Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

• Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

• Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

• Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

Learners will analyze, interpret, and evaluate complex literary and informational texts that include a wide variety of genres and formats.

• Standard R.6: Text Features and Structure

• Standard R.7: Literary Devices

• Standard R.8: Analysis and Comparison of Literary Texts

• Standard R.9: Synthesis and Analysis of Informational Text

Learners will engage in the writing process and produce a variety of texts determined to address different audiences and purposes.

• Standard Wr.1: Development and Purpose of Writing

• Standard Wr.2: Organizational Structure

• Standard Wr.3: Informative/Explanatory/Technical Writing Technique

• Standard Wr.4: Opinion/Argumentative/Persuasive Techniques

• Standard Wr.5: Narrative/Creative Writing Techniques

Production and Distribution of Writing

• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

• Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

• Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

• Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

• Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

• Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Text Types and Purposes

• Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

• Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

• Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

Learners will develop, strengthen, and produce writing by planning, revising, editing, and rewriting.

• Standard Wr.6: Writing Process

• Standard Wr.7: Word Choice/Voice

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