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Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.2.8.Ex

Grade: 2
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: B. Interpretive
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Analyzing language choices

Standard:
Distinguish how two different words with similar meaning (e.g., describing a character as happy versus ecstatic) produce shades of meaning and different effects on the audience.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.2.2.Br

Grade: 2
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: A. Structuring Cohesive Texts
Proficiency Level: Bridging
Content Strand: Understanding cohesion

Standard:
Apply understanding of how ideas, events, or reasons are linked throughout a text using a variety of connecting words or phrases (e.g., for example, after that, suddenly) to comprehending and writing texts independently.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.2.2.Em

Grade: 2
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 more everyday connecting words or phrases (e.g., today, then) to comprehending and composing texts in shared language activities guided by the teacher, with peers, and sometimes independently.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.2.2.Ex

Grade: 2
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: A. Structuring Cohesive Texts
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Understanding cohesion

Standard:
Understanding cohesion Apply understanding of how ideas, events, or reasons are linked throughout a text using a growing number of connecting words or phrases (e.g., after a long time, first/ next) to comprehending texts and writing texts with increasing independence.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.2.5.Br

Grade: 2
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: B. Expanding and Enriching Ideas
Proficiency Level: Bridging
Content Strand: Modifying to add details

Standard:
Expand sentences with a variety of adverbials (e.g., adverbs, adverb phrases, prepositional phrases) to provide details (e.g., time, manner, place, cause) independently.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.2.5.Em

Grade: 2
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: B. Expanding and Enriching Ideas
Proficiency Level: Emerging
Content Strand: Modifying to add details

Standard:
Expand sentences with frequently used adverbials (e.g., prepositional phrases, such as at school, with my friend) to provide details e.g., time, manner, place, cause) about a familiar activity or process in shared language activities guided by the teacher and sometimes independently.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PII.2.5.Ex

Grade: 2
Critical Principle: Part II: Learning About How English Works
Cluster: B. Expanding and Enriching Ideas
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Modifying to add details

Standard:
Expand sentences with a growing number of adverbials (e.g., adverbs, prepositional phrases) to provide details (e.g., time, manner, place, cause) about a familiar or new activity or process with increasing independence.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.3.8.Br

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

Standard:
Distinguish how multiple different words with similar meanings (e.g., pleased versus happy versus ecstatic, heard versus knew versus believed) produce shades of meaning and different effects on the audience.

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.PI.3.8.Ex

Grade: 3
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 a character as happy versus ecstatic) produce shades of meaning and different effects on the audience.

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