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Standard 5.0 Controlling Language: Students will control language by applying the conventions of standard English in speaking and writing.*
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A. Grammar
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1. Recognize elements of grammar in personal and academic reading
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2. Recognize, recall, and use basic elements of grammar to express ideas clearly **
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a. Identify and use parts of speech such as nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives (including articles)
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b. Identify and incorporate subjects and verbs when composing simple sentences
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c. Compose complete and correct declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences
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d. Identify and use verb forms such as singular/ plural, regular/ irregular
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e. Identify and use verb tenses such as present, past, and future
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B. Usage
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1. Recognize examples of conventional usage in personal and academic reading
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2. Comprehend and apply standard English usage in oral and written language **
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a. Use singular subjects with singular verbs and plural subjects with plural verbs
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b. Apply consistent and appropriate use of verb tenses such as past, present, and future; pronouns such as personal and possessive; and modifiers
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c. Recognize and correct common usage errors such as homophones, contractions, and commonly confused words
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d. Use available resources to correct or confirm editorial choices
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e. Explain editorial choices
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C. Mechanics
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1. Explain the purpose of mechanics to make and clarify meaning in academic and personal reading and writing
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2. Apply standard English punctuation and capitalization in written language **
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a. Use end punctuation correctly
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b. Use commas correctly in dates, addresses, city and state, salutations and closings, and items in a series
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c. Use underlining for titles of books
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d. Use apostrophes in contractions and singular possessives
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e. Use quotation marks in simple dialogue
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f. Use capital letters to begin a sentence and identify a proper noun
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g. Indent for paragraphs
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3. Explain editorial choices involving mechanics
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D. Spelling
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1. Recognize conventional spelling in and through personal and academic reading
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2. Apply conventional spelling in written language
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a. Spell non-phonetic high frequency words
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b. Spell words with common prefixes and suffixes
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c. Modify spellings when adding inflectional endings and suffixes
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d. Spell words that follow regular spelling patterns in multi-syllabic words
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e. Spell previously studied contractions and possessives
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f. Access resources as a spelling aid (word wall, dictionary, technology)
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3. Maintain a personal list of words to use in editing original writing
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E. Handwriting
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1. Produce writing that is legible to the audience
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a. Use manuscript fluently when appropriate to the task
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b. Form upper and lower case letters using cursive writing
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c. Use connecting strokes to write continuous text for daily assignments
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d. Use cursive writing for independent assignments to build accuracy and automaticity
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e. Use word processing technology when appropriate
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