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 Competency Goals:: 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.
Objectives:
5.01: Use correct capitalization (e.g., geographical place names, holidays, special events, titles) and punctuation (e.g., commas in greetings, dates, city and state; underlining book titles; periods after initials and abbreviated titles; apostrophes in contractions). 5.02: Use correct subject/verb agreement. 5.03: Demonstrate understanding by using a variety of complete sentences (declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory) in writing and speaking. 5.05: Use a number of strategies for spelling (e.g., sound patterns, visual patterns, silent letters, less common letter groupings). 5.06: Proofread own writing for spelling and correct most misspellings independently with reference to resources (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, word walls). 5.07: Edit (with assistance) to use conventions of written language and format. 5.08: Create readable documents with legible handwriting. 5.04: Compose two or more paragraphs with: