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English Language Development — Grade 8

Goal 4. Writing — Novice High

Goal 4. Writing

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

Level: Novice High

Students will begin to use simple words and phrases, while continuing to use forms of non-verbal communication to express ideas and demonstrate comprehension. They may use pictures, actions, and limited verbal responses to show their understanding. Learning objectives focus on understanding English phonemes, demonstrating basic understanding of previewed vocabulary, speaking with simple words and phrases, asking simple questions, developing an understanding of letter patterns and word families, increasing comprehension of simple text, reading familiar and sequential text, spelling high frequency words, writing simple sentences, writing a personal narrative, using present and past tenses, incorporating irregular past tense verbs in writing, and using a bilingual dictionary.

Objective NH 4.01

Write and use high frequency words with correct spelling appropriate in difficulty for proficiency level.

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Objective NH 4.02

Write simple, short sentences on familiar topics with some mistakes in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

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Objective NH 4.03

Write a simple personal narrative with assistance.

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Objective NH 4.04

Organize and write sentences in sequential order with assistance.

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Objective NH 4.05

Begin to use present, present progressive, and simple past in simple sentences (e.g., verb + ing, verb + ed).

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Objective NH 4.06

Begin to use some irregular past tense verbs (e.g., was, had, ran).

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Objective NH 4.07

Use bilingual dictionary to aid writing.

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