A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
Artes del lenguaje y lectura en español.6.11.D.ii
Se espera que el estudiante
edite borradores usando las convenciones comunes de la lengua española, incluyendo:
uso consistente y apropiado de los tiempos verbales;
Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--writing process. The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.
A knowledge and skills statement is a broad statement of what students must know and be able to do. It generally begins with a learning strand and ends with the phrase “The student is expected to:” Knowledge and skills statements always include related student expectations.
Demonstrated Proficiency of SLA.6.11.D.ii
Provide students with a short paragraph in which the verbs are missing and represented by blank spaces. Provide answer choices that include correct and incorrect verb tenses. Task students with identifying the correct verb and writing it in the corresponding blank.
Further Explanation
This assessment requires students to apply their knowledge of the correct use of verb tense in writing. This knowledge is acquired through practice and experience using correct verb tense in writing. This skill should be developed with writing in all genres.
Glossary Support for SLA.6.11.D.ii
During the editing stage of the writing process, students further improve their draft and often prepare it for publishing by correcting convention errors. Ensuring that the standard rules of the Spanish language have been applied correctly helps the audience to more easily comprehend the information because they are not having to interrupt their thinking to determine what the writer intended to say.
standard rules of the Spanish language, including written mechanics such as punctuation, capitalization, spelling, paragraphing, etc. and written/oral grammar such as parts of speech, word order, subject-verb agreement, and sentence structure
Verb tense indicates when an action occurred or state of being. The three main/primary tenses in the Spanish language are past (indicating something has already happened), present (indicating something is currently happening), and future (indicating that something will happen later). When more than one verb appears in a sentence, the tenses must be consistent.