Academic standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.1
- Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7
- Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1
- Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.3
- Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.4
- Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1
- Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.3
- Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.4
- Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1
- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.3
- Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.4
- Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1
- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.2
- Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.4
- Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1
- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.2
- Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.3
- Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.4
- Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1
- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts,...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.5
- Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2
- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2
- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.8
- Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and...
- GLE 0001.2.2
- Develop critical speaking skills essential for effective communication.
- GLE 0101.2.2
- Develop critical speaking skills essential for effective communication.
- GLE 0201.2.1
- Develop critical listening skills essential for comprehension, problem solving, and task completion.
- GLE 0201.2.2
- Develop critical speaking skills essential for effective communication.
- GLE 0301.2.1
- Continue to develop basic listening skills necessary for communication.
- GLE 0301.2.2
- Continue to develop basic speaking skills necessary for communication.
- GLE 0301.7.1
- Recognize that media can be a source of information and/or entertainment.
- GLE 0401.2.1
- Continue to develop oral language skills necessary for communication.
- GLE 0401.2.2
- Continue to develop listening skills necessary for communication.
- GLE 0401.7.1
- Recognize that media can be a source of information and entertainment.
- GLE 0501.2.1
- Continue to develop critical listening skills necessary for comprehension and
task completion.
- GLE 0501.2.2
- Continue to develop strategies for expressing thoughts and ideas clearly and
effectively.
- GLE 0501.2.3
- Explore the organizational structures of speeches.
- GLE 0501.2.4
- Participate in teams for work and discussion.
- GLE 0501.5.2
- Use logic to make inferences and to draw conclusions in a variety of oral and
written contexts.
- GLE 0501.7.1
- Recognize that media can be a source of information and entertainment.
- GLE 0601.2.1
- Demonstrate critical listening skills essential for comprehension, evaluation,
problem solving, and task completion.
- GLE 0601.2.2
- Begin to differentiate between summarizing and paraphrasing.
- GLE 0601.2.4
- Identify the thesis and main points of a speech.
- GLE 0601.2.5
- Identify the organizational structure of a speech.
- GLE 0601.2.6
- Understand strategies for expressing ideas clearly and effectively in a variety
of oral contexts.
- GLE 0601.2.8
- Participate in work teams and group discussions.
- GLE 0601.3.1
- Write in a variety of modes for different audiences and purposes.
- GLE 0601.3.3
- Organize ideas into an essay with an introduction, developing paragraphs,
conclusion, and appropriate transitions.
- GLE 0601.4.2
- Gather relevant information from a variety of print and electronic sources, as well as from direct observation, interviews, and surveys.
- GLE 0601.4.3
- Make distinctions about the credibility, reliability, consistency, strengths, and
limitations of resources, including information gathered from websites.
- GLE 0601.7.1
- Analyze media for their ability to inform, persuade, and entertain.
- GLE 0601.7.2
- Examine the relationship between the visual (e.g., media images, painting,
film, graphic arts) and the verbal in media.
- SPI 0401.1.13
- Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within context.
- SPI 0401.2.1
- Identify the main idea and supporting points of a speech.
- SPI 0401.3.8
- Select appropriate time-order or transitional words to enhance the flow of a writing sample.
- SPI 0501.1.15
- Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within context.
- SPI 0501.2.4
- Organize ideas in the most effective order for an oral presentation.
- SPI 0501.3.10
- Select appropriate time-order or transitional words/phrases to enhance the
flow of a writing sample.
- SPI 0501.5.1
- Locate information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions.
- SPI 0501.5.6
- Make inferences and draw appropriate conclusions from text.
- SPI 0501.7.2
- Determine the main idea in a visual image.
- SPI 0601.2.4
- Select the most appropriate behaviors for participating productively in a team
(e.g., contribute appropriate and useful information and ideas, understand the...
- SPI 0601.2.5
- Identify the functions and responsibilities of individual roles within an organized group (i.e., reporter, recorder, information gatherer, leader, timekeeper).
- SPI 0601.4.3
- Determine the most appropriate research source for a given research topic.
- TSS.ELA.1.RI.IKI.8
- Identify the reasons an author provides to support points in a text.
- TSS.ELA.1.SL.CC.3
- Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.
- TSS.ELA.1.SL.PKI.4
- Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
- TSS.ELA.2.RI.IKI.8
- Describe how reasons support specific points an author makes in a text.
- TSS.ELA.2.SL.CC.1
- Participate with varied peers and adults in collaborative conversations in small or large groups about appropriate 2nd grade topics and texts.
- TSS.ELA.2.SL.CC.3
- Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather information or clarify something that is not understood.
- TSS.ELA.2.SL.PKI.4
- Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.
- TSS.ELA.3.RI.IKI.8
- Explain how reasons support specific points an author makes in a text.
- TSS.ELA.3.SL.CC.1
- Prepare for collaborative discussions on 3rd grade level topics and texts; engage effectively with varied partners, building on others' ideas and...
- TSS.ELA.3.SL.CC.3
- Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
- TSS.ELA.3.SL.PKI.4
- Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an...
- TSS.ELA.4.SL.CC.1
- Prepare for collaborative discussions on 4th grade level topics and texts; engage effectively with varied partners, building on others' ideas and...
- TSS.ELA.4.SL.CC.2
- Paraphrase portions of a text presented in diverse media such as visual, quantitative, and oral formats.
- TSS.ELA.4.SL.PKI.4
- Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to...
- TSS.ELA.4.W.TTP.2
- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.IKI.8
- Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which points.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.KID.1
- Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- TSS.ELA.5.RL.KID.1
- Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- TSS.ELA.5.SL.CC.1
- Prepare for collaborative discussions on 5th grade level topics and texts; engage effectively with varied partners, building on others' ideas and...
- TSS.ELA.5.SL.CC.2
- Summarize a text presented in diverse media such as visual, quantitative, and oral formats.
- TSS.ELA.5.SL.CC.3
- Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
- TSS.ELA.5.SL.PKI.4
- Report on a topic or text, or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main...
- TSS.ELA.6.RI.IKI.7
- Integrate information presented in different media or formats, such as in tables, images, diagrams, and words to develop a coherent understanding of a...
- TSS.ELA.6.RL.IKI.7
- Compare and contrast the written version of a story, drama, or poem to the experience of listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live production of a text.
- TSS.ELA.6.SL.CC.1
- Prepare for collaborative discussions on 6th grade level topics and texts; engage effectively with varied partners, building on others' ideas and...
- TSS.ELA.6.W.RBPK.8
- Integrate relevant and credible information from print and digital sources; quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding...
- TSS.ELA.6.W.TTP.1
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
- TSS.ELA.K.SL.PKI.5
- Add drawings or other visual displays of descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
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