MTEL General Curriculum 03 Teacher Certification Test Prep Study Guide, 2nd Edition (XAM MTEL)

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• Publisher: XAMOnline.com
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 455
• Series: XAM MTEL
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Study Tips......Page 19
Testing Tips......Page 22
Skill 1.1 Major developments in the history of the English language (e.g.,invention of the printing press, standardization of writtenlanguage, development of dictionaries)......Page 23
Skill 1.2 Major linguistic origins of the English language (e.g., Anglo-Saxon roots, Celtic influences, Greek and Roman elements)......Page 24
Skill 1.3 Derivatives and borrowings......Page 25
Skill 1.4 Differences between oral and written English (e.g., level offormality, diversity of oral dialects, and uniformity of writtenlanguage)......Page 26
Skill 1.5 Fundamental language structures (i.e., phonology, morphology,syntax, and semantics)......Page 27
Skill 1.6 Parts of speech (e.g., noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction,preposition)......Page 30
Skill 1.7 Sentence types (e.g., simple, compound, complex) andsentence purposes (e.g., declarative, imperative, interrogative)......Page 36
Skill 1.8 Rules of English grammar and conventions of edited AmericanEnglish......Page 39
Skill 2.1 Historically or culturally significant works, authors, and themes ofU.S. literature; selected literature from classical andcontemporary periods......Page 50
Skill 2.2 Literature of other cultures; elements of literary analysis (e.g.,analyzing story elements, interpreting figurative language);and varied focuses of literary criticism (e.g., the author, thecontext of the work, the text, the response of the reader)......Page 54
Skill 3.2 Characteristics of different genres and types of literature (e.g.,myths, folk tales, fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry)......Page 62
Skill 3.3 Elements of fiction (e.g., plot, character, setting, theme, voice)......Page 64
Skill 3.4 Types of poetry (e.g., lyric, narrative, haiku)......Page 65
Skill 3.5 Characteristics of poetry and poetic techniques (e.g., meter,rhyme, alliteration, figurative language)......Page 67
Skill 3.6 Types of drama (e.g., comedy, tragedy) and common dramaticdevices (e.g., suspense, soliloquy)......Page 72
Skill 4.1 Major works and authors of children's literature......Page 73
Skill 4.2 Genres of children's literature and their characteristics......Page 75
Skill 4.4 Analysis of rhetorical and literary devices (e.g., analogies,metaphors, symbolism) in children's literature......Page 77
Skill 4.5 Comparison of different styles and communicative purposesin children's literature......Page 83
Skill 4.6 Criteria for evaluating children's literature (e.g., reading level,literary quality, richness of vocabulary, appealing plot, interestinginformation, illustrations, gender preferences, variety of settingsand characters)......Page 84
Skill 4.8 Uses of children's literature (e.g., providing exposure to highqualitylanguage, enhancing other areas of the curriculum,fostering cross-cultural understanding)......Page 85
Skill 5.1 Knowledge and use of prewriting strategies, includingtechniques for generating topics and developing ideas (e.g.,brainstorming, semantic mapping, outlining, reading andresearching)......Page 86
Skill 5.2 Formal elements of good writing (e.g., paragraphing, topicsentences, cohesive transitions)......Page 87
Skill 5.3 Revising written texts to improve unity, coherence, and logicalorganization......Page 88
Skill 5.4 Editing written work to ensure conformity to conventions ofedited American English (e.g., grammar, punctuation, spelling,and proper use of easily confused words)......Page 91
Skill 5.5 Techniques and stylistic requirements for writing for variouspurposes (e.g., to respond, inform, analyze, persuade,entertain), including factors related to the selection of topicand mode of written expression......Page 92
Skill 5.6 Clarifying intended audience; use of various techniques toconvey meaning (e.g., precise vocabulary, figurative language,illustrations)......Page 93
Skill 6.1 Number Sense......Page 95
Skill 6.3 Properties of real numbers (e.g., commutative, distributive)......Page 97
Skill 6.4 The structure of the base ten number system (e.g., place value,decimal expansions)......Page 100
Skill 6.5 The expanded form of a number......Page 101
Skill 6.6 The application of number concepts to count, compare, sort,order, and round numbers......Page 102
Skill 6.7 Equivalent forms of fractions, decimals, and percents......Page 104
Skill 6.9 Number theory concepts (e.g., prime and composite numbers)......Page 106
Skill 6.10 The process of converting among graphic, numeric, symbolic,and verbal representations of numbers......Page 108
Skill 7.1 Relationships among mathematical operations (e.g.,multiplication and division as inverse operations)......Page 109
Skill 7.2 Order of operations......Page 111
Skill 7.3 Procedures for enhancing computational fluency......Page 112
Skill 7.6 Proving number facts and relationships......Page 115
Skill 7.7 Representing operations using concrete models......Page 116
Skill 7.9 Solving problems involving integers, fractions, decimals,ratios and proportions, and percents......Page 117
Skill 7.10 Strategies to estimate quantities (e.g., front end, rounding,regrouping)......Page 121
Skill 7.12 The use of mathematical reasoning to solve problemsinvolving numbers and number operations......Page 123
Skill 8.1 Recognizing and extending patterns using a variety ofrepresentations (e.g., manipulatives, figures, numbers,algebraic expressions)......Page 127
Skill 8.2 Relationship between standard algorithms and fundamentalconcepts of algebra and geometry......Page 129
Skill 8.3 The application of concepts of variable, function, and equation toexpress relationships algebraically......Page 131
Skill 8.4 Deriving algebraic expressions to represent real-world situations......Page 132
Skill 8.5 The use of tables and graphs to explore patterns, relations, andfunctions......Page 140
Skill 8.6 Solving equations and inequalities......Page 141
Skill 8.7 Properties of lines and angles......Page 142
Skill 8.8 Attributes of two- and three-dimensional geometric figures......Page 144
Skill 8.9 The application of the concepts of similarity and congruence tosolve problems......Page 145
Skill 8.10 Geometric transformations......Page 148
Skill 8.11 The classification of figures according to symmetries......Page 149
Skill 8.12 Connections between algebra and geometry (e.g., the use ofcoordinate systems)......Page 151
Skill 9.1 The use of both standard and nonstandard units ofmeasurement to describe and compare phenomena......Page 153
Skill 9.3 Estimation and conversion of measurements within thecustomary and metric system......Page 154
Skill 9.4 The collection, organization, and communication of informationusing appropriate graphic and non-graphic representations (e.g.,frequency distributions and percentiles)......Page 159
Skill 9.5 The use of measures of central tendency and spread to analyzedata; problems involving simple probabilities......Page 160
Skill 9.6 Predictions based on simulations, theory, or data from the realworld......Page 163
Skill 10.1 Lives of indigenous peoples before the arrival of theEuropeans......Page 164
Skill 10.2 European exploration and settlement of North America......Page 165
Skill 10.3 The Revolutionary War and the formation of the nationalgovernment; slavery......Page 169
Skill 10.4 The Civil War and Reconstruction......Page 175
Skill 10.5 The settlement of the West......Page 186
Skill 10.6 The transformation from an agrarian to an industrial economy(e.g., immigration, the rise of entrepreneurship, thedevelopment of science and technology)......Page 189
Skill 10.7 The Progressive Era and the New Deal; the emergence of theUnited States as a world power (e.g., the era of U.S. overseasexpansion, World War I, World War II, the Cold War)......Page 193
Skill 10.8 The Civil Rights Movement......Page 200
Skill 10.9 The Women’s Rights Movement......Page 204
Skill 10.10 The Vietnam War......Page 205
Skill 10.11 The Persian Gulf War......Page 206
Skill 10.12 The effects of the collapse of the Soviet Union and subsequentevents on US leadership in world affairs......Page 207
Skill 10.13 International terrorism......Page 209
Skill 11.1 Purposes of government; functions of federal, state, and localgovernment in the United States......Page 211
Skill 11.2 The branches of government and their roles......Page 213
Skill 11.3 Forms of local self-government in Massachusetts and theUnited States (e.g., town meeting, city government)......Page 214
Skill 11.4 How laws are enacted and enforced......Page 215
Skill 11.6 Fundamental concepts and principles of capitalism (e.g.,private property, wage labor, supply and demand, the globaleconomy)......Page 216
Skill 11.7 Democratic principles and values contained in the Declarationof Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Constitution ofthe Commonwealth of Massachusetts (e.g., the rule of law, dueprocess, equal protection of the laws, majority rule, protectionof minority rights)......Page 218
Skill 11.8 Responsibilities of U.S. citizens (e.g., respecting others’ rights,obeying laws and rules, paying taxes, jury duty, voting)......Page 219
Skill 12.1 Characteristics of early human civilizations......Page 221
Skill 12.2 Major eras, developments and turning points in Westerncivilization (e.g., ancient Israel, the emergence of Greekcivilization, the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the MiddleAges, the Renaissance and Reformation, the Age of Discovery,the scientific revolution, the Enlightenment, the age ofrevolution, World Wars I and II)......Page 224
Skill 12.3 The impact of industrialization, nationalism, communism, andreligion on modern world history......Page 228
Skill 13.1 Basic concepts of geography (e.g., location, place, movement)......Page 230
Skill 13.2 The use of globes, maps and other resources to accessgeographic information......Page 231
Skill 13.3 Global features (e.g., continents, hemispheres, latitude andlongitude, poles)......Page 233
Skill 13.4 Major physical features and regions of Massachusetts,the United States and world areas......Page 236
Skill 13.5 The relationship between geographic factors (e.g., climate,topography) and historical and current developments (e.g.,human migrations, patterns of settlement, economic growthand decline)......Page 238
Skill 14.2 Basic concepts and processes related to cells and organisms......Page 243
Skill 14.3 Plant structures, functions, and processes (e.g.,photosynthesis)......Page 246
Skill 14.4 The systems of the human body......Page 247
Skill 14.5 Basic principles of genetics and heredity......Page 254
Skill 14.6 How organisms interact with one another and theirenvironments......Page 255
Skill 15.1 The composition and structure of matter (e.g., atoms,molecules)......Page 257
Skill 15.2 Properties and states of matter; forms ofenergy (e.g., electrical, magnetic, sound,light)......Page 258
Skill 15.3 Basic concepts related to the motion of objects (e.g., inertia,momentum)......Page 260
Skill 15.4 Components and structure of the solar system......Page 262
Skill 15.5 Climate and weather; forces that shape the earth’s surface......Page 266
Skill 16.2 The history of major scientific and technological discoveriesand inventions......Page 274
Skill 16.3 Cultural and historical factors that have promoted ordiscouraged scientific discovery and technological innovation......Page 276
Skill 16.4 Basic concepts of scientific experimentation (e.g., hypothesis,control, variable, replication of results)......Page 277
Skill 16.5 Health and safety measures related to scientific inquiry andexperimentation......Page 279
Skill 17.1 Major theories of child development......Page 283
Skill 17.2 Characteristics and processes of cognitive, language,physical, social, and emotional development during theelementary years......Page 284
Skill 17.3 Developmental progressions and ranges of individual andcultural variation in cognitive, language, physical, social, andemotional development......Page 286
Skill 17.4 Factors that may facilitate or impede a child's development invarious domains......Page 288
.Skill 17.5 Major learning theories......Page 289
Skill 17.6 Processes by which children acquire knowledge and constructmeaning; interrelationships between cognitive developmentand other developmental domains......Page 290
Skill 17.7 Principles and procedures for promoting students' cognitive,language, physical, social, and emotional development......Page 291
Skill 18.1 Types of disabling conditions, developmental delays, indicesof advanced academic or artistic talent......Page 293
Skill 18.3 Significance of various exceptionalities for learning......Page 294
Skill 18.4 identification of students with exceptionalities......Page 295
Skill 18.5 Criteria and procedures for selecting, creating, and modifyingmaterials and equipment to address students' exceptionalities......Page 296
Skill 18.6 Legal requirements for providing education to students withdisabling conditions......Page 298
Skill 18.7 Purposes and procedures for developing and implementingIndividualized Education Plans (IEPs) or 504 AccommodationPlans......Page 299
Pre-test......Page 301
Answer Key: Pre-test......Page 324
Rationales with Sample Questions: Pre-test......Page 325
Sample Test......Page 368
Answer Key......Page 391
Rigor Table......Page 392
Rationales with Sample Questions......Page 393
Sample Constructed Response Questions......Page 450