State of New Jersey Department of Education
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Language Arts Literacy

Appendix D
Content Domain Outline - p. 129

Listening: Students construct and extend meaning when composing and drafting text.

Knowledge:

        LK 1. Students should know that listening is a mode of thinking, learning, and communicating.

    a.    Analysis 
    b.    Synthesis
    c.    Response
    d.    Reflection
    e.    Evaluation
    f.     Application
    g.    Sharing
    h.    Aesthetic awareness
    i.      Prediction
        LK 2. Students should know that speaking, viewing, reading, and writing contribute to listening.

        LK 3. Students should know strategies for active listening.

        LK 4. Students should know that listeners access and exchange information through verbal/auraland nonverbal messages.

    a.    Elements of Verbal Messages
      1.    Tone
      2.    Diction
      3.    Volume
      4.    Rhythm
      5.    Pacing
      6.    Syntax
      7.    Semantics
    b.    Elements of Nonverbal Messages
      1.    Eye contact
      2.    Gestures
      3.    Body language
      4.    Visual aids

        LK 5. Students should know that listeners attend to the form, purpose of presentation, and
authority of the speaker.

    a.    Speaker/Relationships (setting, speaker, attitude)
      1.    Self
      2.    Peer
      3.    Community
      4.    Larger society
    b.    Speaker's dynamics
      1.    Speaker's knowledge
      2.    Speaker's attitude
      3.    Degree of formality
      4.    Type of presentation
    c.    Purposes
      1.    Express
      2.    Explain/Understand
      3.    Inform/Gain information
      4.    Reflect
      5.    Persuade/Be persuaded
      6.    Problem solve
      7.    Imagine
      8.    Question
      9.    Entertain/B e entertained
      10.   Enjoy
      11.   Share
      12.   Explore
      13.   Record
      14.   Summarize
      15.   Collaborate
      16.   Respond
      17.   Create
      18.   Clarify
      19.   Develop point of view
      20.   Interpret
      21.   Evaluate and critique
        LK 6. Students should know that critical reflection and analysis contribute to the listening experience.

        LK 7. Students should know that critical reflection on multiple perspectives and texts help the
listener to construct meaning.

    a.    Research materials
    b.    Discussion
    c.    Peer review
    d.    Prior knowledge
    e.    Literary models
    f.     Others' points of view