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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.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.PI.9–10.11a.Br

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

Standard:
Justify opinions or persuade others by making connections and distinctions between ideas and texts and articulating sufficient, detailed, and relevant textual evidence or background knowledge, using appropriate register.

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.9–10.11a.Ex

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

Standard:
Justify opinions and positions or persuade others by making connections between ideas and articulating relevant textual evidence or background knowledge.

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

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

Standard:
Express attitude and opinions or temper statements with nuanced modal expressions (e.g., possibly/ potentially/ certainly/absolutely, should/might).

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).

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

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

Standard:
Express attitude and opinions or temper statements with a variety of familiar modal expressions (e.g., possibly/likely, could/would).

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.9–10.12a.Br

Grade Range: 9–10
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Bridging
Content Strand: Selecting language resources

Standard:
Use a variety of grade-appropriate general (e.g., anticipate, transaction) and domain-specific (e.g., characterization, photosynthesis, society, quadratic functions) academic words and phrases, including persuasive language, accurately and appropriately when producing complex written and spoken texts.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.9–10.12a.Em

Grade Range: 9–10
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Selecting language resources

Standard:
Use familiar general academic (e.g., temperature, document) and domain-specific (e.g., characterization, photosynthesis, society, quadratic functions) words to create clear spoken and written texts.

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