Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Demonstrate
command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing
or speaking.
1. Explain the function of
verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in
particular sentences.
2. Form and
use verbs in the active and passive voice.
3. Form and use verbs in the indicative,
imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.
4. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts
in verb voice and mood.
B. Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
1. Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to
indicate a pause or break.
2. Use
an ellipsis to indicate an omission.
3. Spell correctly.
C. Use knowledge of language and its
conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
1. Use verbs in the active and passive voice
and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects
(e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or
describing a state contrary to fact).
D. Determine or clarify the meaning of
unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 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., precede,
recede, secede).
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., verbal
irony, puns) in context.
2. Use the
relationship between particular words to better understand each of the
words.
3. Distinguish among the
connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions)
(e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).
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.
