English 2

Inquiry

Reading Literacy

Reading Informational

Writing

Communication

Formulate relevant, self-generated questions based on interests and/or needs that can be investigated.

Transact with texts to formulate questions, propose explanations, and consider alternative views and multiple perspectives.

Construct knowledge, applying disciplinary concepts and tools, to build deeper understanding of the world through exploration, collaboration, and analysis.

Synthesize information to share learning and/or take action.

Reflect throughout the inquiry process to assess metacognition, broaden understanding, and guide actions, both individually and collaboratively.

Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Determine meaning and develop logical interpretations by making predictions, inferring, drawing conclusions, analyzing, synthesizing, providing evidence, and investigating multiple interpretations.

Summarize key details and ideas to support analysis of thematic development.

Analyze the relationship among ideas, themes, or topics in multiple media, formats, and in visual, auditory, and kinesthetic modalities.

Analyze characters, settings, events, and ideas as they develop and interact within a particular context.

Interpret and analyze the author’s use of words, phrases, and conventions, and how their relationships shape meaning and tone in print and multimedia texts.

Apply a range of strategies to determine and deepen the meaning of known, unknown, and multiple-meaning words, phrases, and jargon; acquire and use general academic and domain-specific vocabulary.

Analyze and provide evidence of how the author’s choice of point of view, perspective, and purpose shape content, meaning, and style.

Analyze and critique how the author uses structures in print and multimedia texts to shape meaning and impact the reader.

Read independently and comprehend a variety of texts for the purposes of reading for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and building stamina; reflect on and respond to increasingly complex text over time.

Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Determine meaning and develop logical interpretations by making predictions, inferring, drawing conclusions, analyzing, synthesizing, providing evidence and investigating multiple interpretations.

Summarize key details and ideas to support analysis of central ideas.

Research events, topics, ideas, or concepts through multiple media, formats, and in visual, auditory, and kinesthetic modalities.

Interpret and analyze the author’s use of words, phrases, text features, conventions, and structures, and how their relationships shape meaning and tone in print and multimedia texts.

Apply a range of strategies to determine the meaning of known, unknown, and multiple meaning words, phrases, and jargon; acquire and use general academic and domain-specific vocabulary.

Analyze and provide evidence of how the author’s choice of purpose and perspective shapes content, meaning, and style.

Analyze and critique how the author uses structures in print and multimedia texts to craft informational and argument writing.

Read independently and comprehend a variety of texts for the purposes of reading for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and building stamina; reflect on and respond to increasingly complex text over time.

Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

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

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

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

Write independently, legibly, and routinely for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences over short and extended time frames.

Interact with others to explore ideas and concepts, communicate meaning, and develop logical interpretations through collaborative conversations; build upon the ideas of others to clearly express one’s own views while respecting diverse perspectives.

Articulate ideas, claims, and perspectives in a logical sequence using information, findings, and credible evidence from sources.

Communicate information through strategic use of multiple modalities and multimedia to enrich understanding when presenting ideas and information.

Critique how a speaker addresses content and uses craft techniques that stylistically and structurally inform, engage, and impact audience and convey messages.

Incorporate craft techniques to engage and impact audience and convey messages

Use a recursive process to develop, refine, and evaluate questions to broaden thinking on a specific idea that directs inquiry for new learning and deeper understanding.

Analyze ideas and information from text and multimedia by formulating questions, proposing interpretations and explanations, and considering alternative views and multiple perspectives.

Develop a plan of action by using appropriate discipline specific strategies.

Examine historical, social, cultural, or political context to broaden inquiry and create questions.

 Gather information from a variety of primary and secondary sources and evaluate for perspective, validity, and bias.

Organize and categorize important information; synthesize relevant ideas to build a deeper understanding; communicate new learning; identify implications for future inquiry.

Employ a critical stance to analyze relationships and patterns of evidence to confirm conclusions.

Evaluate findings; address conflicting information; identify misconceptions; and revise.

Determine appropriate disciplinary tools to communicate findings and/or take informed action.

Acknowledge and consider individual and collective thinking; use feedback to guide the inquiry process. 

Analyze and evaluate previous assumptions; test claims; predict outcomes; and justify results to guide future action.

Analyze the process to evaluate and revise plan and strategies; address successes and misconceptions; and apply learning to future inquiry.

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text; identify multiple supported interpretations.

Determine a theme of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

Trace the development of a common theme across media, modality, and format.

Explain how literary texts and related media allude to themes and archetypes from historical and cultural traditions. 

Analyze how characters or a series of ideas or events is introduced, connected, and developed within a particular context.

Determine the figurative and connotative meanings of words and phrases; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.

Use context clues to determine meanings of words and phrases.

Analyze and provide evidence of how the author’s choice of point of view, perspective, and purpose shape content, meaning, and style.

Analyze how the relationships among structure, plot, and manipulation of time create the effects of mystery, tension, or surprise citing support from the text.

Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within the text, and manipulate time create different effects.

Engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding.

Read independently for sustained periods of time to build stamina.

Read and respond to grade level text to become self-directed, critical readers and thinkers.

Cite significant textual evidence in order to articulate explicit meanings and meanings that can be inferred from the text; identify multiple supported interpretations. 

Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

Explain how the use of different mediums, modalities, or formats impacts the reader’s understanding of events, topics, concepts, and ideas in argument or informative texts.

Determine figurative, connotative, or technical meanings of words and phrases; analyze the cumulative impact of specific words, phrases on meaning and tone.

Explain how the author’s meaning and tone are developed and refined by text features and structures.

Use context clues to determine meanings of words and phrases. 

 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

Analyze in detail how the author’s ideas or claims are supported through the use of text features and structures.

Analyze and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.

Engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding.

Read independently for a sustained period of time.

Read and respond to grade-level text to become self-directed, critical readers and thinkers.

Write arguments that: 

Write informative/explanatory texts that:

Gather ideas from texts, multimedia, and personal experience to write narratives that:

When writing: 

Use:

Write routinely and persevere in writing tasks over short and extended time frames, for a range of domain-specific tasks, and for a variety of purposes and audiences.

 Demonstrate effective keyboarding skills.

Gather information from print and multimedia sources to prepare for discussions; draw on evidence that supports the topic, text, or issue being discussed; and develop logical interpretations of new findings.

Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners; build on the ideas of others and express own ideas clearly and persuasively

Develop, apply, and adjust reciprocal communication skills and techniques with other students and adults.

Engage in dialogue with peers and adults to explore meaning and interaction of ideas, concepts, and elements of text, reflecting, constructing, and articulating new understandings.

Synthesize areas of agreement and disagreement including justification for personal perspective; revise conclusions based on new evidence.

Utilize various modes of communication to present a clear, unique interpretation of diverse perspectives. 

Present information and findings from multiple authoritative sources; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question, citing supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

Distinguish between credible and non-credible sources of information.

Quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using standard English when indicated or appropriate.

Analyze how context influences the mode of communication used by the presenter in a given situation.

Create visual and/or multimedia presentations, using a variety of media forms to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence for diverse audiences.

Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacies in reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.

Determine if the speaker develops well-organized messages that use logical, emotional, and ethical appeals.

Analyze the speaker’s use of repetition, rhetorical questions, and delivery style to convey the message and impact the audience.

Remain conscious of the audience and anticipate possible misconceptions or objections. 

Employ effective repetition, rhetorical questions, and delivery style to convey message to impact the audience.

Develop messages that use logical, emotional, and ethical appeals.

Introduce a precise claim and differentiate between the claim and counterclaims

Use relevant information from multiple print and multimedia sources

Assess the credibility and accuracy of each source

Use an organizational structure that logically sequences and establishes clear relationships among claims, counterclaims, reasons, warrants, and evidence

Develop the claim and counterclaims ethically without bias, providing credible evidence and accurate interpretation of data for each while delineating the strengths and limitations of the claim and counterclaims

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting

Quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation

Avoid logical fallacies and demonstrate an understanding of objectivity and subjectivity

Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented

Include a call to action

Introduce a topic

Use relevant information from multiple print and multimedia sources

Organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make connections and distinctions

Assess the credibility and accuracy of each source

Include formatting, graphics, and multimedia to aid comprehension as needed

Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic

Quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting

Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts

Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic

Establish and maintain a consistent style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline

Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented

Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events

Develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences

Use narrative techniques of dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines to develop experiences, events, and/or characters

Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting

Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters

Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative

Use parallel structure

Use verb, noun, prepositional, and verbal phrases to communicate different meanings

Use independent, dependent, noun, relative, and adverbial phrases and clauses to convey shades of meaning and variety

Use parallel structures to communicate similar ideas

Use noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, and absolute phrases and independent, dependent, noun, relative, and adverbial clauses to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing

A semicolon or a conjunctive adverb to link two or more closely related independent clauses

A colon to introduce a list or quotation

Commas to separate adjacent, parallel structures