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Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.3.8.Em

Grade: 3
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: B. Interpretive
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Analyzing language choices

Standard:
Distinguish how different words produce different effects on the audience (e.g., describing a character as happy versus sad).

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.3.4.Em

Grade: 3
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: B. Expanding and Enriching Ideas
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Using nouns and noun phrases

Standard:
Expand noun phrases in simple ways (e.g., adding an adjective to a noun) in order to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, things, and the like.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.3.6.Em

Grade: 3
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: C. Connecting and Condensing Ideas
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Connecting ideas

Standard:
Combine clauses in a few basic ways to make connections between and join ideas (e.g., creating compound sentences using and, but, so).

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.12a.Em

Grade: 4
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Selecting language resources

Standard:
Use a select number of general academic and domain-specific words to create precision while speaking and writing.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.4.12b.Em

Grade: 4
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Selecting language resources

Standard:
Select a few frequently used affixes for accuracy and precision (e.g., She walks, I’m unhappy).

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.4.4.Em

Grade: 4
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: A. Collaborative
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Adapting language choices

Standard:
Adjust language choices according to social setting (e.g., playground, classroom) and audience (e.g., peers, teacher), with substantial support.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.4.8.Em

Grade: 4
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: B. Interpretive
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Analyzing language choices

Standard:
Distinguish how different words with similar meanings produce different effects on the audience (e.g., describing a character's actions as whined versus said).

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.4.4.Em

Grade: 4
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: B. Expanding and Enriching Ideas
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Using nouns and noun phrases

Standard:
Expand noun phrases in simple ways (e.g., adding an adjective) in order to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, things, and so on.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.4.6.Em

Grade: 4
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: C. Connecting and Condensing Ideas
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Connecting ideas

Standard:
Combine clauses in a few basic ways to make connections between and join ideas in sentences (e.g., creating compound sentences using coordinate conjunctions, such as and, but, so).

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.5.12a.Em

Grade: 5
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Selecting language resources

Standard:
Use a select number of general academic and domain-specific words to create precision while speaking and writing.

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