COMMUNICATION ARTS Scope & Sequence Chart
Carl Junction R-1 School District
Communication Arts / Speaking & Writing Standard English / Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama / Reading Nonfiction Works / Writing formally / Oral & Visual Presentations / Formal & Informal Presentations & discussions / Relationships Between Language & CultureKindergarten / o Speak and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly
o Form letters correctly
o Capitalize name
o Use periods at end of sentence
o Use semi-phonetic spelling
o Write sentences w/assistance
o Participate in collaborative conversations
o Ask and answer questions in order to seek help
o Describe familiar people, places, things, and events.
o Add drawings for detail.
o Determine the meaning on unknown words.
o Explore word relationships (walk, strut, march, prance)
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. / o Engage in group reading activities
o Produce rhymes
o Isolate consonant sounds
o Blend sounds to read words
o Apply alphabet knowledge
o Apply phonics knowledge
o Name letters & sounds
o Write letters that go with sound
o Read simple text with high frequency words & environmental print
o Apply vocabulary
o Apply pre-read skills
o Use reading strategies
o Post-reading skills
o ID nonfiction/fiction
o ID connections b/w test ideas & own experiences
o ID author, illustrator
o ID front cover, back cover, and title page of books.
o Respond to rhythm, rhyme
o ID main characters & problem
o Find resources / o Apply awareness that text & pictures provide information
o Answer questions to clarify meaning
o Discuss text
o ID support details
o Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis in decoding words.
o Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
o / o Plan and retell stories
o Plan & tell an idea through pictures & words using factual information
o Use a digital tool to produce and publish writing.
o Demonstrate the understanding of using plural nouns, question words, and expanding your sentences. / Demonstrate listening behaviors
/ Participate in shared reading/writing projects.
Communication Arts / Speaking & Writing Standard English / Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama / Reading Nonfiction Works / Writing formally / Oral & Visual Presentations / Formal & Informal Presentations & discussions / Relationships Between Language & Culture
1st / o Uses the writing process by:
-Recording ideas
-Revising & editing punctuation, capitalization
-Prints letters legibly
-Uses correct spacing
o Uses phonetic spelling
o Write sentences
o Speak clearly when sharing with class
o Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, frequently occurring conjunctions and prepositions correctly / o Concepts of print
o Letter word order
o Punctuation
o Application of sounds in words through blends, beginning and ending sounds to form words
o Decode words
o Read at grade level using expression and correctness high frequency words
o Develop & use reading strategies
o Preview, predict, set a purpose
o Identify character, setting, problem, solution, and key details / o Explain information in text, pictures, titles and charts
o Use details to ask questions, recognize important information, identify main idea identify supporting details
o Follow directions to perform a task
o Research topic of interest w/help / o Write narrative text
o Write expository text
o Write informative text
o Participate in a shared research project / o Listen for enjoyment, information & to follow direction
o Shows proper listening behaviors
o Summarize information from oral & visual media / o Credit others’ ideas with assistance
o Build on other talk in conversation
o Add drawings or other visual display to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings / o Make connections using text to text, text to self, and text to world
o sort words to make categories
Communication Arts / Speaking & Writing Standard English / Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama / Reading Nonfiction Works / Writing formally / Oral & Visual Presentations / Formal & Informal Presentations & discussions / Relationships Between Language & Culture
2nd / o Use collective nouns, irregular plural nouns, reflexive pronouns,
o Use irregular verbs
o Use adjectives and adverbs
o Write simple and compound sentences
o Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names
o Use commas in greetings and closings of letters
o Use an s\apostrophe to form contractions and possessives
o Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing
o Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries and glossaries to correct spelling and clarify meaning of words
o Compare formal and informal uses of English
o Use context clues
o Use prefixes and suffixes, and compound words to predict meaning
o Identify real-life connections between words and their use
o Distinguish shades of meaning between closely related verbs and adjectives
o Use words and phrase to describe / o Ask and answer questions, infer, draw conclusions (5-W’s)
o Recount multi-genre stories and determine central message, lesson or moral
o Describe characters and their response to events
o Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning
o Describe story structure, including beginning and end
o Acknowledge differences in points of view of characters
o Use information from illustrations and words, print and digital, to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting, or plot
o Compare and contrast versions of the same story from different authors or different cultures
o Read and comprehend literature in the grade 2 text complexity band proficiently
o Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding
o Read with sufficient accuracy, expression and fluency to support comprehension
o Use context to confirm or self-correct, rereading as necessary / o Ask and answer questions, infer, draw conclusions (5-W’s)
o Identify main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
o Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts
o Determine meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to grade 2 topic or subject area
o Know and use various text features (captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently
o Identify the main purpose of the text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe
o Explain how specific images (diagrams) contribute to and clarify a text.
o Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text
o Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic
o Read and comprehend information texts, including social studies and science, in the grade 2text complexity band proficiently / o Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words, and provide a concluding statement
o Write informative / explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section
o Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure
o With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing
o With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing
o Participate in shared research and writing projects
o Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question / o Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented or through other media
o Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue / o Participate in collaborative conversation with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
o Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions
o Build on others’ talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others
o Ask for clarification and further explanation about topics and texts under discussion
o Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent, complete sentences
o Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts and feelings / Will be taught through Content Standard II and III
Communication Arts / Speaking & Writing Standard English / Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama / Reading Nonfiction Works / Writing formally / Oral & Visual Presentations / Formal & Informal Presentations & discussions / Relationships Between Language & Culture
3rd / o Conventions : capitalization in titles, commas in addresses, commas/quotation marks in dialogue, possessives, spelling patterns
o Grammar: regular/irregular/plural nouns, pronouns, simple verbs, comparative/superlative adjectives and adverbs, conjunctions, simple/compound/complex sentences
o Word Meaning Strategies / o Read and comprehend grade-level text (fiction)
o Determine literal vs. nonliteral language
o Compare/contrast stories from the same author
o Read with fluency / o Read and comprehend grade-level text (nonfiction)
o Vocabulary through text
o Information from text features / o Write informative/ explanatory text
o Develop and strengthen the writing process with guidance/support from peers and adults appropriate to task
o Write an opinion piece
o Write a narrative with effective technique, descriptive details, dialogue, and temporal words / o Asking/answering questions of a speaker / o Engage effectively in collaborative discussions
o Oral presentations (a report, recounting of an experience, or telling a story) / o Identifying & evaluation relationships between language and culture
Communication Arts / Speaking & Writing Standard English / Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama / Reading Nonfiction Works / Writing formally / Oral & Visual Presentations / Formal & Informal Presentations & discussions / Relationships Between Language & Culture
4th / o Capitalization
o Use of commas
o Quotation marks
o Word Study
o Discussions with rules, questions, key ideas, and paraphrasing
o Poetry / o Meaning of unknown words
o Context clues
o Affixes/roots
o References
o Text details
o Story theme
o Word analysis
o Accuracy
o Fluency
o Prose
o Self-correcting
o Word recognition
o Rereading
o Post-reading: predicting, paraphrasing, cause and effect, author’s purpose / o Meaning of unknown words
o Context clues
o Affixes/roots
o References
o Text details
o Word analysis
o Accuracy
o Fluency
o Self-correcting
o Word recognition
o Rereading
o Main idea
o Structure
o Domain-specific words
o Post-reading: predicting, paraphrasing, sequencing events, making inferences / o Conventions
o Convey ideas through words and phrases
o Punctuate for effect
o Formal and informal writing
o Short and extended time frames for writing
o Informative, opinion, and narrative writings
o Research projects: explain, interpret, gather information, draw evidence / o Engage in discussions: rules, questions, key ideas, paraphrasing
o Use domain-specific words and phrases
5th / Use:
o Capitalization
o Parts of speech
o Correct spelling
o Use commas
o Underlining
o Italics
o Complex sentences / o Support answers with details from text
o Locate parts of books
o Figurative language
o Decoding
o Vocabulary development
o Use details to summarize
o Read text fluently
o Self-question when reading
o Read at 4-5 grade level
o Compare & contrast story elements / o Apply in formation to clarify concepts using maps, charts & graphs
o Follow multi-step directions
o Read grade level text accurately
o Main Idea & supporting detail
o Author’s purpose / o Write reports, essays, outlines & notes
o Use writing process
o Develop research questions
o Note taking
o Write for targeted audience
o Personal narratives
o Summary writing
o Give credit for others’ ideas
o Write complete paragraphs
o Informational/explanatory writing
o Opinion writing / o Analyze visual forms for messages
o Adapt speech for presentations / o Give formal & informal presentations
o Give multi-step directions
o Use multimedia and visuals in presentations / o Compare, contrast, analyze literature that reflects cultural or historical times
Communication Arts / Speaking & Writing Standard English / Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama / Reading Nonfiction Works / Writing formally / Oral & Visual Presentations / Formal & Informal Presentations & discussions / Relationships Between Language & Culture
6th / o Use vocabulary to clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases
o Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase
o Use common, grade-level Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word
o verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g. by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary)
o use commas, parentheses, dashes to set off nonrestrictive elements
o ensure that pronouns are in the proper case
o use intensive pronouns
o recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person
o recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e. ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents)
o recognize variations from standard English in their own and others’ writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language
o spell correctly
o plan, revise, edit, rewrite, or try a new approach to express ideas precisely and concisely
o recognize and eliminate wordiness and redundancy vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style
o maintain consistency in style and tone
o write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences
o use technology to produce and publish writing / o analyze the impact of specific word choice on meaning and tone
o interpret figures of speech (e.g. personification) in context
o use the relationship between particular words (e.g. cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words