course competencies

Reading Literature:

    • I can draw conclusions based on what the text suggests implicitly.
    • I can analyze how the central idea of a text is shaped and refined by specific details.
    • I can describe how complex characters advance the plot or develop the theme.
    • I can distinguish between the figurative and connotative meanings of words as they are used in a text.
    • I can compare and contrast how a subject or key scene of a text is represented in two different artistic mediums.
    • I can use various reading and note-taking strategies that will help me locate portions of a text that are difficult for me.

Reading Informational Texts:

    • I can analyze how the author introduces and develops each point, and how this contributes to the overall purpose of the text.
    • I can determine the authorā€™s overall purpose and analyze how an author uses rhetorical strategies to advance that purpose.

Writing:

    • I can introduce claims and evidence and establish clear relationships among them, including how each connects and supports the central argument.
    • I can introduce a topic effectively and develop it with relevant and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, and examples appropriate for my audienceā€™s knowledge of the topic.
    • I can provide a concluding statement or section that supports and further strengthens the piece by articulating implications or the significance of the topic.
    • I can establish one or more points of view and introduce a narrator and/or other characters.
    • I can draw evidence from informational texts to support my analysis, reflection, and research.
    • I can synthesize multiple sources on a subject and demonstrate an understanding of the subject under investigation.

Speaking and Listening:

    • I can refer to evidence from texts and other research I have brought to the discussion.
    • I can propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that connect to broader ideas.
    • I can formulate a clear and concise perspective on a topic or issue and amass evidence to support that perspective.

Language:

    • I can apply what I know about language to understand how language functions in different situations, and can provide examples.
  • I can apply what I know about language to make effective choices in the language I use to shape the meaning and style.