Sunshine State Standards
Elementary School Sunshine Standards
Essay Contest
Billboard Contest
Middle School Sunshine Standards
Essay Contest
Billboard/PSA Contest
High School Sunshine Standards
Essay Contest
Billboard/PSA Contest
Elementary School Sunshine Standards
Essay Contest
4TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: LA.4.3.1.3
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by organizing ideas using strategies and tools (e.g., technology, graphic organizer, KWL chart, log) to make a plan for writing that prioritizes ideas and addresses the main idea and logical sequence.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.4.3.2.2
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by organizing information into a logical sequence and combining or deleting sentences to enhance clarity.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.4.3.3.1
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by evaluating the draft for development of ideas and content, logical organization, voice (e.g., formal or informal), point of view, word choice and sentence variation.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.4.3.4.1
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of spelling, using spelling rules, orthographic patterns and generalizations (e.g., r-controlled, diphthongs, consonant digraphs, vowel digraphs, silent e, plural for words ending in y, doubling final consonant, i before e, irregular plurals, CVC words, CCVC words, CVCC words and affixes) and using a dictionary, thesaurus or other resources as necessary.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.4.3.4.3
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of punctuation of apostrophes, commas, colons, quotation marks in dialogue, apostrophes in singular possessives and end punctuation.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.4.3.5.1
Benchmark Description: The student will prepare writing by using technology in a format appropriate to audience and purpose (e.g., manuscript, multimedia).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.4.3.5.3
Benchmark Description: The student will share the writing with the intended audience.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
5TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: LA.5.3.1.2
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by determining the purpose (e.g., to entertain, to inform, to communicate, to persuade) and intended audience of a writing piece.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.5.3.2.1
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by using a prewriting plan to focus on the main idea with ample development of supporting details, elaborating on organized information using descriptive language, supporting details and word choices appropriate to the selected tone and mood.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.5.3.2.2
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by organizing information into a logical sequence and combining, or deleting, sentences to enhance clarity.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.5.3.3.1
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by evaluating the draft for development of ideas and content, logical organization, voice, point of view, word choice and sentence variation.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.5.3.3.2
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by creating clarity and logic. The student will delete repetitious information and tighten plot, all through the use of sequential organization, appropriate transitional phrases and introductory phrases and clauses that vary rhythm and sentence structure.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.5.3.4.1
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of spelling, using spelling rules, orthographic patterns, generalizations, knowledge of root words, prefixes, suffixes and knowledge of Greek and Latin root words. The student will edit by using a dictionary, thesaurus or other resources as necessary.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.5.3.4.3
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of punctuation, including commas in clauses and hyphens. In cited sources, the student will include quotations for exact words from sources.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.5.3.4.5
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of subject/verb and noun/pronoun agreement in simple and compound sentences.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.5.3.5.1
Benchmark Description: The student will prepare writing using technology in a format appropriate to audience and purpose (e.g., manuscript, multimedia).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.5.3.5.3
Benchmark Description: The student will share the writing with the intended audience.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Billboard Contest
4TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: VA.4.S.1.1
Benchmark Description: Manipulate tools and materials to achieve diverse effects in personal works of art.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Skills, Techniques and Processes
Standard: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting and responding to art.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: VA.4.S.1.2
Benchmark Description: Explore and use media, technology and other art resources to express ideas visually.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Skills, Techniques and Processes
Standard: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting and responding to art.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: VA.4.S.1.3
Benchmark Description: Create artworks that integrate ideas from culture or history.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Skills, Techniques and Processes
Standard: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting and responding to art.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: VA.4.S.2.1
Benchmark Description: Organize the structural elements of art to achieve an artistic objective.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Skills, Techniques and Processes
Standard: Development of skills, techniques and processes in the arts strengthens our ability to remember, focus on, process and sequence information.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: VA.4.S.3.3
Benchmark Description: Follow procedures for using tools, media, techniques and processes safely and responsibly.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Skills, Techniques and Processes
Standard: Through purposeful practice, artists learn to manage, master and refine simple, then complex, skills and techniques.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: VA.4.S.3.4
Benchmark Description: Discuss the importance of copyright law in regard to the creation and production of art.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 4
Strand: Skills, Techniques and Processes
Standard: Through purposeful practice, artists learn to manage, master and refine simple, then complex, skills and techniques.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
5TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: VA.5.S.1.1
Benchmark Description: Use various art tools, media and techniques to discover how different choices change the effect on the meaning of an artwork.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting and responding to art.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: VA.5.S.1.2
Benchmark Description: Use media, technology and other resources to inspire personal art-making decisions.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting and responding to art.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: VA.5.S.1.3
Benchmark Description: Create artworks to depict personal, cultural and/or historical themes.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting and responding to art.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: VA.5.S.2.1
Benchmark Description: Organize the structural elements of art to support planning, strengthen focus and implement artistic vision.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Development of skills, techniques and processes in the arts strengthens our ability to remember, focus on, process and sequence information.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: VA.5.S.2.3
Benchmark Description: Visualize the end product to justify artistic choices of tools, techniques and processes.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Development of skills, techniques and processes in the arts strengthens our ability to remember, focus on, process and sequence information.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: VA.5.S.3.1
Benchmark Description: The student will use materials, tools, techniques and processes to achieve expected results in two- and/or three-dimensional artworks.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Through purposeful practice, artists learn to manage, master and refine simple, then complex, skills and techniques.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: VA.5.S.3.3
Benchmark Description: Use tools, media, techniques and processes in a safe and responsible manner.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Through purposeful practice, artists learn to manage, master and refine simple, then complex, skills and techniques.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: VA.5.S.3.4
Benchmark Description: The student will use ethical standards, including copyright laws, when producing works of art.
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade Level: 5
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Through purposeful practice, artists will learn to manage, master and refine simple, then complex, skills and techniques.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Middle School Sunshine Standards
Essay Contest
6TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: LA.6.3.1.2
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by making a plan for writing that prioritizes ideas, addresses purpose, audience, main idea and logical sequence.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 6
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.6.3.1.3
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by using organizational strategies and tools (e.g., technology, outline, chart, table, graph, web and story map).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 6
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.6.3.2.1
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by developing main ideas from the prewriting plan by using primary and secondary sources appropriate to purpose and audience.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 6
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.6.3.2.2
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by organizing information into a logical sequence and combining, or deleting, sentences to enhance clarity.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 6
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.6.3.3.1
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by evaluating the draft for development of ideas and content, logical organization, voice, point of view, word choice and sentence variation.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 6
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.6.3.3.3
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by creating precision and interest in expressing ideas vividly through multiple language techniques (e.g., foreshadowing, imagery, simile, metaphor, sensory language, connotation, denotation) and modifying word choices using resources and reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 6
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.6.3.4.1
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for spelling by using spelling rules, orthographic patterns, generalizations, knowledge of root words, prefixes, suffixes and knowledge of Greek and Latin root words with a dictionary, thesaurus or other resources as necessary.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 6
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.6.3.4.3
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of punctuation in simple, compound and complex sentences, including appositives and appositive phrases, and also in cited sources, including quotations for exact words from sources.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 6
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.6.3.4.4
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of the eight parts of speech (noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, conjunction, preposition, interjection).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 6
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.6.3.5.1
Benchmark Description: The student will prepare writing using technology in a format appropriate to audience and purpose (e.g., manuscript, multimedia).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 6
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.6.3.5.3
Benchmark Description: The student will share the writing with the intended audience.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 6
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
7TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: LA.7.3.1.2
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by making a plan for writing that addresses purpose, audience, main idea and logical sequence.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 7
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.7.3.1.3
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by using organizational strategies and tools (e.g., technology, outline, chart, table, graph, Venn Diagram, web, story map or plot pyramid) to develop a personal organizational style.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 7
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.7.3.2.1
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by developing main ideas from the pre-writing plan using primary and secondary sources appropriate to the purpose and audience.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 7
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.7.3.2.2
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by organizing information into a logical sequence and combining or deleting sentences to enhance clarity.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 7
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.7.3.3.1
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by evaluating the draft for development of ideas and content, logical organization, voice, point of view, word choice and sentence variation.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 7
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.7.3.4.3
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of punctuation of sentence structures, including participles and participial phrases, colon in introductory lists and to punctuate business letter salutations, semicolon in compound sentences, dash for additional emphasis or information and apostrophes for plural possessives.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 7
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.7.3.4.5
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of consistency in verb tense in simple, compound and complex sentences.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 7
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.7.3.5.1
Benchmark Description: The student will prepare writing using technology in a format appropriate to audience and purpose (e.g., manuscript, multimedia).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 7
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.7.3.5.3
Benchmark Description: The student will share the writing with the intended audience.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 7
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
8TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.1.2
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by making a plan for writing that addresses purpose, audience, main idea, logical sequence and time frame for completion.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.1.3
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by using organizational strategies and tools (e.g., technology, spreadsheet, outline, chart, table, graph, Venn Diagram, web, story map and plot pyramid) to develop a personal organizational style.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.2.1
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by developing ideas from the prewriting plan using primary and secondary sources appropriate to the purpose and audience.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.2.2
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by establishing a logical organizational pattern with supporting details that are substantial, specific and relevant.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.3.1
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by evaluating the draft for development of ideas and content, logical organization, voice, point of view, word choice and sentence variation.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.3.2
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by creating clarity and logic by maintaining central theme, idea or unifying point and developing relationships among ideas.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.3.3
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by creating precision and interest by elaborating ideas through supporting details (e.g., facts, statistics, expert opinions, anecdotes), a variety of sentence structures, creative language devices and modifying word choices using resources and reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.3.4
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by applying appropriate tools or strategies to evaluate and refine the draft (e.g., peer review, checklists and rubrics).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.4.1
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of spelling, using spelling rules, orthographic patterns, generalizations, knowledge of root words, prefixes, suffixes and knowledge of Greek and Latin root words. The student will use a dictionary, thesaurus or other resources as necessary.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.4.3
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of punctuation, including commas, colons, semicolons, quotation marks and apostrophes.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.4.4
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of the eight parts of speech (noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, conjunction, preposition and interjection), regular and irregular verbs and pronoun agreement.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.4.5
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of subject/verb agreement and noun/pronoun agreement.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.5.1
Benchmark Description: The student will prepare writing using technology in a format appropriate to audience and purpose (e.g., manuscript, multimedia).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.3.5.3
Benchmark Description: The student will share the writing with the intended audience.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Billboard/TVPSA Contest
6TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: LA.6.6.4.2
Benchmark Description: The student will determine and apply digital tools (e.g., word processing, multimedia authoring, web tools and graphic organizers) to publications and presentations.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 6
Strand: Information and Media Literacy
Standard: Technology - The student develops the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and current tools, materials and processes.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
7TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: LA.7.6.4.1
Benchmark Description: The student will select and use appropriate available technologies (e.g., computer, digital camera) to enhance communication and achieve a purpose (e.g., video, presentations).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 7
Strand: Information and Media Literacy
Standard: Technology - The student develops the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and current tools, materials and processes.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.7.6.4.2
Benchmark Description: The student will evaluate and apply digital tools (e.g., word processing, multimedia authoring, web tools and graphic organizers) to publications and presentations.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 7
Strand: Information and Media Literacy
Standard: Technology - The student develops the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and current tools, materials and processes.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
8TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: LA.8.6.4.1
Benchmark Description: The student will use appropriate available technologies to enhance communication and achieve a purpose (e.g., video, digital technology).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Information and Media Literacy
Standard: Technology - The student develops the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and current tools, materials and processes.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.8.6.4.2
Benchmark Description: The student will evaluate and apply digital tools (e.g., word, processing, multimedia authoring, web tools and graphic organizers) to publications and presentations.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 8
Strand: Information and Media Literacy
Standard: Technology - The student develops the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and current tools, materials and processes.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
High School Sunshine Standards
Essay Contest
9TH AND 10TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.1.1
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by generating ideas from multiple sources (e.g., brainstorming, notes, journals, discussion, research materials or other reliable sources) based upon teacher-directed topics and personal interests.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.1.2
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by making a plan for writing that addresses purpose, audience, a controlling idea, logical sequence and time frame for completion.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.1.3
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by using organizational strategies and tools (e.g., technology, spreadsheet, outline, chart, table, graph, Venn Diagram, web, story map, plot pyramid) to develop a personal organizational style.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.2.1
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by developing ideas from the prewriting plan using primary and secondary sources appropriate to the purpose and audience.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.2.2
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by establishing a logical organizational pattern with supporting details that are substantial, specific and relevant.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.3.1
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by evaluating the draft for development of ideas and content, logical organization, voice, point of view, word choice and sentence variation.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.3.2
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by creating clarity and logic by maintaining central theme, idea or unifying point and developing meaningful relationships among ideas.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.3.3
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by creating precision and interest by elaborating ideas through supporting details (e.g., facts, statistics, expert opinions, anecdotes), a variety of sentence structures, creative language devices and modifying word choices using resources and reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus) to select more effective and precise language.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.3.4
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by applying appropriate tools or strategies to evaluate and refine the draft (e.g., peer review, checklists, rubrics).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.4.1
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of spelling, using spelling rules, orthographic patterns, generalizations, knowledge of root words, prefixes, suffixes, knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon root words and knowledge of foreign words commonly used in English (laissez faire, croissant).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.4.3
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of punctuation, including commas, colons, semicolons, apostrophes, dashes, quotation marks and underlining or italics.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.4.4
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of possessives, subject/verb agreement, comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs and noun/pronoun agreement.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.4.5
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of sentence formation, including absolutes and absolute phrases, infinitives and infinitive phrases and use of fragments for effect.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.5.1
Benchmark Description: The student will prepare writing using technology in a format appropriate to the purpose (e.g., for display, multimedia).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.9 and 10.3.5.3
Benchmark Description: The student will be sharing with others, or submitting for publication.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
11TH AND 12TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.1.1
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by generating ideas from multiple sources (e.g., brainstorming, notes, journals, discussion, research materials or other reliable sources) based upon teacher-directed topics and personal interests.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.1.2
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by making a plan for writing that addresses purpose, audience, a controlling idea, logical sequence and time frame for completion.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.1.3
Benchmark Description: The student will prewrite by using organizational strategies and tools (e.g., technology, spreadsheet, outline, chart, table, graph, Venn Diagram, web, story map, plot pyramid) to develop a personal organizational style.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Prewriting - The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.2.1
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by developing ideas from the prewriting plan using primary and secondary sources appropriate to the purpose and audience.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.2.2
Benchmark Description: The student will draft writing by establishing a logical organizational pattern with supporting details that are substantial, specific and relevant.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Drafting - The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.3.1
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by evaluating the draft for development of ideas and content, logical organization, voice, point of view, word choice and sentence variation.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.3.2
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by creating clarity and logic by maintaining central theme, idea or unifying point and developing meaningful relationships among ideas.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.3.3
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by creating precision and interest by elaborating ideas through supporting details (e.g., facts, statistics, expert opinions, anecdotes), a variety of sentence structures, creative language devices and modifying word choices using resources and reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus) to select more effective and precise language.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.3.4
Benchmark Description: The student will revise by applying appropriate tools or strategies to evaluate and refine the draft (e.g., peer review, checklists, rubrics).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Revising - The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.4.1
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of spelling, using spelling rules, orthographic patterns, generalizations, knowledge of root words, prefixes, suffixes, knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon root words and knowledge of foreign words commonly used in English (laissez faire, croissant).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.4.3
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of punctuation, including commas, colons, semicolons, apostrophes, dashes, quotation marks, parentheses, ellipses, brackets and underlining or italics.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.4.4
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of grammar and usage, including but not limited to parts of speech, verb tense, noun/pronoun agreement, subject/verb agreement, pronoun/antecedent agreement, parallel structure, modifier placement, comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs and unintended shift in person or tense.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.4.5
Benchmark Description: The student will edit for correct use of varied sentence structure, including the elimination of dangling or misplaced modifiers, run-on or fused sentences and unintended sentence fragments.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Editing for Language Conventions - The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.5.1
Benchmark Description: The student will prepare writing using technology in a format appropriate to the purpose (e.g., for display, multimedia).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.11 and 12.3.5.3
Benchmark Description: The student will be sharing with others, or submitting for publication.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Strand: Writing Process
Standard: Publishing - The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Billboard/TVPSA Contest
9TH AND 10TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: LA.910.6.4.2
Benchmark Description: The student will routinely use digital tools for publication, communication and productivity.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Information and Media Literacy
Standard: Technology - The student develops the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and current tools, materials and processes.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.910.6.4.1
Benchmark Description: The student will use appropriate available technologies to enhance communication and achieve a purpose (e.g., video, digital technology).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Information and Media Literacy
Standard: Technology - The student develops the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and current tools, materials and processes.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
11TH AND 12TH GRADE
Benchmark Number: LA.1112.6.4.1
Benchmark Description: The student will select and use appropriate available technologies (e.g., computer, digital camera) to enhance communication and achieve a purpose (e.g., video, presentations).
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Information and Media Literacy
Standard: Technology - The student develops the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and current tools, materials and processes.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
Benchmark Number: LA.1112.6.4.2
Benchmark Description: The student will routinely use digital tools for publication, communication and productivity.
Subject Area: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Strand: Information and Media Literacy
Standard: Technology - The student develops the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and current tools, materials and processes.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved
