster 1 W7, Simple Sentences (L4: T 452) Indefinite Pronouns and Singular Verbs (L4: T453) Indefinite Pronouns and Verbs (L5: T457) Review: Indefinite Pronouns (L7: T460) Word Order in Negative Sentences (L12: T 470) Phrases and Clauses (L19: T488) What is a Compound Sentence? (L20: T 492) Fixing a Run-On Sentences (L20: T494) Clauses in a Complex Sentence (L4: T532) Complex Sentence: Because, Since ( L4: T534) Review: Complex Sentences (L7: T546) Grammar: Recognizing Verbs Level HH: Using each and every with Singular Verbs Level HH :Matching or or nor with verb forms Practice: Grammar and Mechanics Level II: Using Singular Verbs with Collective Subjects Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level FF: Matching Verbs with Indefinite Pronouns Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level EE: Fixing Double Negatives Clauses and Phrases Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level GG: Using Commas in Sentences with or, and, but Sentence Structure: Run-On Sentences 2 Practice(PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level II: Avoiding Run-Ons with Commas Advance Writing Process and Practice (PL): Correcting Sentence Fragments- Subordinate Clause Advance Writing Process and Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level KK: Using Commas with Linking Verbs like because Advance Writing Process and Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level LL: Choosing the Best Linking Words to Join Clauses
Unit 7 Cluster 2 Unit 7 Cluster 3 Present Perfect: Irregular Verbs (L12: T561) Fixing a Fragment (L19: T576) Fixing a Run-On Sentence (L20: T580) Grammar: Irregular Verbs Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level GG: Using Verbs that are Irregular in the Past Tense Level GG: Fixing Sentence Fragments- Prepositional Phrases Level II: Correcting Sentence Fragments- Verb Phrases Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level HH: Splitting Fused Run-Ons Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level JJ: Separating Run-Ons Joined by Transitions
PLATO Alignment Edge Level B How do I find these Assignments on the PLATO list? OPTION 1: 11. Click the CONTENT icon on the top menu bar 12. Click Local Content (indicated by LO in bold on the right column below) or Plato Content (Indicated by PL in bold on the right column below), Then select PLATO Titles from the Resource Type drop down box 13. Mark the bubble of the assignment you wish to select 14. Click Assign Content in the top left corner of the gold box 15. Set up the Assignment by providing a title and instructions. Then select a class and a due date. OPTION 2: 13. Click on the Assignment icon on the top menu bar 14. Select Create Assignment in the gold bar on the top of the page 15. Create a title and select a class for your assignment 16. Under select content click Local Content (indicated by LO in bold on the right column below) or Plato Content (Indicated by PL in bold on the right column below), Then select PLATO Titles from the Resource Type drop down box 17. Mark the bubble of the assignment you wish to select 18. Set a Start Date and Due Date You did it! Congratulations.
Cluster NCSOS Objective PLATO alignment with lesson Unit 1 Cluster 1 Unit 1 Cluster 2 W7, Kinds of Sentences (L4: T14) Subjects and Predicates (L4: T16) Noun in the Subject (L4: T20) Verb in the Predicate (L5: T30) Subject-Verb Agreement Action Verbs (L12: T48) Verbs with Compound Subjects (L13: T54) Mechanics: Punctuation-End Marks Grammar: Identifying Subjects Parts of Speech 1: What is a Noun? Parts of Speech 1: What is a Verb?, Grammar: Recognizing Verbs Parts of Speech 1: Nouns and Verbs and Number (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level DD: Matching Verbs with Subjects (PL): Matching verbs with Compound Subjects Unit 1 Cluster 3 Unit 2 Cluster 1 Unit 2 Cluster 2 Unit 2 Cluster 3 W7, Sentence Fragments (L19: T68) Fixing a Fragment: Combine Sentences (L20: T80) Subject Pronouns (L4: T118) Subject Pronouns (L4: T120) Pronoun Agreement (L5: T124) Subject- Verb Agreement s (L12: T142) Helping Verbs (L13: T146) Forms of Be in the Present Tense (L19: T160) Forms of Have in the Present Tense (L19: T164) Sentence Structure: Sentence Fragments Level II: Correcting Sentence Fragments- Verb Phrases GG: Fixing Sentence Fragments- Prepositional Phrases Grammar: Personal Pronouns Parts of Speech, Part 1: Making Nouns and Pronouns Agree in Sentences Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement Essential Writing Practice and Process (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level EE: Matching Separated Subjects and Verbs Parts of Speech, Part 1: Two Kinds of Verbs Essential Writing Process and Practice(PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level DD: Adding Missing Forms of be and have
Unit 3 Cluster 1 Unit 3 Cluster 2 Unit 3 Cluster 3 Unit 4 Cluster 1 Unit 4 Cluster 2 Unit 4 Cluster 3 Unit 5 Cluster 1 W7, W7, Present and Past Tense (L4: T204) Review: Present and Past Tense Verbs (L7: T222) Irregular Past Tense Verbs (L12: T232) Review: Verb Tenses (L12: T232) Direct Objects (L19: T258) Subject and Object Pronouns (L20: T270) Possessive Nouns (L4: T308) Possessive Pronouns (L4: T314) Reflexive Pronouns (L5: T320) Prepositions (L12: T334) Prepositional Phrases (L12: T336) Object Pronouns after a Preposition (L13: T340) Indefinite Pronouns and Singular Verbs (L19: T356) Indefinite Pronouns and Verbs (L19: T360) Adjectives (L4: T402) Grammar: Regular Verbs Practice(PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level II: Keeping Past Tense Verbs Consistent Level GG: Using Verbs that are Irregular in the Past Tense Tenses of Regular Verbs Pronouns: How Pronouns are Used Pronouns: Pronouns and Number, The Pronoun: A Replacement for a Noun, Mastery Test 2 (most applicable) Advanced Grammar Review(LO): Forming Plurals and Possessives (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level EE: Showing Ownership in Singular Nouns Parts of Speech, Part 1: Personal Pronouns with Ownership Parts of Speech, Part 1: Other Pronouns Parts of Speech, Part 2: Learning about Prepositions Grammar: Prepositional Phrases Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level HH: Choosing Pronoun Forms Level HH: Using Each and Every with singular verbs Level FF: Matching Verbs with Indefinite Pronouns Parts of Speech, Part 2: Recognizing Adjectives
Unit 5 Cluster 2 Comparative Adjectives (L12: T426) Superlative Adjectives (L 12: T428) Parts of Speech, Part 2: More about Adjectives Unit 5 Cluster 3 Unit 6 Cluster 1 Unit 6 Cluster 2 Unit 6 Cluster 3 W7, W7, W7, W7, Adverbs (L19: T452) Negative Sentences (L20: T460) Comparison Adverbs (L 20: T462) Review: Using Adverbs Correctly (L22: T468) Simple Sentences (L4: T500) Infinitives (L5: T512) Gerunds (L5: T514) Phrases and Clauses (L12: T528) Clauses in a Compound Sentence (L12: T530) Fixing a Run-on Sentence (L12: T531) Fixing a Run-on Sentence (L13: T534) Clauses in a Complex Sentence (L10: T548) Fixing a Fragment (L20: T556) Review: Clauses (L22: T560) Parts of Speech, Part 2: Identifying Adverbs (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level EE: Fixing Double Negatives Parts of Speech, Part 2: More about Adverbs Grammar: Correct Use of Adjectives and Adverbs: Comparatives Grammar: Recognizing Verbs Parts of Speech, Part 1: Parts of Verbs, Some Strange Verbs Clauses and Phrases Level GG: Using Commas in Sentences with or, and, but Sentence Structure: Run-on sentences Level II: Avoiding Run-ons with commas Advance Writing Process and Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level KK: Correcting Sentence Fragments- Subordinate Clauses Level GG: Fixing Sentence Fragments- Prepositional Phrases Level II: Correcting Sentence Fragments- Verb Phrases Advance Writing Process and Practice (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level LL: Choosing the Best Linking Words to Join Clauses
Unit 7 Cluster 1 Past, Present, and Future Tense (L4: T594) Present Perfect: Irregular Verbs (L5: T614) Parts of Speech, Part 1: Verbs and Tenses Essential Reading Skills 1 (PL): Tenses of Regular Verbs, Tenses of Irregular Verbs (PL): Grammar and Mechanics Level DD: Matching Irregular Subjects with Verbs Grammar: Irregular Verbs Unit 7 Cluster 2 W7, Past Perfect Tense (L12: T628) Level GG: Using Verbs that are Irregular in the Past Tense Unit 7 Cluster 3 W7 Review: Enriching Your Sentences (L22: T672) Sentence Structure: Parallel Structure within Sentences