Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Comprehend Text

Make Connections

Interpret Text

Make Meanings

Speak to Others

Write to Others

Present Orally

Present in Writing

Comprehend written, audio, audiovisual, and visual text.

Make cultural and interdisciplinary connections.

Interpret the content of written or audio text.

Make meanings from words and expressions.

Communicate interpersonally by speaking with others.

Communicate interpersonally by writing to others

Communicate through spoken presentations.

Communicate through written presentations.

Describe the literal meaning of the text.

Make connections among cultural and interdisciplinary information provided in texts.

Interpret the distinguishing features of a text.

Interpret the meaning of a text.

Determine the meaning of familiar and unfamiliar words.

Use words appropriate for a given context.

Understand and apply appropriate communication strategies in interpersonal speaking.

Understand and apply appropriate and varied syntactical expressions in interpersonal speaking.

Understand and apply appropriate communication strategies in interpersonal writing.

Understand and apply appropriate and varied syntactical expressions in interpersonal writing.

Understand and apply appropriate writing systems in interpersonal writing.

Plan and research an issue or topic for presentational speaking.

Use appropriate vocal and visual strategies to communicate an idea in presentational speaking.

Use appropriate language and vocabulary for the intended audience in presentational speaking.

Express a perspective with details and examples to illustrate an opinion or idea in presentational speaking.

Plan and research an issue or topic for presentational writing.

Use appropriate writing strategies to communicate an idea in presentational writing.

Understand and apply appropriate and varied syntactical expressions in presentational writing.

Understand and apply appropriate writing systems in presentational writing.

Identify the main idea.

Identify supporting/ relevant details.

Sequence information in narrative form.

Determine or infer the meaning of a text using provided cultural and/or interdisciplinary information.

Explain how information from a text connects or relates to the target culture or interdisciplinary phenomena.

Describe content and connections among cultural and interdisciplinary topics.

Identify the intended audience.

Identify the purpose.

Identify and/or describe the point(s) of view, perspective(s), tone, or attitude.

Explain the moral or theme.

Infer implied meanings through context.

Determine the meaning of a variety of vocabulary. (not assessed on Exam)

Deduce meaning of unfamiliar words.

Use a variety of vocabulary in written and spoken communication.

Explain or use idiomatic and culturally authentic expressions.

Initiate, maintain, and close spoken exchanges.

Comprehend an interlocutor's message in spoken exchanges.

Provide and obtain relevant information in spoken exchanges.

Use appropriate register and greeting for the intended target culture audience in spoken exchanges.

Use pronunciation and tones that are comprehensible when interacting with speakers of the target language in spoken exchanges.

Use effective intonation patterns, pacing, and delivery when interacting with speakers of the target language in spoken exchanges.

Use communication strategies such as circumlocution, requesting clarification, asking for repetition, and paraphrasing to maintain spoken exchanges.

Use a variety of grammar and syntax in spoken exchanges.

Use transitional expressions and cohesive devices in spoken exchanges.

Comprehend and produce simple, compound, and complex sentences in a variety of time frames in spoken exchanges.

Monitor language production; recognize errors and attempt self-correction in spoken exchanges.

Initiate, maintain, and close written exchanges.

Provide and obtain relevant information in written exchanges.

Provide suggestions, ideas, and/or opinions with supporting details and/or examples in written exchanges.

Use a variety of grammar and syntax in written exchanges.

Use register appropriate for the intended target culture audience in written exchanges.

Use communication strategies such as circumlocution, requesting clarification, and paraphrasing to maintain written exchanges.

Use transitional expressions and cohesive devices to create paragraph-length discourse in written exchanges.

Comprehend and produce simple, compound, and complex sentences in a variety of time frames in written exchanges.

Use standard conventions of written language (e.g., orthography, punctuation) in written exchanges.

Monitor language production; recognize errors and attempt self-correction in written exchanges. (not assessed on Exam)

Use the selected writing system (simplified or traditional characters) consistently in written exchanges.

Use handwriting to communicate in written exchanges. (not assessed on Exam)

Use keyboarding to communicate in written exchanges.

Use a process to plan spoken presentations. (not assessed on Exam)

Use research strategies to gather information and evidence for inclusion in spoken presentations. (not assessed on Exam)

Produce spoken presentations in the appropriate register with an introduction, development of topic, and conclusion.

Use transitional expressions and cohesive devices to create paragraph-length discourse in spoken presentations.

Use pronunciation and tones in spoken presentations that are comprehensible to speakers of the target language.

Use effective intonation patterns, pacing, and delivery in spoken presentations.

Use communication strategies such as circumlocution and paraphrasing to maintain spoken presentations.

Use a variety of grammar and syntax in spoken presentations.

Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences in a variety of time frames in spoken presentations.

Monitor language production; recognize errors and attempt self-correction in spoken presentations.

Explain ideas and opinions with examples in spoken presentations.

Identify and describe features (including products, practices, and perspectives) of target cultural communities in spoken presentations.

Use a process to plan written presentations. (not assessed on Exam)

Use research strategies to gather information and evidence for inclusion in written presentations. (not assessed on Exam)

Produce written presentations in the appropriate register with an introduction, development of topic, and conclusion.

Use communication strategies such as circumlocution and paraphrasing to maintain written presentations.

Narrate stories based on visuals—with a clear progression of ideas, including a beginning, middle, and an end.

Use transitional expressions and cohesive devices to create paragraph-length discourse in written presentations.

Use a variety of grammar and syntax in written presentations.

Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences in a variety of time frames in written presentations.

Use standard conventions of the written language (e.g., orthography, punctuation) in written presentations.

Monitor language production; recognize errors and attempt self-correction in written presentations. (not assessed on Exam)

Use the selected writing system (simplified or traditional characters) consistently in written presentations.

Use handwriting to communicate in written presentations. (not asssessed on Exam)

Use keyboarding to communicate in written presentations.