Grade 9

Reading Literature and Informational Text (range of reading and text complexity)

Writing (range of writing)

Speaking and Listening

Language

Students inquire about and comprehend key ideas and details in a variety of texts.  

Students investigate the craft and structure of a variety of texts

Students integrate knowledge to make meaningful connections between ideas in diverse texts.

Students apply their knowledge of text types and purposes. 

 Students use various processes to produce and distribute a wide range of their writing.

Students research to build and present knowledge in writing.

Students present their knowledge and ideas orally and comprehensibly.

Students apply strategies for listening and collaborate with others to comprehend what is heard and spoken.

Students apply strategies to comprehend and utilize vocabulary appropriately in a variety of contexts: social, instructional, and academic. 

Students recognize and apply conventions of English in order to produce oral and written texts.

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and what the text infers 

Recognize and explain central ideas or common themes expressed in grade-level texts; support explanations with details; and summarize main ideas 

Analyze how characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme 

Determine the meaning of words and phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, as they are used in various texts and media, and analyze the effect of specific word choices on attitude and tone 

Analyze how an author’s choices in structuring a text, by ordering events and manipulating time, create effects such as mystery, tension, or surprise  

Recognize that characters in a story have a point of view based on life experiences, and that main characters express points of view through the words they say, the attitudes they display, and things they do  

Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from the Pacific, and compare it with ideas, claims, and views reflected in other world literature, expository texts, and/or media  

Design, with guidance, arguments to support claims, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence 

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through effective selection and organization  

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, well chosen details, and well-structured event sequences  

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience  

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach; focus on purpose and audience; and revise to make ideas clear, organized, and unified 

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically 

Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self generated question) or solve a problem, and demonstrate understanding of the subject 

Present information clearly, concisely, logically, and effectively such that listeners can follow the organization, development, and substance, and ensure that the style is appropriate to purpose, audience, and task 

Present literary text and oral responses to literature, and use nonverbal skills to support and enhance content, and adapt speech to suit the context  

Listen to grade-appropriate live or media presentations about various topics, take notes to confirm comprehension, and participate in a discussion  

Recognize and evaluate a speaker’s point of view, attitude, and use of language, and, for arguments, identify faulty reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence 

Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners—one on-one, in groups, and teacher led—on relevant and appropriate grade-level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing own ideas clearly and convincingly 

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 9 content, using various strategies, and identify word derivations 

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings  

Demonstrate a developing command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking  

Demonstrate developing command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing  

Demonstrate a developing awareness of basic manuscript conventions