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4th Grade - CA ELD Standard
Part II: Learning About How English Works
Expanding & Enriching Ideas
Using verbs and verb phrases

Using verbs and verb phrases to create precision and clarity in different text types.

| W.4.5 | SL.4.6 | L.4.1 | L.4.3 | L.4.6 |
EMERGING
1

Use various verbs/verb types (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/feeling) and tenses appropriate to the text type and discipline (e.g., simple past for recounting an experience) for familiar topics.

EXPANDING
2

Use various verbs/verb types (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/feeling) and tenses appropriate to the task, text type, and discipline (e.g., simple past for retelling, timeless present for science explanation) for an increasing variety of familiar and new topics.

BRIDGING
3

Use various verbs/verb types (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/feeling) and tenses appropriate to the task and text type (e.g., timeless present for science explanation, mixture of past and present for historical information report) for a variety of familiar and new topics.