HS Spanish Guide

What could this look like in practices in grades 9-12?* Build students’ academic vocabulary by presenting them with content-rich complex texts.

ACT Readiness Standards: Snapshot of Expected Skills

Utah Core Standards: Snapshot of Expected Skills comprehend more fully when reading or listening. 9-10.L.6, 11-12.L.6 Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the postsecondary and workforce level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. 9-10.L.1.a and b Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; use effective parallel structure and various types of phrases and clauses to convey specific meaning and add variety and interest to writing or presentations. 9-10.L.2.a, b, and c Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing; when reading and writing; explain the functions of semicolons and colons to separate related ideas and use

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manage sentence elements for rhetorical effectiveness, and avoid ambiguous pronouns references, wordiness, and redundancy.

Conventions of Standard English Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation Questions in the sentence structure and formation subcategory assess students’ understanding of relationships between and among clauses, placement of modifiers, and shifts in construction. Questions in the usage conventions subcategory assess students’ understanding of agreement between subject and verb,

SST 601 Recognize and correct subtle disturbances in sentence structure (e.g., weak conjunctions between independent clauses, run-ons that would be acceptable in conversational English, lack of parallelism within a complex series of phrases or clauses) PUN 501 Delete commas in long or involved sentences when an incorrect understanding of the sentence suggests a pause that should be punctuated PUN 601 Use commas to avoid ambiguity when the syntax or language is sophisticated

When reading, discuss the author’s effective use of parallelism and stylistic punctuation. During an editing workshop, have students look for examples of ineffective style and make suggestions for revisions. Differentiate student feedback by focusing on specific usage and punctuation errors at different points throughout the year.

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