| 3.3.2 | Spells accurately in final draft. |
| · Uses spelling words and patterns from the previous grades. | |||
| · Uses multiple strategies to spell. |
| - | visual patterns (e.g., tough/enough/rough, right/night) | ||
| - | homophones (e.g., read and reed) | ||
| - | affixes (e.g., in-, im-, -spect, -fer) | ||
| - | roots (e.g., biology, telegraph). | ||
| · Uses resources to correct own spelling. |
| 3.3.3 | Applies capitalization rules. |
| · Uses capitalization rules from previous grades. | |||
| · Capitalizes languages, races, nationalities, and religions correctly. | |||
| · Capitalizes geographic regions (e.g., the West). | |||
| · Uses resources to correct capitalization. |
| 3.3.4 | Applies punctuation rules. |
| · Uses punctuation rules from previous grades. | |||
| · Uses commas in appositives (e.g., Bob, the dog, was fun.). | |||
| · Uses comma to set off direct address (e.g., Mom, may I go to the movies?). | |||
| · Uses apostrophe to show quotation within a quotation in dialogue (e.g., He said, “Mom, said ‘Clean your room.’”). | |||
| · Uses parentheses correctly (e.g., A hypotheses (prediction) is a critical component of scientific investigation.). | |||
| · Uses semicolon correctly between two independent clauses connected by a conjunctive adverb (e.g., I studied late into the night; consequently, I passed the test.). | |||
| · Uses resources to check punctuation. |
| 3.3.5 | Applies usage rules. |
| · Applies usage rules from previous grades. | |||
| · Shows agreement of pronoun and its referent (e.g., A person needs his or her own space.). | |||
| · Maintains consistent person. | |||
| · Uses parallel construction when listing verbs particularly in informational and technical writing. |
| · Uses resources to check usage. |
| 3.3.6 | Uses complete sentences in writing. |
| · May use fragments in dialogue as appropriate. |
| 3.3.7 | Applies paragraph conventions. |
| · Uses paragraph conventions (e.g., designate by indentation or block format, skipping lines between paragraphs). | |||
| · Provides detailed labeling, captions, headings, and subheadings when appropriate. |
| 3.3.8 | Applies conventional forms for citations. |
| · Cites sources according to prescribed format. |