Grades 6, 7, 8

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

Oral Language

Identify familiar objects or places from oral statements

Point to objects, people, or places based on short oral descriptions

Match instructional language, given orally, with visual representation (e.g., "Show me your schedule.")

Identify functions of content-related topics based on short oral statements reinforced visually (e.g., organisms in ecosystems)

Signal agreement or disagreement of short oral statements or questions

Identify points of view (e.g., first or third person) from short statements

Sequence labeled visuals per oral directions

Identify settings or time frames in narrative or informational scenarios read aloud

Classify content-related visuals per oral descriptions (e.g., environmental v. genetic factors)

Match oral sentences of cause and effect to illustrations (e.g., weather or climate conditions)

Identify claims from a series of oral statements

Identify evidence to support claims from charts and tables

Match main ideas of familiar text read aloud to visuals

State the next event in a series based on clues from narrative or informational oral texts

Match main ideas of familiar text read aloud with visuals

Show differences between or among content-related phenomena described orally (e.g., descriptive statistics)

Illustrate claims or reasons from oral narratives

Identify opposing perspectives from oral text (e.g., sides in wars, regimes, or revolutions)

Identify main ideas and details in oral discourse

Evaluate oral presentations of peers based on criteria for success

Identify relationships between people, ideas, or events in oral discourse

Match complex oral descriptions to images, graphs, or formulas

Match evidence to claims in oral discourse

Formulate opinions based on evidence presented within oral discourse

Categorize details of content-related main ideas seen and heard in videos or other technologies

Sequence a series of illustrated events from oral passages (e.g., historical recaps)

Carry out a series of oral directions to construct mathematical or scientific models

Connect details to main ideas based on extended oral discourse

Establish connections among claims, arguments, and supporting evidence within oral discourse

Compare opposing points-of-view presented within oral discourse

Identify key ideas expressed orally

Identify new information expressed by others

Evaluate main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and oral formats

Develop models from oral discourse and multimedia (e.g., YouTube videos)

Evaluate the soundness of opposing claims presented orally

Identify bias within claims in oral discourse

Answer select Wh- questions

Name and briefly describe past community or school events using visual support (e.g., posters, photographs)

Compare attributes of real life objects with a partner

Show how to solve real-world problems using symbols, numerals, graphs, or diagrams

Respond yes or no to short statements or questions related to a claim

Express personal points of view (in home language and English) in support of or against a claim

State main ideas or points of classroom conversations

Restate details of content-related topics (in home language and English) in small groups

Describe situations from modeled sentences

Connect two content-related ideas that define "how" or "why"

Answer simple questions related to claims

State evidence to support claims (in home language and English)

Relate a series of events by expressing time in multiple tenses

Connect ideas in content-related discourse using transitions

Demonstrate how to conduct experiments, engage in processes, or solve problems with supports

State why events occur, phenomena exist, or some things happen

Critique opposing claims

Evaluate the value of options in content-based situations

Paraphrase and summarize content-related ideas presented orally

Connect ideas with supporting details in a variety of oral venues

Compare content-related concepts

Connect ideas with supporting details to show relationships (e.g., characters' actions to their feelings)

Connect ideas with supporting details or evidence

Take stances and summarizing ideas supporting them

Produce oral multimedia, content-related reports based on research from multiple sources

Trace the evolution of literary characters, themes, and plots from different venues (e.g., digital text or video)

Give demonstrations with step-by-step details (e.g., converting Fahrenheit to Celsius)

Evaluate the significance of events, people, or phenomena in oral presentations

Engage in debates on content-related topics with claims and counterclaims along with reasonable evidence

Defend points of view with specific claims

Restate new information expressed by others in extended speech

Pose questions that elicit elaboration and responding to others' questions and comments

Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks (e.g., use of register)

Pose questions that connect several speakers' ideas and responding to others' ideas

Paraphrase new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modifying views or positions

Make presentations with multimedia components to clarify claims and emphasize salient points

Identify responses to Wh- questions in charts or illustrated text

Identify icons in graphs, charts, and environmental print related to familiar topics

Match content-related objects, pictures, or media to words and phrases

Identify social or academic topics highlighted in text

Identify words or phrases associated with topic choices

Classify true from false short statements

Sequence illustrated text of narrative or informational events

Locate main ideas in a series of simple sentences

Compare ideas on the same topic in a series of simple sentences

Identify how content-related phenomena relate to one another in illustrated text or media

Distinguish facts from opinions in text

Identify features associated with content-related claim

Identify topic sentences, main ideas, and details in paragraphs

Connect people to actions based on oral descriptions with details

Illustrate relationships between main ideas and details in paragraphs

Sequence steps or events to describe processes (e.g., solving math problems)

Identify claims and the reasons for each claim

Identify opposing points of view

Order paragraphs in narrative and informational text

Identify summaries of passages in a variety of genres

Match content-related cause to effect in graphically-supported text

Highlight text evidence that points to how systems function (e.g., different forms of government)

Identify evidence to support analysis of what texts say (e.g., position papers)

Classify pros and cons of claims and evidence presented within written texts

Sequence main ideas, events, and conclusions in narrative and informational text

Match details of content-related topics to main ideas

Sort grade-level text by highlighting elements of the genre (e.g., differentiating the "how" from the "why")

Sequence events based on cause and effect (e.g., how machines operate)

Evaluate evidence presented in support of claims

Develop a stance in favor of or against claims presented within content-related text

Identify a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; summarizing text absent personal opinions or judgments

Evaluate how a central event is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes)

Compare and contrasting information from experiments, simulations, videos, or multimedia sources with that of text on the same topics

Identify factors that contribute to phenomena in explanations

Identify specific evidence to support analyses of content area text

Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment, and speculation in text

Produce labeled illustrations of conclusions reached in problem-solving with a partner

Reproduce words and phrases related to topics (e.g., including cognates)

Indicate relationships by drawing and labeling content-related pictures on familiar topics

Describe processes or cycles by labeling diagrams and graphs

Generate words and phrases that represent opinions (e.g., "I think…")

Make lists of topic choices with peers

Complete sentences using word banks

Produce statements related to main ideas on familiar topics in home language and English

Connect short sentences

Compare illustrated descriptions of content-related concepts (e.g., mitosis v. meiosis)

State opinions using evaluative language related to content (e.g., "I agree. Metric is better.")

Connect simple sentences to form content-related ideas

Produce short paragraphs with main ideas and some details

Compose dialogues or blogs based on personal experiences

Compare and contrasting information, events, or characters

Produce descriptive paragraphs around a central idea

Substantiate opinions with content-related examples and evidence

Provide feedback to peers on language used for claims and evidence

Produce content-related reports

Reproduce a sequence of events or experiences using transitional words

Describe relationships between details or examples and supporting ideas

Connect content-related themes or topics to main ideas

Craft persuasive pieces (e.g., editorials) with a series of substantiated content-related claims

Compose scripts with protagonists and antagonists

Produce research reports using multiple sources

Summarize conclusions reached from steps in problem-solving or conducting experiments

Produce informational text around graphs and charts

Compare content-related ideas from multiple sources in essays, reports, and narratives

Present opinions in persuasive essays or reports backed by content-related research

Justify ideas using multiple sources

Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information presented

Convey sequence, signaling shifts from one time frame to another, and showing the relationships among experiences and events

Determine two or more central ideas in text and tracing their development

Evaluate the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events and the converse)

Introduce claims and opposing claims, along with their associated reasons and evidence

Close with concluding statements or paragraphs that support claims

Use appropriate nonverbal behaviors to show engagement and listening

Contribute to conversations by sharing own work (e.g., pictures, posters, graphics)

Invite others to participate

Answer Wh- questions in conversations

Connect ideas to one's experiences Discuss by

Support ideas with examples

Ask clarifying questions to demonstrate engagement

Generate new questions to maintain conversations

Recognize purposes of contributions in conversations

Demonstrate awareness of personal bias when defending one's point of view

Buildi on the ideas of others

Listen to others with a purpose (e.g., to challenge own or others' ideas)

Present organized ideas and information on content topics including the use of graphics and multimedia

Synthesize ideas of several speakers, posing questions, and responding with evidence, examples, and ideas