The ADP English and Communication Benchmarks, Grades 4 – 12 are organized into the following strands:
A.1 Reading [3]
A.2 [4] Listening [4]
A.3 Viewing [5]
Whether they Work in Teams (W) [6] or individually, students have three ways to Communicate Information (C)
C.1 Writing [7]
C.2 Speaking [8]
C.3 Producing Digital Media [9]
For future success in postsecondary education and work, students in grades 4–5 will need to Create ADP Products (P)
P.1 [10] Informational/Explanatory Essay [11]
P.2 Literary Analysis Essay [12]
P.3 Argumentative Essay [13]
P.4 Research Essay [14]
P.5 Work-Related Texts [15]
Links:
[1] http://www.achieve.org/adp-benchmarks
[2] http://www.achieve.org/files/Text_complexity_t.1%20%28ADP%29.pdf
[3] http://www.achieve.org/files/reading_a.1%20%28ADP%29.pdf
[4] http://www.achieve.org/files/listening_a.2%20%28ADP%29.pdf
[5] http://www.achieve.org/files/viewing_a.3%20%28ADP%29.pdf
[6] http://www.achieve.org/files/work_teams_and_group_discussion_w.1%20%28ADP%29.pdf
[7] http://www.achieve.org/files/writing_c.1%20%28ADP%29.pdf
[8] http://www.achieve.org/files/speaking_c.2%20%28ADP%29.pdf
[9] http://www.achieve.org/files/producing_digital_media_c.3%20%28ADP%29.pdf
[10] http://www.achieve.org/node/943
[11] http://www.achieve.org/files/informational_explanatory_essay_p.1%20%28ADP%29.pdf
[12] http://www.achieve.org/files/literary_analysis_essay_p.2%20%28ADP%29.pdf
[13] http://www.achieve.org/files/argumentative_essay_p.3%20%28ADP%29.pdf
[14] http://www.achieve.org/files/research_essay_p.4%20%28ADP%29.pdf
[15] http://www.achieve.org/files/work-related_texts_p.5%20%28ADP%29.pdf