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RL1.03 identify the most important ideas and supporting details in texts, including complex and challenging texts;
RL1.04 make and explain inferences of increasing subtlety and insight about texts, including complex and challenging texts, supporting their explanations with well-chosen stated and implied ideas from the texts;
RL1.05 extend understanding of texts, including complex and challenging texts, by making rich and increasingly insightful connections between the ideas in them and personal knowledge, experience, and insights; other texts; and the world around them;
RL1.06 analyse texts in terms of the information, ideas, issues, or themes they explore, examining how various aspects of the texts contribute to the presentation or development of these elements;
RL1.07 evaluate the effectiveness of texts, including complex and challenging texts, using evidence from the text insightfully to support their opinions;
RL2.02 identify a variety of text features and demonstrate insight into the way they communicate meaning;
RL2.03 identify a variety of elements of style in texts and explain how they help communicate meaning and enhance the effectiveness of the texts;
WR1.02 generate, expand, explore, and focus ideas for potential writing tasks, using a variety of strategies and print, electronic, and other resources, as appropriate;
WR1.03 locate and select information to fully and effectively support ideas for writing, using a variety of strategies and print, electronic, and other resources, as appropriate;
WR2.01 write for different purposes and audiences using a variety of literary, informational, and graphic forms;
WR2.03 use a wide range of descriptive and evocative words, phrases, and expressions precisely and imaginatively to make their writing clear, vivid, and compelling for their intended audience;
WR2.04 write complete sentences that communicate their meaning clearly and effectively, skilfully varying sentence type, structure, and length to suit different purposes and making smooth and logical transitions between ideas;
WR3.02 build vocabulary for writing by confirming word meaning(s) and reviewing and refining word choice, using a variety of resources and strategies, as appropriate for the purpose;
WR3.03 use punctuation correctly and effectively to communicate their intended meaning;
WR3.06 use a variety of presentation features, including print and script, fonts, graphics, and layout, to improve the clarity and coherence of their written work and to heighten its appeal and effectiveness for their audience;
MS3.02 select the media form best suited to the topic, purpose, and audience for a media text they plan to create, and explain why it is the most appropriate choice;
MS3.04 produce media texts, including complex texts, for a variety of purposes and audiences, using the most appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques.