Language Strand
Students will:
*1. Use agreed-upon rules for informal and formal discussions in small and large groups.
*2. Pose questions, listen to the ideas of others, and contribute their own information or ideas in group discussions and interviews in order to acquire new knowledge.
*3. Make oral presentations that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and the information to be  conveyed.
4. Acquire and use correctly an advanced reading vocabulary of English words, identifying meanings through an understanding of word relationships.
5. Identify, describe, and apply knowledge of the structure of the English language and standard English conventions for sentence structure, usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
6. Describe and analyze how oral dialects differ from each other in English, how they differ from written standard English, and what role standard American English plays in informal and formal communication.
7. Describe and analyze how the English language has developed and been influenced by other languages.

Literature Strand
Students will:
8. Decode accurately and understand new words encountered in their reading materials, drawing on a variety of strategies as needed, and then use these words accurately in speaking and writing.
9. Identify the basic facts and essential ideas in what they have read, heard, or viewed.
10. Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of different genres.
11. Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of theme in literature and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
12. Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
13. Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structure, elements, and meaning of nonfiction or informational material and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
14. Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structure, elements, and theme of poetry and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.

Literature Strand
Students will:
15. Identify and analyze how an author's choice of words appeals to the senses, creates imagery, suggests mood, and sets tone.
16. Compare and contrast similar myths and narratives from different cultures and geographic regions.
17. Interpret the meaning of literary works, non-fiction, films, and media by using different critical lenses and analytic techniques.
*18. Plan and present effective dramatic readings, recitations, and performances that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience and purpose.

Composition Strand
Students will:
19. Write compositions with a clear focus, logically related ideas to develop it, and adequate supporting detail.
20. Select and use appropriate genres, modes of reasoning, and speaking styles when writing for different audiences and rhetorical purposes.
21. Improve organization, content, paragraph development, level of detail, style, tone, and word choice in revising their compositions.
22. Use their knowledge of standard English conventions for sentence structure, usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling to edit their writing.
23. Use self-generated questions, note-taking, summarizing, précis writing, and outlining to enhance learning when reading or writing.
24. Use open-ended research questions, different sources of information, and appropriate research methods to gather information for their research projects.
25. Develop and use rhetorical, logical, and stylistic criteria for assessing final versions of their compositions or research projects before presenting them to varied audiences.

Media Strand
Students will:
*26. Obtain information by using a variety of media and evaluate the quality of the information obtained.
27. Explain how techniques used in electronic media modify traditional forms of discourse for different aesthetic and rhetorical purposes.
*28. Design and create coherent media productions with a clear focus, adequate detail, and consideration of audience and purpose.