ABE 22: English Language Arts Level C

Core topics for this course are detailed in the College & Career Readiness Standards for English Language Arts/Literacy Level C. Successful students will achieve 80% competency in 80% of the core topics. These students may be awarded one HS+ credit in English or Electives.

1. Reading:
   1. Refer to details and examples and use quotes accurately when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
   2. Determine the main idea or theme of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
   3. Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
   4. Determine the meaning of figurative language and academic words and phrases in a text relevant to a topic or subject area.
   5. Describe, compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
   6. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent and how they influence the description of events.
   7. Interpret information from multiple sources presented visually, orally, or quantitatively and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
   8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
   9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
   10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently at 4th-5th grade levels of complexity.
   11. Know and apply 4th-5th grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
2. Writing:
   1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
   2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
   3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.
   4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
   5. With guidance and support from peers and others, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
   6. With some guidance and support, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
   7. Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
   8. Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources
   9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
3. Speaking and Listening:
   1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
   2. Summarize and paraphrase portions of text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
   3. Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
   4. Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
   5. Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
   6. Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English and situations where informal discourse is appropriate; use formal English when appropriate to task and situation.
4. Language Conventions.
   1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
   2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
   3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
   4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
   5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
   6. Acquire and use accurately level-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.