9th Grade English

9th Grade ELA Targeted Standards
(SL) Speaking and Listening Strand
Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA-09.SL.04 Organize, develop, and present claims, information, findings, and supporting evidence, using communication techniques appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

• I can define the following terms as they apply to this standard:
  • Concisely -- to state in as few words as possible (does not mean simplicity).
  • Development -- the examples, ideas, details, and commentary the speaker adds to ensure the ideas are thoroughly expressed.
  • Findings -- conclusions drawn from observations, investigations, experiments or inquiries.
  • Line of reasoning -- the speaker links a series of ideas in a meaningful and clear way; the speaker connect the dots to show how he/she arrived at his/her conclusion.
  • Supporting evidence -- data, information, quotations, examples, or other information the speaker uses to support the claim.

Reasoning Targets

• I can determine what evidence I need to support my claim and develop my ideas.
• I can determine what style, format, or approach would be best to deliver my information and findings.

Skills (Performance) Targets

• I can adjust my message so it is appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

Product Targets

• I can deliver a well-developed speech, complete with supporting evidence, that presents information in a clear, concise, and logical manner.
• I can prepare a presentation with organization, development, substance, and style appropriate to purpose, task, and audience.

 Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:

• SL9-10.4 Organize, develop, and present claims, information, findings, and supporting evidence, using communication techniques appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

• SL9-10.5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

• SL9-10.6 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 can

  • present information clearly, concisely, and logically.

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

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

  • employ 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.