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Language Arts  Level 5 (Grade 5/6)

   Vocabulary Acquisition:

  • 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.

  • Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships.

  • Explain the meaning of simple similes, metaphors and common idioms.

  • Acquire and use appropriate academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

  • Consult reference materials to clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

  • Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to
    better understand each of the words.

   Reading Comprehension:

  • Determine a setting, character or event in a story from details in the text, and summarize the text.

  • Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a text.

  • Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view.

  • Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details.

  • Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on information in the text.

  • Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly.

  • Describe the overall structure of the text, including chronology, comparison, or cause- effect.

  • Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points.

  • Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write.

   Writing:

  • Organize an event sequence naturally.

  • Orient the reader by establishing a situation or introducing the characters.

  • Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.

  • Use sensory details to convey experiences.

  • Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experience or events.

  • Introduce a topic clearly and state an opinion.

  • Create an organizational structure to support the writer’s purpose.

  • Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.

  • Provide a concluding statement related to the opinion presented.

  • Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization areappropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Language Arts  Level 6 (Grade 7/8)

   Vocabulary Acquisition:

  • 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.

  • Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships.

  • Explain the meaning of simple similes, metaphors and common idioms.

  • Acquire and use appropriate academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

  • Consult reference materials to clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

  • Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to
    better understand each of the words.

   Reading Comprehension:

  • Determine a setting, character or event in a story from details in the text, and summarize the text.

  • Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a text.

  • Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view.

  • Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details.

  • Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on information in the text.

  • Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly.

  • Describe the overall structure of the text, including chronology, comparison, or cause-effect.

  • Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points.

  • Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write.

   Writing:

  • Organize an event sequence naturally.

  • Orient the reader by establishing a situation or introducing the characters.

  • Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.

  • Use sensory details to convey experiences.

  • Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experience or events.

  • Introduce a topic clearly and state an opinion.

  • Create an organizational structure to support the writer’s purpose.

  • Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.

  • Provide a concluding statement related to the opinion presented.

  • Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization areappropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Language Arts  Level 7 (Grade 8/9)

   Vocabulary Acquisition:

  • 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.

  • Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships.

  • Explain the meaning of simple similes, metaphors and common idioms.

  • Acquire and use appropriate academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

  • Consult reference materials to clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

  • Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to
    better understand each of the words.

   Reading Comprehension:

  • Determine a setting, character or event in a story from details in the text, and summarize the text.

  • Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a text.

  • Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view.

  • Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details.

  • Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on information in the text.

  • Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly.

  • Describe the overall structure of the text, including chronology, comparison, or cause-effect.

  • Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points.

  • Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write.

   Writing:

  • Organize an event sequence naturally.

  • Orient the reader by establishing a situation or introducing the characters.

  • Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.

  • Use sensory details to convey experiences.

  • Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experience or events.

  • Introduce a topic clearly and state an opinion.

  • Create an organizational structure to support the writer’s purpose.

  • Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.

  • Provide a concluding statement related to the opinion presented.

  • Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization areappropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

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