1. Read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding

 Interpret and analyze information from textbooks and nonfiction books for young adults, as well as reference materials, audio and media presentations, oral interviews, graphs, charts, diagrams, and electronic databases intended for a general audience

Compare and synthesize information from different sources

Use strategies for selecting, organizing and categorizing information

Distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information and between fact and opinion

Relate new information to prior knowledge and experience

Understand and use the text features that make information accessible and usable, such as format, sequence, level of diction, and relevance of details

Produce oral and written reports on topics related to all school subjects

Organize information according to an identifiable structure, such as compare/contrast or general to specific

Develop information with appropriate supporting material, such as facts, details, illustrative examples or anecdotes, and exclude extraneous material

Use the process of pre-writing, drafting, revising, and proofreading (the writing process) to produce well-constructed informational texts

Use standard English for formal presentation of information selecting appropriate grammatical constructions and vocabulary,  using a variety of sentence structures, and observing the rules of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling

    

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2. Read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression

Read and view texts and performances from a wide range of authors, subjects, and genres.

  • Read, view, and interpret imaginative texts and performances; such as: short stories, novels, plays, myths and legends,  lyric and narrative poems, films and video productions and electronic books ELA2.I.LR1A.07.02 ELA2.I.LR1A.08.02

  • Compare a film, video, or stage versions of a literary work with the written version ELA2.I.LR1A.07.06 ELA2.I.LR1A.08.06

  • Understand, interpret, and respond by listening to imaginative texts and performances; such as: stage plays, dramatic readings, and film and video productions ELA2.I.LR1A.07.08 ELA2.I.LR1A.08.08

Understand and identify the distinguishing features of the major genres and use them to aid their interpretation and discussion of literature

Identify significant literary elements (including metaphor, symbolism, foreshadowing, dialect, rhyme, meter, irony, climax) and use those elements to interpret the work

Recognize different levels of meaning

Present responses to and interpretations of literature, making reference to the literary elements found in the text and connections with their personal knowledge and experience

  • Write interpretive and responsive essays in order to: express opinions and support them through specific references to the text, demonstrate understanding of plot and theme, identify and describe characters and their motivations, analyze the impact of the setting, identify and interpret how the use of literary devices affects meaning (such as symbolism, metaphor and simile, alliteration, personification, flashback, and foreshadowing), draw conclusions and provide reasons for the conclusions, compare and contrast characters, setting, mood, and voice in more than one literary text or performance, and make connections between literary text and personal experience for knowledge ELA2.I.SW2A.07.01 ELA2.I.SW2A.08.01

Produce interpretations of literary works that identify different levels of meaning and comment on their significance and effect

Write stories, poems, literary essays, and plays that observe the conventions of the genre and contain interesting and effective language and voice

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3. Read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evalution

Analyze, interpret, and evaluate information, ideas, organization, and language from academic and nonacademic texts, such as textbooks, public documents, book and movie reviews, and editorials

  • Read to analyze and evaluate information, ideas, opinions, issues, themes, and experiences from the following: literary texts, non-fiction articles, editorials and articles from newspapers and magazines, book and film reviews and electronic resources ELA3.I.LR1A.07.01 ELA3.I.LR1A.08.01

  • Evaluate the validity and accuracy of information, ideas, themes, opinions, and experiences in text including: evaluate examples, details, or reasons used to support ideas, identify fallacies of logic that lead to unsupported conclusions, discriminate between apparent message and hidden agenda, identify propaganda and evaluate its effectiveness, and identify techniques an author uses to persuade; e.g. emotional and ethical appeals ELA3.I.LR1A.07.02 ELA3.I.LR1A.08.02

Understand that within any group there are many different points of view depending on the particular interests and values of the individual, and recognize those differences in perspective in texts and presentations

  • Evaluate the validity and accuracy of information, ideas, themes, opinions, and experiences in text including: identify conflicting information, consider the background and qualifications of the writer, question writers’ assumptions, beliefs, intentions, and biases, identify differing points of view in texts and presentations, identify cultural and ethnic values and their impact on content, and identify multiple levels of meaning ELA3.I.LR1C.07.01 ELA3.I.LR1C.08.01

  • Recognize the effect of one’s own point of view in evaluating ideas, information, opinions, and issues ELA3.I.LR1C.07.02 ELA3.I.LR1C.08.02

Evaluate their own and others work based on a variety of criteria (e.g., logic, clarity, comprehensiveness, conciseness, originality, conventionality) and recognize the varying effectiveness of different approaches

Present (in essays, position papers, speeches, and debates) clear analyses of issues, ideas, texts, and experiences, supporting their positions with well-developed arguments

Develop arguments with effective use of details and evidence that reflect a coherent set of criteria (e.g., reporting results of lab experiments to support a hypothesis)

Monitor and adjust their own oral and written presentations according to the standards for a particular genre (e.g., defining key terms used in a formal debate)

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4. Read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction

Write social letters, cards, and electronic messages to friends, relatives, community acquaintances, and other electronic network users

    

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