reading grade level text as necessary
Writing
Text types and purposes
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Write opinion pieces on topics or texts,
supporting point of view with reasons and
information
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Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an
opinion, and create an organizational structure
•
Link opinion and reasons using words and
phrases (e.g., for instance, in order to, in
addition)
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Provide a concluding statement or section
related to the opinion presented
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Write informative/explanatory texts to examine
topic and convey ideas and information clearly
•
Introduce a topic clearly and group related
information in paragraphs and sections
•
Develop the topic with facts, definitions,
concrete details, quotations related to the topic
•
Link ideas within categories of information using
words and phrases
•
Use precise language and domain-specific
vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic
•
Provide a concluding statement related to
information or explanation presented
•
Write narratives to develop experiences or
events using effective technique, details, and
event sequences
•
Orient the reader by establishing a situation and
introducing a narrator and/or characters
•
Use description to develop experiences or show
responses of characters to situations
•
Use a variety of transitional words and phrases
to manage the sequence of events
•
Use concrete words and phrases and sensory
details to convey events precisely
•
Provide a conclusion that follows from the
narrated experiences or events
Production and distribution of writing
•
Produce coherent writing in which organization
is appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
•
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by
planning, revising, and editing
•
Use technology to produce and publish writing
and interact and collaborate with others
•
Write in a variety of creative forms: jokes, plays,
fairy tales, tall tales and fables, poems
•
Write in a variety of informative forms:
newspaper articles, persuasive papers, research
•
Use seven-trait model as criteria to assess
writing
Research to build and present knowledge
•
Conduct research projects that build knowledge
through investigation of different aspects of
topic
•
Recall relevant information from experiences
from print and digital sources
•
Draw evidence from literary or informational
texts to support analysis, reflection, and
research
•
Apply grade 4 reading standards to literature
•
Apply grade 4 reading standards to
informational texts
Range of writing
•
Write routinely over extended time frames and
shorter time frames
Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and collaboration
•
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions with diverse partners
•
Come to discussions prepared, having read
required material; explicitly draw on preparation
and other information known about the topic to
explore ideas under discussion
•
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and
carry out assigned roles
•
Pose and respond to specific questions to
clarify or follow up on information, and make
comments that contribute to the discussion
•
Review key ideas expressed and explain their
own ideas and understanding in light of the
discussion
•
Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or
information presented in diverse media and
formats, including visually, quantitatively,
and orally
•
Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker
provides to support particular points
Presentation of knowledge and ideas
•
Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount
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an experience in an organized manner
•
Add audio recordings and visual displays to
presentations when appropriate
•
Differentiate between contexts that call for
formal English and situations where informal
discourse is appropriate; use formal English
when appropriate to task and situation
•
Give precise oral direction and instructions
•
Identify how language usage reflect regions
and cultures
•
Make eye contact while giving oral
presentations
•
Use appropriate words to shape reactions,
perceptions, and belief
•
Distinguish relevant statements from irrelevant
statements
Language
Conventions of standard English
•
Demonstrate command of conventions of
standard English grammar usage when writing
•
Use relative pronouns
•
Form and use the progressive verb tenses
•
Use modal auxiliaries to convey various
conditions
•
Order adjectives within sentences according to
conventional patterns
•
Form and use prepositional phrases
•
Produce complete sentences, recognizing and
correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons
•
Correctly use frequently confused words
•
Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English capitalization, punctuation,
and spelling when writing
•
Use correct capitalization
•
Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct
speech and quotations from a text
•
Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction
in a compound sentence
•
Spell grade-appropriate words correctly,
consulting references as needed
Knowledge of language
•
Use knowledge of language and its conventions
when writing, speaking, reading, or listening
•
Choose words and phrases to convey ideas
precisely
•
Choose punctuation for effect
•
Differentiate between contexts that call for
formal English and situations where informal
discourse is appropriate
Vocabulary acquisition and use
•
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown
and multiple-meaning words and phrases
•
Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word
or phrase
•
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and
Latin affixes and roots as clues to meaning of a
word
•
Consult reference materials both print and
digital, to find the pronunciation
•
Demonstrate understanding of figurative
language, word relationships, nuances in
meanings
•
Explain the meaning of simple similes and
metaphors in context
•
Recognize and explain the meaning of common
idioms, adages, and proverb
•
Demonstrate understanding of words by relating
them to their opposites
•
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate
general academic and domain-specific words
WRITING
Conventions
•
Write complete simple and compound
sentences
•
Use correct subject-verb agreement
•
Use present, past, and future tense of a verb
•
Use the following parts of speech correctly:
nouns, action verbs, personal pronouns,
adjectives, conjunctions, adverbs, prepositions
•
Spell age appropriate high frequency words
found within grade level appropriate text
•
Use commas to punctuate items in a series,
greeting and closing of letters, dates, and
introductory words
•
Use quotations to punctuate dialogue and titles
•
Consistently use apostrophes to punctuate
contractions and singular possessives
•
Incorporate use of homonyms correctly in
context
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