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 authorās 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 audienceās 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.