Edison School District

Developing a desire for lifelong learning

READING

Þ  Students are experienced     readers who use appropriate      reading strategies to understand a variety of material

Þ  Easily apply reading strategies, such as using context clues,            re-reading, self-correcting, reading with others, predicting, questioning, clarifying and summarizing

Þ  Dramatize interpretations of readings

Þ  Work with others to build text interpretations

Þ  Manage reading longer and with more difficult texts

Þ  Demonstrate proficiency in      reading skills and strategies across the curriculum

Þ  Continue to develop vocabulary

Reading Comprehension

Þ  Students read for a variety of purposes:  to comprehend,            interpret, evaluate and appreciate a wide range of materials

Þ  Respond critically to fiction such as poetry, novels, drama

Þ  Select favorite authors and types of reading

Þ  Identify recurring themes

Þ  Make inferences and draw         conclusions about events,            characters, settings

Þ  Discuss the impact of authors’ word choices and content

Þ  Connect literary selections to    personal experiences

Þ  Read non-fiction and               informational materials

Þ  Put ideas into their own words

 

 

Þ  Relate new information to prior     knowledge 

Þ Make connections to related topics

Þ   Sequence information needed to carry out a procedure

Þ   Distinguish between important and    minor details

Literature Appreciation

Þ  Students read from a wide variety of books and other materials

Þ  Read fiction and non-fiction literature from a variety of cultures

Þ  Read several books in depth about one subject or several books by the same writer

WRITING

Þ  Students organize thoughts and           information for writing, develop drafts, analyze, revise and edit work

Þ  Organize ideas for writing

Þ  Include appropriate facts and details when writing

Þ  Revise work by combining sentences, adding details, changing words to create an engaging opening sentence and         satisfying conclusion

Þ  Proofread own writing or the writing of others, using dictionaries and other       resources

Þ  Continue to develop a controlling idea that conveys a perspective on the       subject

Þ  Write effectively for a variety of     purposes and audiences

Þ  Write to inform the reader (example: creating reports)

Þ  Maintain a focus throughout the piece of writing

Þ  Organize their writing in such a way that a reader can follow what they are saying

Þ  Write to persuade the reader

Þ  Clearly state their point of view

Þ  Anticipate the reader’s                counterarguments

Þ  Write to tell a story

Þ  Establish a situation, plot, point of view, setting, conflict and characters with detail

 

 

 

 

 

 

Þ  Use a variety of techniques such as    suspense, dialogue, episodes and flashbacks

Þ  Write for self-expression

Þ  Analyze ideas by looking at them from  multiple angles

Þ  Use appropriate grammar, spelling,  punctuation, language usage,         capitalization, sentence structure and paragraphing to make writing clear

LISTENING & SPEAKING

Þ  Students listen, understand,     evaluate, and speak effectively

Þ  Ask appropriate questions and      respond to the questions of others

Þ  Use appropriate grammar, word choice and pacing during formal oral presentations

Þ  Summarize information

Þ  Listen attentively to others’ points of view

Þ  Use language that is clear, audible, and appropriate for communicating

Þ  Effectively give oral presentations to an audience