Maine Learning Results for English Language Arts Aligned with
The Maine Literacy Partnership Integrated Instructional Framework

Index: K-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | MLR

Intermediate Grades 5-6
Content Standard: Research-related Writing and Speaking Reading Workshop Writing Workshop Language/Word Study
Performance Indicator Indepen-
dent Reading
Guided Reading Literature & Discovery Circles Indepen-
dent Writing
Guided Writing Content Area Writing Standard Writing Conven-
tions
Oral & Techno-
logical Communi-
cation
Word Study
1. Collect and synthesize data for research topics from interviews and field work, using notetaking and other appropriate strategies.         X X   X  
2.Separate information collected for research topics into major components based on relevant criteria.           X      
3. Create bibliographies.           X X    
4. Use available catalogs to locate materials for research reports. X         X X    
5. Use indexes to periodical literature to locate information for research. X         X X    
6. Use magazines, newspapers, dictionaries, journals, and other print sources to gather information for research topics. X         X X    
7. Use search engines and other internet resources to collect information for research topics. X         X X    
8. Make limited but effective use of primary sources when researching topics. X         X      
9. Explain the importance of primary sources in evaluating the validity and reliability of collected information. X         X   X  
10. Demonstrate initial understanding of proper attribution. X         X      
Content Standard: Stylistic and Rhetorical Aspects of Writing and Speaking Reading Workshop Writing Workshop Language/Word Study
Performance Indicator Indepen-
dent Reading
Guided Reading Literature & Discovery Circles Indepen-
dent Writing
Guided Writing Content Area Writing Standard Writing Conven-
tions
Oral & Techno-
logical Communi-
cation
Word Study
1. Write stories with an identifiable beginning, middle, and end.       X X        
2. Write stories that include major events, develop settings, and deal with problems and solutions.       X X        
3. Write pieces and deliver oral presentations that use structures appropriate to audience and purpose.       X X     X  
4. Write essays and deliver oral presentations which identify a clear topic and reliably support that topic.       X X X   X  
5. Write for both public and private audiences.       X X X      
6. Write and deliver oral presentations that achieve distinct purposes.       X X X   X  
7. Write pieces and make remarks that use descriptive language to clarify, enhance, and develop ideas.       X X X   X  
8. Write pieces and deliver oral presentations that include a variety of sentence structures appropriate to the purpose.       X X X X X  
9. Write pieces that use a variety of transitional devices.       X X X      
10. Deliver oral presentations that use a variety of strategies of address.           X   X  
Content Standard: Standard English Conventions Reading Workshop Writing Workshop Language/Word Study
Performance Indicator Indepen-
dent Reading
Guided Reading Literature & Discovery Circles Indepen-
dent Writing
Guided Writing Content Area Writing Standard Writing Conven-
tions
Oral & Techno-
logical Communi-
cation
Word Study
1. Edit written work for standard English spelling and usage.       X X X X   X
2. Demonstrate command of the conventions necessary to make an infomal speech or presentation, effectively engaging peers and fielding responses.       X   X X X  
Content Standard: Processes of Writing and Speaking Reading Workshop Writing Workshop Language/Word Study
Performance Indicator Indepen-
dent Reading
Guided Reading Literature & Discovery Circles Indepen-
dent Writing
Guided Writing Content Area Writing Standard Writing Conven-
tions
Oral & Techno-
logical Communi-
cation
Word Study
1. Identify specific personal strategies, strengths, and weaknesses in writing, and use direct feedback from peers and teachers to revise and polish the content of their finished pieces.       X X X X   X
2. Use planning, drafting, and revising to produce, on demand, a well-developed, organized piece that demonstrates effective language use, voice, and command of mechanics.       X X X X   X
3. Ask questions and apply personal interpretations in class discussion following speeches and oral presentations.       X   X   X  
Content Standard: Informational Texts Reading Workshop Writing Workshop Language/Word Study
Performance Indicator Indepen-
dent Reading
Guided Reading Literature & Discovery Circles Indepen-
dent Writing
Guided Writing Content Area Writing Standard Writing Conven-
tions
Oral & Techno-
logical Communi-
cation
Word Study
1. Seek appropriate assistance when attempting to comprehend challenging text. X X X     X      
2. Identify useful information organizing strategies. X X X     X      
3. Identify both the author's purpose and the author's point of view when reading expository information. X X X     X      
4. Identify different ways in which informational texts are organized. X X X     X      
5. Produce and support generalizations acquired from informational text. X X X     X      
6. Describe new knowledge presented in informational texts and how it can be used. X X X     X      
7. Identify common technical terms used in informational texts. X X X     X      
8. Use the various parts of a text. X X X     X      
Content Standard: Language and Images Reading Workshop Writing Workshop Language/Word Study
Performance Indicator Indepen-
dent Reading
Guided Reading Literature & Discovery Circles Indepen-
dent Writing
Guided Writing Content Area Writing Standard Writing Conven-
tions
Oral & Techno-
logical Communi-
cation
Word Study
1. Form conclusions regarding formal, informal, and other varieties of language use, based upon experience. X X X         X  
2. Understand factors that commonly affect language change and use. X X X         X X
3. Consult pertinent information sources on language use. X X X       X X X
4. Use knowledge of the fundamental parts of speech when writing and speaking.       X X X X X X
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of propaganda. X X X X X X X X  
Content Standard: Language and Culture Reading Workshop Writing Workshop Language/Word Study
Performance Indicator Indepen-
dent Reading
Guided Reading Literature & Discovery Circles Indepen-
dent Writing
Guided Writing Content Area Writing Standard Writing Conven-
tions
Oral & Techno-
logical Communi-
cation
Word Study
1. Demonstrate an understanding that people respond to literature in different and individual ways. X X X         X  
2. Identify specific interests and questions and pursue them by identifying pertintent literature and media. X X X         X  
3. Identify the main and subordinate characters in literary works. X X X         X  
4. Explain how the motives of characters or the causes of complex events in texts are similar to and distinct from those in their own experience. X X X         X  
5. Demonstrate an understanding of lengthy, complex dialigues and how they relate to a story. X X X         X  
6. Recognize the use of specific literary devices. X X X         X  
7. Recognize complex elements of the plot. X X X         X  
8. Apply effective strategies to the reading and interpretations of fiction   using texts that are appropriately complex in terms of character, plot, theme, structure, and dialogue and appropriately sophisticated in style, point of view, and use of literary devices. X X X         X X
9. Apply effective strategies to the reading and use of moderately long nonfiction texts which have an appropriate complexity of content and sophistication of style. X X X         X  
10. Demonstrate an understanding of the defining features and structure of literary texts encountered at this level. X X X         X  
11. Read literature and view films which illustrate distinct cultures in various types of works and formulate and defend opinions gathered from the experience. X X X         X  
Content Standard: Language and Culture Reading Workshop Writing Workshop Language/Word Study
Performance Indicator Indepen-
dent Reading
Guided Reading Literature & Discovery Circles Indepen-
dent Writing
Guided Writing Content Area Writing Standard Writing Conven-
tions
Oral & Techno-
logical Communi-
cation
Word Study
12. Identify the universality of themes and examine the connections among various expressiv forms by drawing on their broad base of prior knowledge. X X X         X  
13. Demonstrate understanding of enduring themes of literature by differentiating between main ideas and themes after they study story elements. X X X         X  
Content Standard: Process of Reading Reading Workshop Writing Workshop Language/Word Study
Performance Indicator Indepen-
dent Reading
Guided Reading Literature & Discovery Circles Indepen-
dent Writing
Guided Writing Content Area Writing Standard Writing Conven-
tions
Oral & Techno-
logical Communi-
cation
Word Study
1. Formulate questions to be answered while reading. X X X         X  
2. Reflect on what has been discovered and learned while reading, and formulate additional questons. X X X         X  
3. Identify specific devices an author uses to involve readers. X X X         X  
4. Use specific strategies to clear up confusing parts of a text. X X X         X  
5. Understand stories and expository texts from the perspective of the social and cultural context in which they were created. X X X         X  
6. Identify accurately both the author's purpose and the author's point of view. X X X         X  
7. Summarize whole texts by selecting and summarizing important and representative passages. X X X         X  
8. Read for a wide variety of purposes. X X X         X  
9. Explain orally and defend opinions formed while reading and viewing. X X X         X  
10. Adjust viewing and listening strategies in order to comprehend materials viewed and heard. X X X         X  
11. Generate and evaluate the notes they have taken from course-related reading, listening, and viewing. X X X         X  

Index: K-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | MLR