Transcript *I Can* Statements

“I Can” Statements
5th English/Writing
2nd Six Weeks
Ongoing/Year-Long Skills
I can spell words that I
use and read often or
are tricky to spell.
I can write in print and
cursive so that others
can read what I write.
I can use correct page
format (paragraphs,
margins, indentations,
titles).
• I can use capitals at the
beginning of the
sentence, for proper
nouns and adjectives, in
titles, abbreviations,
and quotations, and in
parts of friendly and
business letters.
• I can end my sentence
with the correct
punctuation.
“I Can”
Unit 3
I can identify and use the
verbs of “be” and “have”.
I can tell the difference in a
linking verb and an action
verb and can use them
correctly.
I can ID/use past, present,
and future tense verbs.
I can ID/use irregular verb.
 I can speak and write using
verbs that agree with the
subject in both simple and
compound sentences.
 I can speak and write so
that the verb is in the
correct place among other
words in the sentence.
 I can write a contraction.
 I can use commas between
items in a series and
before coordinating
conjunctions in compound
sentences.
“I Can”
Unit 9 (part 1)
 I can describe the meaning
of…
 prompt
 critique
 I can write within a given
time limit.
 I can write to a narrative
prompt.
 I can pick a topic to write
about.
 I can use graphic organizers
(listing, clustering, story
maps, webs).
 I can identify the audience
for which I am writing.
 I can identify setting,
characters, plot, conflict,
point of view , and theme.
 I can write my paragraphs in
sequential order.
 I can use quotation marks
along with capitals and end
marks in a written
conversation.
 I can revise my writing to
make my ideas more clear.
“I Can”
Unit 9 (part 2)
 I can use the Tennessee Writing
Assessment rubric to evaluate my
own writing and the writing of
others.
 I can write for different people
and different reasons (entertain,
persuade, inform, describe,
demonstrate knowledge, answer
questions, respond to literature,
and acquire knowledge).
 I can use the writing process:
prewriting, drafting, revising,
editing/proofing, evaluating, and
publishing.
 I can list effects of media on my
everyday life.
 I can tell how two people, places,
things, or ideas are alike and
different.
 I can explain how the meaning of
a written story changes when it is
told in a visual way (e.g.,
photographs, PowerPoint,
dioramas, videos, movies,
television, etc.)
“I Can”
Unit 9 (part 3)
• I can be an active listener by
making eye contact, facing
the speaker, and using
appropriate facial
expressions.
• I can retell what was said.
• I can describe the meaning
of “oral presentation”.
• I can write and give a
presentation using pictures,
graphics, or props.
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• I can use the correct voice
level in different settings
(informal/formal situations).
• I can memorize and retell a
passage that the teacher
has assigned or I have
chosen myself.