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C.
Mechanics, Spelling, and Handwriting |
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By the end of Kindergarten, students will: |
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1.
Use letter/sound knowledge in attempting to write (print) some
words. |
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2.
Spell own name. |
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3.
Recognize and begin to use left-to-right and top-to-bottom
directionality and spacing between words when writing. |
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4.
Gain increasing control of penmanship, including pencil grip,
paper position, and beginning strokes. |
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5.
Write all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet from
teacher copy. |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in
preceding grades, by the end of Grade 1, students will: |
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1.
Write all upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet from
memory. |
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2.
Begin
to use basic punctuation and capitalization. |
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3.
Apply sound/symbol relationships to writing words. |
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4.
Use developmental spelling or phonics-based knowledge to spell
independently, when necessary. |
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5.
Develop
awareness of conventional spelling. |
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6.
Use left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality and use
appropriate spacing between words. |
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Building upon
knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 2,
students will: |
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1.
Use correct end point punctuation. |
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2.
Apply basic rules of capitalization. |
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3.
Use correct spelling of some high frequency words. |
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4.
Apply sound/symbol relationships to writing words. |
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5.
Recognize and apply basic spelling patterns. |
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6.
Write legibly to meet district standards. |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in
preceding grades, by the end of Grade 3, students will: |
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1.
Use Standard English conventions that are developmentally
appropriate to the grade level: sentences, punctuation, capitalization,
and spelling. |
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2.
Use grade-appropriate knowledge of English grammar and usage to
craft writing, such as singular and plural nouns, subject/verb
agreement, and appropriate parts of speech. |
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3.
Study examples of narrative and expository writing to develop
understanding of paragraphs and indentation. |
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4.
Develop knowledge of English spelling through the use of
patterns, structural analysis, and high frequency words. |
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5.
Write legibly in manuscript or cursive to meet district
standards. |
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|
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1. Use
Standard English conventions that are appropriate to the grade level,
such as sentence structure, grammar and usage, punctuation,
capitalization, spelling, and handwriting. |
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2.
Use increasingly complex sentence structure and syntax to express
ideas. |
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3.
Use grade appropriate knowledge of English grammar and usage to
craft writing, such as subject/verb agreement, pronoun usage and
agreement, and appropriate verb tenses. |
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4.
Use punctuation correctly in sentences, such as ending
punctuation, commas, and quotation marks in dialogue. |
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5.
Use capital letters correctly in sentences, for proper nouns, and
in titles. |
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6.
Study examples of narrative and expository writing to develop
understanding of the reasons for and use of paragraphs and indentation.
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7.
Indent in own writing to show the beginning of a paragraph. |
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8.
Spell
grade-appropriate words correctly with particular attention to
frequently used words, contractions, and homophones. |
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9.
Use knowledge of base words, structural analysis, and spelling
patterns to expand spelling competency in writing. |
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10.
Use a variety of reference materials, such as a dictionary, grammar
reference, and internet/software resources to edit written work. |
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11.
Write legibly in manuscript or cursive to meet district
standards. |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the
end of Grade 5, students will: |
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1.
Use
Standard English conventions in all writing, such as sentence structure,
grammar and usage, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and
handwriting. |
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2.
Use
increasingly complex sentence structure and syntax to express ideas.
|
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3.
Use knowledge of English grammar and usage to express ideas
effectively. |
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4.
Use correct capitalization and punctuation, including commas and
colons, throughout writing. |
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5.
Use quotation marks and related punctuation correctly in passages
of dialogue. |
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6.
Use knowledge of roots, prefixes, suffixes, and English spelling
patterns to spell words correctly in writing. |
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7.
Study examples of narrative and expository writing to develop
understanding of the reasons for and use of paragraphs and indentation. |
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8.
Edit writing for correct grammar usage, capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling. |
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9.
Use a variety of reference materials, such as a dictionary, grammar
reference, and/or internet/software resources to edit written work. |
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10.
Write legibly in manuscript or cursive to meet district standards |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in
preceding grades, by the end of Grade 6, students will: |
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1. Use
Standard English conventions in all writing, such as sentence
structure, grammar and usage, punctuation, capitalization, spelling,
handwriting. |
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2. Use
a variety of sentence types and syntax, including independent and
dependent clauses and prepositional and adverbial phrases, to connect
ideas and craft writing in an interesting and grammatically correct way. |
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3.
Use knowledge of English grammar and usage to express ideas
effectively. |
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4.
Use correct capitalization and punctuation, including commas and
colons, throughout writing. |
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5.
Use quotation marks and related punctuation correctly in passages
of dialogue. |
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6.
Use knowledge of roots, prefixes, suffixes, and English spelling
patterns to spell words correctly in writing. |
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7.
Demonstrate understanding of reasons for paragraphs in
narrative and expository writing and indent appropriately in own
writing. |
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8.
Edit writing for correct grammar usage, capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling. |
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9.
Use a variety of materials, such as a dictionary, grammar
reference, and/or internet/software resources to edit written work. |
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10.
Write legibly in manuscript or cursive to meet district
standards. |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in
preceding grades, by the end of Grade 7, students will: |
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1.
Use
Standard English conventions in all writing, such as sentence structure,
grammar and usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. |
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2.
Use a
variety of sentence types correctly, including combinations of
independent and dependent clauses, prepositional and adverbial phrases,
and varied sentence openings to develop a lively and effective personal
style. |
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3.
Understand and use parallelism, including similar grammatical
forms, to present items in a series or to organize ideas for emphasis. |
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4.
Experiment in using subordination, coordination, apposition, and
other devices to indicate relationships between ideas. |
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5.
Use transition words to reinforce a logical progression of ideas. |
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6.
Edit writing for correct grammar, usage, capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling. |
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7.
Use a variety of reference materials, such as a dictionary,
thesaurus, grammar reference, and/or internet/software resources to edit
written work. |
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8.
Write
legibly in manuscript or cursive to meet district standards. |
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Building upon knowledge and skills gained in
preceding grades, by the end of Grade 8, students will: |
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1.
Use
Standard English conventions in all writing, such as sentence
structure, grammar and usage, punctuation, capitalization, spelling. |
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2.
Use a
variety of sentence types correctly, including combinations of
independent and dependent clauses, prepositional and adverbial phrases,
and varied sentence openings to develop a lively and effective personal
style. |
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3.
Understand and use parallelism, including similar
grammatical forms, to present items in a series or to organize ideas for
emphasis. |
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4.
Refine the use of subordination, coordination, apposition, and
other devices to indicate relationships between ideas. |
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5.
Use transition words to reinforce a logical progression of ideas. |
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6.
Edit writing for correct grammar, usage, capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling. |
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7.
Use a variety of reference materials, such as a dictionary,
thesaurus, grammar reference, and/or internet/software resources
to edit written work. |
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8.
Write
legibly in manuscript or cursive to meet district standards. |
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Building upon
knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12,
students will: |
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1.
Use
Standard English conventions in all writing, such as sentence
structure, grammar and usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
|
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2.
Demonstrate a well-developed knowledge of English syntax to express
ideas in a lively and effective personal style. |
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3.
Use
subordination, coordination, apposition, and other devices effectively
to indicate relationships between ideas. |
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4.
Use
transition words to reinforce a logical progression of ideas. |
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5.
Exclude extraneous details, repetitious ideas, and inconsistencies to
improve writing. |
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6.
Use knowledge of Standard English conventions to edit own writing
and the writing of others for correctness. |
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7.
Use a
variety of reference materials, such as a dictionary, grammar reference,
and/or internet/software resources to edit written work. |
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8.
Write legibly in manuscript or cursive to meet district
standards. |