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Please note: You may continue to use this page type if you desire. <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=6><FONT color=#400080>7<SUP>th</SUP> Grade Level Expectations<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080> </FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"></SPAN><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-1-M1¯using knowledge of word meaning </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">and developing basic and technical vocabulary using various </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">strategies (e.g., context clues, idioms, affixes, etymology, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">multiple-meaning words (1, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-1-M2¯interpreting story elements (e.g., </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">mood, tone, style)* and literary devices (e.g., flashback, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">metaphor, foreshadowing, symbolism)* within a selection</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(1, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-1-M3¯reading, comprehending, and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">responding to written, spoken, and visual texts in extended </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">passages (e.g., ranging from 500-1,000 words (1, 3, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-1-M4¯interpreting (e.g., paraphrasing, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">comparing, contrasting) texts with supportive explanations </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">to generate connections to real-life situations and other texts </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(e.g., business, technical, scientific (1, 2, 4, 5);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-1-M5¯adjusting reading rate according to </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">texts and purposes for reading (e.g., problem solving, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">evaluating, researching)* (1, 2, 4, 5).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-2-M1¯writing multiparagraph compositions </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(150-200 words) that clearly imply a central idea with </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">supporting details in a logical, sequential order (1, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-2-M2¯using language, concepts, and ideas </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">that show an awareness of intended audience and/or purpose </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(e.g., classroom, real-life, workplace) in developing complex </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">compositions (1, 2, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-2-M3¯identifying and applying the steps of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">the writing process (1, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-2-M4¯using narration, description, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">exposition, and persuasion to develop various modes of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">writing (e.g., notes, essays)* (1, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-2-M5¯identifying and applying literary </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">devices (e.g., symbolism, dialogue)* (1, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-2-M6¯writing as a response to texts and life </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">experiences (e.g., personal and business letters)* (1, 2, 4).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-3-M1¯writing fluidly and legibly in cursive </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">or printed form (1, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-3-M2¯demonstrating use of punctuation </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(e.g., colon, semicolon, quotation marks, dashes, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">parentheses), capitalization, and abbreviations (1, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-3-M3¯demonstrating standard English </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">structure and usage by using correct and varied sentence </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">types (e.g., compound and compound-complex) and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">effective personal styles (1, 4, 5);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-3-M4¯demonstrating understanding of the </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">parts of speech to make choices for writing (1, 4); and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-3-M5¯spelling accurately using strategies </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">and resources (e.g., glossary, dictionary, thesaurus, spell </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">check) when necessary (1, 3, 4).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-4-M1¯speaking intelligibly, using standard </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">English pronunciation and diction (1, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-4-M2¯giving and following directions</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">/procedures (1, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-4-M3¯using the features of speaking (e.g.,</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">audience analysis, message construction, delivery, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">interpretation of feedback) when giving rehearsed and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">unrehearsed presentations (1, 2, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-4-M4¯speaking and listening for a variety of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">audiences (e.g., classroom, real-life, workplace) and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">purposes (e.g., awareness, concentration, enjoyment, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">information, problem solving) (1, 2, 4, 5);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-4-M5¯listening and responding to a wide </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">variety of media* (1, 3, 4, 5);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-4-M6¯participating in a variety of roles in </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">group discussions (e.g., facilitator, recorder)* (1, 4, 5).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-5-M<FONT size=4>1</FONT>identifying and using organizational </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">features of printed text, other media, and electronic </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">information (e.g., microprint, CD-ROM, e-mail)* (1, 3, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>ELA-5-M2¯integrating information sources<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-5-M3¯locating, gathering, and selecting </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">information using formal outlining, paraphrasing,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">interviewing, and surveying to produce documented texts </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">and graphics (1, 3, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-5-M4¯using available technology to </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">produce, revise, and publish a variety of works (e.g.,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">documented research reports, investigative reports, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">annotated bibliographies)* (1, 3, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-5-M5¯citing references using various </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">formats (e.g., endnotes, bibliography)* (1, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-5-M6¯identifying and interpreting graphic </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">organizers (e.g., flowcharts, timelines, tree diagrams)* (1, 2, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">3, 4, 5).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-6-M1¯comparing/contrasting and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">responding to United States and world literature that<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">represents the experiences and traditions of diverse ethnic </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">groups (1, 4, 5);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-6-M2¯identifying, comparing, and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">responding to a variety of classic and contemporary fiction<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">and non-fiction literature from many genres (e.g., novels, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">drama)* (1, 2, 4, 5);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-6-M3¯classifying and interpreting various </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">genres according to their unique characteristics (1, 2, 4, 5).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-7-M1¯using comprehension strategies (e.g., </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">summarizing, recognizing literary devices, paraphrasing)* to </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">analyze oral, written, and visual texts (1, 2, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-7-M2¯using reasoning skills (e.g., </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">categorizing, prioritizing),* life experiences, accumulated<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">knowledge, and relevant available information resources to</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">solve problems in oral, written, and visual texts </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>(1, 2, 4);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-7-M3¯interpreting the effects of an author's </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">purpose (reason for writing) and viewpoint (perspective) </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(1, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">2, 4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ELA-7-M4¯using inductive and deductive </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">reasoning skills across oral, written, and visual texts* (1, 2,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><FONT color=#400080> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><FONT color=#400080> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><FONT size=6><FONT color=#400080>7<SUP>th</SUP> Grade Level Expectations<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><FONT color=#400080> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>A. Reading and Responding. Standard One<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">1. GLE 1¯develop vocabulary using a variety of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">strategies, including:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. use of connotative and denotative meanings;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">b. use of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon base </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">words, roots, affixes, and word parts (ELA-1-M1);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>2. GLE 2¯explain story elements, including:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">a. the revelation of character motivation through </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">thoughts, words, and actions;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">b. plot sequence (e.g., exposition, rising action, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">climax, falling action, resolution);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">c. conflicts (e.g., man vs. man, nature, society, self) </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">and their effect on plot;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>d. effects of first- and third-person points of view;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>e. theme development (ELA-1-M2);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>3. GLE 3¯interpret literary devices, including:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. symbolism;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>b. puns;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>c. analogies (ELA-1-M2);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">4. GLE 4¯draw conclusions and make inferences in </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">oral and written responses about ideas and information in<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>grade-appropriate texts, including:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. instructional materials;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>b. essays;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>c. dramas (ELA-1-M3);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">5. GLE 5¯interpret ideas and information in a variety </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">of texts, including periodical articles, editorials, and lyrics, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">and make connections to real-life situations and other texts<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>(ELA-1-M4).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>B. Reading and Responding. Standard Six<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">1. GLE 6¯identify universal themes (e.g., search for </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">identity, love, friendship, family, courage, adversity) and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">cultural viewpoints found in national, world, and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">multicultural literature in oral and written responses (ELA-6-</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">M1);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">2. GLE 7¯compare and contrast elements (e.g., plot, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">setting, character, theme) in multiple genres in oral and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>written responses (ELA-6-M2);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">3. GLE 8¯use knowledge of the distinctive </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">characteristics to classify and interpret elements of various<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>genres, including:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. fiction (e.g., science fiction/fantasy);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>b. nonfiction (e.g., essays, letters);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>c. poetry (e.g., lyric, narrative);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>d. drama (e.g., short plays) (ELA-6-M3).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>C. Reading and Responding. Standard Seven<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">1. GLE 9¯demonstrate understanding of information </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">in grade-appropriate texts using a variety of strategies,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>including:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. sequencing events and steps in a process;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>b. summarizing and paraphrasing information;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">c. identifying stated or implied main ideas and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">explaining how details support ideas;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>d. making inferences and drawing conclusions;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>e. predicting the outcome of a story or situation;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>f. identifying literary devices (ELA-7-M1);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">2. GLE 10¯explain the relationship between life </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">experiences and texts to generate solutions to problems<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>(ELA-7-M2);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">3. GLE 11¯use technical information and other </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">available resources (e.g., Web sites, interviews) to solve<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>problems (ELA-7-M2);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">4. GLE 12¯explain the effects of an author's stated </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">purpose for writing (ELA-7-M3);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">5. GLE 13¯identify an author's bias (objectivity) for, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">against, or neutral toward an issue (ELA-7-M3);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">6. GLE 14¯analyze grade-appropriate print and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">nonprint texts using various reasoning skills, for example:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. identifying cause-effect relationships;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>b. raising questions;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>c. reasoning inductively and deductively;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>d. generating a theory or hypothesis;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>e. skimming/scanning (ELA-7-M4).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>D. Writing. Standard Two<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">1. GLE 15¯write multiparagraph compositions on </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">student- or teacher-selected topics organized with the<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>following:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. established central idea;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">b. organizational patterns (e.g., </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">comparison/contrast, order of importance, chronological<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>order) appropriate to the topic;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">c. elaboration (e.g., fact, examples, and/or specific </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">details;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">d. transitional words and phrases that unify ideas </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">and points;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">e. overall structure including an introduction, a </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">body/middle, and a concluding paragraph that summarizes<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>important ideas and details (ELA-2-M1);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">2. GLE 16¯organize individual paragraphs with topic </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">sentences, relevant elaboration, and concluding sentences </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(ELA-2-M1);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">3. GLE 17¯develop grade-appropriate compositions </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">on student- or teacher-selected topics that include the<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>following:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">a. word choices (diction) appropriate to the </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">identified audience and/or purpose;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">b. vocabulary selected to clarify meaning, create </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">images, and set a tone;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">c. information/ideas selected to engage the interest </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">of the reader;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>d. clear voice (individual/personality);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>e. variety in sentence structure (ELA-2-M2);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">4. GLE 18¯develop grade-appropriate compositions </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">by identifying and applying writing processes, such as the<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>following:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. selecting topic and form;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">b. prewriting (e.g., brainstorming, researching, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">raising questions, generating graphic organizers);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>c. drafting;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>d. conferencing (e.g., peer and teacher);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">e. revising based on feedback and use of various </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">tools (e.g., <I>LEAP21 Writer's Checklist</I>, rubrics);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>f. proofreading/editing;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>g. publishing using technology (ELA-2-M3);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">5. GLE 19¯develop grade-appropriate paragraphs </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">and multiparagraph compositions using the various modes of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">writing (e.g., description, narration, exposition, persuasion), </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">emphasizing narration and exposition (ELA-2-M4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">6. GLE 20¯use the various modes to write </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">compositions, including:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. essays based on a stated opinion;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>b. fictional narratives (ELA-2-M4);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">7. GLE 21¯develop writing using a variety of literary </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">devices, including analogies, symbolism, and puns (ELA-2-</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">M5);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>8. GLE 22¯write for various purposes, including:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">a. letters of complaint supported with complete and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">accurate information and reasons;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">b. evaluations of media, such as television, radio, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">and the arts;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">c. test-supported interpretations of elements of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">grade-appropriate stories, poems, plays, and novels;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>d. applications, such as memberships and library<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>cards (ELA-2-M6).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>E. Writing/Proofreading. Standard Three<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">1. GLE 23¯use standard English punctuation, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">including:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">a. commas to set off direct quotations, nouns of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">direct address, and after introductory words or phrases;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">b. semicolons or colons to separate independent </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">clauses (ELA-3-M2);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">2. GLE 24¯write paragraphs and compositions </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">following standard English structure and usage, including:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">a. varied sentence structures, including complex </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">sentences;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">b. antecedents that agree with pronouns in number, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">person, and gender;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>c. sentences without double negatives (ELA-3-M3);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">3. GLE 25¯apply knowledge of parts of speech in </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">writing, including:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. infinitives and participles;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">b. superlative and comparative degrees of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">adjectives;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>c. adverbs (ELA-30M4);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">4. GLE 26¯spell high-frequency, commonly </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">confused, frequently misspelled words and derivatives (e.g.,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>roots, affixes) correctly (ELA-3-M5);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">5. GLE 27¯use a variety of resources (e.g., </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">glossaries, dictionaries, thesauruses, spell check) to find<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>correct spellings (ELA-3-M5).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>F. Speaking and Listening. Standard Four<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">1. GLE 28¯adjust diction and enunciation to suit the </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">purpose for speaking (ELA-4-M1);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">2. GLE 29¯use standard English grammar, diction, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">syntax, and pronunciation when speaking (ELA-4-M1);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">3. GLE 30¯follow procedures (e.g., read, question, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">write a response, form groups) form detailed oral<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>instructions (ELA-4-M2);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">4. GLE 31¯state oral directions/procedures for tasks </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(ELA-4-M2);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">5. GLE 32¯adjust volume and inflection to suit the </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">audience and purpose of presentations (ELA-4-M3);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>6. GLE 33¯organize oral presentations with a thesis,<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">an introduction, a body developed with relevant details, and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">a conclusion (ELA-4-M3);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">7. GLE 34¯evaluate and determine bias and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">credibility of various media presentations (e.g., TV and radio<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>advertising) (ELA-4-M4);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">8. GLE 35¯deliver formal and informal persuasive </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">presentations (ELA-4-M4);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>9. GLE 36¯deliver grade-appropriate research-based<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>presentations (ELA-4-M4);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">10. GLE 37¯evaluate a variety of media for </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">impressions/effect on listeners, faulty reasoning, propaganda<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>techniques, and delivery (ELA-4-M5);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">11. GLE 38¯participate in group and panel </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">discussions, including:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">a. explaining the effectiveness and dynamics of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">group processes;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">b. applying agreed-upon rules for formal and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">informal discussions;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">c. assuming a variety of roles (e.g., facilitator, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">recorder, leader, listener) (ELA-4-M6).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>G. Information Resources. Standard Five<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">1. GLE 39¯locate and select information using </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">organizational features of grade-appropriate resources,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>including:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">a. complex reference sources (e.g., almanacs, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">atlases, newspapers, magazines, brochures, map legends,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>prefaces, appendices);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">b. electronic storage devices (e.g., CD-ROMs, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">diskettes, software, drives);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">c. frequently accessed and bookmarked Web </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">addresses;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">d. features of electronic texts (e.g., hyperlinks, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">cross-referencing, Web resources, including online sources<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>and remote sites) (ELA-5-M1);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">2. GLE 40¯locate and integrate information from a </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">variety of grade-appropriate resources, including:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">a. multiple printed texts (e.g., encyclopedias, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">atlases, library catalogs, specialized dictionaries, almanacs,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>technical encyclopedias);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>b. electronic sources (e.g., Web sites, databases);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">c. other media sources (e.g., audio and video tapes, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">films, documentaries, television, radio) (ELA-5-M2);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">3. GLE 41¯explain the usefulness and accuracy of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">sources by determining their validity (e.g., authority,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">accuracy, objectivity, publication date, coverage) (ELA-5-</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">M2);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">4. GLE 42¯gather and select information using datagathering </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">strategies/tools, including:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. surveying;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>b. interviewing;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>c. paraphrasing (ELA-5-M3);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">5. GLE 43¯generate grade-appropriate research </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">reports that include information presented in a variety of<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>forms, including:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. visual representations of data/information;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">b. graphic organizers (e.g., outlines, timelines, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">charts, webs);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">c. works cited lists and/or bibliographies (ELA-5-</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">M3);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">6. GLE 44¯use word processing and /or other </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">technology to draft, revise, and publish a variety of works,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>including reports and research documents (ELA-5-M4);<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">7. GLE 45¯give credit for borrowed information </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">following acceptable use policy, including:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>a. integrating quotations and citations;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#400080>b. using end notes;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">c. creating bibliographies and/or works cited lists </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(ELA-5-M5);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">8. GLE 46¯interpret information from a variety of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">graphic organizers including timelines, charts, schedules,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT color=#400080><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">tables, diagrams, and maps in grade-appropriate sources </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(ELA-5-M6).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

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