Standards

• Reading
  
  
  • Recognize, pronounce, and know the meaning of words in text by using phonics, language structure, contextual clues, and visual cues.
  • Locate information and clarify meaning by skimming, scanning, close reading, and other reading strategies.
  • Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of printed materials.
  • Demonstrate inferential comprehension of a variety of printed materials.Demonstrate evaluative comprehension of a variety of printed materials.
  • Draw connections and explain the relationships between reading selections and other texts, experiences, issues, and events.
    
    
• Literature
  
  
  • Read selections from a variety of cultures and time periods and recognize distinguishing characteristics of various literary forms.
  • Analyze the author's ideas, techniques, and methods and make supported interpretations of the selection.
  • Analyze how literary works are influenced by history, society, culture, and the author's life experiences.
    
    
• Writing
  
  
  • Communicate knowledge of the topic, including relevant examples, facts, anecdotes, and details.
  • Structure information in a clear sequence, making connections, transitions among ideas, paragraphs, and sentences.
  • Use varied sentence structures and lengths to enhance flow, rhythm, and meaning in writing.
  • Use correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, paragraph structure, sentence construction, and other writing conventions.
  • Use a variety of modes and written forms to express ideas.
    
    
• Communication
  
  
  • Demonstrate effective communication skills to give and receive information in school, community, and workplace.
  • Structure information in clear sequence, making connections and transitions among ideas, sentences, and paragraphs.
  • Select words that are correct, functional, and appropriate to audience and purpose.
  • Use eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, oral fluency, vocal energy and gestures to communicate ideas effectively when speaking.
    

English on the Web: Reading, Writing, and Speaking to the Standards directly addresses those standards related to Oregon's Certificate of Initial Mastery.

• Reading
  
  
  • Determine meaning of words using contextual and structural clues and other reading strategies.
  • Locate information and clarify meaning by using tables of contents, glossaries, indexes, headings, graphs, charts, diagrams, tables, and other reference sources.
  • Identify sequence of events, main ideas, facts, supporting details, and other opinions of literary, informative, and practical selections.
  • Analyze relationships, images, patterns, or symbols to draw conclusions about their meanings in printed material.
  • Analyze and evaluate whether an argument, action, or policy is validated by evidence in the selection.
  • Extend and deepen comprehension by relating text to other texts, experiences, issues, and events.
    
    
• Literature
  
  
  • Read and respond to literary works from a variety of literary forms, including novels, short stories, poetry, drama, essays, and nonfiction from a variety of cultures and historical periods, recognizing distinguishing characteristics of literary genres.
  • Examine and analyze how character, plot, setting and theme contribute to the meaning and impact of a literary work.
  • Examine the uses and effects of literary devices such as figurative language, allusion, dialect, dialogue, and symbolism.
  • Analyze how stylistic decisions (e.g., structure, point of view, word choice, exaggeration) contribute to the impact of a literary selection.
  • Interpret and explain a literary work, using examples, details, and quotations from the text.
    
    
• Writing
  
  
  • Convey clear focused main ideas supported by accurate and relevant details in ways appropriate to topic, audience, and purpose.
  • Structure writing in a clear sequence by developing a beginning, middle, and end and by making transitions among ideas, paragraphs, and sentences.
  • Use and vary sentence structures and lengths to enhance flow, rhythm, meaning, and clarity.
  • Use correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing, and citations.
  • Write in a variety of modes (e.g., narrative, imaginative, expository, persuasive) and forms (e.g., essays, stories, letters or business communications, research papers, technical reports) appropriate to audience and purpose.
    
    
• Communication
  
  
  • Convey clear, focused main ideas with accurate, relevant supporting details, including documentation of sources, appropriate to audience and purpose.
  • Demonstrate organization by developing a beginning, middle, and end and by providing clear sequencing of ideas and transitions.
  • Use a variety of descriptive and accurate words appropriate to audience and purpose.
  • Demonstrate fluent delivery with varied inflections, effective eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, and gestures appropriate to audience and purpose.

Please follow the links below and visit The Oregon Public Education Network Clearinghouse and the Oregon Department of Education to learn more about these standards.

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