-identify a variety of reading strategies and use them appropriately before, during, and after reading to understand ideas and information in increasingly challenging texts;-identify and describe the form, structure, and stylistic elements in a variety of literary texts, including modern texts and works from various historical periods and cultures, and in informational texts, including media texts, produced for a variety of audiences and purposes;-use a variety of pre-writing strategies to generate ideas, and plan the content and organization of texts effectively and according to their purpose and audience;-apply strategies to select, organize, and document information for research purposes from a variety of texts and electronic resources;-write texts in a variety of forms and for various media, applying their knowledge of the stylistic techniques and other characteristics associated with each form;-revise, edit, and publish their texts to refine expression, correct errors, and present their work effectively;