The student will locate clues to figure out an inference

The student will read with expression and attend to punctuation when reading

The student will use process of elimination to answer questions

Students will correctly use quotation marks when writing

Student will use commas, conjunctions and proper punctuation to write complex sentences

While writing an essay the student will begin each paragraph with a topic sentence and end it with a concluding sentence

Student will write an essay comparing and contrasting two stories/passages

Student will write a business letter

Student will use figurative language when writing

Student will write poetry