Proficiencies

2019 - 2020 Semester 1 Class Proficiencies

English

English Language Arts & Literacy Sample Graduation Proficiencies

2. WRITING

Produce clear and coherent writing for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

English Language Arts & Literacy Sample Graduation Proficiencies

1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. (1)
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. (2)
3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. (3)
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5. 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. (5)
6. Use technology to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. (6)

English Language Arts & Literacy Sample Graduation Proficiencies

6. LANGUAGE

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English

English Language Arts & Literacy Sample Graduation Proficiencies grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

English Language Arts & Literacy Sample Graduation Proficiencies

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. (2)
2. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make
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effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. (3)

c. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. (4)

1. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. (5)
2. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college- and career-readiness level. (6)
3. Demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. (6)

Math

Mathematics - Sample Graduation Proficiencies

5. GEOMETRY

Understand geometric concepts and constructions, prove theorems, and apply appropriate results to solve problems.

Mathematics - Sample Graduation Proficiencies

a. Experiment with transformations in the plane. (HSG.CO.A)

1. Understand congruence in terms of rigid motions. (HSG.CO.B)
2. Prove geometric theorems. (HSG.CO.C)
3. Make geometric constructions. (HSG.CO.D)
4. Understand similarity in terms of similarity transformations. (HSG.SRT.A)
5. Prove theorems involving similarity. (HSG.SRT.B)
6. Define trigonometric ratios and solve problems involving right triangles. (HSG.SRT.C)
7. Mathematics - Sample Graduation Proficiencies

h. Understand and apply theorems about circles. (HSG.C.A)

1. Find arc lengths and areas of sectors of circles. (HSG.C.B)
2. Translate between the geometric description and the equation for a conic section. (HSG.GPE.A)
3. Use coordinates to prove simple geometric theorems algebraically. (HSG.GPE.B)
4. Explain volume formulas and use them to solve problems. (HSG.GMD.A)
5. Visualize relationships between two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects. (HSG.GMD.B)
6. Apply geometric concepts in modeling situations. (HSG.MG.A)

Mathematics - Sample Graduation Proficiencies

6. STATISTICS & PROBABILITY

Interpret and apply statistics and probability to analyze data, reach and justify conclusions, and make inferences.

Mathematics - Sample Graduation Proficiencies

a. Summarize, represent, and interpret data on a single count or measurement variable. (HSS.ID.A)

1. Summarize, represent, and interpret data on two categorical and quantitative variables. (HSS.ID.B)
2. Interpret linear models. (HSS.ID.C.)
3. Understand and evaluate random processes underlying statistical experiments. (HSS.IC.A.)
4. Make inferences and justify conclusions from sample surveys, experiments, and observational studies. (HSS.IC.B.)
5. Understand independence and conditional probability and use them to interpret data. (HSS.CP.A.)
6. Use the rules of probability to compute probabilities of
7. compound events in a uniform probability model. (HSS.CP.B.)