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Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.5.8.Ex

Grade: 5
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: B. Interpretive
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Analyzing language choices

Standard:
Distinguish how different words with similar meanings (e.g., describing an event as sad versus tragic) and figurative language (e.g., she ran like a cheetah) produce shades of meaning and different effects on the audience.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.5.4.Ex

Grade: 5
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: B. Expanding and Enriching Ideas
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Using nouns and noun phrases

Standard:
Expand noun phrases in a variety of ways (e.g., adding comparative/superlative adjectives to noun phrases or simple clause embedding) in order to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, things, and the like.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.6.8.Ex

Grade: 6
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: B. Interpretive
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Analyzing language choices

Standard:
Explain how phrasing, different words with similar meaning (e.g., describing a character as stingy versus economical), or figurative language (e.g., The room was like a dank cave, littered with food wrappers, soda cans, and piles of laundry) produce shades of meaning and different effects on the audience.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.6.4.Ex

Grade: 6
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: B. Expanding and Enriching Ideas
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Using nouns and noun phrases

Standard:
Expand noun phrases in a variety of ways (e.g., adding comparative/superlative adjectives to noun phrases or simple clause embedding) in order to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, things, and the like.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.7.8.Ex

Grade: 7
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: B. Interpretive
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Analyzing language choices

Standard:
Explain how phrasing, different words with similar meaning (e.g., describing a character as diplomatic versus respectful) or figurative language (e.g., The wind blew through the valley like a furnace) produce shades of meaning and different effects on the audience.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.7.4.Ex

Grade: 7
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: B. Expanding and Enriching Ideas
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Using nouns and noun phrases

Standard:
Expand noun phrases in a growing number of ways (e.g., adding adjectives to nouns or simple clause embedding) in order to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, and things.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.8.8.Ex

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

Standard:
Explain how phrasing or different words with similar meanings (e.g., describing a character as stubborn versus persistent) or figurative language (e.g., Let me throw some light onto the topic) produce shades of meaning and different effects on the audience.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.8.4.Ex

Grade: 8
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: B. Expanding and Enriching Ideas
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Using nouns and noun phrases

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

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.9–10.8.Ex

Grade Range: 9–10
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: B. Interpretive
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Analyzing language choices

Standard:
Explain how a writer’s or speaker’s choice of phrasing or specific words (e.g., using figurative language or words with multiple meanings to describe an event or character) produces nuances and different effects on the audience.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.9–10.4.Ex

Grade Range: 9–10
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: B. Expanding and Enriching Ideas
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Using nouns and noun phrases

Standard:
Expand noun phrases in a growing number of ways (e.g., adding adjectives to nouns; simple clause embedding) to create detailed sentences that accurately describe, explain, and summarize information and ideas on a variety of personal and academic topics.

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