Courses of Study : English Language Arts

R1. Utilize active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings, following agreed-upon rules for participation.

R2. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

R3. Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically when researching and writing, both individually and collaboratively.

R4. Utilize a writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres.

R5. Identify and explain literary devices in prose and poetry.

R6. Assess the formality of occasions in order to speak or write using appropriate language and tone.

1. Apply phonics and word analysis skills to encode and decode words in grade-level texts.

2. Use combined knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, appropriate blending, syllabication patterns, morphology, and word attack skills to read unfamiliar multisyllabic, grade-level words accurately in context and in isolation.

3. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

4. Write familiar and unfamiliar multisyllabic, grade-level appropriate words accurately in context and in isolation.

5. Demonstrate fluency when independently reading, writing, and speaking in response to grade-level literary and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts.

6. Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate prosody or expression, purpose, and understanding, self-correcting and rereading as necessary.

7. Write routinely and independently for varied amounts of time.

8. Orally present information and original ideas clearly.

9. Express ideas clearly and effectively to diverse partners or groups.

10. Respond directly to specific information shared by others in classroom discussion, using facts to support the ideas being discussed.

11. Acquire and use grade-level vocabulary, clarifying the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases in text, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

12. Interpret the meaning of words, phrases, and patterns as they are used in texts, including domain-specific and academic vocabulary and figurative language.

13. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.

14. Write using grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases accurately, including those that signal contrasting ideas, additional information, and other logical relationships.

15. Use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases during presentations and discussion.

16. Demonstrate comprehension of varied literary and informational texts by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text.

17. Demonstrate comprehension of text by asking and responding to questions about literary elements used in the text.

18. Explain the relationships among events, people, or concepts in informational texts, supported by textual evidence.

19. Interpret how authors use literary elements throughout a text, including character, setting, conflict, dialogue, and point of view.

20. Explain how the author's use of character types throughout a narrative helps drive its plot.

21. Compare and contrast characters, points of view, or events in two or more literary texts.

22. Determine the implied and/or explicit main idea in literary and informational texts.

23. Determine and analyze themes of various culturally-diverse literary texts, supporting analysis with textual evidence.

24. Determine and evaluate the effectiveness of digital and print text features and structures, including comparison and contrast, problem and solution, and cause and effect.

25. Determine credibility and appropriateness of a research source by distinguishing between fact and the author's opinion in informational text.

26. Analyze how two or more texts address similar topics in diverse media and formats, including graphics, live and/or recorded performances, and written works.

27. Review the key ideas expressed in a text and draw conclusions, using facts to support them.

28. Use audio and/or visual sources of information to obtain the answer to a question.

29. Summarize in writing a variety of texts, stating their implied and/or explicit main ideas.

a. Use textual evidence to support summarization.

b. Cite appropriately when summarizing.

30. Quote literary and informational texts accurately to support conclusions and inferences drawn from them.

31. Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to enhance the development of main ideas or themes when appropriate.

32. Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, independently and with grade-level proficiency.

33. Write fluently and legibly in cursive, using correctly formed letters with appropriate spacing and placing text elements correctly on the page.

34. Write personal or fictional narratives incorporating literary elements (characters, plot, setting, conflict), dialogue, strong voice, and clear event sequences.

35. Write informative or explanatory texts using multiple sources to examine a topic, conveying ideas and information clearly and incorporating a strong organizational structure, relevant details, and elaboration.

36. Write an argument to persuade the reader to take an action or adopt a position, stating a claim, supporting the claim with relevant evidence from sources, using connectives to link ideas, and presenting a strong conclusion.

37. Write about research findings independently over short and/or extended periods of time.

38. Gather information on a topic or question, and share the results through various modes of writing, including projects and presentations.

39. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage in writing.

40. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

41. Write using grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases accurately, including those that signal contrasting ideas, additional information, and other logical relationships.

42. Consult print and digital reference materials to find the pronunciation and to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.