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In High School, Students Are Expected To:

•  Notice when a text (like an article or speech) is not coherent: for example, when it contradicts itself or uses the same words to mean different things.

• Read important texts from history. Analyze how they affected the people and societies around them, and how those people and societies affected them.

• Revise writing to ensure precision - removing unnecessary words and phrases.

• In class discussions, take action when necessary to make sure that everyone can participate and all perspectives are heard.

• Use literary criticism (texts that analyze literature) to help understand literature. For example, analyze a poem using an article someone else wrote about the poem.

• Analyze texts with complex characters, structures, and messages: for example, books with multiple themes, settings, plots, or points of view.

• Understand ways in which authors and speakers try to influence readers and listeners: for example, telling sad stories, using big words, or leaving out important information.

• Use a variety of credible sources when doing research. Avoid relying too much on one source of information.

• Use semicolons (;), colons (:), and hyphens (-) correctly and effectively.

• Understand that the English language changes over time and that even experts can disagree about grammar and spelling.

• And much more!