Oklahoma Academic Standards for
English Language Arts |Grade Level Objective Analysis
Standard 8: Independent Reading and Writing
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Students will read and write for a variety of purposes including, but not limited to, academic and personal.
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Reading
Students will read independently for a variety of purposes and for extended periods of time. Students will select appropriate texts for specific purposes.
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Writing
Students will write independently for extended periods of time. Students will vary their modes of expression to suit audience and task.
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READING: Students will read independently for a variety of purposes and for extended periods of time. Students will select appropriate texts for specific purposes. |
Student Actions
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Teacher Actions
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6.8.R Students will select appropriate texts for specific purposes and read independently for extended periods of time.
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Students will determine a specific purpose for reading (e.g., enjoyment, research, interest).
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Students will self select a text based on interests, motivation, and ability.
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Students will apply reading skills and strategies independently to comprehend text.
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Students will build stamina as they read independently.
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Teachers explain various purposes for reading.
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Teachers provide opportunities for students to determine a purpose for reading.
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Teachers model text selection based on interests, motivation, and ability.
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Teachers provide opportunities for students to self-select a text based on interests, motivation, and ability.
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Teachers model strategies for determining if a text is too difficult.
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Teachers provide opportunities to use strategies to determine if a text can be read successfully.
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Teachers model metacognitive strategies, such as answering predetermined questions, and self-questioning, to demonstrate how students should monitor their own comprehension while reading independently.
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Teachers provide opportunities for students to practice metacognitive strategies while reading independently.
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Teachers model reading for extended periods of time without being distracted or causing distractions for others.
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Teachers provide opportunities for students to build their stamina.
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WRITING: Students will write independently for extended periods of time. Students will vary their modes of expression to suit audience and task. |
Student Actions
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Teacher Actions
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6.8.W Students will write independently over extended periods of time (e.g., time for research, reflection, and revision) and for shorter time frames (e.g., a single sitting or a day or two), vary their modes of expression to suit audience and task, and explain how concepts relate to one another.
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Students will determine a purpose and audience for a writing task
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Students will determine the text structure needed to communicate to a specific audience and purpose.
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Students will develop a topic to reflect the writing task, audience, and purpose.
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Students will use the writing process independently to complete a writing task over an extended period of time.
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Students will reflect on and evaluate writing.
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Students will complete a writing task.
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Teachers models:
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selecting the purpose and audience for a writing task
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selecting a text structure (description, problem/solution, cause/effect, compare/contrast, sequence)
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using the writing process
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Teachers provide opportunities for students to write independently over various lengths of time.
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Teachers provide feedback and allow students to reflect on their own writing in order to revise and edit.
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