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WA.1.Communication: The student uses listening and observation skills and strategies to gain understanding.
Communication: The student uses listening and observation skills and strategies to gain understanding.
1.1. Uses listening and observation skills and strategies to focus attention and interpret information.1.1.1. Applies a variety of listening strategies to accommodate the listening situation.1.1.1.a. Uses listening strategies for: enjoyment listening, active listening (GLE 1.1.2), empathetic listening, and critical listening (GLE 1.2.1) appropriate to the situation (e.g., teacher instruction, one-on-one discussion with teacher or peer, small group communication with peers, class discussion, listening to an oral presentation, listening to/viewing mediated communication, group work).
1.1.2. Applies a variety of listening and observation skills/strategies to interpret information.1.1.2.a. Monitors and adjusts strategies to interpret information (e.g., attends and listens carefully; elaborates; paraphrases information; makes connections both within and beyond presentation; processes information and ideas by drawing pictures, using graphic organizers, and taking notes).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
1.1. Prewrites to generate ideas and plan writing. (W)1.1.1. Analyzes and selects effective strategies for generating ideas and planning writing.1.1.1.d. Gathers and paraphrases information from a variety of resources (e.g., interviews, multimedia, periodicals) and chooses an organizer to analyze, synthesize, and/or evaluate information to plan writing.
1.2. Understands, analyzes, synthesizes, or evaluates information from a variety of sources.1.2.1. Analyzes relationships within and between visual and auditory information.1.2.1.a. Distinguishes between literal and implicit meaning in a single statement or message, including metaphors, sarcasm, and irony (e.g., ''Please give her a hand'' would actually mean ''Applaud to show appreciation.'').
1.2.1.b. Explains relationships within and between visual and auditory information (e.g., Science: from an oral story about the Chum salmon in Hood Canal, explains how the carcasses discarded in the canal contribute to the low oxygen level and ''dead zones'' now found in the canal).
1.2.2. Analyzes mass media for bias and the use of persuasive techniques.1.2.2.c. Examines the purpose and intended effects of visual and auditory information (e.g., magazine images, CD covers, speeches, caps, song lyrics).
1.2. Use vocabulary (word meaning) strategies to comprehend text.1.2.1. Understand and apply dictionary skills and other reference skills.1.2.1.a. Use dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries to find or confirm word meanings, pronunciations, syllabication, synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech, and/or clarify shades of meaning.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Analogies Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
1.2.1.b. Use text evidence to verify meaning from reference source.
1.2.2. Apply a variety of strategies to comprehend words and ideas in complex text.1.2.2.a. Use word origins to determine the meaning of unknown words.
1.2.2.b. Use abstract, derived root words, prefixes, and suffixes from Greek and Latin to analyze the meaning of complex words (e.g., expose, exposition).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
1.2.2.c. Use structural analysis and concept-building vocabulary strategies to understand new words and concepts in informational/expository text and literary/narrative text.
1.2.2.d. Use prior knowledge, the text, context clues, and graphic features of text to predict, clarify, and/or expand word meanings and concepts.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
1.2.2.e. Self-correct, re-read, read on, and/or slow down to gain meaning when encountering unknown words in literary/narrative and informational/expository text.
1.3. Revises to improve text. (W)1.3.1. Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas.1.3.1.a. Uses effective revision tools or strategies (e.g., reading draft out loud, checking sentence beginnings, expanding sentences, using an electronic or other thesaurus).
1.3. Build vocabulary through wide reading.1.3.1. Understand and apply new vocabulary.1.3.1.a. Integrate new vocabulary from informational/expository text and literary/narrative text, including text from a variety of cultures and communities, into written and oral communication.
1.3.2. Understand and apply content/academic vocabulary critical to the meaning of the text. W1.3.2.a. Identify and define content/academic vocabulary critical to the meaning of the text and use that knowledge to interpret the text.
1.3.2.b. Identify words that have different meanings in different content areas and determine the correct meaning from the context (e.g., property in science or social studies).
1.3.2.c. Select, from multiple choices, the meanings of words or phrases identified in the text.
1.4. Apply word recognition skills and strategies to read fluently.1.4.3. Apply different reading rates to match text.1.4.3.a. Adjust reading rate by speeding up or slowing down based on purpose (e.g., pleasure, informational reading, task-oriented reading), text level of difficulty, form, and style.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Reading Rate
WA.1.Writing: The student understands and uses a writing process.
Writing: The student understands and uses a writing process.
1.1. Uses listening and observation skills and strategies to focus attention and interpret information.1.1.1. Applies a variety of listening strategies to accommodate the listening situation.1.1.1.a. Uses listening strategies for: enjoyment listening, active listening (GLE 1.1.2), empathetic listening, and critical listening (GLE 1.2.1) appropriate to the situation (e.g., teacher instruction, one-on-one discussion with teacher or peer, small group communication with peers, class discussion, listening to an oral presentation, listening to/viewing mediated communication, group work).
1.1.2. Applies a variety of listening and observation skills/strategies to interpret information.1.1.2.a. Monitors and adjusts strategies to interpret information (e.g., attends and listens carefully; elaborates; paraphrases information; makes connections both within and beyond presentation; processes information and ideas by drawing pictures, using graphic organizers, and taking notes).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
1.1. Prewrites to generate ideas and plan writing. (W)1.1.1. Analyzes and selects effective strategies for generating ideas and planning writing.1.1.1.d. Gathers and paraphrases information from a variety of resources (e.g., interviews, multimedia, periodicals) and chooses an organizer to analyze, synthesize, and/or evaluate information to plan writing.
1.2. Understands, analyzes, synthesizes, or evaluates information from a variety of sources.1.2.1. Analyzes relationships within and between visual and auditory information.1.2.1.a. Distinguishes between literal and implicit meaning in a single statement or message, including metaphors, sarcasm, and irony (e.g., ''Please give her a hand'' would actually mean ''Applaud to show appreciation.'').
1.2.1.b. Explains relationships within and between visual and auditory information (e.g., Science: from an oral story about the Chum salmon in Hood Canal, explains how the carcasses discarded in the canal contribute to the low oxygen level and ''dead zones'' now found in the canal).
1.2.2. Analyzes mass media for bias and the use of persuasive techniques.1.2.2.c. Examines the purpose and intended effects of visual and auditory information (e.g., magazine images, CD covers, speeches, caps, song lyrics).
1.2. Use vocabulary (word meaning) strategies to comprehend text.1.2.1. Understand and apply dictionary skills and other reference skills.1.2.1.a. Use dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries to find or confirm word meanings, pronunciations, syllabication, synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech, and/or clarify shades of meaning.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Analogies Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
1.2.1.b. Use text evidence to verify meaning from reference source.
1.2.2. Apply a variety of strategies to comprehend words and ideas in complex text.1.2.2.a. Use word origins to determine the meaning of unknown words.
1.2.2.b. Use abstract, derived root words, prefixes, and suffixes from Greek and Latin to analyze the meaning of complex words (e.g., expose, exposition).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
1.2.2.c. Use structural analysis and concept-building vocabulary strategies to understand new words and concepts in informational/expository text and literary/narrative text.
1.2.2.d. Use prior knowledge, the text, context clues, and graphic features of text to predict, clarify, and/or expand word meanings and concepts.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
1.2.2.e. Self-correct, re-read, read on, and/or slow down to gain meaning when encountering unknown words in literary/narrative and informational/expository text.
1.3. Revises to improve text. (W)1.3.1. Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas.1.3.1.a. Uses effective revision tools or strategies (e.g., reading draft out loud, checking sentence beginnings, expanding sentences, using an electronic or other thesaurus).
1.3. Build vocabulary through wide reading.1.3.1. Understand and apply new vocabulary.1.3.1.a. Integrate new vocabulary from informational/expository text and literary/narrative text, including text from a variety of cultures and communities, into written and oral communication.
1.3.2. Understand and apply content/academic vocabulary critical to the meaning of the text. W1.3.2.a. Identify and define content/academic vocabulary critical to the meaning of the text and use that knowledge to interpret the text.
1.3.2.b. Identify words that have different meanings in different content areas and determine the correct meaning from the context (e.g., property in science or social studies).
1.3.2.c. Select, from multiple choices, the meanings of words or phrases identified in the text.
1.4. Apply word recognition skills and strategies to read fluently.1.4.3. Apply different reading rates to match text.1.4.3.a. Adjust reading rate by speeding up or slowing down based on purpose (e.g., pleasure, informational reading, task-oriented reading), text level of difficulty, form, and style.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Reading Rate
WA.1.Reading: The student understands and uses different skills and strategies to read.
Reading: The student understands and uses different skills and strategies to read.
1.1. Uses listening and observation skills and strategies to focus attention and interpret information.1.1.1. Applies a variety of listening strategies to accommodate the listening situation.1.1.1.a. Uses listening strategies for: enjoyment listening, active listening (GLE 1.1.2), empathetic listening, and critical listening (GLE 1.2.1) appropriate to the situation (e.g., teacher instruction, one-on-one discussion with teacher or peer, small group communication with peers, class discussion, listening to an oral presentation, listening to/viewing mediated communication, group work).
1.1.2. Applies a variety of listening and observation skills/strategies to interpret information.1.1.2.a. Monitors and adjusts strategies to interpret information (e.g., attends and listens carefully; elaborates; paraphrases information; makes connections both within and beyond presentation; processes information and ideas by drawing pictures, using graphic organizers, and taking notes).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
1.1. Prewrites to generate ideas and plan writing. (W)1.1.1. Analyzes and selects effective strategies for generating ideas and planning writing.1.1.1.d. Gathers and paraphrases information from a variety of resources (e.g., interviews, multimedia, periodicals) and chooses an organizer to analyze, synthesize, and/or evaluate information to plan writing.
1.2. Understands, analyzes, synthesizes, or evaluates information from a variety of sources.1.2.1. Analyzes relationships within and between visual and auditory information.1.2.1.a. Distinguishes between literal and implicit meaning in a single statement or message, including metaphors, sarcasm, and irony (e.g., ''Please give her a hand'' would actually mean ''Applaud to show appreciation.'').
1.2.1.b. Explains relationships within and between visual and auditory information (e.g., Science: from an oral story about the Chum salmon in Hood Canal, explains how the carcasses discarded in the canal contribute to the low oxygen level and ''dead zones'' now found in the canal).
1.2.2. Analyzes mass media for bias and the use of persuasive techniques.1.2.2.c. Examines the purpose and intended effects of visual and auditory information (e.g., magazine images, CD covers, speeches, caps, song lyrics).
1.2. Use vocabulary (word meaning) strategies to comprehend text.1.2.1. Understand and apply dictionary skills and other reference skills.1.2.1.a. Use dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries to find or confirm word meanings, pronunciations, syllabication, synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech, and/or clarify shades of meaning.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Analogies Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
1.2.1.b. Use text evidence to verify meaning from reference source.
1.2.2. Apply a variety of strategies to comprehend words and ideas in complex text.1.2.2.a. Use word origins to determine the meaning of unknown words.
1.2.2.b. Use abstract, derived root words, prefixes, and suffixes from Greek and Latin to analyze the meaning of complex words (e.g., expose, exposition).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
1.2.2.c. Use structural analysis and concept-building vocabulary strategies to understand new words and concepts in informational/expository text and literary/narrative text.
1.2.2.d. Use prior knowledge, the text, context clues, and graphic features of text to predict, clarify, and/or expand word meanings and concepts.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
1.2.2.e. Self-correct, re-read, read on, and/or slow down to gain meaning when encountering unknown words in literary/narrative and informational/expository text.
1.3. Revises to improve text. (W)1.3.1. Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas.1.3.1.a. Uses effective revision tools or strategies (e.g., reading draft out loud, checking sentence beginnings, expanding sentences, using an electronic or other thesaurus).
1.3. Build vocabulary through wide reading.1.3.1. Understand and apply new vocabulary.1.3.1.a. Integrate new vocabulary from informational/expository text and literary/narrative text, including text from a variety of cultures and communities, into written and oral communication.
1.3.2. Understand and apply content/academic vocabulary critical to the meaning of the text. W1.3.2.a. Identify and define content/academic vocabulary critical to the meaning of the text and use that knowledge to interpret the text.
1.3.2.b. Identify words that have different meanings in different content areas and determine the correct meaning from the context (e.g., property in science or social studies).
1.3.2.c. Select, from multiple choices, the meanings of words or phrases identified in the text.
1.4. Apply word recognition skills and strategies to read fluently.1.4.3. Apply different reading rates to match text.1.4.3.a. Adjust reading rate by speeding up or slowing down based on purpose (e.g., pleasure, informational reading, task-oriented reading), text level of difficulty, form, and style.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Reading Rate
WA.2.Communication: The student uses communication skills and strategies to interact/work effectively with others.
Communication: The student uses communication skills and strategies to interact/work effectively with others.
2.1. Uses language to interact effectively and responsibly in a multicultural context.2.1.1. Analyzes the needs of the audience, situation, and setting to adjust language.2.1.1.d. Adjusts language register to the situation (e.g., classroom, school office, counselor, mock job interview).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
2.1. Demonstrate evidence of reading comprehension.2.1.3. Apply comprehension monitoring strategies during, and after reading: determine importance using theme, main idea, and supporting details in grade-level informational/expository text and/or literary/narrative text. W2.1.3.a. State both literal and/or inferred main ideas and provide supporting text-based details.
2.1.3.b. State the theme/message and supporting details in culturally relevant literary/narrative text.
2.1.4. Apply comprehension monitoring strategies before, during, and after reading: use prior knowledge.2.1.4.a. Connect current issues, previous information and experiences to characters, events, and information within and across culturally relevant text(s).
2.1.5. Apply comprehension monitoring strategies before, during, and after reading: predict and infer. W2.1.5.a. Make, confirm, and revise prediction based on prior knowledge and evidence from the text.
2.1.5.b. Cite passages from text to confirm or defend prediction and inferences.
2.1.5.c. Select, from multiple choices, a prediction or inference that could be made from the text (e.g., what the character will do next, what will happen to a character because of an event, what will happen because of an action).
2.1.7. Apply comprehension monitoring strategies during and after reading: summarize grade-level informational/expository text and literary/narrative text. W2.1.7.a. Create a summary including the main idea and the most important text-based facts, details, and/or ideas from informational/expository text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
2.1.7.b. Summarize the plot in culturally relevant literary/narrative texts.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
2.1.7.c. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that best summarizes the story or selection.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
2.2. Uses interpersonal skills and strategies in a multicultural context to work collaboratively, solve problems, and perform tasks.2.2.1. Uses communication skills that demonstrate respect.2.2.1.a. Expresses one's self while considering others (e.g., avoids interrupting the speaker, uses and understands cues for taking turns, allows pause time before speaking, asks for feedback/input from others).
2.2.1.b. Responds to indirect and direct indication that others need clarification (e.g., reads possible confusion on someone's face and clarifies by asking a question; responds to someone's request for examples and or elaboration).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
2.2.2. Applies skills and strategies to contribute responsibly in a group setting.2.2.2.a. Contributes relevant ideas with support/evidence by clarifying, illustrating, or expanding (e.g., contributes topics related to ideas, with support, and talks in turn, with consideration for others in the conversation).
2.2. Writes for different purposes. (W)2.2.1. Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.2.2.1.a. Writes to pursue a personal interest, to explain, to persuade, to inform, and to entertain for a specified audience (e.g., writes to persuade classmates about a position on required school uniforms, includes narratives/poetry in portfolio).
2.2.1.e. Writes for more than one purpose using the same form (e.g., a script used to entertain, to persuade, or to inform).
2.2.1.f. Includes more than one mode within a piece to address purpose (e.g., narrative anecdote as an introduction to a persuasive piece of writing).
2.2. Understand and apply knowledge of text components to comprehend text.2.2.1. Apply understanding of time, order, and/or sequence to aid in comprehension.2.2.1.a. Explain an author's development of time and sequence through the use of literary devices (e.g., diary entries within a text) and/or the use of traditional/cultural organizational structures.
2.2.1.b. Explain the use of steps in a process to convey meaning in an informational/expository text (e.g., obtaining a passport, how the laser was discovered).
2.2.2. Apply understanding of printed and electronic text features to locate information and comprehend text. W2.2.2.a. Locate information using grade-level appropriate text features.
2.2.2.b. Interpret and draw conclusions from grade-level appropriate text features such as maps, charts, tables, and graphs, etc. (e.g., given a bar graph on how a demographic group spends its money, draw a conclusion about how the group spends its time).
2.2.2.c. Use organizational features and electronic sources (such as headings and numberings, CD-ROM, internet, pull-down menus, key word searches, and icons) to access information.
2.2.2.d. Select, from multiple choices, the purpose of a specific text feature, and/or information learned from a text feature.
2.2.2.e. Explain how specific text features help you understand a selection (e.g., how margin entries provide additional information to assist in comprehension, how specific symbols are used, such as the numeration for footnotes).
2.2.3. Understand and analyze story elements. W2.2.3.a. Use multiple sources of information from the text (e.g., character's own thoughts/words, what others say about the character, and how others react to the character) to describe how major and minor characters change over time.
2.2.3.b. Identify the important events that lead to conflicts and explain how each does or does not contribute to the resolution.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
2.2.3.c. Explain the influence of setting on mood, character, and plot.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
2.2.4. Apply understanding of text organizational structures.2.2.4.a. Recognize and use previously taught organizational structures (simple listing, sequential order, description, comparison and contrast, chronological order, cause and effect, order of importance, and process/procedural) to aid comprehension.
2.2.4.b. Identify and use text written in concept/definition and problem/solution organizational structure to find and organize information and comprehend text.
2.3. Uses skills and strategies to communicate interculturally.2.3.2. Applies intercultural communication strategies.2.3.2.a. Uses knowledge of factors that may cause misunderstanding among cultures to communicate interculturally (e.g., mismatched expectations: linear versus circular conversation styles, speaking time, eye contact, body language, expectation of sequence for taking turns, oral cultural styles).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
2.3. Writes in a variety of forms/genres. (W)2.3.1. Uses a variety of forms/genres.2.3.1.c. Produces a variety of new forms/genres. Examples: oral histories; fictional journal entries; film and drama reviews; compare/contrast essays; letters to the editor; brochures; web pages; ballads
2.3. Expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and ideas in literary and informational text.2.3.1. Analyze informational/expository text and literary/narrative text for similarities and differences and cause and effect relationships. W2.3.1.a. Find similarities and differences within and between texts using text-based evidence (e.g., the author's feelings and the poet's feelings; descriptions recorded in a science article vs. poetry; perspectives seen in newspaper article, short story).
2.3.1.b. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that tells how two text elements are alike or different (e.g., character, information/facts).
2.3.1.c. Identify and interpret cause and effect relationships within a literary/narrative text or informational/expository text using evidence from the text (e.g., an article and a poem about wolves or a description of the Underground Railroad from a newspaper article, a short story, or a biographical sketch of a leader in the Underground Railroad).
2.3.1.d. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that explains or describes cause and effect relationships (e.g., what caused something to happen, what was the result of an action).
2.3.2. Analyze and synthesize information for a specific topic or purpose.2.3.2.a. Integrate information from multiple sources for a variety of purposes (e.g., create a report, debate an issue, solve a problem).
2.3.3. Understand the functions (to make the story more interesting and convey a message) of literary devices. W2.3.3.a. Recognize previously taught literary devices (simile, metaphor, idiom, imagery, exaggeration, irony, sarcasm, humor, and dialogue) and explain how they make the story more interesting and/or convey a message.
2.3.3.b. Identify literary devices such as analogy and explain how they make the story more interesting and/or convey a message.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Analogies
2.4. Writes for career applications. (W)2.4.1. Produces documents used in a career setting.2.4.1.c. Selects and synthesizes information from technical documents for inclusion in writing (e.g., report that includes data/information derived from charts or graphs).
2.4. Think critically and analyze author's use of language, style, purpose, and perspective in literary and informational text.2.4.1. Analyze literary/narrative text and information/expository text to draw conclusions and develop insights. W2.4.1.a. Draw conclusions from grade-level text (e.g., the most important idea the author is trying to make in the story/poem/selection, what inspiration might be drawn from the story/poem/selection, who might benefit from reading the story/poem/selection).
2.4.1.b. Select, from multiple choices, a statement that best represents the most important conclusion that may be drawn from the selection.
2.4.2. Analyze how an author's style of writing, including language choice, achieves the author's purpose and influences an audience. W2.4.2.a. Identify and explain the author's purpose.
2.4.2.c. Examine ways in which author's style contributes to imagery, suggests a mood, or otherwise influences an audience.
2.4.3. Evaluate the author's reasoning and the validity of the author's position. W2.4.3.b. Decide if the author's ideas are solid and support your position.
2.4.4. Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the author's tone and use of persuasive devices. W2.4.4.a. Judge the effectiveness of the author's details and arguments for a particular audience and cite examples to justify the decision.
2.4.4.b. Identify the author's tone and support the answer with text-based evidence.
2.4.4.c. Describe the intended effects of persuasive devices and propaganda techniques.
2.4.5. Analyze ideas and concepts to generalize/extend information beyond the text. W2.4.5.a. Generalize about processes, concepts, and common themes after reading multiple texts.
2.4.5.b. Explain how information in a text could be applied to understand a similar situation or concept in another text and cite text-based examples (e.g., use the concept of symmetry learned in mathematics to understand the concept of symmetry in art).
2.4.6. Analyze ideas and concepts in multiple texts. W2.4.6.a. Differentiate between the similarities and differences in how an idea or concept is expressed in multiple texts.
2.4.6.b. Compare the feelings of the authors and/or characters as expressed in multiple texts.
2.4.6.c. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that tells how two pieces of information are alike or different.
2.4.7. Analyze the reasoning and ideas underlying an author's perspective, beliefs, and assumptions.2.4.7.b. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that describes the author's or character's reasoning or problem with the reasoning.
WA.2.Writing: The student writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and purposes.
Writing: The student writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and purposes.
2.1. Uses language to interact effectively and responsibly in a multicultural context.2.1.1. Analyzes the needs of the audience, situation, and setting to adjust language.2.1.1.d. Adjusts language register to the situation (e.g., classroom, school office, counselor, mock job interview).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
2.1. Demonstrate evidence of reading comprehension.2.1.3. Apply comprehension monitoring strategies during, and after reading: determine importance using theme, main idea, and supporting details in grade-level informational/expository text and/or literary/narrative text. W2.1.3.a. State both literal and/or inferred main ideas and provide supporting text-based details.
2.1.3.b. State the theme/message and supporting details in culturally relevant literary/narrative text.
2.1.4. Apply comprehension monitoring strategies before, during, and after reading: use prior knowledge.2.1.4.a. Connect current issues, previous information and experiences to characters, events, and information within and across culturally relevant text(s).
2.1.5. Apply comprehension monitoring strategies before, during, and after reading: predict and infer. W2.1.5.a. Make, confirm, and revise prediction based on prior knowledge and evidence from the text.
2.1.5.b. Cite passages from text to confirm or defend prediction and inferences.
2.1.5.c. Select, from multiple choices, a prediction or inference that could be made from the text (e.g., what the character will do next, what will happen to a character because of an event, what will happen because of an action).
2.1.7. Apply comprehension monitoring strategies during and after reading: summarize grade-level informational/expository text and literary/narrative text. W2.1.7.a. Create a summary including the main idea and the most important text-based facts, details, and/or ideas from informational/expository text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
2.1.7.b. Summarize the plot in culturally relevant literary/narrative texts.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
2.1.7.c. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that best summarizes the story or selection.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
2.2. Uses interpersonal skills and strategies in a multicultural context to work collaboratively, solve problems, and perform tasks.2.2.1. Uses communication skills that demonstrate respect.2.2.1.a. Expresses one's self while considering others (e.g., avoids interrupting the speaker, uses and understands cues for taking turns, allows pause time before speaking, asks for feedback/input from others).
2.2.1.b. Responds to indirect and direct indication that others need clarification (e.g., reads possible confusion on someone's face and clarifies by asking a question; responds to someone's request for examples and or elaboration).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
2.2.2. Applies skills and strategies to contribute responsibly in a group setting.2.2.2.a. Contributes relevant ideas with support/evidence by clarifying, illustrating, or expanding (e.g., contributes topics related to ideas, with support, and talks in turn, with consideration for others in the conversation).
2.2. Writes for different purposes. (W)2.2.1. Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.2.2.1.a. Writes to pursue a personal interest, to explain, to persuade, to inform, and to entertain for a specified audience (e.g., writes to persuade classmates about a position on required school uniforms, includes narratives/poetry in portfolio).
2.2.1.e. Writes for more than one purpose using the same form (e.g., a script used to entertain, to persuade, or to inform).
2.2.1.f. Includes more than one mode within a piece to address purpose (e.g., narrative anecdote as an introduction to a persuasive piece of writing).
2.2. Understand and apply knowledge of text components to comprehend text.2.2.1. Apply understanding of time, order, and/or sequence to aid in comprehension.2.2.1.a. Explain an author's development of time and sequence through the use of literary devices (e.g., diary entries within a text) and/or the use of traditional/cultural organizational structures.
2.2.1.b. Explain the use of steps in a process to convey meaning in an informational/expository text (e.g., obtaining a passport, how the laser was discovered).
2.2.2. Apply understanding of printed and electronic text features to locate information and comprehend text. W2.2.2.a. Locate information using grade-level appropriate text features.
2.2.2.b. Interpret and draw conclusions from grade-level appropriate text features such as maps, charts, tables, and graphs, etc. (e.g., given a bar graph on how a demographic group spends its money, draw a conclusion about how the group spends its time).
2.2.2.c. Use organizational features and electronic sources (such as headings and numberings, CD-ROM, internet, pull-down menus, key word searches, and icons) to access information.
2.2.2.d. Select, from multiple choices, the purpose of a specific text feature, and/or information learned from a text feature.
2.2.2.e. Explain how specific text features help you understand a selection (e.g., how margin entries provide additional information to assist in comprehension, how specific symbols are used, such as the numeration for footnotes).
2.2.3. Understand and analyze story elements. W2.2.3.a. Use multiple sources of information from the text (e.g., character's own thoughts/words, what others say about the character, and how others react to the character) to describe how major and minor characters change over time.
2.2.3.b. Identify the important events that lead to conflicts and explain how each does or does not contribute to the resolution.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
2.2.3.c. Explain the influence of setting on mood, character, and plot.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
2.2.4. Apply understanding of text organizational structures.2.2.4.a. Recognize and use previously taught organizational structures (simple listing, sequential order, description, comparison and contrast, chronological order, cause and effect, order of importance, and process/procedural) to aid comprehension.
2.2.4.b. Identify and use text written in concept/definition and problem/solution organizational structure to find and organize information and comprehend text.
2.3. Uses skills and strategies to communicate interculturally.2.3.2. Applies intercultural communication strategies.2.3.2.a. Uses knowledge of factors that may cause misunderstanding among cultures to communicate interculturally (e.g., mismatched expectations: linear versus circular conversation styles, speaking time, eye contact, body language, expectation of sequence for taking turns, oral cultural styles).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
2.3. Writes in a variety of forms/genres. (W)2.3.1. Uses a variety of forms/genres.2.3.1.c. Produces a variety of new forms/genres. Examples: oral histories; fictional journal entries; film and drama reviews; compare/contrast essays; letters to the editor; brochures; web pages; ballads
2.3. Expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and ideas in literary and informational text.2.3.1. Analyze informational/expository text and literary/narrative text for similarities and differences and cause and effect relationships. W2.3.1.a. Find similarities and differences within and between texts using text-based evidence (e.g., the author's feelings and the poet's feelings; descriptions recorded in a science article vs. poetry; perspectives seen in newspaper article, short story).
2.3.1.b. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that tells how two text elements are alike or different (e.g., character, information/facts).
2.3.1.c. Identify and interpret cause and effect relationships within a literary/narrative text or informational/expository text using evidence from the text (e.g., an article and a poem about wolves or a description of the Underground Railroad from a newspaper article, a short story, or a biographical sketch of a leader in the Underground Railroad).
2.3.1.d. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that explains or describes cause and effect relationships (e.g., what caused something to happen, what was the result of an action).
2.3.2. Analyze and synthesize information for a specific topic or purpose.2.3.2.a. Integrate information from multiple sources for a variety of purposes (e.g., create a report, debate an issue, solve a problem).
2.3.3. Understand the functions (to make the story more interesting and convey a message) of literary devices. W2.3.3.a. Recognize previously taught literary devices (simile, metaphor, idiom, imagery, exaggeration, irony, sarcasm, humor, and dialogue) and explain how they make the story more interesting and/or convey a message.
2.3.3.b. Identify literary devices such as analogy and explain how they make the story more interesting and/or convey a message.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Analogies
2.4. Writes for career applications. (W)2.4.1. Produces documents used in a career setting.2.4.1.c. Selects and synthesizes information from technical documents for inclusion in writing (e.g., report that includes data/information derived from charts or graphs).
2.4. Think critically and analyze author's use of language, style, purpose, and perspective in literary and informational text.2.4.1. Analyze literary/narrative text and information/expository text to draw conclusions and develop insights. W2.4.1.a. Draw conclusions from grade-level text (e.g., the most important idea the author is trying to make in the story/poem/selection, what inspiration might be drawn from the story/poem/selection, who might benefit from reading the story/poem/selection).
2.4.1.b. Select, from multiple choices, a statement that best represents the most important conclusion that may be drawn from the selection.
2.4.2. Analyze how an author's style of writing, including language choice, achieves the author's purpose and influences an audience. W2.4.2.a. Identify and explain the author's purpose.
2.4.2.c. Examine ways in which author's style contributes to imagery, suggests a mood, or otherwise influences an audience.
2.4.3. Evaluate the author's reasoning and the validity of the author's position. W2.4.3.b. Decide if the author's ideas are solid and support your position.
2.4.4. Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the author's tone and use of persuasive devices. W2.4.4.a. Judge the effectiveness of the author's details and arguments for a particular audience and cite examples to justify the decision.
2.4.4.b. Identify the author's tone and support the answer with text-based evidence.
2.4.4.c. Describe the intended effects of persuasive devices and propaganda techniques.
2.4.5. Analyze ideas and concepts to generalize/extend information beyond the text. W2.4.5.a. Generalize about processes, concepts, and common themes after reading multiple texts.
2.4.5.b. Explain how information in a text could be applied to understand a similar situation or concept in another text and cite text-based examples (e.g., use the concept of symmetry learned in mathematics to understand the concept of symmetry in art).
2.4.6. Analyze ideas and concepts in multiple texts. W2.4.6.a. Differentiate between the similarities and differences in how an idea or concept is expressed in multiple texts.
2.4.6.b. Compare the feelings of the authors and/or characters as expressed in multiple texts.
2.4.6.c. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that tells how two pieces of information are alike or different.
2.4.7. Analyze the reasoning and ideas underlying an author's perspective, beliefs, and assumptions.2.4.7.b. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that describes the author's or character's reasoning or problem with the reasoning.
WA.2.Reading: The student understands the meaning of what is read.
Reading: The student understands the meaning of what is read.
2.1. Uses language to interact effectively and responsibly in a multicultural context.2.1.1. Analyzes the needs of the audience, situation, and setting to adjust language.2.1.1.d. Adjusts language register to the situation (e.g., classroom, school office, counselor, mock job interview).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
2.1. Demonstrate evidence of reading comprehension.2.1.3. Apply comprehension monitoring strategies during, and after reading: determine importance using theme, main idea, and supporting details in grade-level informational/expository text and/or literary/narrative text. W2.1.3.a. State both literal and/or inferred main ideas and provide supporting text-based details.
2.1.3.b. State the theme/message and supporting details in culturally relevant literary/narrative text.
2.1.4. Apply comprehension monitoring strategies before, during, and after reading: use prior knowledge.2.1.4.a. Connect current issues, previous information and experiences to characters, events, and information within and across culturally relevant text(s).
2.1.5. Apply comprehension monitoring strategies before, during, and after reading: predict and infer. W2.1.5.a. Make, confirm, and revise prediction based on prior knowledge and evidence from the text.
2.1.5.b. Cite passages from text to confirm or defend prediction and inferences.
2.1.5.c. Select, from multiple choices, a prediction or inference that could be made from the text (e.g., what the character will do next, what will happen to a character because of an event, what will happen because of an action).
2.1.7. Apply comprehension monitoring strategies during and after reading: summarize grade-level informational/expository text and literary/narrative text. W2.1.7.a. Create a summary including the main idea and the most important text-based facts, details, and/or ideas from informational/expository text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
2.1.7.b. Summarize the plot in culturally relevant literary/narrative texts.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
2.1.7.c. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that best summarizes the story or selection.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
2.2. Uses interpersonal skills and strategies in a multicultural context to work collaboratively, solve problems, and perform tasks.2.2.1. Uses communication skills that demonstrate respect.2.2.1.a. Expresses one's self while considering others (e.g., avoids interrupting the speaker, uses and understands cues for taking turns, allows pause time before speaking, asks for feedback/input from others).
2.2.1.b. Responds to indirect and direct indication that others need clarification (e.g., reads possible confusion on someone's face and clarifies by asking a question; responds to someone's request for examples and or elaboration).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
2.2.2. Applies skills and strategies to contribute responsibly in a group setting.2.2.2.a. Contributes relevant ideas with support/evidence by clarifying, illustrating, or expanding (e.g., contributes topics related to ideas, with support, and talks in turn, with consideration for others in the conversation).
2.2. Writes for different purposes. (W)2.2.1. Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.2.2.1.a. Writes to pursue a personal interest, to explain, to persuade, to inform, and to entertain for a specified audience (e.g., writes to persuade classmates about a position on required school uniforms, includes narratives/poetry in portfolio).
2.2.1.e. Writes for more than one purpose using the same form (e.g., a script used to entertain, to persuade, or to inform).
2.2.1.f. Includes more than one mode within a piece to address purpose (e.g., narrative anecdote as an introduction to a persuasive piece of writing).
2.2. Understand and apply knowledge of text components to comprehend text.2.2.1. Apply understanding of time, order, and/or sequence to aid in comprehension.2.2.1.a. Explain an author's development of time and sequence through the use of literary devices (e.g., diary entries within a text) and/or the use of traditional/cultural organizational structures.
2.2.1.b. Explain the use of steps in a process to convey meaning in an informational/expository text (e.g., obtaining a passport, how the laser was discovered).
2.2.2. Apply understanding of printed and electronic text features to locate information and comprehend text. W2.2.2.a. Locate information using grade-level appropriate text features.
2.2.2.b. Interpret and draw conclusions from grade-level appropriate text features such as maps, charts, tables, and graphs, etc. (e.g., given a bar graph on how a demographic group spends its money, draw a conclusion about how the group spends its time).
2.2.2.c. Use organizational features and electronic sources (such as headings and numberings, CD-ROM, internet, pull-down menus, key word searches, and icons) to access information.
2.2.2.d. Select, from multiple choices, the purpose of a specific text feature, and/or information learned from a text feature.
2.2.2.e. Explain how specific text features help you understand a selection (e.g., how margin entries provide additional information to assist in comprehension, how specific symbols are used, such as the numeration for footnotes).
2.2.3. Understand and analyze story elements. W2.2.3.a. Use multiple sources of information from the text (e.g., character's own thoughts/words, what others say about the character, and how others react to the character) to describe how major and minor characters change over time.
2.2.3.b. Identify the important events that lead to conflicts and explain how each does or does not contribute to the resolution.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
2.2.3.c. Explain the influence of setting on mood, character, and plot.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
2.2.4. Apply understanding of text organizational structures.2.2.4.a. Recognize and use previously taught organizational structures (simple listing, sequential order, description, comparison and contrast, chronological order, cause and effect, order of importance, and process/procedural) to aid comprehension.
2.2.4.b. Identify and use text written in concept/definition and problem/solution organizational structure to find and organize information and comprehend text.
2.3. Uses skills and strategies to communicate interculturally.2.3.2. Applies intercultural communication strategies.2.3.2.a. Uses knowledge of factors that may cause misunderstanding among cultures to communicate interculturally (e.g., mismatched expectations: linear versus circular conversation styles, speaking time, eye contact, body language, expectation of sequence for taking turns, oral cultural styles).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
2.3. Writes in a variety of forms/genres. (W)2.3.1. Uses a variety of forms/genres.2.3.1.c. Produces a variety of new forms/genres. Examples: oral histories; fictional journal entries; film and drama reviews; compare/contrast essays; letters to the editor; brochures; web pages; ballads
2.3. Expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and ideas in literary and informational text.2.3.1. Analyze informational/expository text and literary/narrative text for similarities and differences and cause and effect relationships. W2.3.1.a. Find similarities and differences within and between texts using text-based evidence (e.g., the author's feelings and the poet's feelings; descriptions recorded in a science article vs. poetry; perspectives seen in newspaper article, short story).
2.3.1.b. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that tells how two text elements are alike or different (e.g., character, information/facts).
2.3.1.c. Identify and interpret cause and effect relationships within a literary/narrative text or informational/expository text using evidence from the text (e.g., an article and a poem about wolves or a description of the Underground Railroad from a newspaper article, a short story, or a biographical sketch of a leader in the Underground Railroad).
2.3.1.d. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that explains or describes cause and effect relationships (e.g., what caused something to happen, what was the result of an action).
2.3.2. Analyze and synthesize information for a specific topic or purpose.2.3.2.a. Integrate information from multiple sources for a variety of purposes (e.g., create a report, debate an issue, solve a problem).
2.3.3. Understand the functions (to make the story more interesting and convey a message) of literary devices. W2.3.3.a. Recognize previously taught literary devices (simile, metaphor, idiom, imagery, exaggeration, irony, sarcasm, humor, and dialogue) and explain how they make the story more interesting and/or convey a message.
2.3.3.b. Identify literary devices such as analogy and explain how they make the story more interesting and/or convey a message.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Analogies
2.4. Writes for career applications. (W)2.4.1. Produces documents used in a career setting.2.4.1.c. Selects and synthesizes information from technical documents for inclusion in writing (e.g., report that includes data/information derived from charts or graphs).
2.4. Think critically and analyze author's use of language, style, purpose, and perspective in literary and informational text.2.4.1. Analyze literary/narrative text and information/expository text to draw conclusions and develop insights. W2.4.1.a. Draw conclusions from grade-level text (e.g., the most important idea the author is trying to make in the story/poem/selection, what inspiration might be drawn from the story/poem/selection, who might benefit from reading the story/poem/selection).
2.4.1.b. Select, from multiple choices, a statement that best represents the most important conclusion that may be drawn from the selection.
2.4.2. Analyze how an author's style of writing, including language choice, achieves the author's purpose and influences an audience. W2.4.2.a. Identify and explain the author's purpose.
2.4.2.c. Examine ways in which author's style contributes to imagery, suggests a mood, or otherwise influences an audience.
2.4.3. Evaluate the author's reasoning and the validity of the author's position. W2.4.3.b. Decide if the author's ideas are solid and support your position.
2.4.4. Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the author's tone and use of persuasive devices. W2.4.4.a. Judge the effectiveness of the author's details and arguments for a particular audience and cite examples to justify the decision.
2.4.4.b. Identify the author's tone and support the answer with text-based evidence.
2.4.4.c. Describe the intended effects of persuasive devices and propaganda techniques.
2.4.5. Analyze ideas and concepts to generalize/extend information beyond the text. W2.4.5.a. Generalize about processes, concepts, and common themes after reading multiple texts.
2.4.5.b. Explain how information in a text could be applied to understand a similar situation or concept in another text and cite text-based examples (e.g., use the concept of symmetry learned in mathematics to understand the concept of symmetry in art).
2.4.6. Analyze ideas and concepts in multiple texts. W2.4.6.a. Differentiate between the similarities and differences in how an idea or concept is expressed in multiple texts.
2.4.6.b. Compare the feelings of the authors and/or characters as expressed in multiple texts.
2.4.6.c. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that tells how two pieces of information are alike or different.
2.4.7. Analyze the reasoning and ideas underlying an author's perspective, beliefs, and assumptions.2.4.7.b. Select, from multiple choices, a sentence that describes the author's or character's reasoning or problem with the reasoning.
WA.3.Communication: The student uses communication skills and strategies to effectively present ideas and one's self in a variety of situations.
Communication: The student uses communication skills and strategies to effectively present ideas and one's self in a variety of situations.
3.1. Uses knowledge of topic/theme, audience, and purpose to plan presentations.3.1.1. Applies skills to plan and organize effective oral communication and presentation.3.1.1.a. Determines the topic and the audience and selects a purpose (e.g., skit, demonstration, speech, pantomime).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.1.1.d. Uses techniques to enhance the message (e.g., imagery, direct audience appeal, rhetorical questions, and anecdotes).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.1.1.e. Cites sources to substantiate information/argument and avoid plagiarism.
3.1. Develops ideas and organizes writing. (W)3.1.2. Analyzes and selects an effective organizational structure.3.1.2.a. Writes unified, cohesive paragraphs (e.g., supporting examples in order of importance, paragraph topic connected by transitions).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
3.1.2.b. Composes an engaging introduction (e.g., meaningful rhetorical question, interesting facts, relevant anecdote).
3.1.2.c. Composes an ending/conclusion that is more than a repetition of the introduction (e.g., a re-connection to reader, a call for action, a statement of significance).
3.1.2.d. Uses transitions to show relationships among ideas (e.g., if ... then, cause/effect, either ... or, meanwhile).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
3.1.2.e. Uses effective organizational patterns as determined by purpose: explanations (e.g., cause and effect); comparisons (e.g., point-by-point, similarities and then differences); persuasion (e.g., least to most important arguments); narratives (e.g., flashback, cliffhanger ending); poetry (e.g., stanzas/chorus, repetition, rhythm, rhyme scheme, line breaks)
3.1. Read to learn new information.3.1.1. Evaluate appropriateness of a variety of resources and use them to perform a specific task or investigate a topic.3.1.1.a. Select the best sources from library, web-based, and Internet materials for a specific task or to investigate a topic and defend the selection..
3.2. Uses media and other resources to support presentations.3.2.1. Uses available technology and resources to support or enhance a presentation.3.2.1.a. Uses resources to achieve a purpose and that can easily be seen and accessed by the audience (e.g., visual aids, equipment, props, artifacts, drawings).
3.2.1.b. Uses technology to inform and/or enhance presentations (e.g., print, on-line resources, visual display, presentation technology, video streaming, digital and video cameras).
3.2. Uses appropriate style. (W)3.2.1. Applies understanding that different audiences and purposes affect writer's voice.3.2.1.b. Writes in appropriate and consistent voice in narrative, informational, and persuasive writing (e.g., humorous, informal, and knowledgeable voice).
3.2.2. Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.3.2.2.a. Selects and uses precise language to persuade or inform.
3.2.2.c. Uses the vernacular appropriately.
3.2.2.e. Uses persuasive techniques (e.g., direct audience appeal, rhetorical questions).
3.2.2.f. Uses literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification).
3.3. Uses effective delivery.3.3.1. Applies skills and strategies for the delivery of effective oral communication and presentations.3.3.1.b. Speaks with expression using purposeful volume, articulation, and pace/rate.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.3.1.c. Uses posture, body language, and gestures to heighten and emphasize message.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.3.1.d. Matches verbal and nonverbal messages.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.3.1.f. Uses appropriate language registers (e.g., formal versus informal).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.3. Knows and applies writing conventions appropriate for the grade level. (W)3.3.2. Spells accurately in final draft.3.3.2.a. Uses spelling rules and patterns from previous grades.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
3.3.2.b. Uses multiple strategies to spell. Examples: homophones (e.g., principle and principal); affixes (e.g., re-, post-, -ous, -ology); Greek and Latin roots (e.g., telephone, chronologic, distract, persist); frequently misspelled words (e.g., occasion, recommendation, sincerely)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
3.3.3. Applies capitalization rules.3.3.3.a. Uses capitalization rules from previous grades.
3.3.3.b. Uses capitals correctly in an outline or list.
3.3.3.c. Uses consistent capitalization when formatting technical documents.
3.3.3.d. Uses resources to check capitalization.
3.3.4. Applies punctuation rules.3.3.4.a. Uses punctuation rules from previous grades.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.4.b. Uses commas to separate an interrupter (e.g., The teacher, however, was not impressed.).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.4.d. Uses the hyphen to prevent confusion (e.g., re-elect).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.4.e. Uses bullets in technical writing when applicable.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.4.f. Uses resources to check punctuation.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.5. Applies usage rules.3.3.5.a. Applies usage rules from previous grades.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
3.3.5.b. Uses adverbs vs. adjectives correctly. Correct: He ran well in the race. Incorrect: He ran good in the race.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
3.3.5.e. Uses resources to check usage.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
3.3.7. Applies paragraph conventions.3.3.7.a. Uses paragraph conventions (e.g., designated by indentation or block format, skipping lines between paragraphs).
3.3.7.b. Uses stanzas and other textual markers (e.g., table of contents, title and subtitle, bullets).
3.3.8. Applies conventional forms for citations.3.3.8.a. Cites sources according to prescribed format.
3.4. Read for literary experience in a variety of genres.3.4.2. Analyze a variety of literary genres.3.4.2.a. Respond to literature written in a variety of genres.
3.4.2.b. Explain why certain genres are best suited to convey a specific message or invoke a particular response from the reader.
3.4.3. Analyze literature from a variety of cultures or historical periods for relationships and recurring themes.3.4.3.a. Identify multiple perspectives from a variety of cultures or historical periods as expressed in literary genres (e.g., changes in medical practices from 1800 to the present).
WA.3.Writing: The student writes clearly and effectively.
Writing: The student writes clearly and effectively.
3.1. Uses knowledge of topic/theme, audience, and purpose to plan presentations.3.1.1. Applies skills to plan and organize effective oral communication and presentation.3.1.1.a. Determines the topic and the audience and selects a purpose (e.g., skit, demonstration, speech, pantomime).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.1.1.d. Uses techniques to enhance the message (e.g., imagery, direct audience appeal, rhetorical questions, and anecdotes).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.1.1.e. Cites sources to substantiate information/argument and avoid plagiarism.
3.1. Develops ideas and organizes writing. (W)3.1.2. Analyzes and selects an effective organizational structure.3.1.2.a. Writes unified, cohesive paragraphs (e.g., supporting examples in order of importance, paragraph topic connected by transitions).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
3.1.2.b. Composes an engaging introduction (e.g., meaningful rhetorical question, interesting facts, relevant anecdote).
3.1.2.c. Composes an ending/conclusion that is more than a repetition of the introduction (e.g., a re-connection to reader, a call for action, a statement of significance).
3.1.2.d. Uses transitions to show relationships among ideas (e.g., if ... then, cause/effect, either ... or, meanwhile).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
3.1.2.e. Uses effective organizational patterns as determined by purpose: explanations (e.g., cause and effect); comparisons (e.g., point-by-point, similarities and then differences); persuasion (e.g., least to most important arguments); narratives (e.g., flashback, cliffhanger ending); poetry (e.g., stanzas/chorus, repetition, rhythm, rhyme scheme, line breaks)
3.1. Read to learn new information.3.1.1. Evaluate appropriateness of a variety of resources and use them to perform a specific task or investigate a topic.3.1.1.a. Select the best sources from library, web-based, and Internet materials for a specific task or to investigate a topic and defend the selection..
3.2. Uses media and other resources to support presentations.3.2.1. Uses available technology and resources to support or enhance a presentation.3.2.1.a. Uses resources to achieve a purpose and that can easily be seen and accessed by the audience (e.g., visual aids, equipment, props, artifacts, drawings).
3.2.1.b. Uses technology to inform and/or enhance presentations (e.g., print, on-line resources, visual display, presentation technology, video streaming, digital and video cameras).
3.2. Uses appropriate style. (W)3.2.1. Applies understanding that different audiences and purposes affect writer's voice.3.2.1.b. Writes in appropriate and consistent voice in narrative, informational, and persuasive writing (e.g., humorous, informal, and knowledgeable voice).
3.2.2. Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.3.2.2.a. Selects and uses precise language to persuade or inform.
3.2.2.c. Uses the vernacular appropriately.
3.2.2.e. Uses persuasive techniques (e.g., direct audience appeal, rhetorical questions).
3.2.2.f. Uses literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification).
3.3. Uses effective delivery.3.3.1. Applies skills and strategies for the delivery of effective oral communication and presentations.3.3.1.b. Speaks with expression using purposeful volume, articulation, and pace/rate.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.3.1.c. Uses posture, body language, and gestures to heighten and emphasize message.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.3.1.d. Matches verbal and nonverbal messages.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.3.1.f. Uses appropriate language registers (e.g., formal versus informal).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.3. Knows and applies writing conventions appropriate for the grade level. (W)3.3.2. Spells accurately in final draft.3.3.2.a. Uses spelling rules and patterns from previous grades.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
3.3.2.b. Uses multiple strategies to spell. Examples: homophones (e.g., principle and principal); affixes (e.g., re-, post-, -ous, -ology); Greek and Latin roots (e.g., telephone, chronologic, distract, persist); frequently misspelled words (e.g., occasion, recommendation, sincerely)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
3.3.3. Applies capitalization rules.3.3.3.a. Uses capitalization rules from previous grades.
3.3.3.b. Uses capitals correctly in an outline or list.
3.3.3.c. Uses consistent capitalization when formatting technical documents.
3.3.3.d. Uses resources to check capitalization.
3.3.4. Applies punctuation rules.3.3.4.a. Uses punctuation rules from previous grades.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.4.b. Uses commas to separate an interrupter (e.g., The teacher, however, was not impressed.).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.4.d. Uses the hyphen to prevent confusion (e.g., re-elect).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.4.e. Uses bullets in technical writing when applicable.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.4.f. Uses resources to check punctuation.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.5. Applies usage rules.3.3.5.a. Applies usage rules from previous grades.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
3.3.5.b. Uses adverbs vs. adjectives correctly. Correct: He ran well in the race. Incorrect: He ran good in the race.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
3.3.5.e. Uses resources to check usage.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
3.3.7. Applies paragraph conventions.3.3.7.a. Uses paragraph conventions (e.g., designated by indentation or block format, skipping lines between paragraphs).
3.3.7.b. Uses stanzas and other textual markers (e.g., table of contents, title and subtitle, bullets).
3.3.8. Applies conventional forms for citations.3.3.8.a. Cites sources according to prescribed format.
3.4. Read for literary experience in a variety of genres.3.4.2. Analyze a variety of literary genres.3.4.2.a. Respond to literature written in a variety of genres.
3.4.2.b. Explain why certain genres are best suited to convey a specific message or invoke a particular response from the reader.
3.4.3. Analyze literature from a variety of cultures or historical periods for relationships and recurring themes.3.4.3.a. Identify multiple perspectives from a variety of cultures or historical periods as expressed in literary genres (e.g., changes in medical practices from 1800 to the present).
WA.3.Reading: The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.
Reading: The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.
3.1. Uses knowledge of topic/theme, audience, and purpose to plan presentations.3.1.1. Applies skills to plan and organize effective oral communication and presentation.3.1.1.a. Determines the topic and the audience and selects a purpose (e.g., skit, demonstration, speech, pantomime).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.1.1.d. Uses techniques to enhance the message (e.g., imagery, direct audience appeal, rhetorical questions, and anecdotes).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.1.1.e. Cites sources to substantiate information/argument and avoid plagiarism.
3.1. Develops ideas and organizes writing. (W)3.1.2. Analyzes and selects an effective organizational structure.3.1.2.a. Writes unified, cohesive paragraphs (e.g., supporting examples in order of importance, paragraph topic connected by transitions).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
3.1.2.b. Composes an engaging introduction (e.g., meaningful rhetorical question, interesting facts, relevant anecdote).
3.1.2.c. Composes an ending/conclusion that is more than a repetition of the introduction (e.g., a re-connection to reader, a call for action, a statement of significance).
3.1.2.d. Uses transitions to show relationships among ideas (e.g., if ... then, cause/effect, either ... or, meanwhile).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
3.1.2.e. Uses effective organizational patterns as determined by purpose: explanations (e.g., cause and effect); comparisons (e.g., point-by-point, similarities and then differences); persuasion (e.g., least to most important arguments); narratives (e.g., flashback, cliffhanger ending); poetry (e.g., stanzas/chorus, repetition, rhythm, rhyme scheme, line breaks)
3.1. Read to learn new information.3.1.1. Evaluate appropriateness of a variety of resources and use them to perform a specific task or investigate a topic.3.1.1.a. Select the best sources from library, web-based, and Internet materials for a specific task or to investigate a topic and defend the selection..
3.2. Uses media and other resources to support presentations.3.2.1. Uses available technology and resources to support or enhance a presentation.3.2.1.a. Uses resources to achieve a purpose and that can easily be seen and accessed by the audience (e.g., visual aids, equipment, props, artifacts, drawings).
3.2.1.b. Uses technology to inform and/or enhance presentations (e.g., print, on-line resources, visual display, presentation technology, video streaming, digital and video cameras).
3.2. Uses appropriate style. (W)3.2.1. Applies understanding that different audiences and purposes affect writer's voice.3.2.1.b. Writes in appropriate and consistent voice in narrative, informational, and persuasive writing (e.g., humorous, informal, and knowledgeable voice).
3.2.2. Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.3.2.2.a. Selects and uses precise language to persuade or inform.
3.2.2.c. Uses the vernacular appropriately.
3.2.2.e. Uses persuasive techniques (e.g., direct audience appeal, rhetorical questions).
3.2.2.f. Uses literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification).
3.3. Uses effective delivery.3.3.1. Applies skills and strategies for the delivery of effective oral communication and presentations.3.3.1.b. Speaks with expression using purposeful volume, articulation, and pace/rate.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.3.1.c. Uses posture, body language, and gestures to heighten and emphasize message.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.3.1.d. Matches verbal and nonverbal messages.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.3.1.f. Uses appropriate language registers (e.g., formal versus informal).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
3.3. Knows and applies writing conventions appropriate for the grade level. (W)3.3.2. Spells accurately in final draft.3.3.2.a. Uses spelling rules and patterns from previous grades.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
3.3.2.b. Uses multiple strategies to spell. Examples: homophones (e.g., principle and principal); affixes (e.g., re-, post-, -ous, -ology); Greek and Latin roots (e.g., telephone, chronologic, distract, persist); frequently misspelled words (e.g., occasion, recommendation, sincerely)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
3.3.3. Applies capitalization rules.3.3.3.a. Uses capitalization rules from previous grades.
3.3.3.b. Uses capitals correctly in an outline or list.
3.3.3.c. Uses consistent capitalization when formatting technical documents.
3.3.3.d. Uses resources to check capitalization.
3.3.4. Applies punctuation rules.3.3.4.a. Uses punctuation rules from previous grades.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.4.b. Uses commas to separate an interrupter (e.g., The teacher, however, was not impressed.).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.4.d. Uses the hyphen to prevent confusion (e.g., re-elect).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.4.e. Uses bullets in technical writing when applicable.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.4.f. Uses resources to check punctuation.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
3.3.5. Applies usage rules.3.3.5.a. Applies usage rules from previous grades.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
3.3.5.b. Uses adverbs vs. adjectives correctly. Correct: He ran well in the race. Incorrect: He ran good in the race.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
3.3.5.e. Uses resources to check usage.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
3.3.7. Applies paragraph conventions.3.3.7.a. Uses paragraph conventions (e.g., designated by indentation or block format, skipping lines between paragraphs).
3.3.7.b. Uses stanzas and other textual markers (e.g., table of contents, title and subtitle, bullets).
3.3.8. Applies conventional forms for citations.3.3.8.a. Cites sources according to prescribed format.
3.4. Read for literary experience in a variety of genres.3.4.2. Analyze a variety of literary genres.3.4.2.a. Respond to literature written in a variety of genres.
3.4.2.b. Explain why certain genres are best suited to convey a specific message or invoke a particular response from the reader.
3.4.3. Analyze literature from a variety of cultures or historical periods for relationships and recurring themes.3.4.3.a. Identify multiple perspectives from a variety of cultures or historical periods as expressed in literary genres (e.g., changes in medical practices from 1800 to the present).
WA.4.Writing: The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of written work.
Writing: The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of written work.
4.1. Analyzes and evaluate others' and own writing. (W)4.1.1. Analyzes and evaluates writing using established criteria.4.1.1.a. Identifies aspects of the author's craft (e.g., point of view, purpose, bias).
