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Committee refines glossary and sets process to update references and citations
Summary
The standards committee reviewed proposed changes to the glossary—reinstating some literary/grammar terms, clarifying terms such as 'point of view' versus 'author's perspective'—and discussed consolidating references into a single final document and options for citation checking.
Meredith, SDC member, reviewed a proposed cleanup of the standards glossary, noting the group had added, revised and removed multiple entries during in‑person and virtual drafting. She said some entries that had been proposed for removal — such as active/passive voice and extended metaphor — should be reconsidered because teachers use the terms in later grades.
“We either have to reinstate it or we have to rewrite voice or get rid of voice,” Meredith said about the voice entries. Other committee members said they preferred…
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