Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (0) 31 : 31 ) Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. [SL.K.1]
a. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). [SL.K.1a]
b. Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges. [SL.K.1b]
[ELA2015] (0) 35 : 35 ) Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail. [SL.K.5]
[ELA2015] (1) 31 : 31 ) Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about Grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. [SL.1.1]
a. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). [SL.1.1a]
b. Build on others' talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges. [SL.1.1b]
c. Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion. [SL.1.1c]
[ELA2015] (1) 37 : 37 ) Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.1.1]
a. Print all uppercase and lowercase letters. [L.1.1a]
b. Use common, proper, and possessive nouns. [L.1.1b]
c. Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop). [L.1.1c]
d. Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone, everything). [L.1.1d]
e. Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home). [L.1.1e]
f. Use frequently occurring adjectives. [L.1.1f]
g. Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because). [L.1.1g]
h. Use determiners (e.g., articles, demonstratives). [L.1.1h]
i. Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward). [L.1.1i]
j. Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts. [L.1.1j]
[ELA2015] (1) 38 : 38 ) Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.1.2]
a. Capitalize dates and names of people. [L.1.2a]
b. Use end punctuation for sentences. [L.1.2b]
c. Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series. [L.1.2c]
d. Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words. [L.1.2d]
e. Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions. [L.1.2e]
[ELA2015] (1) 40 : 40 ) With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. [L.1.5]
a. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent. [L.1.5a]
b. Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes). [L.1.5b]
c. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy). [L.1.5c]
d. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic) by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings. [L.1.5d]
[ELA2015] (2) 25 : 25 ) With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing. [W.2.5]
[ELA2015] (2) 29 : 29 ) Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about Grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. [SL.2.1]
a. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). [SL.2.1a]
b. Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others. [SL.2.1b]
c. Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion. [SL.2.1c]
[ELA2015] (2) 35 : 35 ) Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.2.1]
a. Use collective nouns (e.g., group). [L.2.1a]
b. Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish). [L.2.1b]
c. Use reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves). [L.2.1c]
d. Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, told). [L.2.1d]
e. Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified. [L.2.1e]
f. Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy). [L.2.1f]