Educational Objective: The student will ….
Language Arts Standard:
Literary Platform:

• Identify Need

*It is extremely important that the students have been taught the concept of registers and that giving compliments needs to follow the guidelines of levels in order to be appropriate. A student, for example, would not compliment the principal for doing one of the functions of his job. A student doen't have the qualifications to make evaluative remarks.
*It is equally important that the students learn that we compliment people on what they have done, not for something over which they hadn't any control. Compliments are not given for physical features of an individual, such as "You have a beautiful shade of skin." One may, however, give a compliment about what someone has done to enhance their appearance if you are talking with an friend. "That color of lipstick really is attractive on you." "I like what you've done with your hair."
*Giving compliments of a personal or physical nature to a member of the opposite sex may be misinterpreted as being offensive.
• Introductory Activity
• Define Steps and Sequences of Skill
1. Evaluate the context of the situation.
2. Make eye contact with the speaker and address him by his name.
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• Model the Skill
• Role Plays/Classroom Discussion
• Applications
• Independent Uses

Additional Standards

6th Grade

Reading Standards (If Compliment is in a letter or written form.)
1.2 Identify and interpret figurative language and words with multiple meanings.
1.5 Understand shades of meanings in related words.
2.7 Make reasonable assertions about a text through accurate, supporting citations

7th Grade

Reading Standards
2.1 Understand and analyze the differences in structure and purpose between various categories of informational materials.
3.3 Analyze characterization as delineated through thoughts, words and speech patterns.

Speaking Applications:
1.2 Determine a speaker’s attitude toward a subject.
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Reading Standards
1.1 Analyze idioms, analogies, metaphors and similes to infer the literal and figurative meanings of phrases.
3.4 Analyze the relevance of the setting (e.g. place, time, customs) to the mood, tone and meaning of text.

Writing Strategies
2.1 Write a clear, coherent incident, event or situation by using well chosen details.
2.5 Present information purposely and succinctly and meet the needs of the intended audience.

Speaking Applications:
1.2 Paraphrase a speaker’s purpose and point of view and ask relevant questions concerning the speaker’s content, delivery and purpose.
1.3 Organize information to achieve particular purposes by matching the message, vocabulary, voice modulation, expression and tone to the audience and purpose.