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Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.7.7.Em

Grade: 7
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: C. Connecting and Condensing Ideas
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Condensing ideas

Standard:
Condense ideas in simple ways (e.g., by compounding verbs, adding prepositional phrases, or through simple embedded clauses or other ways of condensing as in, This is a story about a girl. The girl changed the world → This is a story about a girl who changed the world) to create precise and detailed sentences.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.8.11a.Em

Grade: 8
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Justifying/arguing

Standard:
Justify opinions by providing some textual evidence or relevant background knowledge, with substantial support.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.8.11b.Em

Grade: 8
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Justifying/arguing

Standard:
Express attitude and opinions or temper statements with familiar modal expressions (e.g., can, may).

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.8.2.Em

Grade: 8
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: A. Collaborative
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Interacting via written English

Standard:
Engage in short written exchanges with peers and collaborate on simple written texts on familiar topics, using technology when appropriate.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.8.8.Em

Grade: 8
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: B. Interpretive
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Analyzing language choices

Standard:
Explain how phrasing or different common words with similar meanings (e.g., choosing to use the word persistent versus the term hard worker) produce different effects on the audience.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.8.2a.Em

Grade: 8
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: A. Structuring Cohesive Texts
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Understanding cohesion

Standard:
Apply knowledge of familiar language resources for referring to make texts more cohesive (e.g., how pronouns refer back to nouns in text) to comprehending and writing brief texts.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.8.2b.Em

Grade: 8
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: A. Structuring Cohesive Texts
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Understanding cohesion

Standard:
Apply basic understanding of how ideas, events, or reasons are linked throughout a text using everyday connecting words or phrases (e.g., at the end, next) to comprehending and writing brief texts.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.8.7.Em

Grade: 8
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: C. Connecting and Condensing Ideas
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Condensing ideas

Standard:
Condense ideas in simple ways (e.g., by compounding verbs, adding prepositional phrases, or through simple embedded clauses or other ways of condensing as in, This is a story about a girl. The girl changed the world. → This is a story about a girl who changed the world) to create precise and detailed sentences.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.9–10.11a.Em

Grade Range: 9–10
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Justifying/arguing

Standard:
Justify opinions by articulating some relevant textual evidence or background knowledge, with visual support.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.9–10.11b.Em

Grade Range: 9–10
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Justifying/arguing

Standard:
Express attitude and opinions or temper statements with familiar modal expressions (e.g., can, may).

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