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4th Grade - CA ELD Standard
Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Productive (creation of oral presentations and written texts) Speaking/Writing
Supporting opinions

Supporting own opinions and evaluating others’ opinions in speaking and writing.

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EMERGING
1

a) Support opinions by expressing appropriate/accurate reasons using textual evidence (e.g., referring to text) or relevant background knowledge about content, with substantial support.

b) Express ideas and opinions or temper statements using basic modal expressions (e.g., can, will, maybe).

EXPANDING
2

a) Support opinions or persuade others by expressing appropriate/accurate reasons using some textual evidence (e.g., paraphrasing facts) or relevant background knowledge about content, with moderate support.

b) Express attitude and opinions or temper statements with familiar modal expressions (e.g., maybe/probably, can/must).

BRIDGING
3

a) Support opinions or persuade others by expressing appropriate/accurate reasons using detailed textual evidence (e.g., quotations or specific events from text) or relevant background knowledge about content, with light support.

b) Express attitude and opinions or temper statements with nuanced modal expressions (e.g., probably/certainly, should/would) and phrasing (e.g., In my opinion . . .).