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 Standard Area ELA: English Language Arts
bullet Standard ELA3: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation
Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.
Speaking and Writing
Key Idea Key Idea ELA3.SW2:
Speaking and writing for critical analysis and evaluation requires presenting opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas, information, and issues clearly, logically, and persuasively with reference to specific criteria on which the opinion or judgment is based.
Elementary
Performance Indicator Performance Indicator  ELA3.E.SW2A:
Students express opinions (in such forms as oral and written reviews, letters to the editor, essays, or persuasive speeches) about events, books, issues, and experiences, supporting their opinions with some evidence.
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