English
9 Honors: Product #1
L.9-10.1 - Language
Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard
English grammar and usage
when writing or speaking.
L.9-10.2 - Language
Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard
English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling
when writing.
L.9-10.3 - Language
Apply knowledge of
language to understand how
language functions in
different contexts, to make
effective choices for
meaning or style, and to
comprehend more fully
when reading or listening.
1. Standard Not Met
Struggled to show an
understanding of the
conventions of standard
English grammar and usage
when writing or speaking
(particularly with the use of
phrases and clauses).
Struggled to show a basic
understanding of the
conventions of standard
English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling
when writing.
Struggled to write and edit
work so that it is generally
appropriate.
2. Approaching Standard
Demonstrated a basic
understanding of the
conventions of standard
English grammar and usage
when writing or speaking
(particularly with the use of
phrases and clauses).
Demonstrated a basic
command of the
conventions of standard
English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling
when writing.
Wrote and edited work so
that it is a generally
appropriate style or format.
3. Standard Met
Demonstrated command of
the conventions of standard
English grammar and usage
when writing or speaking
(particularly with the use of
phrases and clauses).
Demonstrated command of
the conventions of standard
English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling
when writing.
Wrote and edited work so
that it conforms to the
guidelines in a style manual
(e.g., MLA Handbook,
Turabian's Manual for
Writers) appropriate for the
discipline and writing type.
4. Exceeding Standard
Understood that usage is a
matter of convention, can
change over time, and is
sometimes contested.
Resolved issues of complex
or contested usage,
consulting references as
needed.
Demonstrated a highly
skilled command of the
conventions of standard
English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling
when writing.
Varied syntax for effect,
consulting references (e.g.,
Tufte's Artful Sentences) for
guidance as needed. Applied
an understanding of syntax
to the study of complex
texts when reading.
RI.9-10.1 - Reading:
Informational Text
Cite strong and thorough
textual evidence to support
analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the
text.
RI.9-10.2 - Reading:
Informational Text
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.
RI.9-10.3 - Reading:
Informational Text
Analyze how the author
unfolds an analysis or series
of ideas or events, including
the order in which the points
are made, how they are
introduced and developed,
and the connections that are
drawn between them.
Struggled to identify
evidence in the text. Unable
to understand explicit
meaning AND/OR inferences
in the text.
Did not interpret a central
idea from the text;
struggled to summarize the
text
Struggled to identify how
the author ordered the
points made, introduced and
developed ideas, and made
connections between ideas
in the text.
Identified evidence in the
text, but did not explain
how it is the strongest
evidence. Understood some
of the explicit meaning in
the text AND/OR struggled
to understand inferences in
the text.
Explained how the central
idea develops over the
course of the text;
summarized the text but
included personal opinions
Identified how the author
ordered the points made,
introduced and developed
ideas, and made
connections between ideas
in the text.
Identified evidence that
most strongly showed
understanding of both
explicit meaning and major
inferences.
Interpreted a central idea
from the text. Explained
how the central idea
develops over the course of
the text, including how it
emerges and is shaped and
refined by specific details;
summarized the text with
out opinions or judgments
Explained how the author
provides an analysis or
series of ideas or events.
Explained how the order in
which the points are made,
how they are introduced and
developed, and the
connections that are drawn
between them support the
text.
Identified the evidence that
most strongly and
thoroughly supports the
explicit meanings as well as
major and subtle meanings
in the text
Interpreted two or more
central ideas from the text.
Explained how 2 or more
central ideas develop over
the course of the text,
including how they interact
and build on one another to
provide a complex analysis;
summarized the text with
out opinions or judgments
Evaluated how the author
provides an analysis or
series of ideas or events.
Evaluated how the order in
which the points are made,
how they are introduced
and developed, and the
connections that are drawn
between them impact the
text.
RI.9-10.5 - Reading:
Informational Text
Analyze in detail how an
author's ideas or claims are
developed and refined by
particular sentences,
paragraphs, or larger
portions of a text (e.g., a
section or chapter).
RI.9-10.6 - Reading:
Informational Text
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.
RI.9-10.8 - Reading:
Informational Text
Delineate 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.
Struggled to identify
examples of where an
author developed or refined
claims.
Struggled to identify a part
of the text that shows the
authors point of view or
purpose. Did not describe
the author's point of view or
purpose.
Struggled to outline the
argument in a text including
the claims supporting the
argument. Struggled to
identify whether statements
were false or not.
Identified examples of
where an author developed
or refined her or his ideas or
claims with particular
sentences, paragraphs, or
larger portions of a text.
Explained how the author
shows that his or her point
of view differs from others,
but inaccurately described
the author's point of view or
purpose.
Outlined and explained the
argument and specific
claims in a text. Explained
the reasoning behind the
arguments and identified
relevant evidence.
Identified false statements
or unreasonable logic.
Examined and explained
how an author developed or
refined her or his ideas or
claims with particular
sentences, paragraphs, or
larger portions of a text.
Described the author's point
of view or purpose in a text
and explained how the
author uses persuasive
techniques to advance the
point of view or purpose.
Outlined and evaluate the
argument and specific
claims in a text. Evaluated
whether the reasoning was
sound and the evidence was
relevant. Identified and
explained false statements
and unreasonable logic.
Evaluated and explained
how an author developed or
refined her or his ideas or
claims with particular
sentences, paragraphs, or
larger portions of a text.
Described the author's point
of view or purpose in a text.
Explained and evaluated
how the author uses
persuasive techniques to
advance the point of view or
purpose.
Outlined and evaluated the
argument and specific
claims in a text. Explained
where the argument could
be improved. Evaluated
whether the reasoning
behind the argument makes
sense. Explained whether
the evidence was relevant
and sufficient to support the
claims. Identified and
explained false statements
and unreasonable logic.
Evaluated the impact these
statements would have if
operated upon.
 RI.9-10.9 - Reading:
Informational Text
Analyze seminal U.S.
documents of historical and
literary significance (e.g.,
Washington's Farewell
Address, the Gettysburg
Address, Roosevelt's Four
Freedoms speech, King's
"Letter from Birmingham
Jail"), including how they
address related themes and
concepts.
Struggled to understand
U.S. documents of historical
and literary significance,
and identified related
themes and concepts.
Understood U.S. documents
of historical and literary
significance, and identified
related themes and
concepts.
Examined U.S. documents
of historical and literary
significance, and explained
how they address related
themes and concepts.
Examined U.S. documents
of historical and literary
significance, and evaluated
how they address related
themes and concepts.
Evaluated how these
documents impacted
society.

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