DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

1 DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR english language arts Version 41 Published 2013. Revision Date: March 27, 2014 2013. Copyright University of Kansas Center for Research. All rights reserved. 1 Version 4 improves the formatting and readability. No changes to content have been made. The DYNAMIC LEARNING Maps ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS are copyrighted by the University of Kansas Center for Research. They are based substantially on an earlier version that was copyrighted by Edvantia. The ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS may be reprinted or used, with appropriate citation, in part or entirety by anyone in the DLM Consortium states.

2 However, no text in the document may be modified. Comments, explanations, or other additional materials may be interspersed as long as they clearly indicate that they are not part of the ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS and are not the opinions of the DLM Consortium or the University of Kansas Center for Research. Others may use the contents with written permission from the Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation. Appropriate citations follow. DYNAMIC LEARNING Maps Consortium. (2013). DYNAMIC LEARNING Maps ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS for english language arts . Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas. and DYNAMIC LEARNING Maps Consortium. (2013).

3 DYNAMIC LEARNING Maps ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS for mathematics. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas. Page 3 of 147 Contents BACKGROUND ON THE DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS .. 5 ALIGNMENT OF THE DLM EES TO THE DLM LEARNING MAPS .. 6 THE ALIGNMENT PROCESS .. 6 CLAIMS AND CONCEPTUAL AREAS .. 7 ACCESS TO INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT .. 10 GUIDANCE AND 12 CONCLUSION .. 13 APPENDIX .. 14 DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN .. 16 KINDERGARTEN english language arts STANDARDS: READING (LITERATURE).. 16 KINDERGARTEN english language arts STANDARDS: READING (INFORMATIONAL TEXT) .. 18 KINDERGARTEN english language arts STANDARDS: READING (FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS).

4 19 KINDERGARTEN english language arts STANDARDS: WRITING .. 21 KINDERGARTEN english language arts STANDARDS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING .. 23 KINDERGARTEN english language arts STANDARDS: language .. 24 DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR FIRST GRADE .. 26 FIRST GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (LITERATURE) .. 26 FIRST GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (INFORMATIONAL TEXT) .. 27 FIRST GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS) .. 28 FIRST GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: WRITING .. 31 FIRST GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING .. 32 FIRST GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: language .

5 33 DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR SECOND GRADE .. 36 SECOND GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (LITERATURE).. 36 SECOND GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (INFORMATIONAL TEXT) .. 38 SECOND GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS) .. 40 SECOND GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: WRITING .. 41 SECOND GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING .. 43 SECOND GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: language .. 44 DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR THIRD GRADE .. 47 THIRD GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (LITERATURE) .. 47 THIRD GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (INFORMATIONAL TEXT).

6 49 THIRD GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS) .. 51 THIRD GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: WRITING .. 52 THIRD GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING .. 55 THIRD GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: language .. 57 DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR FOURTH GRADE .. 60 FOURTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (LITERATURE) .. 60 FOURTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (INFORMATIONAL TEXT) .. 62 FOURTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS) .. 64 FOURTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: WRITING.

7 65 Page 4 of 147 FOURTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING .. 68 FOURTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: language .. 70 DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR FIFTH GRADE .. 73 FIFTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (LITERATURE) .. 73 FIFTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (INFORMATIONAL TEXT) .. 75 FIFTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS) .. 77 FIFTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: WRITING .. 78 FIFTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING .. 81 FIFTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: language .

8 83 DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR SIXTH GRADE .. 86 SIXTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (LITERATURE) .. 86 SIXTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (INFORMATIONAL TEXT) .. 88 SIXTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: WRITING .. 90 SIXTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING .. 94 SIXTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: language .. 96 DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR SEVENTH GRADE .. 98 SEVENTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (LITERATURE) .. 98 SEVENTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (INFORMATIONAL TEXT) .. 100 SEVENTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: WRITING.

9 102 SEVENTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING .. 106 SEVENTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: language .. 108 DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR EIGHTH GRADE .. 110 EIGHTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (LITERATURE) .. 110 EIGHTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (INFORMATIONAL TEXT) .. 112 EIGHTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: WRITING .. 114 EIGHTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING .. 118 EIGHTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: language .. 120 DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR NINTH-TENTH GRADE .. 122 NINTH-TENTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (LITERATURE).

10 122 NINTH-TENTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (INFORMATIONAL TEXT) .. 124 NINTH-TENTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: WRITING .. 126 NINTH-TENTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING .. 131 NINTH-TENTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: language .. 133 DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR ELEVENTH-TWELFTH GRADE .. 135 ELEVENTH-TWELFTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (LITERATURE) .. 135 ELEVENTH-TWELFTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: READING (INFORMATIONAL TEXT) .. 136 ELEVENTH-TWELFTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: WRITING .. 139 ELEVENTH-TWELFTH GRADE english language arts STANDARDS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING.