Evidence of Student Vocabulary Knowledge Skills Common Core Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Attainment Essential Elements Students, in writing and/or conventions Students know: Students understand EEL.8.3. Use Level IV Students will: speaking: that/are able to: knowledge of language EEL.8.3.a. N/A. verbs in the active verbs are used in the and its conventions and passive voice use verbs in the active and active or passive use verbs in the when writing, Level III Students will: passive voice voice active and passive speaking, reading, or EEL.8.3.a. Use to-be verbs (am, accurately are, is, was, were, be, become, became) verbs in the voice listening. when writing and communicating. use verbs in the conditional and verbs are used in the Ex. Shift from to when talking an upcoming event. “I am” “we are” conditional and subjunctive mood conditional and use verbs in the Use to-be verbs (am, Ex. Write in journal about own feelings and those of friends or I am he is he was. subjunctive mood to subjunctive mood to conditional and are, is, was, were, be, achieve particular effects achieve particular subjunctive mood become, became) Level II Students will: effects accurately when EEL.8.3.a. Uses and accurately when writing and communicating. I am I was use verbs to achieve writing and Ex. Reports on emotions saying, am “I happy.” vocabulary: active particular effects communicating. Ex. Write was when writing about a movie they watched. “I scared” voice, passive voice, (e.g. emphasizing the conditional mood, actor or the action, Level I Students will: subjunctive mood expressing EEL.8.3.a. Demonstrates understanding of common verbs. uncertainty, Ex. Respond when asked a question using a common verb (e.g., you want to “Do describing a state go? Are you ready?”). contrary to fact) Ex. Point to a picture that depicts a common verb (e.g., me run.”). “Show Students understand that carefully choosing precise language can achieve particular effects and communicate complex ideas, actions, moods, and states.
Evidence of Student Attainment Vocabulary Knowledge Skills Common Core Essential Elements Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Students, in writing and/or speaking: use verbs in the active and passive voice use verbs in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects conventions verbs in the active and passive voice verbs in the conditional and subjunctive mood Students know: verbs are used in the active or passive voice verbs are used in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects vocabulary: active voice, passive voice, conditional mood, subjunctive mood Students understand that/are able to: use verbs in the active and passive voice use verbs in the conditional and subjunctive mood use verbs to achieve particular effects (e.g. emphasizing the actor or the action, expressing uncertainty, describing a state contrary to fact) Students understand that carefully choosing precise language can achieve particular effects and communicate complex ideas, actions, moods, and states. EEL.8.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. Use to-be verbs (am, are, is, was, were, be, become, became) accurately when writing and communicating. Level IV Students will: EEL.8.3.a. N/A. Level III Students will: EEL.8.3.a. Use to-be verbs (am, are, is, was, were, be, become, became) accurately when writing and communicating. Ex. Shift from “I am” to “we are” when talking an upcoming event. Ex. Write in journal about own feelings I am and those of friends he is or he was. Level II Students will: EEL.8.3.a. Uses I am and I was accurately when writing and communicating. Ex. Reports on emotions saying, “I am happy.” Ex. Write “I was scared” when writing about a movie they watched. Level I Students will: EEL.8.3.a. Demonstrates understanding of common verbs. Ex. Respond when asked a question using a common verb (e.g., “Do you want to go? Are you ready?”). Ex. Point to a picture that depicts a common verb (e.g., “Show me run.”).
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