Reading
1.0 Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development
Word Recognition
1.1 Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently and accurately
and with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression.
Vocabulary and Concept Development
1.4 Monitor expository text for unknown words or words with novel meanings
by using word, sentence, and paragraph clues to determine meaning.
2.0 Reading Comprehension (Focus
on Informational Materials)
Structural Features of Informational Materials
2.1 Identify the structural features of popular media (e.g., newspapers,
magazines, online information) and use the features to obtain information.
Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text
2.3 Connect and clarify main ideas by identifying their relationships
to other sources and related topics.
2.4 Clarify an understanding of texts by creating outlines, logical
notes, summaries, or reports.
Expository Critique
2.6 Determine the adequacy and appropriateness of the evidence for an
author's conclusions.
2.7 Make reasonable assertions about a text through accurate, supporting
citations.
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Writing
1.0 Writing Strategies
Organization and Focus
1.1 Choose the form of writing (e.g., personal letter, letter to the
editor, review, poem, report, narrative) that best suits the intended
purpose.
1.2 Create multiple-paragraph expository compositions:
a. Engage the interest of the reader and state a clear purpose.
b. Develop the topic with supporting details and precise verbs, nouns,
and adjectives to paint a visual image in the mind of the reader.
c. Conclude with a detailed summary linked to the purpose of the composition.
Research and Technology
1.4 Use organizational features of electronic text (e.g., bulletin boards,
databases, keyword searches, e-mail addresses) to locate information.
1.5 Compose documents with appropriate formatting by using word-processing
skills and principles of design (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing, columns,
page orientation).
Evaluation and Revision
1.6 Revise writing to improve the organization and consistency of ideas
within and between paragraphs.
2.0 Writing Applications (Genres
and Their Characteristics)
2.2 Write expository compositions (e.g., description, explanation, comparison
and contrast, problem and solution):
a. State the thesis or purpose.
b. Explain the situation.
c. Follow an organizational pattern appropriate to the type of composition.
d. Offer persuasive evidence to validate arguments and conclusions as
needed.
2.3 Write research reports:
a. Pose relevant questions with a scope narrow enough to be thoroughly
covered.
b. Support the main idea or ideas with facts, details, examples, and
explanations from multiple authoritative sources (e.g., speakers, periodicals,
online information searches).
c. Include a bibliography.
2.4 Write responses to literature:
a. Develop an interpretation exhibiting careful reading, understanding,
and insight.
b. Organize the interpretation around several clear ideas, premises,
or images.
c. Develop and justify the interpretation through sustained use of examples
and textual evidence.
2.5 Write persuasive compositions:
a. State a clear position on a proposition or proposal.
b. Support the position with organized and relevant evidence.
c. Anticipate and address reader concerns and counterarguments.
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and Oral English Language Conventions
1.0 Written and Oral English Language Conventions
Sentence Structure
1.1 Use simple, compound, and compound-complex sentences; use effective
coordination and subordination of ideas to express complete thoughts.
Grammar
1.2 Identify and properly use indefinite pronouns and present perfect,
past perfect, and future perfect verb tenses; ensure that verbs agree
with compound subjects.
Punctuation
1.3 Use colons after the salutation in business letters, semicolons
to connect independent clauses, and commas when linking two clauses
with a conjunction in compound sentences.
Capitalization
1.4 Use correct capitalization.
Spelling
1.5 Spell frequently misspelled words correctly (e.g., their, they're,
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and Speaking
1.0 Listening and Speaking Strategies
Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication
1.4 Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view,
matching the purpose, message, occasion, and vocal modulation to the
audience.
1.5 Emphasize salient points to assist the listener in following the
main ideas and concepts.
1.6 Support opinions with detailed evidence and with visual or media
displays that use appropriate technology.
1.7 Use effective rate, volume, pitch, and tone and align nonverbal
elements to sustain audience interest and attention.
2.0 Speaking Applications (Genres
and Their Characteristics) 2.2
Deliver informative presentations:
a. Pose relevant questions sufficiently limited in scope to be completely
and thoroughly answered.
b. Develop the topic with facts, details, examples, and explanations
from multiple authoritative sources (e.g., speakers, periodicals, online
information).
2.3 Deliver oral responses to literature:
a. Develop an interpretation exhibiting careful reading, understanding,
and insight.
b. Organize the selected interpretation around several clear ideas,
premises, or images.
c. Develop and justify the selected interpretation through sustained
use of examples and textual evidence.
2.4 Deliver persuasive presentations:
a. Provide a clear statement of the position.
b. Include relevant evidence.
c. Offer a logical sequence of information.
d. Engage the listener and foster acceptance of the proposition or proposal.
2.5 Deliver presentations on problems and solutions:
a. Theorize on the causes and effects of each problem and establish
connections between the defined problem and at least one solution.
b. Offer persuasive evidence to validate the definition of the problem
and the proposed solutions.
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