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English Language Development — Grade 8

Goal 4. Writing — Intermediate High

Goal 4. Writing

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

Level: Intermediate High

Students will begin to use expanded vocabulary to participate effectively in social and academic conversations and presentations with occasional difficulty. They may continue to use forms of non-verbal communication to demonstrate comprehension, but will rely more upon verbal skills. Learning objectives focus on identifying main idea and details, differentiating between minimal pairs, recognizing differences in regional pronunciation, developing familiarity with language conventions, using verb tenses accurately, initiating and sustaining conversations, paraphrasing with details, comprehending grade-level text with assistance, recognizing some literary techniques, analyzing text, beginning to learn cursive writing, expressing opinions, and constructing more advanced paragraphs.

Objective IH 4.01
Introduce cursive writing.
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Objective IH 4.02
Take notes in some detail on familiar topics.
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Objective IH 4.03
Demonstrate control of more complex sentence construction, including learned vocabulary, simple idioms and figurative language, as well as the frequent use of standard conventions with assistance
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Objective IH 4.04
Exhibit the use of helping verbs in past, present, and future tenses.
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Objective IH 4.05
Construct more advanced paragraphs demonstrating main idea and supporting details with assistance.
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Objective IH 4.06
Respond to academic content possibly using graphic organizers, reference materials, and native language support materials with assistance.
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Objective IH 4.07
Express opinions and reactions to a variety of media on familiar topics in simple form with assistance.
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