Gradebook Standards for Standards Based Grading in L!

Unit 13

U13 I can identify the number of syllables and vowel sounds in words
U13 I can spell essential words in Unit 13.
U13 I can identify synonyms, antonyms, and attributes, prefixes
U13 I can identify and use be as a helping verb.
U13 I can identify the noun or pronoun in a sentence as the subject.
U13 I can identify direct objects in a sentence.
U13 I can record information in an informal (two-column outline)
U13 I can write an expository paragraph
U13 I can answer comprehension questions from an informational text.
U13 I can use the vocabulary strategy context clues. Taught on pg. 83
(Interactive Text)

Unit 14

U14 I can identify the number of syllables and vowel sounds in words
U14 I can spell essential words in Unit 13.
U14 I can identify synonyms, antonyms, and attributes
U14 I can identify the comparative and superlative adjective suffixes er and
est.
U14 I can identify nouns, verbs, adjectives and prepositions.
U14 I can identify complete subjects and predicates.
U14 I can decide which part of a sentence is compounded, the subject or the
predicate.
U14 I can answer comprehension questions from an informational text.
U14 I can use the vocabulary strategy substitution. taught on p.103
(interactive text)
U14 I can write an expository essay.

Unit 15

U15 I can identify the number of syllables and vowel sounds in words.
U15 I can spell essential words in Unit 15.
U15 I can identify synonyms, antonyms, and attributes
U15 I can decide if the word ending in ing is a participle modifying a noun
or part of a progressive verb form.
U15 I can identify and use have as a main or helping verb.
U15 I can identify prepositions and the meaning of prepositional phrases.
U15 I can identify sentences with compound direct objects.
U15 I can apply the context clue strategy to an informational text. Pg163 IT
U15 I can answer Multiple Choice and Open Ended Comprehension Questions
pg. 183

U15 I can write an expository (opinion) essay

Unit 16

U16 I can identify the number of syllables and vowel phonemes in words.
U16 I can spell essential words in Unit 16
U16 I can choose a word pair that fits the analogy.
U16 I can identify participles used as adjectives.
U16 I can identify plural and possessive nouns
U16 I can identify prepositions and prepositional phrases.
U16 I can identify adjectives of the same kind in sentences. Example willing
and devoted
U16 I can distinguish fact and opinion. Unit 16 Lesson 1
U16 I can define vocabulary using context based strategies.
U16 I can write responses to comprehension questions. Pg. 238
U16 I can write an expository essay

Unit 17

U17 I can identify the number of syllables and vowel phonemes in words.
U17 I can spell essential words in Unit 17
U17 I can choose a word that finishes the second pair in an analogy
U17 I can distinguish between the meanings/uses of the suffixes er,-est,-ly
U17 I can write possessive noun phrases
U17 I can identify the adverb or prepositional phrase that acts like an adverb
in a sentence.
U17 I can decide if the verb do is being used as a main or helping verb in a
sentence.
U17 I can identify and analyze indirect objects in sentences.
U17 I can write an expository (explanatory) essay

Unit 18

I can identify closed, open, final silent e and r-controlled syllables

I can identify the correct meaning of an underlined word using the context of
the sentence.
I can identify synonyms, antonyms, and attributes
I can identify the correct prefix to attach to a root word based on the context
of the sentence.
I can decide if the underlined word in a sentence is the main verb, helping
verb or neither.

I can identify and write sentences with a direct object and compound direct
object using: and, but, or.
I can identify the proper helping verb form of be, have, do to complete a
sentence.
I can decide whether an underlined word in a sentence is a subject, direct
object, object or neither.