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 Competency Goal:: 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 (manuscript and cursive). 5.04 Compose two or more paragraphs with: