Between the Words Prescribed Learning Outcomes: Language Arts Grades 2 to 3 demonstrate a willingness to experiment with language to clarify their understanding, express their thoughts, and gain feedback describe the main topics or ideas in communications they read retell and sequence events and ideas from selections they have read or heard Grades 4 to 5 predict the meaning of unfamiliar words by using context clues interpret their impressions of poetry demonstrate understanding of the main ideas in poetry locate and interpret details to complete tasks describe the key features of what they read use a variety of sentences in their written work appraise their own and others' work Grades 6 to 7 use their knowledge of context to make sense of unfamiliar words identify the main ideas in poetry locate and interpret details to complete tasks locate and interpret imagery that enhances meaning describe the key features of what they read paraphrase and elaborate on the ideas of others to clarify and extend understanding Top of page.