CA Curriculum Standards *Demonstrates knowledge of word origins, word relationships, and context clues to determine the meaning of grade level appropriate words. *Reads and understands grade level appropriate material. *Reads and responds orally and in writing to a variety of works of literature, both fiction and non-fiction. *Writes clear, coherent, and focused writings for a variety of purposes. *Writes with a command of standard English conventions appropriate to the grade level (sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. *Delivers focused and coherent presentations.