STANDARD:
Convey Ideas in Writing
To convey ideas in writing, Ohio ABLE students should:· Determine the purpose for communicating.
· Organize and present information to serve the purpose, context and audience.
· Pay attention to the conventions of the English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure to minimize barriers to readers’ comprehension.
· Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of communication.
The following benchmarks are statements that every Ohio ESOL student will demonstrate the ability to do in order to advance to the next NRS Educational Functioning Level.
BENCHMARKS:
By the end of Level 1, every Ohio ESOL student will know and be able to:
W 1.1 Generate ideas for writing (e.g., copy simple text).
W 1.2 Begin to organize personal information (e.g., name, address).
W 1.3 Produce personal information words.
W 1.4 Exhibit minimal control of basic grammar.
W 1.5 Use conventions of spelling and punctuation (e.g., sound/ symbol correspondence, capital letters for names and locations).
W 1.6 Edit personal information based on teacher feedback (e.g., edit name, address, birth date).
/ Beginning ESOL (Level 2)
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STANDARD:
Convey Ideas in Writing
To convey ideas in writing, Ohio ABLE students should:· Determine the purpose for communicating.
· Organize and present information to serve the purpose, context and audience.
· Pay attention to the conventions of the English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure to minimize barriers to readers’ comprehension.
· Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of communication.
The following benchmarks are statements that every Ohio ESOL student will demonstrate the ability to do in order to advance to the next NRS Educational Functioning Level.
BENCHMARKS:
By the end of Level 2, every Ohio ESOL student will know and be able to:
W 2.1 Generate ideas for writing (e.g., copy simple text, use picture dictionary).
W 2.2 Organize personal information (e.g., name, address).
W 2.3 Produce familiar words and short learned phrases (e.g., “I come from Mexico.”).
W 2.4 Exhibit beginning control of basic grammar (e.g., “to be” verb in present tense, subject pronouns).
W 2.5 Use conventions of spelling and punctuation (e.g., increasing phonemic awareness, capital letters at beginning of sentences, periods).
W 2.6 Begin to recognize simple errors (e.g., legibility and word order).
/ Low Intermediate ESOL (Level 3)
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STANDARD:
Convey Ideas in Writing
To convey ideas in writing, Ohio ABLE students should:· Determine the purpose for communicating.
· Organize and present information to serve the purpose, context and audience.
· Pay attention to the conventions of the English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure to minimize barriers to readers’ comprehension.
· Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of communication.
The following benchmarks are statements that every Ohio ESOL student will demonstrate the ability to do in order to advance to the next NRS Educational Functioning Level.
BENCHMARKS:
By the end of Level 3, every Ohio ESOL student will know and be able to:
W 3.1 Generate ideas for writing (e.g., word webs).
W 3.2 Organize simple sentences.
W 3.3 Produce simple sentences on familiar subjects.
W 3.4 Illustrate some control of basic grammar (e.g., present and simple past tenses, prepositions, subject-verb agreement).
W 3.5 Use conventions of spelling and punctuation (e.g., commas in a list, end punctuation, common spelling patterns).
W 3.6 Edit and revise writing based on teacher feedback.
/ High Intermediate ESOL (Level 4)
/ STANDARD:
Convey Ideas in Writing
To convey ideas in writing, Ohio ABLE students should:· Determine the purpose for communicating.
· Organize and present information to serve the purpose, context and audience.
· Pay attention to the conventions of the English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure to minimize barriers to readers’ comprehension.
· Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of communication.
The following benchmarks are statements that every Ohio ESOL student will demonstrate the ability to do in order to advance to the next NRS Educational Functioning Level.
BENCHMARKS:
By the end of Level 4, every Ohio ESOL student will know and be able to:
W 4.1 Generate ideas for writing (e.g., discussions).
W 4.2 Organize simple sentences with a beginning, middle, and end.
W 4.3 Produce a simple paragraph on a familiar topic.
W 4.4 Use grammatical structures (e.g., future and common irregular past tenses, commonly-used adjectives, pronouns, prepositions, possessives).
W 4.5 Use conventions of spelling and punctuation (e.g., apostrophes, commas in complex sentences).
W 4.6 Edit and revise writing based on teacher and peer editing.
Low Advanced esol (Level 5)
STANDARD:
Convey Ideas in Writing
To convey ideas in writing, Ohio ABLE students should:· Determine the purpose for communicating.
· Organize and present information to serve the purpose, context, and audience.
· Pay attention to the conventions of the English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure to minimize barriers to readers’ comprehension.
· Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of communication.
The following benchmarks are statements that every Ohio ESOL student will demonstrate the ability to do in order to advance to the next NRS Educational Functioning Level.
BENCHMARKS:
By the end of Level 5, every Ohio ESOL student will know and be able to:
W 5.1 Generate ideas for writing (e.g., Venn diagrams, brainstorming).
W 5.2 Organize simple writing with a developed beginning, middle, and end.
W 5.3 Produce simple paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details.
W 5.4 Use some complex grammatical structures (e.g., transitions, prepositions, articles, modals) with errors.
W 5.5 Use mostly correct spelling and punctuation.
W 5.6 Edit and revise writing based on self editing using dictionaries and checklists.
High Advanced esol (Level 6)
STANDARD:
Convey Ideas in Writing
To convey ideas in writing, Ohio ABLE students should:· Determine the purpose for communicating.
· Organize and present information to serve the purpose, context, and audience.
· Pay attention to the conventions of the English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure to minimize barriers to readers’ comprehension.
· Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of communication.
The following benchmarks are statements that every Ohio ESOL student will demonstrate the ability to do in order to advance to the next NRS Educational Functioning Level.
BENCHMARKS:
By the end of Level 6, every Ohio ESOL student will know and be able to:
W 6.1 Generate ideas for writing (e.g., outlines from resources, notes from resources).
W 6.2 Organize writing with a developed introduction, supporting details, and conclusion.
W 6.3 Produce a multiple paragraph text with an introduction, body, and conclusion.
W 6.4 Use a variety of grammatical structures (e.g., perfect tenses, clauses, indirect objects) with few errors.
W 6.5 Refine use of conventions of spelling and punctuation.
W 6.6 Edit and revise writing based on self editing and other feedback.
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