EssentialLearningOutcomesWritinginEnglishLanguageArts

EssentialLearningOutcomesGrade1

Definitions
EssentialLearningoutcomesthatareessentialforstudentstodevelopmasteryofinorderto
successfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

NotEssentialLearningoutcomesthatwouldbenicetoknowand/orareimportant,butarenot
essentialforstudentstohavemasteryofinordertosuccessfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

LearningOutcomes

Essential

NotEssential

Usetheknowledgeofcontextandpictures(suchasapicture
promptfortheDWA)toconstructmeaning.

Tellorrepresent,inprintform,thebeginning,middle,and
endofstories.

Writeabriefnarrativeaboutownideasandexperiences,or
retell,inprintform,theirfavoritestories.

Writesimplestatements,demonstratingawarenessofcapital
lettersandperiods.

Spellphoneticallyirregularhighfrequencywordsinown
writing.

CapitalizethefirstlettersofnamesandthepronounIin
ownwriting.

Usedisplayedalphabetasanaidwhenwriting.

Usepersonalwordbooksandenvironmentalprint(suchas
wordwalls)toassistwithwriting.

Printletterslegiblyfromlefttoright,usinglinesonapageas
aguide.

Useappropriatespacingbetweenlettersinwordsand
betweenwordsinsentences.

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EssentialLearningOutcomesGrade2

Definitions
EssentialLearningoutcomesthatareessentialforstudentstodevelopmasteryofinorderto
successfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

NotEssentialLearningoutcomesthatwouldbenicetoknowand/orareimportant,butarenot
essentialforstudentstohavemasteryofinordertosuccessfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

LearningOutcomes

Essential

NotEssential

Inprintform,retelleventsinsequence(suchas
connecting/sequencingeventsinastory).

Createnarrativesthathavebeginnings,middles,andends
settingsmaincharactersthatperformactions.

Usetraditionalbeginnings(suchasOnceuponatime
andAlong,longtimeago).

Usestockortraditionalcharacters(suchasprincesses,
dragons,talkinganimals,friends,andfamilymembers).

Writecompletesentences,usingcapitallettersandperiods.

Useconnectingwordstojoinrelatedideasinasentence
(suchasandandbut).

Usecapitallettersforpropernounsatthebeginningof
sentencesinownwriting.

Useconventionalspellingofcommongradeappropriate
wordsinownwriting.

Adddescriptivewordstoelaborateonideasandcreate
particulareffectsinownwriting.

Printlegibly,forminglettersofconsistentsizeandshape,
spacingwordsappropriately.

Usemarginsandspacingappropriately.

Usecapitallettersforpropernounsandatthebeginningof
sentencesinownwriting.

Useperiodsandquestionmarks,appropriately,asend
punctuation.

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EssentialLearningOutcomesGrade3

Definitions
EssentialLearningoutcomesthatareessentialforstudentstodevelopmasteryofinorderto
successfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

NotEssentialLearningoutcomesthatwouldbenicetoknowand/orareimportant,butarenot
essentialforstudentstohavemasteryofinordertosuccessfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

LearningOutcomes

Essential

NotEssential

Includeevents,settingandcharacterswhensummarizingor
retellingoral,printorothermediatexts.

Describethemaincharactersintermsofwhotheyare,their
actionsinthestoryandtheirrelationswithothercharacters.

Usesentencevarietytolinkideasandcreateimpressionson
familiaraudiences.

Experimentwithavarietyofstorybeginningstochooseones
thatbestintroduceparticularstories.

Addsufficientdetailtooral,printandothermediatextstotell
aboutsettingandcharacter,andtosustainplot.

Organizeideasandinformationusingavarietyofstrategies,
suchasclustering,categorizingandsequencing.

Draftideasandinformationintoshortparagraphs,withtopic
andsupportingsentences.

Organizeandshareideasandinformationontopicsto
engagefamiliaraudiences.

Presentideasandinformationonatopic,usinga
preestablishedplan.

Retell,paraphraseorexplainideasinoral,printandother
mediatexts.

Usepictionaries,juniordictionariesandspellcheckfunctions
toconfirmthespellingsorlocatethemeaningsofunfamiliar
wordsinoral,printorothermediatexts.

Printlegibly,andbegintolearnproperalignment,shapeand
slantofcursivewriting.

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Spacewordsandsentencesconsistentlyonalineandpage.

Experimentwithwordsandwordmeaningstoproducea
varietyofeffects.

Choosewords,languagepatterns,illustrationsorsoundsto
adddetailandcreatedesiredeffectsinoral,printandother
mediatexts.

Identifyavarietyofsentencetypes,anduseinownwriting.

Identifycorrectsubjectverbagreement,anduseinown
writing.

Useadjectivesandadverbstoaddinterestanddetailinown
writing.

Usephonicknowledgeandskillsandvisualmemory,
systematically,tospellphoneticallyregular,threesyllable
wordsinownwriting.

Identifygeneralizationsthatassistwiththespellingof
unfamiliarwords,includingirregularpluralsinownwriting.

Usecapitallettersappropriatelyintitlesofbooksandstories.

Useexclamationmarks,appropriately,asendpunctuationin
ownwriting.

Useapostrophestoformcommoncontractionsandshow
possessioninownwriting.

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EssentialLearningOutcomesGrade4

Definitions
EssentialLearningoutcomesthatareessentialforstudentstodevelopmasteryofinorderto
successfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

NotEssentialLearningoutcomesthatwouldbenicetoknowand/orareimportant,butarenot
essentialforstudentstohavemasteryofinordertosuccessfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

LearningOutcomes

Essential

NotEssential

Identifyandknowthemeaningofsomefrequentlyused
prefixesandsuffixes.

Retelleventsofstoriesinanotherformormedium.

Connectthethoughtsandactionsofcharactersportrayedin
oral,printsorothermediatextstopersonalandclassroom
experiences.

Recognizehowwordsandwordcombinations,suchaswork
play,repetitionandrhyme,influenceorconveymeaning.

Produceoral,printandothermediatextsthatfollowalogical
sequence,anddemonstrateclearrelationshipsbetween
charactersandplot.

Producenarrativesthatdescribeexperiencesandreflect
personalresponses.

Focustopicsappropriatelyforparticularaudiences.

Organizeoral,printorothermediatextsintosectionsthat
relatetoanddevelopthetopic.

Communicateideasandinformationinavarietyoforal,print
andothermediatexts,suchasshortreports,talksand
posters.

Experimentwithcombiningdetailwithsequenceofevents.

Usejuniordictionaries,spellcheckfunctionsandelectronic

dictionariestoconfirmthespellingandlocatethemeaningsof
unfamiliarwordsinoral,printandothermediatexts.

Identifyandreducefragmentsandrunonsentences.

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Writelegibly,usingastylethatdemonstratesawarenessof
alignment,shapeandslant.

Useanincreasingvarietyofwordstoexpressandextend
understandingofconceptsrelatedtopersonalinterestsand
topicsofstudy.

Identifysimpleandcompoundsentencestructures,anduse
inownwriting.

Identifypast,presentandfutureaction.

Usephonicknowledgeandskillsandvisualmemory,
systematically,tospellmultisyllablewordsinownwriting.

Identifyandapplycommonspellinggeneralizationsinown
writing.

Usecapitalizationtodesignateorganizationandtoindicate
thebeginningofquotationsinownwriting.

Usecommasafterintroductorywordsinsentencesandwhen
citingaddressesinownwriting.

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EssentialLearningOutcomesGrade5

Definitions
EssentialLearningoutcomesthatareessentialforstudentstodevelopmasteryofinorderto
successfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

NotEssentialLearningoutcomesthatwouldbenicetoknowand/orareimportant,butarenot
essentialforstudentstohavemasteryofinordertosuccessfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

LearningOutcomes

Essential

NotEssential

Read,write,representandtalktoexplorepersonal
understandingsofnewideasandinformation.

Useownexperiencesasabasisforexploringandexpressing
opinionsandunderstanding.

Comprehendnewideasandinformationbyresponding
personally.

Makeconnectionsbetweenfictionaltextsandhistorical
events.

Writeorrepresentthemeaningoftextsindifferentforms.

Comparecharactersandsituationsportrayedinoral,print
andothermediatextstothoseencounteredintheclassroom
andcommunity.

Describecharactersqualitiesbasedonwhattheysayanddo
andhowtheyaredescribedinoral,printandothermedia
texts.

Describeanddiscusstheinfluenceofsettingoncharacters
andevents.

Retellorrepresentstoriesfromthepointofviewofdifferent
characters.

Altersentencesandwordchoicestoenhancemeaningand
tocreatemoodandspecialeffects.

Identifythemainproblemorconflictinoral,printandother
mediatexts,andexplainhowitisresolved.

Identifyanddiscussthemaincharacterspointofviewand
motivation.

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Experimentwithmodeledformsoforal,printandothermedia
textstosuitparticularaudiencesandpurposes.

Useownexperienceasastartingpointandsourceof
informationforfictionaloral,printandothermediatexts.

Organizeideasandinformationtoemphasizekeypointfor
theaudience.

Add,deleteorcombineideastocommunicatemore
effectively.

Communicateideasandinformationinavarietyoforal,print
andothermediatexts,suchasillustratedreports,charts,
graphicdisplaysandtravelogues.

Selectvisuals,printand/orothermediatoinformandengage
theaudience.

Useeffectiveopeningsandclosingthatattractandsustain
readerinterest.

Findwordsindictionariesandglossariestoconfirmspellings
orlocatethemeaningsbyusingknowledgeofphonicsand
structuralanalysis,alphabeticalorderandguidewords.

Experimentwithwordsandsentencepatternstocreateword
picturesidentifyhowimageryandfigurativelanguage,such
assimileandexaggeration,conveymeaning.

Writelegibly,usingastylethatisconsistentinalignment,
shapeandslant.

Extendwordchoicethroughknowledgeofsynonyms,
antonymsandhomonymsandtheuseofathesaurus.

Experimentwithwords,phrasesandsentencestoenhance
meaningandemphasis.

Usewordsandphrasestomodifyandclarifyideasinown
writing.

Useconnectingwordstolinkideasinsentencesand
paragraphs.

Identifyirregularverbs,anduseinownwriting.

Identifypast,presentandfutureverbtenses,andusein
sentences.

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Usephonicknowledgeandskills,visualmemory,the
meaningandfunctionofwordsincontext,andspelling
generalizationstospellwithaccuracyinownwriting.

Usecorrectspellingofcommonlymisspelledwordsinown
writing.

Usecapitalletters,appropriately,intitles,headingsand
subheadingsinownwriting.

Usequotationmarksandseparateparagraphstoindicate
passagesofdialogueinownwriting.

Recognizevarioususesofapostrophes,andusethem
appropriatelyinownwriting.

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EssentialLearningOutcomesGrade6

Definitions
EssentialLearningoutcomesthatareessentialforstudentstodevelopmasteryofinorderto
successfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

NotEssentialLearningoutcomesthatwouldbenicetoknowand/orareimportant,butarenot
essentialforstudentstohavemasteryofinordertosuccessfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

LearningOutcomes

Essential

NotEssential

Experimentwithavarietyofformsororal,printandother
mediatexttodiscoverthosebestsuitedforexploring,
organizingandsharingideas,informationandexperiences.

Usetalk,notes,personalwritingandrepresenting,together
withtextsandtheideasofothers,toclarifyandshape
understanding.

Combinepersonalexperiencesandtheknowledgeandskills
gainedthroughpreviousexperienceswithoral,printand
othermediatextstounderstandingnewideasand
information.

Applyknowledgeoforganizationalstructuresoforal,print
andothermediatextstoassistwithconstructingand
confirmingmeaning.

Identify,andexplaininownwords,theinterrelationshipofthe
mainideasandsupportingdetails.

Makeconnectionsbetweenownlifeandcharactersand
ideasinoral,printandothermediatexts.

Identifyorinferreasonsforacharactersactionsorfeelings.

Makejudgementsandinferencesrelatedtoevents,
characters,settingandmainideasoforal,printandother
mediatexts.

Experimentwithsentencepatterns,imageryand
exaggerationtocreatemoodandmentalimages.

Discusstheconnectionsamongplot,settingandcharacters
inoral,printandothermediatexts.

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Identifyfirstandthirdpersonnarration,anddiscuss
preferenceswithreferencetofamiliartexts.

Exploretechniquessuchasvisualimagery,sound,
flashback,andvoiceinflection,inoral,printandothermedia
texts.

Alterwords,formsandsentencepatternstocreatenew
versionsoftextsforavarietyofpurposesexplainhow
imageryandfigurativelanguage,suchaspersonificationand
alliteration,clarifyandenhancemeaning.

Chooselifethemesencounteredinreading,listeningand
viewingactivitiesandinownexperiencesforcreatingoral,
printandothermediatexts.

Useliterarydevices,suchasimageryandfigurative
language,tocreateparticulareffects.

Determinepurposeandaudienceneedstochooseforms,
andorganizeideasanddetailsinoral,printandothermedia
texts.

Developandfollowownplanforaccessingandgathering
information,consideringguidelinesfortimeandlengthof
investigationandpresentation.

Organizeanddevelopideasandinformationintooral,print
andothermediatextswithintroductionsthatinterest
audiencesandstatethetopic,selectionsthatdevelopthe
topicandconclusions.

Useoutlines,thoughtwebsandsummariestoshowthe
relationshipamongideasandinformationandtoclarify
meaning.

Evaluatetheappropriatenessofinformationforaparticular
audienceandpurpose.

Communicateideasandinformationinavarietyoforal,print
andothermediatexts,suchasmultiparagraphreports,
questionandanswerformatsandgraphs.

Selectappropriateoral,printandothermediatextstoinform
andengagetheaudience.

Editforappropriateverbtenseandforcorrectpronoun
reference.

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Useparagraphstructuresinexpositoryandnarrativetexts.

Writelegiblyandatapaceappropriateforcontextand
purpose.

Choosewordsthatcaptureaparticularaspectofmeaning
andthatareappropriateforcontext,audienceandpurpose.

Experimentwithseveraloptions,suchassentence
structures,figurativelanguageandmultimediaeffects,to
choosethemostappropriatewayofcommunicatingideas
andinformation.

Identifytheuseofcoordinateandsubordinateconjunctionto
expressideas.

Usecomplexsentencesstructuresandavarietyofsentence
typesinownwriting.

Identifycomparativeandsuperlativeformsofadjectives,and
useinownwriting.

Identifypast,presentandfutureverbtenses,anduse
throughoutapieceofwriting.

Usecolonsbeforelists,toseparatehoursandminutes,and
afterformalsalutationsinownwriting.

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EssentialLearningOutcomesGrade7

Definitions
EssentialLearningoutcomesthatareessentialforstudentstodevelopmasteryofinorderto
successfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

NotEssentialLearningoutcomesthatwouldbenicetoknowand/orareimportant,butarenot
essentialforstudentstohavemasteryofinordertosuccessfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

LearningOutcomes

Essential

NotEssential

Reflectonownobservationsandexperiencestounderstand
anddeveloporal,printandothermediatexts.

Usetalk,writingandrepresentingtoexamine,clarifyand
assessunderstandingofideas,informationandexperiences.

Selectandfocusrelevantideasfrompersonalexperiences
andpriorknowledgetounderstandnewideasand
information.

Identify,connectandsummarizeinownwordsthemainideas
fromtwoormoresourcesonthesametopic.

Analyzehowplotdevelopstheconnectionbetweenplotand
subplotandtheinterrelationshipofplot,settingand
characters.

Identifyandexplainconflict,anddiscusshowitdevelopsand
mayberesolved.

Discussconnectionsamongplotandsubplot,mainand
supportingcharacters,mainideaandthemeinavarietyof
oral,printandothermediatexts.

Identifyandexplainhownarrativehooks,foreshadowing,
flashback,suspenseandsurpriseendingscontributetothe
effectivenessofplotdevelopment.

Usesuspense,exaggeration,foreshadowing,dialogueand
descriptiontoshowrisingactionanddevelopconflict.

Createoral,printandothermediatextsthatareunifiedby
pointofview,carefullydevelopedplotandendingsconsistent
withpreviousevents.

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Createavarietyoforal,printandothermediatextstoexplore
ideasrelatedtoparticulartopicsorthemes.

Produceoral,printandothermediatextswithwelldeveloped
andwelllinkedideasandsections.

Communicateideasandinformationinavarietyoforal,print
andothermediatexts,suchasreports,autobiographies,
brochuresandvideopresentations.

Useappropriatevisual,printand/orothermediaeffectivelyto
informandengagetheaudience.

Incorporateparticularcontentfeaturesofeffectivetextsin
ownoral,printandothermediatexts.

Reviseintroductions,conclusionsandtheorderofideasand
informationtoaddcoherenceandclarifymeaning.

Revisetoeliminateunnecessaryrepetitionofwordsand
ideas.

Useparagraphs,appropriately,toorganizenarrativeand
expositorytexts.

Chooseanduseprinting,cursivewritingorwordprocessing,
dependingonthetask,audienceandpurpose.

Useavarietyofsubordinateclauses,correctlyand
appropriatelyinownwriting.

Usecorrectsubjectverbagreementinsentenceswith
compoundsubjects.

Distinguishbetweenformalandinformalconventionsoforal
andwrittenlanguage,anduseeachappropriately,depending
onthecontext,audienceandpurpose.

Identifyandusecommonsubjectiveandobjectiveformsof
pronounsappropriatelyandcorrectlyinownwriting.

Usereferencematerialstoconfirmspellingsandtosolve
spellingproblemswheneditingorproofreading.

Useperiodsandcommaswithquotationmarksthatindicate
directspeechinownwriting.

Usecommastoseparatephrasesandclausesinownwriting.

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Usequotationmarkstoidentifyinformationtakenfrom
secondarysourcesinownwriting.

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EssentialLearningOutcomesGrade8

Definitions
EssentialLearningoutcomesthatareessentialforstudentstodevelopmasteryofinorderto
successfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

NotEssentialLearningoutcomesthatwouldbenicetoknowand/orareimportant,butarenot
essentialforstudentstohavemasteryofinordertosuccessfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

LearningOutcomes

Essential

NotEssential

Writeandrepresentnarrativesfromotherpointsofview.

Interpretthechoicesandmotivesofcharactersportrayedin
oral,printandothermediatexts,andexaminehowthey
relatetoselfandothers.

Identifyanddescribecharactersattributesandmotivations,
usingevidencefromthetextandpersonalexperiences.

Discussvariouswayscharactersaredevelopedandthe
reasonsforandplausibilityofcharacterchange.

Comparetwosimilaroral,printorothermediatextsby
consideringthecharacters,plot,conflictsandmainideas.

Identifywaysthatcharacterscanbedeveloped,and
discusshowcharacter,plotandsettingareinterconnected
andmutuallysupportive.

Identifyanddiscusshowwordchoiceandorder,figurative
language,plotsettingandcharacterworktogethertocreate
moodandtone.

Distinguishthemefromtopicormainideainoral,printand
othermediatexts.

Identifyandexplaincharactersqualitiesandmotivations,by
consideringtheirwordsandactions,theirinteractionswith
othercharactersandtheauthorsornarratorsperspective.

Compareandcontrastthedifferentperspectivesprovided
byfirstandthirdpersonnarration.

Createoral,printandothermediatextsrelatedtoissues
encounteredintextsandinownlife.

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Retelloral,printandothermediatextsfromdifferentpoints
ofview.

Createoral,printandothermediatextswithbothmainand
minorcharacters.

Experimentwithseveralwaystofocusatopic,andselecta
formappropriatetoaudienceandpurpose.

Selectthemostappropriateinformationsourcesfortopic,
audience,purposeandform.

Chooseaplantoaccess,gatherandrecordinformation,
accordingtoselfselectedparameters.

Organizeideasandinformationcreatively,aswellas

logically,todevelopacomparisonorchronology,ortoshow
acauseeffectrelationship.

Organizeideasandinformationtoestablishanoverall
impressionorpointofviewinoral,printorothermedia
texts.

Communicateideasandinformationinavarietyoforal,
printandothermediatexts,suchasinterviews,
minilessonsanddocumentaries.

Integrateappropriatevisual,printand/orothermediato
informandengagetheaudience.

Infertheliteralandfigurativemeaningofwordsincontext,
usingidioms,analogies,metaphorsandsimiles.

Experimentwithfigurativelanguage,voice,sentence
patterns,cameraangleandmusictocreateanimpression
ormood.

Revisebyaddingwordsandphrasesthatemphasize
importantideasorcreatedominantimpressions.

Revisetoenhancesentencevariety,wordchoiceand
appropriatetone.

Enhancethecoherenceandimpactofdocuments,using
electroniceditingfunctions.

Useparagraphstructurestodemonstrateunityand
coherence.

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Varyhandwritingstyleandpace,dependingonthecontext,
audienceandpurpose.

Useownwordsandphrasestomodify,clarifyandenhance
ideasanddescriptionsinownwriting.

Useavarietyofsimple,compoundandcomplexsentence
structurestocommunicateeffectively,andtomakewriting
interesting.

Usecorrectpronounantecedentagreementinownwriting.

Useverbtensesconsistentlythroughoutapieceofwriting.

Usehyphenstobreakwordsattheendoflines,andto
makeanewwordfromtworelatedwordsinownwriting.

Useparenthesesappropriatelyinownwriting.

Useappropriatecapitalizationandpunctuationfor
referencingoral,printandothermediatexts.

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EssentialLearningOutcomesGrade9

Definitions
EssentialLearningoutcomesthatareessentialforstudentstodevelopmasteryofinorderto
successfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

NotEssentialLearningoutcomesthatwouldbenicetoknowand/orareimportant,butarenot
essentialforstudentstohavemasteryofinordertosuccessfullyadvancetothenextgrade.

LearningOutcomes

Essential

NotEssential

Developandextendunderstandingbyexpressingand
respondingtoideasonthesametopic,inavarietyofforms
oforal,printandothermediatexts.

Usereferencematerials,includingawritershandbook,to
verifycorrectusage,addressuncertaintiesandsolve
problemsthatarise.

Expressthethemesoforal,printandothermediatextsin
differentformsorgenres.

Identifyanddiscussthemeandpointofviewinoral,print
andothermediatexts.

Discusshowtechniques,suchasirony,symbolism,
perspectiveandproportion,communicatemeaningand
enhanceeffectinoral,printandothermediatexts.

Discusscharacterdevelopmentintermsofconsistencyof
behaviourandplausibilityofchange.

Describehowtheme,dominantimpressionandmoodare
developedandsustainedthroughchoicesinlanguageuse
andtheinterrelationshipofplot,settingandcharacter.

Identifyfeaturesthatdefineparticularoral,printandother

mediatextsdiscussdifferencesinstyleandtheireffectson
contentandaudienceimpression.

Comparethedevelopmentofcharacter,plotandthemein
twooral,printorothermediatexts.

Evaluatetheeffectivenessoforal,printandothermedia
texts,consideringthebelievabilityofplotandsetting,the
credibilityofcharacters,andthedevelopmentand

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resolutionofconflict.
Comparethemaincharacterinonetexttothemain
characterinanothertextfromadifferentera,genreor
medium.

Identifywaysthatachangeinnarratormightaffectthe
overallmeaningoforal,printandothermediatexts.

Generalizefromownexperiencetocreateoral,printand
othermediatextsonatheme.

Createoral,printandothermediatextsoncommonliterary
themes.

Createoral,printandothermediatextsthatinterrelateplot,
settingandcharacter,andrevealthesignificanceofthe
action.

Createoral,printandothermediatextsthatincludemain
andminorcharacters,andshowhowthemaincharacter
developsandchangesasaresultoftheactionandevents.

Selectinformationsourcesthatwillprovideeffective
support,convincingargumentoruniqueperspectives.

Obtaininformationreflectingmultipleperspectivesfroma
varietyofsources,suchasexpositoryessays,graphs,
diagrams,onlinecatalogues,periodicalindices,film
libraries,electronicdatabasesandtheInternet,with
conductingresearch.

Organizeideasandinformationbydevelopingandselecting
appropriatecategoriesandorganizationalstructures.

Balanceallsectionsoforal,printandothermediatextsand
ensuresentences,paragraphsandkeyideasarelinked
throughout.

Developcoherencebyrelatingallkeyideastotheoverall
purposeoftheoral,printorothermediatext.

Selectandrecordideasandinformationthatwillsupportan
opinionorpointofview,appealtotheaudience,andsuit
thetoneandlengthofthechosenformoftheoral,printor
othermediatext.

Choosespecificvocabulary,anduseconventions
accuratelyandeffectivelytoenhancecredibility.

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Communicateideasandinformationinavarietyoforal,
printandothermediatexts,suchasmediascripts,
multimediapresentations,paneldiscussionsandarticles.

Integrateappropriatevisual,printand/orothermediato

reinforceoverallimpressionorpointofviewandengagethe
audience.

Revisetoenhanceeffectivetransitionsbetweenideasand
maintainaconsistentorganizationalpattern.

Revisetocombinenarration,descriptionandexposition
effectively.

Developpersonalhandwritingstylesappropriatefora
varietyofpurposes.

Identifyandexperimentwithsomeprinciplesofdesignthat
enhancethepresentationoftexts.

Experimentwiththelanguageandcomponentsofparticular
formstocommunicatethemesorrepresentthe
perspectivesofavarietyofpeopleandcharacters.

Identifyanduseparallelstructureinownwriting.

Identifyandusecoordination,subordinationandapposition
toenhancecommunication.

Useavarietyofstrategiestomakeeffectivetransitions
betweensentencesandparagraphsinownwriting.

Demonstratethedeliberate,conscientiousandindependent
applicationofavarietyofeditingandproofreading
strategiestoconfirmspellingsinownwriting.

Identifyandusevariantspellingsforparticulareffects,
dependingonaudience,purpose,contentandcontext.

Usequotationmarkstodistinguishwordsbeingdiscussed
inownwriting.

Usedashestoshowsentencebreaksorinterrupted
speech,whereappropriateinownwriting.

Knowthatrulesforpunctuationcanvary,andadjust
punctuationuseforeffectinownwriting.