Standards
Reading Standard 2.3 Generate relevant questions about readings on issues that
can be researched.
Reading Standard 2.4 Synthesize the content from several sources or works by a single author dealing with a single issue; paraphrase the ideas and connect them to other sources and related topics to demonstrate comprehension.
Writing Standard 2.1 Write biographical or autobiographical narratives or short stories:
a. Relate a sequence of events and communicate the significance
of the events to the audience.
b. Locate scenes and incidents in specific places.
c. Describe with concrete sensory details the sights, sounds,
and smells of a scene and the specific actions, movements, gestures,
and feelings of the characters; use interior monologue to depict
the characters' feelings.
d. Pace the presentation of actions to accommodate changes in
time and mood.
e. Make effective use of descriptions of appearance, images, shifting
perspectives, and sensory details.
Listening and Speaking Standard 1.7 Use props, visual aids, graphs, and electronic media to enhance the appeal and accuracy of presentations.
Speaking Application Standard 2.6 Deliver descriptive presentations: c. Use effective, factual descriptions of appearance, concrete images, shifting perspectives and vantage points, and sensory details.