Hi,Gretchen!

Are you quoting the curriculum commmitee draft of the language arts 
standards? It seems to me that the "standards" or "outcomes" are not 
listed in logical order and that the description of the "standards" 
lacks clarity. For instance, does "use active voice" mean that the 
students should use *only* the active voice, or they should *give 
priority* to the use of the active voice?

Eduard 




On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Gretchen Lee wrote...

>Hi,
> 
>Our curriculum committee just presented us with a draft of the  
language arts 
>standards for our private school.  Here are my seventh grade  
grammar 
>standards:
> 
>1. Place modifiers properly and use the active  voice.
>2. Identify and use infinitives and participles and make clear  
references 
>between pronouns and antecedents.
>3.  Identify all parts of speech and types and structure of  
sentences.
>4. Demonstrate the mechanics of writing (e.g., quotation marks,  
commas at 
>the end of dependent clauses) and appropriate English usage (e.g.  
pronoun 
>reference).
> 
>Anyone have any comments on these?
> 
>Thanks,
>Gretchen
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