Grade 12

Reading Literature and Informational Text (range of reading and text complexity)

Writing (range of writing)

Speaking and Listening

Language

Students inquire about and comprehend key ideas and details in a variety of texts.

Students investigate the craft and structure of a variety of texts.

Students integrate knowledge to make meaningful connections between ideas in diverse texts.

Students apply their knowledge of text types and purposes.

Students use various processes to produce and distribute a wide range of their writing.

Students research to build and present knowledge in writing.

Students present their knowledge and ideas orally and comprehensibly.

Students apply strategies for listening and collaborate with others to comprehend what is heard and spoken.

Students apply strategies to comprehend and utilize vocabulary appropriately in a variety of contexts: social, instructional, and academic.

Students recognize and apply conventions of English in order to produce oral and written texts.

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and what the text infers, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain

Determine central ideas and themes in grade-level texts; analyze development over the course of each text, including how they interact and build on one another; and provide a summary of the text

Examine a set of ideas and selected literary elements, and analyze how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text

Determine the meaning of words and phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, as they are used in various texts and media, and analyze the effect of specific word choices on attitude and tone

Analyze arguments in grade-level texts, and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether or not the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging

Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the language is particularly effective, analyzing how style contributes to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text

Investigate multiple sources of information presented in different text forms, including media, and compare the way each approaches information, addresses a question, and/or solves a problem

Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem evaluating how each version interprets the source text

Write arguments to support claims, using valid reasoning and sufficient relevant evidence

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

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

Produce clear and coherent writings in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information

Conduct short, as well as more sustained research projects, to answer a question (including a self generated question) or solve a problem, using multiple sources

Present information on a range of formal and informal tasks by conveying a clear and distinct perspective, by providing a clear line of reasoning that addresses alternative or opposing perspectives, and by organizing carefully to suit the purpose and intended audience

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

Listen to grade-appropriate live or media presentations about various topics, and take notes to confirm comprehension and participate in discussions

Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choices, points of emphasis, and tone

Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners— one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led—on relevant grade 12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas, and expressing own ideas clearly and convincingly

Apply various strategies to discover the meaning of unknown words and phrases and demonstrate academic readiness in gathering vocabulary knowledge of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases common at the college and career level

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings

Demonstrate an increasing command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing

Demonstrate a developing practice of organizing writing according to an identified purpose, academic or technical