Hyperbole and Irony

Infer Meaning of Idiomatic Expressions

Identify Real or Make-Believe Images

Describe Forms and Convention of Film

Analyze Pictures

Find Meaning in Visual Media

Noting Details

Identify Tenses of Verbs

Making Connections

Gather Relevant Information from Various Sources

Determine the Tone. Mood, and Purpose of the Author

Identify the Purpose and the Structural and Language Features and Various Types of Informational/Factual Text

Respond to Authentic Texts/Distinguish Text Types According to Purpose

Recognize Bias and Propaganda Devices

Distinguish Print Media from Viewing Materials

Distinguish Broadcast Media from Printed Sources of Information

Distinguish Online Sources from Viewing Materials

Present a Coherent and Comprehensive Report on Differing Viewpoints on an Issue

Provide Evidence to Support Opinions

Make a Stand Based on Informed Opinion

Use a Particular Kind of Sentence for a Specific Purpose and Audience - Responding to Question

Use a Particular Kind of Sentence for a Specific Purpose and Audience - Expressing Opinions

Use a Particular Kind of Sentence for a Specific Purpose and Audience - Asserting

Infer Meaning of Borrowed Words such as Rendezvous, Boondocks, Ninja, etc.

Identify the Purpose and Parts of an Editorial

Compose Clear and Coherent Sentences Using Grammatical Structures: Simple Tenses of the Verb

Compose Clear and Coherent Sentences Using the Perfect Tenses of Verbs

Compose Clear and Coherent Sentences Using Past, Present, Future Progressive Tenses of the Verb

Compose Clear and Coherent Sentences Using Conjunctions

Compose Clear and Coherent Sentences Using Adverbs of Manner, Time, and Place

Compose Clear and Coherent Sentences Using Appropriate Grammatical Structures: Adverb of Frequency, Degree, Affirmation, or Negation

Compose a Persuasive Essay on Self-Selected Topic

Review, Highlights, Awards, and Recognitions