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K–12 Standards

Grades 9-12 Pre-Emergent/Emergent

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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.EL.9-12.S1

    1. E-1

      Identify the main topic and a few key details.EL.9-12.S1.PE/E-1

    2. E-2

      Retell a familiar text including specific details and information.EL.9-12.S1.PE/E-2 

    3. E-3

      Identify key details and evidence.EL.9-12.S1.PE/E-3 

    4. E-4

      Identify text structures and text types.EL.9-12.S1.PE/E-4 

    5. E-5

      Establish connections between visual supports and text.EL.9-12.S1.PE/E-5 

  • 2

    Determine the meaning of words and phrases in oral presentations and literary and informational text.EL.9-12.S2

    1. E-1

      Recognize the meaning of frequently occurring words, phrases, and expressions.EL.9-12.S2.PE/E-1 

    2. E-2

      Recognize the meanings of common idiomatic expressions.EL.9-12.S2.PE/E-2 

    3. E-3

      Apply information from visual aids, reference materials, and a developing knowledge of grade- appropriate English morphology to determine meaning of unknown words.EL.9-12.S2.PE/E-3 

Productive Communication: Speaking and Writing

  • 3

    Speak and write about grade appropriate complex literary and informational texts and topics.EL.9-12.S3

    1. E-1

      Deliver short oral presentations that include a few details.EL.9-12.S3.PE/E-1 

    2. E-2

      Compose written narratives using appropriate conventions about familiar topics and experiences that include details. EL.9-12.S3.PE/E-2

    3. E-3

      Compose informational texts that include details to develop a topic while using appropriate conventions. EL.9-12.S3.PE/E-3

    4. E-4

      Identify ways in which graphics or multimedia supports the topic.EL.9-12.S3.PE/E-4

  • 4

    Construct grade appropriate oral and written claims and support them with reasoning and evidence.EL.9-12.S4

    1. E-1

      Express an opinion on a topic.EL.9-12.S4.PE/E-1

    2. E-2

      Introduce the topic and provide a few reasons or facts to support the claim.EL.9-12.S4.PE/E-2

    3. E-3

      Identify language indicating a contrasting opinion or viewpoint.EL.9-12.S4.PE/E-3

    4. E-4

      Provide a sense of closure to an argument. EL.9-12.S4.PE/E-4

  • 5

    Adapt language choices to purpose, task, and audience when speaking and writing.EL.9-12.S5

    1. E-1

      Demonstrate a developing awareness of the need to adapt language choices to different social and academic context.EL.9-12.S5.PE/E-1

    2. E-2

      Use frequently occurring general academic and content-specific words and phrases to express ideas.EL.9-12.S5.PE/E-2

    3. E-3

      Demonstrate developing control of style and tone in oral or written text.EL.9-12.S5.PE/E-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.EL.9-12.S6

    1. E-1

      Participate in conversations and discussions about familiar topics.EL.9-12.S6.PE/E-1

    2. E-2

      Participate in written exchanges about familiar topics.EL.9-12.S6.PE/E-2

    3. E-3

      Follow the basic rules for discussion.EL.9-12.S6.PE/E-3

    4. E-4

      Respond to simple yes-no and wh- questions.EL.9-12.S6.PE/E-4

    5. E-5

      Contribute own comments to collaborative oral and written discussions about familiar topics.EL.9-12.S6.PE/E-5

    6. E-6

      Refer to previously read information on familiar topic during collaborative oral and written discussions.EL.9-12.S6.PE/E-7

    7. E-7

      Restate some of the key ideas expressed.

  • 7

     Conduct research and evaluate and communicate findings to answer questions or solve problems.EL.9-12.S7

    1. E-1

      Gather information from provided resources to answer questions.EL.9-12.S7.PE/E-1

    2. E-3

      Record some information/ observations in simple notes.EL.9-12.S7.PE/E-3

    3. E-4

      Cite sources used in research appropriately.EL.9-12.S7.PE/E-4

  • 8

    Analyze and critique the arguments of others orally and in writing.EL.9-12.S8

    1. E-1

      Identify the main argument an author or a speaker makes.EL.9-12.S8.PE/E-1

    2. E-2

      Identify reasons an author or a speaker gives to support the argument.EL.9-12.S8.PE/E-2

    3. E-3

      Cite textual evidence to support the analysis.EL.9-12.S8.PE/E-3

    4. E-4

      Use words and phrases to express ideas and opinions.EL.9-12.S8.PE/E-4

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

  • 9

    Create clear and coherent grade-appropriate speech and text.EL.9-12.S9

    1. E-1

      Present information on a topic using frequently occurring linking words (e.g., and, then) when speaking and writing.EL.9-12.S9.PE/E-1

    2. E-2

      Present a simple sequence of events in order using frequently occurring linking words (e.g., and, then) when speaking and writing.EL.9-12.S9.PE/E-2

    3. E-3

      Identify signal words that indicate cause and effect. (e.g., so that, because of, since)EL.9-12.S9.PE/E-3

  • 10

     Make accurate use of standard English to communicate in grade appropriate speech and writing.EL.9-12.S10

    1. E-1

      Use some familiar singular and plural nouns.EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-1

    2. E-2

      Use some familiar common and proper nouns with appropriate determiners (e.g., articles and demonstratives).EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-2

    3. E-3

      Recognize possessive nouns (e.g., That is Mary’s backpack.).EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-3

    4. E-4

      Begin to use personal subject and object pronounsEL.9-12.S10.PE/E-4

    5. E-5

      Use familiar verbs in the present progressive.EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-5

    6. E-6

      Use some familiar verbs in the simple present and simple past, including irregular past forms for frequently used verbs (e.g., had, was, went).EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-6

    7. E-7

      Use some familiar verbs in the future with “going to”.EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-7

    8. E-8

      Apply subject-verb agreement using familiar nouns and verbs.EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-8

    9. E-9

      Recognize and use some frequently occurring adjectives (i.e., descriptive, possessive, demonstrative).EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-9

    10. E-10

      Begin to use some frequently occurring prepositional phrases (e.g., on the table) to provide detail (e.g., time, manner, place, cause) about a familiar activity or process.EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-10

    11. E-11

      Use some simple, frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but).EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-11

    12. E-12

      Use some simple, frequently occurring imperative sentences (e.g., Come in., Sit down.).EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-12

    13. E-13

      Use some simple, frequently occurring modals (e.g., can, could, may, might).EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-13

    14. E-14

      Begin to use appropriate word order (subject-verb- object) in basic declarative and imperative sentences.EL.9-12.S10.PE/E-14

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
Where can I read the official document?
Arizona Department of Education

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