Christmas Curriculum Quiz

Accurately and dynamically recite poetry to convey a mood and style appropriate for audience/purpose

Write stories to develop real or imagined experiences using effective narrative-writing techniques

Acquire and accurately use general academic vocabulary necessary for college/career readiness

Evaluate an author's specific claims, assessing whether the reasoning is valid or fallacious

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar when writing or formally speaking

Participate effectively in collaborative discussions about texts and global issues

Write poetry to examine and convey complex ideas, using well-chosen details and structure

Analyze the development of the theme over the course of the text

Note signal words to determine whether an author is using problem-solution, compare/contrast, or chronological structure

Interpret figurative language and analyze its role in the text

Demonstrate understanding of the historical and literary significance of U.S. and British documents

Read grade-level texts independently for sustained periods of time

Analyze a particular cultural perspective reflected in a work of literature from outside the U.S./Britain

Accurately recall plot events over the duration of a complex literary work

Determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues, prior knowledge of word parts, and word relationships