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English Language Arts

Grade-Level Grade-Level Expectations and Expectations and

Textbook AlignmentTextbook Alignment

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Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs)

NOT curriculum

Content specific statements of what a student should know and be able to do at the end of a given grade

Refinements of the state content standards

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NOTE TO PUBLISHERS No grammar, usage, mechanics,

vocabulary, spelling GLEs per se—embedded in Reading and Responding, Writing, Writing/Proofreading, and Speaking and Listening standards

Many reading GLEs will overlap the content in the texts being adopted for ELA grammar, spelling/vocabulary, and composition

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BenchmarkELA-2-E1

Drawing, dictating, and writing compositions that clearly state or imply a central idea with supporting details in a logical, sequential order (beginning, middle, end)

20a. Write compositions of at least three paragraphs organized with a clearly stated central idea

20b. Write compositions of at least three paragraphs with an introduction and a conclusion

20c. Write compositions of at least three paragraphs with a middle developed with supporting details

20d. Write compositions of at least three paragraphs with a logical, sequential order

20e. Write compositions of at least three paragraphs with transitional words and phrases that unify points and ideas

FOURTH GRADE Writing

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GLE 31Write using standard English structure

and usage, including:• avoiding run-on sentences • using verbs in the future tense• making subjects and verbs agree in

sentences with simple and compound subjects and predicates (ELA-3-E3)

THIRD GRADE Writing/Proofreading

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THIRD GRADE Writing/Proofreading

GLE 31• 31a. Write using standard English structure

and usage, avoiding run-on sentences • 31b. Write using standard English structure

and usage, using verbs in the future tense• 31c. Write using standard English structure

and usage, making subjects and verbs agree in sentences with simple and compound subjects and predicates (ELA-3-E3)

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• Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) Lists - primary

• Key Concepts in Assessment Guides http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/saa/2273.htm

l• GEE – right side drop down• LEAP, iLEAP – left side drop down menu

Caution – used for assessment purposes; do not cover all that is taught

• Comprehensive Curriculum Examples of types of content as it applies to GLEs

GLEs and Textbook Alignment Resources

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What criteria will committee members use to determine if they agree with a publisher’s alignment with a GLE?

What does it mean to align textbook content with Grade-

Level Expectations?

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15c. Write complex, multi-paragraph 15c. Write complex, multi-paragraph compositions on student-or-teacher compositions on student-or-teacher selected topics organized with the selected topics organized with the following: organizational patterns (e.g., following: organizational patterns (e.g., comparison/contrast, order of importance, comparison/contrast, order of importance, chronological order) appropriate to the chronological order) appropriate to the topic (ELA-2-M1)topic (ELA-2-M1)• ELA content associated with the GLE must

be present in text material Text material should provide information on multi-

paragraph compositions and organizational patterns • Actual skill to be known by student may not

be part of text. For example, students will need to know parts of a paragraph (topic and supporting sentences) and parts of an essay (introduction, body, and conclusion).

Example 1

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GLE02b. Demonstrate understanding of

phonics by reading one- and two-syllable words with short and long vowel sounds spelled with common spelling patterns (ELA-1-E1)

Example 2

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Use of a term and/or its definition does not constitute alignment with a GLE unless the only student understanding is to know the definition.

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Grade 5 WritingGLE: 24. Develop writing/compositions

using a variety of literary and sound devices, including similes, metaphors, and onomatopoeia (ELA-2-E5)• Cite page for definition of figurative language,

including similes, metaphors, and onomatopoeia

• Information about figurative language and sound devices

Possibly cite pages on which there are examples of similes, metaphors, and onomatopoeia and other types of figurative language and sound devices

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EIGHTH GRADE Information Resources

BenchmarkELA-5-M1

Identifying and using organizational features of printed text, other media, and electronic information (e.g., microprint, CE-ROM, e-mail

GLE39a. Locate and select information using

organizational features of grade-appropriate resources, including complex reference sources (e.g., almanacs, atlases, newspapers, magazines, brochures, map legends, prefaces, appendices) (ELA-5-M1)

39b. Locate and select information using organizational features of grade-appropriate resources, including electronic storage devices (e.g., CD-ROMs, diskettes, software, drives) (ELA-5-M1)

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Grade 1 English Language Arts

BenchmarkELA-4-E2

Giving and following directions/procedures

GLE48. Ask questions to clarify directions and/or classroom routines (ELA-4-E2)

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English Language ArtsGrade 10: Writing

BenchmarkELA-2-H5 Applying literary devices

and various stylistic elements (e.g., diction, sentence structure, voice, and tone)

GLE22. Develop writing using a variety

of complex literary and rhetorical devices, including imagery and the rhetorical question (ELA-2-H5)

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English Language ArtsGrade 11/12 Information

Resources BenchmarkELA-5-H3

Accessing information and conducting research using a variety of primary and secondary sources to produce formal papers.

GLE37b. Access information and conduct

research using various grade-appropriate data-gathering strategies/tools, including evaluating the validity and/or reliability of primary and/or secondary sources (ELA-5-H3)

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Textbooks should

Serve as a resource to teachers and students

Provide accurate and adequate information

Correlate well with the content of the GLEs

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Contact Information Jan Freeland Middle and Secondary ELA Curriculum

Coordinator Jan.Freeland@la.gov 1-877-453-2721

Carolyn Sessions GLE and Comprehensive Curriculum

Coordinator Carolyn.Sessions@la.gov 1-877-453-2721

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