Oral Communication

Listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes.

Use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

Reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.

Reading

Read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, graphic, and informational texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning.

Recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning.

Use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently.

Reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.

Writing

Generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience.

Draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience.

Use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively.

Reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different stages in the writing process.

Media Literacy

Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts.

Identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning.

Create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques.

Reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts.