Evidence of Student Vocabulary Knowledge & ELD Performance Common Core Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Attainment Skills Outcomes (WIDA) Essential Elements Students, when writing, demonstrate Students know or EEL.8.2. Demonstrate Entering/Beginning Level IV Students will: apply standard command are able to: (Reading/Listening) understanding of EEL.8.2.a. Use end punctuation and capitalization when writing text with multiple capitalization, With guidance and conventions of sentences. conventions of punctuation (e.g. punctuation, and spelling support, students can standard English when Ex. When writing a journal entry, starts each sentence with a capital and ends each standard English comma, ellipsis, including: match appropriate writing. sentence appropriately with a period. dash) can be used to punctuation and Ex. Writes a short story and uses correct ending punctuation and capitalization capitalization using punctuation to indicate a pause or Use end punctuation capitalization with throughout. indicate a pause or break break and capitalization sentence strips. EEL.8.2.b. N/A punctuation when writing a (Writing/Speaking) With EEL.8.2.c. Spell two-syllable words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of spelling words correctly an ellipsis is used to sentence or question. guidance and support, relationships and/or common spelling patterns. spelling indicate an omission students can use proper Ex. Write a short story, use correct spelling for most words, and use complete N/A punctuation and phonetic spellings for words with two or more syllables. comma techniques for capitalization in their correct spelling Spell words own writing Level III Students will: ellipsis phonetically, drawing EEL.8.2.a. Use end punctuation and capitalization when writing a sentence or vocabulary: on knowledge of Developing/Expanding question. dash (Reading/Listening) punctuation, relationships Ex. Writes as single sentence about an observation during science class and uses a Students can comma, ellipsis, and/or common capital letter to start and a period correctly at the end of the sentence. demonstrate proper use spell correctly dash, omission spelling patterns. Ex. Writes a note to a friend including the question, will you “John, go?” commas, ellipsis, of Capitalizing the name, first word, and using a question mark correctly. friend’s
Evidence of Student Attainment Vocabulary Knowledge & Skills ELD Performance Outcomes (WIDA) Common Core Essential Elements Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Students, when writing, apply standard capitalization, punctuation, and spelling including: using punctuation to indicate a pause or break spelling words correctly demonstrate command conventions of standard English capitalization punctuation spelling comma ellipsis dash spell correctly Students know or are able to: punctuation (e.g. comma, ellipsis, dash) can be used to indicate a pause or break an ellipsis is used to indicate an omission techniques for correct spelling vocabulary: punctuation, comma, ellipsis, dash, omission Entering/Beginning (Reading/Listening) With guidance and support, students can match appropriate punctuation and capitalization with sentence strips. (Writing/Speaking) With guidance and support, students can use proper punctuation and capitalization in their own writing Developing/Expanding (Reading/Listening) Students can demonstrate proper use of commas, ellipsis, EEL.8.2. Demonstrate understanding of conventions of standard English when writing. Use end punctuation and capitalization when writing a sentence or question. N/A Spell words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of relationships and/or common spelling patterns. Level IV Students will: EEL.8.2.a. Use end punctuation and capitalization when writing text with multiple sentences. Ex. When writing a journal entry, starts each sentence with a capital and ends each sentence appropriately with a period. Ex. Writes a short story and uses correct ending punctuation and capitalization throughout. EEL.8.2.b. N/A EEL.8.2.c. Spell two-syllable words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of relationships and/or common spelling patterns. Ex. Write a short story, use correct spelling for most words, and use complete phonetic spellings for words with two or more syllables. Level III Students will: EEL.8.2.a. Use end punctuation and capitalization when writing a sentence or question. Ex. Writes as single sentence about an observation during science class and uses a capital letter to start and a period correctly at the end of the sentence. Ex. Writes a note to a friend including the question, “John, will you go?” Capitalizing the friend’s name, first word, and using a question mark correctly.