Story: Where did That Come From
Story: New Kid in School
Story: Maple Syrup
Story: The Day the Bear Caught the Show
Story: The Year of Confusion
Story: Thumb and Cucumbers
Story: Yesterday
Story: School of Stone
Story: The Greatest Measure Ever
Story: The Elusive Eel
Story: Why Are Railroads built that Way?
Story: Gato
Story: Bullies Bug Me
Story: Queen of Coleslaw
Story: An Ode to Old Joe
| use common word origins to determine the historical influences on English word meanings
achieve an effective balance between researched information and original ideas
create compositions that establish a controlling impression, have a coherent thesis, and end with a clear and well-supported conclusion
write sentences using the sentence writing rubric
clarify word meanings through the use of definition, example, restatement, or contrast
create compositions that establish a controlling impression, have a coherent thesis, and end with a clear and well-supported conclusion
write sentences using the sentence writing rubric
use word meanings in the appropriate context and show ability to verify those meanings by definition
paraphrase a speaker’s purpose and point of view and ask three relevant questions concerning the speaker’s content, delivery, and purpose
revise writing for word choice, appropriate organization, consistent point of view, and transitions between paragraphs, passages, and ideas
analyze idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes to infer the literal and figurative meaning of phrases
exhibit careful reading and insight in their interpretations
connect the student’s own responses to the writer’s techniques and to specific textual references
draw supported inferences about the effects of a literary work on the audience
support judgments through references to the text, other works, other authors, or to personal knowledge
contrast point of view (e, g, first and third person, limited and omniscient, subjective and objective) in narrative text and explain how they affect the overall theme of the work
write a research report which includes evidence compiled through the formal research process (e.g., use of a card catalog, Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, a computer catalog, magazines, newspapers, dictionaries
assess adequacy, accuracy, and appropriateness of research materials
identify events that advance the plot and determine how each e vent explains past or present actions
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