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English Language Development — Grade 7

Goal 4. Writing — Intermediate Low

Goal 4. Writing

The learner will communicate in appropriate written English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

Level: Intermediate Low

Students will begin to use limited vocabulary to participate in discussions on familiar topics spoken at normal speed with periods of momentary silence. In addition, they may use forms of non-verbal communication to demonstrate comprehension. Learning objectives focus on identifying key details from oral presentations, differentiating between minimal pairs, developing an awareness of language conventions, participating in guided discussions, retelling, participating in short oral presentations on academic topics, identifying figurative and idiomatic language in text, increasing reading fluency, producing simple paragraphs, and writing simple responses to content area texts.

Objective IL 4.01
Begin to take simple notes from dictation.
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Objective IL 4.02
Demonstrate control of basic sentence construction and use of standard conventions with assistance such as spelling rules and subject verb agreement.
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Objective IL 4.03
Write in present, past, and future tenses with some errors.
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Objective IL 4.04
Produce simple paragraphs on familiar topics using common language structures, which may contain some errors, with assistance (e.g., such as personal letters, brief journal entries, and short reports).
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Objective IL 4.05
Produce simple written responses to content area texts with assistance.
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