Reading – 1.0 Word Analysis, Fluency and Systematic Vocabulary Development

Text Box: Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development (1.5)

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Basic

 

 

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Proficient

 

 

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Advanced

The student scores an average of  0 – 59 percent on all standards listed under

3 - Proficient.

 

 

 

The student scores an average of 60-79 percent on all standards listed under

3 - Proficient.

 

The student scores an average of

80 - 94 percent on all standards listed under 3 - Proficient.

 

 

1.  Student will understand and explain shades of meaning in related words (e.g. softly and quietly).

 

 

The student scores an average of 95 – 100 percent on all standards listed under 3 - Proficient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                  2.0 Reading Comprehension

Text Box: Reading Comprehension ( 2.3)

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The student scores an average of 0 – 59 percent on all standards listed under

3 - Proficient.

 

 

 

The student scores an average of 60-79 percent on all standards listed under

3 - Proficient.

 

The student scores an average of

80 - 94 percent on all standards listed under 3 - Proficient.

 

 

The student is able to:

 

1.        Connect and clarify main ideas by identifying their relationships to other sources.

2.     Connect and clarify main         ideas by identifying their         relationships to related topics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literary Response and Analysis

The student scores an average of 95 – 100 percent on all standards listed under 3 - Proficient.

 

 

 

Text Box: Literary Response and Analysis (3.2, 3.5, 3.7)

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The student scores an average of 0 – 59 percent on all standards listed under

3 - Proficient.

 

 

 

The student scores an average of 60-79 percent on all standards listed under

3 - Proficient.

 

The student scores an average of

80 - 94 percent on all standards listed under 3 - Proficient.

 

The student is able to:

 

1.        Analyze the effect of the qualities of the character (e.g., courage or cowardice, ambition nor laziness) on the plot.

2.        Analyze the effect of the qualities of the character (e.g., courage or cowardice, ambition nor laziness) on the resolution of the conflict.

3.        Identify the speaker.

4.        Recognize the difference between first- and third- person narration (e.g., autobiography compared with biography.)

5.        Explain the effects of common literary devices (e.g., symbolism, imagery, metaphor) in a variety of fictional and non-fictional texts.

The student scores an average of 95 – 100 percent on all standards listed under 3 - Proficient.

Written and Oral English Language Conventions

Text Box: Written and Oral English Language Conventions (1.3, 1.5)

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The student is able to demonstrate one or less of the elements listed under the

 3-Proficient

The student must master item 4

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two to three of the items listed  under

3 proficient

 

Student exhibits mastery of the items below:

 

          1.   Use colons after the salutation       in business letters, semi-  colons to connect independent      clauses, and commas when

                linking two clauses with a       conjunction in compound       sentences.

          2.   Spell frequently misspelled

                words correctly (e.g., their,       they’re, there)

The student consistently demonstrates all of the standards under 3 proficient

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Applies the standards in writing applications in  the writing assessments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Writing Strategies (1.1, 1.2 & 1.3, 1.4)

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The student scores an average of a “1” on the organizational section of the monthly writing prompt.

 

The student scores an average of a “2” on the organizational section of the monthly writing prompt.

 

The student scores an average of a “3” on the organizational section of the monthly writing prompt.

 

1.        Choose the form of writing (e.g., personal letter, letter to the editor, review, poem, report, narrative) that best suits the intended purpose.

2.        Create multiple-paragraph expository compositions:  a.  Engage the interest of the reader and state a clear purpose.  b.  Develop the topic with supporting details and precise verbs, nouns, and adjectives to paint a visual image in the mind of the reader.  c.  Conclude with a detailed summary linked to the purpose of the composition.

3.        Use a variety of effective and coherent organizational patters, including comparison and contrast, organization by categories, special order, order of importance, and by climactic order.

4.        Use organizational features of electronic text (e.g., bulletin boards, databases, keyword searches, e-mail addresses) to locate information.

(This grade comes from the attached Step-up to Writing Rubric, “Rubric Scoring Guide for Narratives and Stories” )

 

 

The student scores an average of a “4” on the organizational section of the monthly writing prompt.

 

 

 

Writing Application

 

 

Text Box: Writing Applications (2.1)

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The student scores an average of a “1” on the monthly narrative writing prompt.

 

The student scores an average of a “2” on the monthly narrative writing prompt.

 

The student scores an average of a “3” on the monthly narrative writing prompt.

 

Students will write narratives by:

1.        Establishing and developing a plot and setting and present a point of view that is appropriate to the stories.

2.        Include sensory details and concrete language to develop plot and character.

3.        Use a range of narrative devices (e.g., dialogue, suspense).

(This grade comes from the attached Step-up to Writing Rubric, “Rubric Scoring Guide for Paragraph, Report, and Essay Writing.” )

 

The student scores an average of a “4” on the monthly narrative writing prompt.