Essential Learnings:

1. I can support my analysis and understanding of a text by citing relevant details from that text. 

2. I can analyze similar themes across multiple texts by comparing and contrasting the development of those themes as well as the specific details surrounding them. 

3. I can analyze the author’s choices regarding the development of characters, ideas or themes, the setting, as well as the structure of the text. 

4. I can analyze and evaluate how effective an argument is.

5. I can determine the author’s purpose in a text and analyze the effect it has on the text itself. 

6. I can analyze literary devices as well as word choice in order to better understand a text. 

7. I can determine the meaning of words using context clues and roots, prefixes, and suffixes. 

8. I can use English grammar and conventions appropriately and correctly.

9. Apply the writing process through planning, drafting, revising, and editing.

10. I can write an effective argumentative essay.