Performance Indicator - ESL.I.5-8.1.1.3:
Students select information appropriate to the purpose of the investigation, relate ideas from one written or spoken source to another, and exclude nonessential information.

Performance Indicator - ESL.I.5-8.1.1.4:
Students compare, contrast, categorize, and synthesize to gain a deeper understanding of information and objects.

Performance Indicator - ESL.I.5-8.1.1.5:
Students formulate, ask, and respond to various question forms to obtain, clarify, and extend information and meaning.

Performance Indicator - ESL.I.5-8.1.1.8:
Students select a focus, organization, and point of view for oral and written presentations, and justify this selection.

Performance Indicator - ESL.I.5-8.1.1.10:
Students distinguish between fact and opinion, and relevant and irrelevant information, and exclude nonessential information in oral and written presentations.

Performance Indicator - ESL.I.5-8.1.1.11:
Students use the process of prewriting, drafting, revising, peer editing, and proofreading (the "writing process") to produce well-constructed informational texts.

Performance Indicator - ESL.I.5-8.1.1.14:
Students consult print and nonprint resources (e.g., audio/visual media, family) in native language when needed.