Standards - English Language Arts

Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.

Apply ethical guidelines while finding and recording information from a variety of primary, secondary, and digital sources.

Determine the relevance, reliability, and validity of information from nonfiction and fictional printed and/or digital texts.

Assess the relevance and credibility of orally-presented information to answer a question, solve a problem, or defend a position.

Produce research writings independently over extended periods of time which encompass research, reflection, and revision and over shorter time frames.

Quote, paraphrase, summarize, and present findings, following a recognized citation style and avoiding plagiarism to demonstrate responsible and ethical research practices.

Synthesize and present information during the research process to answer follow-up questions and participate in both informal and formal discussions about research findings with grade-appropriate command of language.

Analyze word meanings through the use of word parts, context clues, connotation and denotation, and print or digital reference tools.

Read, analyze, and evaluate texts from science, social studies, and other academic disciplines to determine how those disciplines treat domain-specific vocabulary and content organization.

Analyze and connect word meanings through active listening in various contexts for purposeful, effective communication.

Integrate effective vocabulary into writing to create specific effects and communicate purposefully.

Utilize appropriate vocabulary in various classroom, digital, and real-world situations to facilitate effective communication.

Read a variety of print and nonprint documents to acquire new information and respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts to develop a literal and figurative understanding as appropriate to the type of text, purpose, and situation.

Utilize active listening skills in formal and informal conversations, following predetermined norms.

Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.

Utilize a writing process which includes planning, revising, editing/peer-editing, and rewriting to create a focused, organized, and coherent piece of writing for a specific purpose and audience.

Employ conventions of grammar, mechanics, and usage in order to communicate effectively with a target audience.

Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

Read, analyze, and evaluate complex literary and informational texts written from various cultural perspectives, with an emphasis on works originating outside the United States and the British Isles through 1599.

Analyze information from graphic texts to draw conclusions, defend claims, and make decisions.

Analyze how an author’s cultural perspective influences style, language, and themes.

Analyze how authors use characterization, connotation, denotation, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view to create and convey meaning in a variety of texts.

Analyze the impact of context and organizational structures on theme, tone, and the meaning of the work as a whole.

Compare and/or contrast the perspectives in a variety of fiction, nonfiction, informational, digital, and multimodal texts produced from diverse historical, cultural, and global points of view, not limited to the grade-level literary focus.

Read, analyze, and evaluate texts from science, social studies, and other academic disciplines to determine how those disciplines treat domain-specific vocabulary and content organization.

Through active listening, evaluate tone, organization, content, and non-verbal cues to determine the purpose and credibility of a speaker.

Compose both short and extended narrative, informative/explanatory, and argumentative writings that are clear and coherent, use an appropriate command of language, and demonstrate development, organization, style, and tone that are relevant to task, purpose, and audience.

Write a memoir, narrative essay, or personal or fictional narrative to convey a series of events, establishing a clear purpose and using narrative techniques.

Write explanations and expositions that incorporate evidence, using transitions and techniques that objectively introduce and develop topics.

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning, relevant and sufficient evidence, transitions, and a concluding statement or section that follows from the information presented.

Present research findings to a peer audience, either formally or informally, conveying credible, accurate information from multiple sources, including diverse media.

Participate in collaborative discussions involving multiple perspectives, responding and contributing with relevant evidence and commentary.

Interpret digital texts to determine their subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

Interpret a digital audio source to determine its subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.