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K–12 Standards

Grades 9-12 Basic

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Receptive Communication: Listening and Reading

  • 1

    Construct meaning from oral presentations and literary and informational text through grade appropriate listening, reading, and viewing.EL9-12 St 1

    1. B-1

      Determine the central idea or theme and explain how they are supported by using text evidenceEL9-12 St 1 B-1

    2. B-2

      Recount a text including specific details and information.EL9-12 St 1 B-2

    3. B-3

      Cite specific details and evidence from the texts to support the analysisEL9-12 St 1 B-3

    4. B-4

      Determine which text structures and text types impact the central idea or theme.EL9-12 St 1 B-4

    5. B-5

      Utilize visual information to understand the textEL9-12 St 1 B-5

  • 2

    Determine the meaning of words and phrases in oral presentations and literary and informational text.EL9-12 St 2

    1. B-1

      Determine the meaning of frequently occurring academic and content-specific words and phrases. EL9-12 St 2 B-1

    2. B-2

      Determine the meanings of some idiomatic expressions and figurative language (e.g., similes and proverbs) in familiar texts about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.EL9-12 St 2 B-2

    3. B-3

      Apply context clues, information from visual aids, reference materials, and a developing knowledge of gradeappropriate English morphology to determine meaning of unknown words.EL9-12 St 2 B-3

Productive Communication: Speaking and Writing

  • 3

    Speak and write about grade appropriate complex literary and informational texts and topics.EL9-12 St 3

    1. B-1

      Deliver short oral presentations that include some details to develop a topic.EL9-12 St 3 B-1

    2. B-2

      Compose written narratives using appropriate conventions that include details and examples to develop a topic.EL9-12 St 3 B-2

    3. B-3

      Compose informational texts that include relevant details, concepts, and examples to develop a topic while using appropriate conventions.EL9-12 St 3 B-3

    4. B-4

      Integrate graphics or multimedia when useful.EL9-12 St 3 B-4

    5. B-5

       Use examples of precise language and domain-specific vocabulary within informative texts. EL9-12 St 3 B-5

    6. B-6

      Use transition and sequencing words to create cohesion.EL9-12 St 3 B-6

  • 4

    Construct grade appropriate oral and written claims and support them with reasoning and evidence.EL9-12 St 4

    1. B-1

      Construct a claim about a topic or textEL9-12 St 4 B-1

    2. B-2

      Introduce the claim and provide logically ordered reasons or facts that effectively support the claim. EL9-12 St 4 B-2

    3. B-3

      Distinguish the claim from a counterclaim.EL9-12 St 4 B-3

    4. B-4

      Provide a concluding statement to an argument.EL9-12 St 4 B-4

  • 5

    Adapt language choices to purpose, task, and audience when speaking and writing.EL9-12 St 5

    1. B-1

      Demonstrate awareness of the need to adapt language choices according to purpose, task, and audience.EL9-12 St 5 B-1

    2. B-2

      Use general academic and domain-specific words and phrases to express ideas.EL9-12 St 5 B-2

    3. B-3

      Utilize formal style and tone in speech and writing, as appropriateEL9-12 St 5 B-3

Interactive Communication: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing

  • 6

    Participate in grade appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas, and analyses, responding to peer, audience, or reader comments and questions.EL9-12 St 6

    1. B-1

      Participate in discussions about familiar topics, texts, and issues.EL9-12 St 6 B-1

    2. B-2

      Participate in written exchanges about gradeappropriate topics and texts.EL9-12 St 6 B-2

    3. B-4

      Follow the rules for discussion and express his or her own ideas clearlyEL9-12 St 6 B-3

    4. B-5

      Ask questions to gain information or clarify understanding.EL9-12 St 6 B-4

    5. B-6

      Review information expressed by others and add relevant information and evidence to collaborative oral and written discussions.EL9-12 St 6 B-5

    6. B-7

      Refer to previously read or researched information during collaborative oral and written discussions.EL9-12 St 6 B-6

    7. B-8

      Summarize the key points expressed. EL9-12 St 6 B-7

  • 7

    Conduct research and evaluate and communicate findings to answer questions or solve problems.EL9-12 St 7

    1. B-1

      Gather information from multiple provided resources to answer questions.EL9-12 St 7 B-1

    2. B-2

      Summarize the main idea using evidence from text or presentations.EL9-12 St 7 B-2

    3. B-4

      Paraphrase observations, information notes with labeled illustrations, diagrams, or other graphics, as appropriate.EL9-12 St 7 B-3

    4. B-5

      Cite sources used in research appropriately.EL9-12 St 7 B-3

  • 8

    Analyze and critique the arguments of others orally and in writingEL9-12 St 8

    1. B-1

      Explain the reasons an author or a speaker gives to support a claim.EL9-12 St 8 B-1

    2. B-2

      Identify textual evidence that supports the claim.EL9-12 St 8 B-2

    3. B-3

      Cite textual evidence to support the analysis.EL9-12 St 8 B-3

    4. B-4

      Use academic words and phrases to make a claim.EL9-12 St 8 B-4

    5. B-5

      Demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.EL9-12 St 8 B-5

Language: Standards 9 and 10 are to be used across Standards 1-8

  • 9

    Create clear and coherent grade-appropriate speech and text.EL9-12 St 9

    1. B-1

      Introduce and develop an informational topic, using an increasing range of transition and other linking words (e.g., before, because, also) when speaking and writing.EL9-12 St 9 B-1

    2. B-2

      Introduce and present facts, using an increasing range of transition and other linking words to connect, compare, and contrast information (e.g., before, because, also) when speaking and writingEL9-12 St 9 B-2

    3. B-3

      Locate and identify signal words that indicate cause and effect. (e.g., as a result of, so that, because of, since)EL9-12 St 9 B-3

  • 10

    Make accurate use of standard English to communicate in grade appropriate speech and writing.EL9-12  St 10

    1. B-1

      Using an increasing range of singular and plural nouns.EL9-12 St 10 B-1

    2. B-2

      Using an increasing range of common and proper nouns with appropriate determiners (e.g., articles and demonstratives).EL9-12 St 10 B-2

    3. B-3

      Using possessive with some familiar nouns (e.g., That is Mary’s backpack.).EL9-12 St 10 B-3

    4. B-4

      Using personal subject and object pronouns.EL9-12 St 10 B-4

    5. B-5

      Using verbs distinguishing present progressive and simple present.EL9-12 St 10 B-5

    6. B-6

      Using an increasing range of verbs in the simple present and simple past, including familiar irregular past forms (e.g., ate, ran, sang).EL9-12 St 10 B-6

    7. B-7

      Using an increasing range of verbs in the future with “going to” and “will”.EL9-12 St 10 B-7

    8. B-8

      Applying subjectverb agreement using and increasing range of nouns and verbs.EL9-12 St 10 B-8

    9. B-9

      Using an increasing number of frequently occurring adjectives (i.e., descriptive, possessive, demonstrative).EL9-12 St 10 B-9

    10. B-10

      Using a wider range of prepositional phrases (e.g. after lunch) to provide detail (e.g., time, manner, place, cause) about a familiar or new activity or process.EL9-12 St 10 B-10

    11. B-11

      Using a wider range of frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, because)EL9-12 St 10 B-11

    12. B-12

      Using a wider range of frequently occurring imperative sentences (e.g., Share your opinion with a classmate., Provide support using textual evidence.).EL9-12 St 10 B-12

    13. B-13

      Using a wider range of frequently occurring modals (e.g., shall, should, will, would).EL9-12 St 10 B-13

    14. B-14

      Increasingly using appropriate word order (subjectverb-object) in declarative, imperative, and interrogative sentences.EL9-12 ST 10 B-14

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
Where can I read the official document?
Arizona Department of Education ELP Standards

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