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Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.2.3b.Ex

Grade: 2
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: B. Expanding and Enriching Ideas
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Using verbs and verb phrases

Standard:
Use a growing number of verb tenses appropriate to the text type and disciplines to convey time (e.g., simple past tense for retelling, simple present for a science description) with increasing independence.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.2.7.Ex

Grade: 2
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: C. Connecting and Condensing Ideas
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Condensing ideas

Standard:
Condense clauses in simple ways (e.g., changing: It’s green. It’s red. → It’s green and red) to create precise and detailed sentences in shared language activities guided by the teacher and sometimes independently.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.3.9.Ex

Grade: 3
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Presenting

Standard:
Plan and deliver brief oral presentations on a variety of topics and content areas (e.g., retelling a story, explaining a science process, and the like).

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.3.3.Ex

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

Standard:
Use a growing number of verb types (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/ (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/feeling) and verb tenses appropriate to the text type and discipline to convey time (e.g., simple past for retelling, simple present for a science description).

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.3.7.Ex

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

Standard:
Condense clauses in a growing number of ways (e.g., through embedded clauses as in, It’s a plant. It’s found in the rain forest. → It’s a green and red plant that’s found in the tropical rain forest) to create precise and detailed sentences.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.4.9.Ex

Grade: 4
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Presenting

Standard:
Plan and deliver longer oral presentations on a variety of topics and content areas (e.g., retelling a story, explaining a science process, reporting on a current event, recounting a memorable experience, and so on), with moderate support.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.4.3.Ex

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

Standard:
Use various verbs/verb types (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/feeling) and tenses appropriate to the task, text type, and discipline (e.g., simple past for retelling, timeless present for science explanation) for an increasing variety of familiar and new topics.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.4.7.Ex

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

Standard:
Condense clauses in an increasing variety of ways (e.g., through a growing number of embedded clauses and other condensing, as in, The dog ate quickly. The dog choked. → The dog ate so quickly that it choked) to create precise and detailed sentences.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.5.9.Ex

Grade: 5
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Presenting

Standard:
Plan and deliver longer oral presentations on a variety of topics and content areas (e.g., providing an opinion speech on a current event, reciting a poem, recounting an experience, explaining a science process), with moderate support.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.5.3.Ex

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

Standard:
Use various verb types (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/feeling) and tenses appropriate to the task, text type, and discipline (e.g., simple past for recounting an experience, timeless present for a science description) on an increasing variety of topics.

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