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4th Grade - CA ELD Standard
Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Interpretive (comprehension and analysis of written and spoken texts) Reading/Listening
Analyzing language choices

Analyzing how writers and speakers use vocabulary and other language resources for specific purposes (to explain, persuade, entertain, etc.) depending on modality, text type, purpose, audience, topic, and content area.

| RL.4.4 | RL.4.5 | RI.4.4 | RI.4.5 | SL.4.3 | L.4.3 | L.4.4 | L.4.5 | L.4.6 |
EMERGING
1

Distinguish how different words with similar meanings produce different effects on the audience (e.g., describing a character's actions as whined versus said).

EXPANDING
2

Distinguish how different words with similar meanings (e.g., describing a character as smart versus an expert) and figurative language (e.g., as big as a whale) produce shades of meaning and different effects on the audience.

BRIDGING
3

Analyzing language choices Distinguish how different words with related meanings (e.g., fun versus entertaining versus thrilling, possibly versus certainly) and figurative language produce shades of meaning and different effects on the audience.