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K–12 Standards

Grades 9-12 Intermediate

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Receptive Communication: Listening and Reading

  • 1

    Construct meaning from oral presentations and literary and informational text through grade appropriate listening, reading, and viewing.EL9-12 St. 1

    1. 1

      analyze central ideas or themes and justify how they are supported by using text evidence.EL9-12 St.1 I-1

    2. 2

      summarize a text including specific details and information. EL9-12 St. 1 I-2

    3. 3

      cite specific details and evidence from the texts to support the analysis.EL9-12 St 1 I-3

    4. 4

       explain how structure, text type, and other elements impacts the central idea or theme. EL9-12St 1  I-4

    5. 5

      explain how the visual information supports the text. EL9-12 St 1 I-5

  • 2

    Determine the meaning of words and phrases in oral presentations and literary and informational text.EL9-12 ST 2

    1. 1

      determine the meaning of lessfrequently occurring words and phrases and content specific words.EL9-12 St 2 I-1

    2. 2

      determine the meaning of idiomatic expressions and figurative language (e.g., metaphors, similes, adages, and proverbs) in texts about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.EL9-12 St 2 I-2

    3. 3

       apply context clues, information from visual aids, reference materials, and knowledge of grade-appropriate English morphology to determine meaning of unknown wordsEL9-12 St 2 I-3

Productive Communication: Speaking and Writing

  • 3

    Speak and write about grade appropriate complex literary and informational texts and topics.EL9-12 St 3 

    1. 1

      deliver oral presentations that include details and examples to develop a topic.EL9-12 St 3 I-1

    2. 2

      compose written narratives using appropriate conventions that include details, examples, narrative techniques, and precise language to develop a topic.EL9-12 St 3 I-2

    3. 3

       compose informational texts that include relevant details, concepts, and examples to develop a topic while using appropriate conventions.EL9-12 St 3 I-3

    4. 4

      integrate graphics or multimedia when usefulEL9-12 St 3 I-4

    5. 5

       use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.EL 9-12 St 3 I-5

    6. 6

       use transition and sequencing words to create cohesion.EL9-12 St 3 I-6

  • 4

    Construct grade appropriate oral and written claims and support them with reasoning and evidence.EL9-12 St 4

    1. 1

      construct a claim about a topic or text.EL9-12 ST 4 I-1

    2. 2

       introduce the claim and provide logically ordered and relevant reasons and evidence to support the claim and to refute the counterclaim.EL9-12 St 4 I-2

    3. 3

      distinguish the claim from a counterclaim and explain the relationship between them.EL9-12 St 4 I-3

    4. 4

      provide a conclusion that summarizes the argument presented.EL9-12 St 4 I-4

  • 5

    Adapt language choices to purpose, task, and audience when speaking and writing.EL9-12 St 5

    1. 1

       adapt language choices and style (includes register) according to purpose, task, and audienceEL9-12 St 5 I-1

    2. 2

      use a wide variety of general academic and domain-specific words to precisely express ideas.EL9-12 St 5 I-2

    3. 3

       utilize and maintain formal style and tone effectively in speech and writing, as appropriate EL9-12 St 5 I-3

Interactive Communication: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing

  • 6

    Participate in grade appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas, and analyses, responding to peer, audience, or reader comments and questions.EL9-12 St 6

    1. 1

      participate in extended conversations and discussions about a variety of topics, texts, and issues.EL9-12 St 6 I-1

    2. 2

       participate in extended written exchanges about a variety of topics and texts.EL9-12 St 6 I-2

    3. 3

       follow the rules for discussion and express his or her own ideas clearly and persuasively.EL9-12 St 6 I-3

    4. 4

       pose and respond to questions that probe reasoning and claims. EL9-12 St 6 I-4

    5. 5

      acknowledge information expressed by others by paraphrasing key ideas & expressed and responding with relevant information in collaborative oral and written discussionsEL9-12 St 6 I-5

    6. 6

      refer to previously read or researched information during collaborative oral and written discussions.EL9-12 St 6 I-6

    7. 7

       summarize the key points and evidence discussed.EL9-12 St 6 I-7

  • 7

    Conduct research and evaluate and communicate findings to answer questions or solve problems.EL9-12 St 7

    1. 1

       gather information from print and digital provided resources to answer questions.EL9-12 St 7 I-1

    2. 2

      make inferences and draw conclusions using evidence from text or presentations.EL9-12 St 7 I-2

    3. 3

      summarize key ideas and information in detailed and orderly notes, with charts, diagrams, or other graphics, as appropriateEL9-12 St 7 I-3

    4. 4

      cite sources used in research appropriately.EL9-12 St 7 I-4

  • 8

    Analyze and critique the arguments of others orally and in writing.EL9-12 St 8

    1. 1

      analyze the reasoning and use of rhetoric in texts.EL9-12 St 8 I-1

    2. 2

       determine whether the evidence is sufficient to support the claim.EL9-12 St 8 I-2

    3. 3

      cite textual evidence to support the analysis.EL9-12 St 8 I-3

    4. 4

       use academic and domain-specific words and phrases to make a claim.EL9-12 St 9 I-4

    5. 5

      demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.EL9-12 St 9 I-5

Language: Standards 9 and 10 are to be used across Standards 1-8

  • 9

    Create clear and coherent grade-appropriate speech and textEL9-12 St 9

    1. 1

      introduce and develop an informational topic using a variety of transition and linking words and phrases to connect ideas, information, or events when speaking and writingEL9-12 St 9 I-1

    2. 2

       introduce and, develop a more detailed sequence of events with a beginning, middle, and end, using a variety of transition and linking words and phrases to connect, compare, and contrast ideas, information, or events when speaking and writing.EL9-12 St 9 I-2

    3. 3

       identify and use words that indicate cause and effect. (as a result of, consequently, so that, because of, since)EL9-12 St 9 I-3

  • 10

    Make accurate use of standard English to communicate in grade appropriate speech and writingEL9-12 St 10

    1. 1

      using grade appropriate singular and plural nouns.EL9-12 St 10 I-1

    2. 2

      using gradeappropriate common and proper nouns with appropriate determiners (e.g., articles and demonstratives).EL9-12 ST 10 I-2

    3. 3

       using possessives with grade-appropriate nouns (e.g., That is Mary’s backpack.).EL9-12 St 10 I-3

    4. 4

      using personal (subject and object), possessive, and indefinite pronouns.EL9-12 ST 10 I-4

    5. 5

      using verbs in the past progressive.EL9-12 St 10 I-5

    6. 6

       using gradeappropriate verbs in the simple present and simple past, including irregular past forms (e.g., drank, sat, wrote)EL9-12 St 10 I-6

    7. 7

      using gradeappropriate verbs in the future with “going to” and “will”. EL9-12 St 10 I-7

    8. 8

      Applying subjectverb agreement using grade-appropriate nouns and verbs.EL9-12 St 10 I-8

    9. 9

      using a variety of frequently occurring adjectives (i.e., descriptive, possessive, demonstrative).EL9-12 St 10 I-9

    10. 10

       using a variety of prepositional phrases (e.g. toward the playground) to provide detail (e.g., time, manner, place, cause).EL9-12 St 10 I-10

    11. 11

       using frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).EL9-12 St 10 I-11

    12. 12

       using frequently occurring imperative sentences (e.g., Share your opinion with a classmate., Provide support using textual evidence.).EL9-12 St 10 I-12

    13. 13

       using irregularly occurring modals (e.g., ought, had, better).EL9-12 St 10 I-13

    14. 14

      using appropriate word order (subject-verbobject) in declarative, imperative, and interrogative sentencesEL9-12 St 10 I-14

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What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
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Arizona English Language Proficiency Standards

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