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Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.5.8.Br

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

Standard:
Distinguish how different words with related meanings (e.g., fun versus thrilling, possibly versus certainly) and figurative language (e.g., the stream slithered through the parched land) produce shades of meaning and different effects on the audience.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.5.8.Em

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

Standard:
Distinguish how different words with similar meanings produce different effects on the audience (e.g., describing a character as angry versus furious).

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.PI.6.11a.Br

Grade: 6
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 providing detailed and relevant textual evidence (e.g., quoting from the text directly or referring to specific textual evidence) or relevant background knowledge, with light support.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.6.11a.Em

Grade: 6
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 (e.g., quoting from the text) or relevant background knowledge, with substantial support.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.6.11a.Ex

Grade: 6
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Expanding
Content Strand: Justifying/arguing

Standard:
Justify opinions or persuade others by providing relevant textual evidence (e.g., quoting from the text or referring to what the text says) or relevant background knowledge, with moderate support.

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.6.11b.Br

Grade: 6
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., probably/certainly/definitely, should/would, might) and phrasing (e.g., In my opinion. . . ).

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.6.11b.Em

Grade: 6
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 some basic modal expressions (e.g., can, has to).

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.6.11b.Ex

Grade: 6
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., maybe/probably, can/could, must).

Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.6.12a.Br

Grade: 6
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Bridging
Content Strand: Selecting language resources

Standard:
Use an expanded set of general academic words (e.g., affect, evidence, demonstrate, reluctantly), domain-specific words (e.g., scene, setting, plot, point of view, fraction, cell membrane, democracy), synonyms, antonyms, and figurative language to create precision and shades of meaning while speaking and writing.

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