English Language

Unit 1

• Write opinion pieces supported with relevant facts and reasons, and a strong conclusion
• Write informative or explanatory pieces supported with relevant facts and reasons, and a strong conclusion
• Write narrations that include details, put events in order, and provide a conclusion
• Strengthen writing by getting feedback, revising, editing, and rewriting
• Add dialogue and descriptions to develop characters and events
• Use tools, including digital tools, to produce and publish writing
• Gather information from various sources to answer a question

Unit 2

• Create written and visual works to summarize and share information
• Conduct short research topics on a topic through investigation
• Regularly produce clear writing for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences
• Identify parts of speech and their functions in specific sentences
• Recognize and use conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections
• Form, recognize, and use various verb tenses and appropriate shifts in verb tense
• Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, style, and interest

Unit 3

• Use conventions of English correctly when writing (capitalization, punctuation, and spelling)
• Correctly use the English language when speaking, reading, or writing
• Know the difference between formal and informal English and when to use each
• Express ideas and feelings clearly
• Speak clearly and audibly in sensible sentences
• Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details
• Give and follow directions

Unit 4

• Participate in conversations with diverse partners and groups
• Follow agreed-upon rules and preparation procedures for discussions
• Listen and respond to others with focus and care
• Summarize points made by a speaker
• Present a spoken report with supporting facts and details
• Add visual components to a speech to clarify ideas, feelings, and thoughts