Fall 2012

I can...

Reading
1. Understand and summarize text; use inferences and evidence to support ideas.
2. Apply appropriate strategies to understand different genres of text.
3. Understand how an author uses writing structure or point of view to develop meaning.
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text (simile, metaphor,
personification, hyperbole).
5. Compare and contrast various mediums and genres, both fiction and nonfiction.
6. Read and comprehend at grade level.
Major texts used: Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry; Out of the Dust; The Monsters are Due on Maple
Street; A Christmas Carol, Notes from the Dog; Tuck Everlasting

Listening and Speaking
1. Communicate effectively in a variety of discussions.
2. Listen critically and evaluate speakers message, purpose, and method of delivery.
3. Use delivery techniques and visual displays appropriate to speakers purpose (how to speech).

Writing
1. Write for a variety of purposes (narrative poetry, interviews).
2. Produce coherent writing through development, organization, and style appropriate to the task.
3. Use the writing process to strengthen my writing.
4. Evaluate information from multiple sources and incorporate information into my writing.

Language
1. Understand and use grade appropriate vocabulary.
2. Write in complete, meaningful sentences and paragraphs (use compound sentences with no
fragments or run-ons).
3. Use consistent point of view and verb tense.
4. Apply correct usage of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.













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Language Arts and Literature Essential Skills and Concepts
Fall 2012





























Wapsie Valley Community Schools
Wapsie Valley Community Schools