Their writing considers audience and purpose. Students write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events, and experiences. Student writing demonstrates a command of standard English and the drafting, research, and organizational strategies outlined in Writing Standard 1.0. Thus, these standards have been placed between the other two. Students write and speak with a command of standard English conventions that are appropriate to each grade level.
Students listen and respond critically to oral communication.
They speak in a manner that guides and informs the listener's understanding of key ideas, using appropriate phrasing, pitch, and modulation. 1.4. stay on topic when speaking 1.5. Students deliver brief recitations and oral presentations about familiar experiences or interests that are organized around a coherent thesis statement. Student speaking demonstrates a command of standard English and the organization and delivery strategies outlined in Listening and Speaking Standard 1. Any duplication of this Site is strictly prohibited.