Grades 9, 10

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Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.C.9-10.1.a

Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons and evidence.C.9-10.1.b

Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge level and concerns.C.9-10.1.c

Link the major sections of the text cohesively, and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counter-claims, reasons and evidence.C.9-10.1.d

Establish and maintain a task appropriate writing style.C.9-10.1.e

Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.C.9-10.1.f

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.C.9-10.1.g

Produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.C.9-10.2.a

Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting, graphics and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.C.9-10.2.b

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.C.9-10.2.c

Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.C.9-10.2.d

Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.C.9-10.2.e

Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.C.9-10.2.f

Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.C.9-10.2.g

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.C.9-10.2.h

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task and purpose.C.9-10.3.a

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.C.9-10.3.b

Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events and/or characters.C.9-10.3.c

Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.C.9-10.3.d

Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting and/or characters.C.9-10.3.e

Provide a conclusion that explicitly connects the narrative's relevance to the intended purpose of the writing.C.9-10.3.f

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.C.9-10.3.g

Demonstrate appropriate use of parallel structure.L.9-10.1.a

Demonstrate appropriate use of various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or presentations.L.9-10.1.b

Demonstrate appropriate use of a semicolon with and without a conjunctive adverb to link two or more closely related independent clauses.L.9-10.2.a

Demonstrate appropriate use of a colon to introduce a list or quotation.L.9-10.2.b

Demonstrate appropriate use of strategies and resources (print and electronic) to identify and correct spelling errors.L.9-10.2.c

Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual appropriate for the discipline and writing type.L.9-10.3.a

Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph or text; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.L.9-10.4.a

Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech.L.9-10.4.b

Consult general and specialized reference materials to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.L.9-10.4.c

Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening in order to be transition ready; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.L.9-10.4.d

Interpret figures of speech in context, including but not limited to euphemism and oxymoron, and analyze their rhetorical function in the text.L.9-10.5.a

Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.L.9-10.5.b