English Language

Unit 1

• Cite evidence from text to support analysis of both explicit and implicit messages within the text
• Cite evidence from text to support analysis of primary and secondary sources
• Identify the theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development
• Identify in detail a series of events described and the relationships among them
• Identify key steps in a text’s description of a process related to history or social studies
• Summarize literary and informational or explanatory texts
• Follow a multistep written procedure when performing science or technical tasks
• Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several sources
• Analyze how characters develop and how this advances the theme or plot
• Analyze how a text unfolds a series of events and the connections among them
• Determine meanings and effects of words, phrases, or symbols as used in a text
• Analyze how the author’s structural choices, order of events, and use of time create specific effects, such as tension or surprise
• Analyze a particular point of view or experience reflected in a work of world literature
• Analyze how an author transforms source material from an earlier work by a previous author
• Determine author’s purpose or point of view and how rhetoric is used to advance that purpose or point of view

Unit 2

• Integrate quantitative or technical information presented in text form with information expressed visually
• Explain how visual and multimedia elements help to contribute to the meaning or tone of a text
• Compare the point of view or claims of two or more authors on similar topics
• Identify and evaluate the argument, reasoning, and evidence in a text
• Analyze and compare various accounts of a subject told in different media
• Analyze significant U.S. (or home country) historical and literary documents
• Participate in collaborative discussions on a variety of grade-level topics
• Express ideas clearly and respectfully in group discussions
• Follow agreed-upon rules and preparation procedures for discussions
• Ask questions and respond to others, building on others’ ideas
• Integrate into speech preparation diverse sources of information in a variety of formats
• Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of rhetoric and evidence
• Identify an argument, claims; evaluate the soundness of reasoning and evidence
• Present claims or information in logical sequence supported with relevant facts and details
• Use clear pronunciation and appropriate eye contact and volume when speaking

Unit 3

• Add multimedia and visual components to clarify ideas in presentations
• Adapt speech to a variety of tasks, showing command of formal English
• Use context clues to determine word and phrase meanings
• Use word structure clues to determine meanings of unknown words
• Use relationships between words to better understand each word’s meaning
• Use references (print and digital) to determine or verify a word’s meanings, or to find its pronunciation or part of speech
• Interpret and use figurative language in context
• Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations
• Distinguish shades of meaning among related words
• Distinguish among connotations of words with similar denotations
• Learn and use grade-level general academic vocabulary
• Show a command of conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking
• Correctly use conventions of English when writing (capitalization, punctuation, and spelling)
• Make effective choices of language for meaning and style when writing or speaking
• Know the difference between formal and informal English and when to use each

Unit 4

• Write arguments supported with clear reasons and relevant evidence, including arguments in history, social studies, science, and technical topics
• Write informative or explanatory pieces developed with relevant details, including arguments in history, social studies, science, and technical topics
• Write narrations that include details, put events in order, and provide a conclusion
• Produce writing appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience
• Strengthen writing by getting feedback, revising, editing, and rewriting
• Add dialogue and descriptions to develop characters and events
• Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing
• Contribute to collaborative group writing projects
• Conduct short and sustained research projects on a topic through investigation
• Draw and cite evidence from a variety of texts to support analysis
• Assess the credibility and accuracy of sources
• Quote or paraphrase data and conclusions while avoiding plagiarism
• Include evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis
• Regularly produce clear writing for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences (including writing in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects)