Students read and understand a variety of materials.
Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience. This is accomplished with factual scientific data, historical accounts and close interpretation from the literature. The students should be placed in seven cooperative groups with 3-5 students.