12th Grade English

11th Grade ELA Targeted Standards
[SL] Speaking and Listening Strand
Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA-11.SL.05 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

 Presentation of Knowledge & Ideas

• SL11-12.4 Organize, develop, and present claims, information, findings, and supporting evidence, using communication techniques appropriate to purpose and  audience in a range of formal and informal tasks.

• SL11-12.5 Make strategic use of digital media in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

• SL11-12.6 Adapt verbal and nonverbal communication to a variety of contexts, audiences, and tasks, demonstrating fluency and poise, and a command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

In addition to expectations of proficiency, student provides consistent evidence of in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught and expected.

The student

• presents information clearly, concisely, and logically.

• presents information in a sequence that allows the listener to follow the line of reasoning.

• delivers a presentation in which organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

• strategically integrates appropriate digital media or visual aids to enhance interest and understanding.

• employs effective verbal and nonverbal delivery techniques: eye contact, rate, volume, inflection, pronunciation, enunciation, gestures, poise, language, conversational tone.  

There are no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes as the student:

• presents information in a logical and organized manner.

• delivers a presentation appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

• integrates appropriate digital media or visual aids.

• employs some effective verbal and nonverbal delivery techniques: eye contact, rate, volume, inflection, pronunciation, enunciation, gestures, poise, language, conversational tone.

• recognizes or recalls specific terminology that relates to speaking and listening skills, such as:

  • Digital media, rate, volume, inflection, pronunciation, enunciation, gestures, poise, language, conversational tone.

However, the student exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes.