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1.1  Understand and follow one- and two-step oral directions.

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1.2 Share information and ideas, speaking audibly in complete, coherent sentences.

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1.1  Listen attentively.

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1.2 Ask questions for clarification and understanding.

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1.3 Give, restate, and follow simple two-step directions.

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Organization and delivery of oral communication

1.4Stay on the topic when speaking.

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1.5Use descriptive words when speaking about people, places, things, and events.

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1.1 Determine the purpose or purposes of listening (e.g., to obtain information, to solve
problems, for enjoyment).

 

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1.2 Ask for clarification and explanation of stories and ideas..

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1.3 Paraphrase information that has been shared orally by others.

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1.4 Give and follow three- and four-step oral directions.

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Organization and delivery of oral communication

 

1.5 Organize presentations to maintain a clear focus.

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1.6Speak clearly and at an appropriate pace for the type of communication (e.g., informal discussion, report to class).

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Sequencing

1.7 Recount experiences in a logical sequence.

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1.8 Retell stories, including characters, setting, and plot.

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1.9 Report on a topic with supportive facts and details.

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1.1  Retell, paraphrase, and explain what has been said by a speaker.

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1.2 Connect and relate prior experiences, insights, and ideas to those of a speaker.

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1.3 Respond to questions with appropriate elaboration.

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1.4 Identify the musical elements of literary language (e.g., rhymes, repeated sounds, instances of onomatopoeia).

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Sequencing

 

1.5 Organize ideas chronologically or around major points of information.

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1.6Provide a beginning, a middle, and an end, including concrete details that develop a central idea.

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1.7  Use clear and specific vocabulary to communicate ideas and establish the tone.

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1.8   Clarify and enhance oral presentations through the use of appropriate props (e.g., objects, pictures, charts).

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1.9 Read prose and poetry aloud with fluency, rhythm, and pace, using appropriate intonation and vocal patterns to emphasize important passages of the text being read.

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Analysis and Evaluation of Oral and Media Communications

 

1.10  Compare ideas and points of view expressed in broadcast and print media.

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1.11 Distinguish between the speaker’s opinions and verifiable facts.

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1.1 Ask thoughtful questions and respond to relevant questions with appropriate elaboration
in oral settings.

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1.2   Summarize major ideas and supporting evidence presented in spoken messages and
formal presentations.

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1.3 Identify how language usages (e.g., sayings, expressions) reflect regions and cultures.

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1.4 Give precise directions and instructions.

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Sequencing

 

1.5 Present effective introductions and conclusions that guide and inform the listener’s
understanding of important ideas and evidence.

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Connect and Clarify

 

 

1.6  Use traditional structures for conveying information (e.g., cause and effect, similarity and
difference, posing and answering a question).

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1.7 Emphasize points in ways that help the listener or viewer to follow important ideas and concepts.

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1.8  Use details, examples, anecdotes, or experiences to explain or clarify information.

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1.9 Use volume, pitch, phrasing, pace, modulation, and gestures appropriately to enhance meaning.

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1.1  Ask questions that seek information not already discussed.

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1.2 Interpret a speaker’s verbal and nonverbal messages, purposes, and perspectives.

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1.3 Make inferences or draw conclusions based on an oral report.

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Organization and delivery of oral communication

Sequencing

 

1.4 Select a focus, organizational structure, and point of view for an oral presentation.

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1.5 Clarify and support spoken ideas with evidence and examples.

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1.6Engage the audience with appropriate verbal cues, facial expressions, and gestures.

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1.7  Identify, analyze, and critique persuasive techniques (e.g., promises, dares, flattery,
glittering generalities); identify logical fallacies used in oral presentations and media messages.

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1.8  Analyze media as sources for information, entertainment, persuasion, interpretation of
events, and transmission of culture.

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1.1 Relate the speaker’s verbal communication (e.g., word choice, pitch, feeling, tone) to the
nonverbal message (e.g., posture, gesture).

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1.2 Identify the tone, mood, and emotion conveyed in the oral communication.

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1.3 Restate and execute multiple-step oral instructions and directions.

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Organization and delivery of oral communication

Sequencing

1.4 Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view, matching the purpose,
message, occasion, and vocal modulation to the audience.

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1.5Emphasize salient points to assist the listener in following the main ideas and concepts.

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1.6Support opinions with detailed evidence and with visual or media displays that use appropriate technology.

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1.7  Use effective rate, volume, pitch, and tone and align nonverbal elements to sustain audience interest and attention.

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1.8  Analyze the use of rhetorical devices (e.g., cadence, repetitive patterns, use of onomatopoeia)
for intent and effect.

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1.9 Identify persuasive and propaganda techniques used in television and identify false and misleading information.

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