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Learning Strands

Reading
  • Comprehension
  • Identify literary components
  • Identify universal themes
  • Draw conclusions
  • Compare and contrast consumer materials
  • Locate information
  • Elaborate and extend main idea
  • Analyze texts
  • Evaluate text
  • Vocabulary development
Writing
  • Writing process
  • Writing types
    • narrative
    • descriptive
    • expository
    • persuasive
  • Organization and focus
  • Research and technology
  • Evaluation and revision
  • Respond to literature
  • Conventions
    • spelling
    • punctuation
    • capitalization
    • usage
    • sentence structure
    • grammar
Listening/Speaking
  • Deliver presentations
    • research
    • group
    • individual
  • Oral responses to literature
  • Use of standard English