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English/Language Arts: Content Standards 
This course develops Content Standards in the area of English/Language Arts. These are broad statements of what students will know and be able to do as a result of their training at the Alaska Military Youth Academy. In reading, students will use a variety of strategies to construct meaning from texts. They will: 1) decode/comprehend literal and inferred meanings; 2) summarize and connect information across themes/genres; 3) demonstrate an understanding of main ideas/supporting details; 4) analyze literary elements and devices 5) differentiate fact from opinion; 6)make personal connections to texts and the experiences of others. The Six Traits of effective writing will be emphasized: ideas, voice, organization, word choice, conventions, and fluency. Students will utilize the writing process: brainstroming, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. They will develop the skills to write a five-paragraph essay.
Rubric Code: Y8757
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Subject: English  
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Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Satisfactory

1 pts

Proficient

2 pts

Outstanding

3 pts

English A
20 %

Students will speak and write well for a variety of purposes and audiences
Satisfactory

At a basic level, students will:
1) apply elements of effective writing and speaking;
2) demonstrate knowledge of paragraph structure
3) revise, edit, and publish own writing.
Proficient

Students will:
1) apply elements of effective writing and speaking, including
ideas, organization, vocabulary, sentence structure, and voice;
2) show competence in paragraph structure;
3) demonstrate competence in the five-step writing process: brainstroming, drafting, revising, editing, publishing;
5) demonstrate competence in the Six Traits of effective writing: ideas, voice, organization, conventions, word choice, sentence fluency;
4) write and speak well.
Outstanding

In addition, students who meet this content standard at an exemplary level will:
1) write and speak well to inform, describe, entertain, and persuade;
2)clarify thinking in a variety of formats, including technical
communication;
3) when appropriate, use visual techniques to communicate ideas;
4) evaluate own speaking and writing and that of others using
high standards;
5) in speaking, demonstrate skills in volume, intonation, and clarity.
English B
20 %

Students will become competent and thoughtful readers, listeners, and viewers of information
Satisfactory

At a basic level, students will:
1) comprehend meaning from text;
2) make connections between text and personal experience.
Proficient

Students will:
1) comprehend meaning from written text by applying a variety of strategies; 2) relate what the student views, reads, and hears to practical purposes.
Outstanding

In addition, students who meet this content standard at an exemplary level will:
1) contruct meaning from text by applying a variety of strategies, including phonic, semantic, syntactic, context, and vocabulary cues;
2) engage in active and critical reading, writing, listening and speaking;
3) reflect on, analyze, and evaluate a variety of oral, written, and visual
information and experiences, including discussions, lectures, art,
movies, television, technical materials, an
English C
20 %

Students will be able to identify and select from multiple strategies in order to complete projects independently and cooperatively
Satisfactory

At a basic level, students will:
1) utilize appropriate strategies to complete projects;
2) work cooperatively with others.
Proficient

Students will:
1) organize a project by:
a. understanding directions; b. making keeping deadlines;
c. seeking, selecting and using relevant resources;
2) use appropriate decision-making processes
3) when working on a collaborative project,
a. take responsibility for individual contributions b. share ideas and workloads
c. incorporate individual perspectives d. work effectively as an active participant
e. evaluate the processes and work of self and others.
Outstanding

In addition, students who meet this content standard at an exemplary level will:
1) make choices about a project after examining a range of possibilities;
2) set high standards for project quality.
English D
20 %

Students will be able to think logically and reflectively in order to present and expalin positions based on relevant and reliable information
Satisfactory

At a basic level, students will:
1) develop a personal position on a topic and defend it with evidence;
2) evaluate the quality of information read, heard, or seen;
3) cite sources as appropriate.
Proficient

Students will:
1) explain and defend a position position by:
a. reflecting on personal experiences, prior knowledge, and new
information;
b. analyze
information;
c. determine an author’s purposes;
2) evaluate the quality of information read,
heard, and seen;
3) cite references.
Outstanding

In addition, students who meet this content standard at an exemplary level will:
1) formulate and refine questions;
2) identify a variety of sources of information;
3) synthesize information;
4) evaluate the validity, objectivity, reliability, and quality of information read, heard, and seen;
5) explain and defend a position orally, in writing, using visual aids as appropriate.
English E
20 %

Students will be able to understand and respect the perspective of others in order to communicate effectively
Satisfactory

At a basic level, students will:
1) use information to understand self and others;
2)evaluate content;
3)recognize different communication styles.
Proficient

Students will:
1) use information, both oral and written, to understand self and others;
2) evaluate content from the speaker’s or author’s perspective;
3) recognize bias in communication;
4) recognize the communication styles of different cultures.
Outstanding

In addition, students who meet this content standard at an exemplary level will:
1) utilize literature of many types and cultures to understand self and others;
2) recognize bias in all forms of communication, written, verbal, or behavioral;
3) recognize the effect of different communication styles on others.




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