Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Demonstrate
command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing
or speaking.
1. Explain the function of
phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific
sentences.
2. Choose among simple,
compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing
relationships among ideas.
3. Place
phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and
dangling modifiers.
B.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
1.
Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., "It was a fascinating,
enjoyable movie", but not "He wore an old[,] green shirt".).
2. Spell correctly.
C. Use knowledge of language and its
conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
1. Choose language that expresses ideas
precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and
redundancy.
D. Determine
or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based
on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
1. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of
a sentence or paragraph; a words position or function in a sentence) as a clue
to the meaning of a word or phrase.
2. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or
Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent,
bellicose, rebel).
3. Consult
general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries,
thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or
determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
4. Verify the preliminary determination of
the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in
context or in a dictionary).
E. Demonstrate understanding of figurative
language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
1. Interpret figures of speech (e.g.,
literary, biblical, and mythological allusions) in context.
2. Use the relationship between particular
words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the
words.
3. Distinguish among the
connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions)
(e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
F. Acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases;
gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to
comprehension or expression.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:6, R.S. 17: 24.4, and
R.S.
17:154.
