- Language
- 1. Conduct structured small and large group discussion.
2. Actively participate in discussions to acquire knowledge.
3. Adapt oral presentation to audience, purpose, and information.
4. Use appropriate level of reading vocabulary.
5. Demonstrate an appropriate use of standard English.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of dialects.
7. Describe the development of the English language.
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- Composition
- 1. Write with focus, logical development, and supporting detail.
- 2. Select appropriate genres, reasoning, and style for specific audiences.
- 3. Demonstrate the ability to revise writing by improving organization, content,
paragraph development, level of detail, style, tone, and word choice.
- 4. Use appropriate standard English conventions, such as structure, usage, punctuation,
capitalization, and spelling.
- 5. Use study skills such as questions, notes, summarizing, précis writing, and
outlining.
- 6. Use open-ended research questions, sources of information, and appropriate research
methods.
- 7. Develop and use rhetorical, logical, and stylistic criteria for final versions of
written projects.
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- Content
- Language
 | Speak in clear, audible voice. |
| Follow prescribed rules for class discussions and listening. |
| Participate in choral speaking activities -chants, rhymes, etc. |
| Make predictions about text as it is read. |
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- Composition
| Scribble, copy, or write for a purpose. |
| Use transitional spelling to write words. |
| Order pictures, words, or symbols to represent story events. |
| Practice forming both lower- and upper-case manuscript letters. |
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- Literature
| Connect written word and personal experience. |
| Participate in choral reading. |
| Retell a familiar story including important |
| details related to character and events. |
| Recognize own name in print. |
| Use context to predict next word or event. |
| Associate sounds with letters. |
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- Media
| Identify a variety of media devices. |
| Describe orally a favorite object, photograph, or person. |
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- Literature
- 1. Demonstrate an ability to decode, understand, and use new words.
- 2. Identify main idea in what is heard, read, or viewed.
- 3. Demonstrate an understanding of different genres.
- 4. Identify, analyze, and apply theme, using evidence to support ideas.
- 5. Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of structure and elements of fiction, using
evidence to support ideas.
- 6. Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of structure and elements of nonfiction, using
evidence to support ideas.
- 7. Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of structure, elements, and theme of poetry,
using evidence to support ideas.
- 8. Identify and analyze how words appeal to the senses, create imagery, suggest mood,
and set tone.
- 9. Compare/contrast a variety of cultural myths and narratives.
- 10. Interpret literary works, nonfiction, film, and media.
- 11. Present effective dramatic readings, recitations, and performances for a variety of
audiences.
- Media
1. Obtain information from a variety of media and evaluate the quality.
2. Explain how traditional forms are modified for electronic media.
3. Design and create coherent media productions with focus, detail, and consideration
of audience and purpose.
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