English and Communication Benchmarks, Grades 4 – 12
PDFs
In this section, you can download and print the pdf files for Achieve's English and Communication Benchmarks, Grades 4 – 12. Currently, only the individual sections are available. When complete, you will be able to download the entire benchmarks as a single pdf.
The benchmarks are organized by strand and by grade span. Each link opens up the pdf of that section.
by Grade Span
by Strand
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In grades 4 – 12, students are introduced to text with appropriate Text Complexity (T) and have three ways to
Acquire Information (A)
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Whether they Work in Teams (W) or individually, students have three ways to
Communicate Information (C)
C.1 Writing
C.2 Speaking
C.3 Producing Digital Media
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For future success in postsecondary education and work, students in grades 4 – 5 will need to
Create ADP Products (P)
P.1 Product 1: Informational/Explanatory Essay
P.2 Product 2: Literary Analysis Essay
P.3 Product 3: Argumentative Essay
P.4 Product 4: Research Essay
P.5 Product 5: Work-Related Texts
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