*Read and analyze texts in everyday situations and in test taking environments so students look for evidence to support a response. This involves returning to the passage and circling important information, making side-bar notes if necessary to answer the question correctly. *Develop strategies for real life problem solving situations that involve number operation and quantitative reasoning; patterns, relationships and algebraic thinking; measurement; probability and statistics; geometry and special reasoning and financial literacy, *Develop ideas for writing a composition in expository format that include an introduction, a body supported by specific details and a conclusion. *Be aware of punctuation, capitalization, spelling and sentence boundaries.