ELA/Literacy
Claims and Targets
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Grade 11
Claim 1: Students can read closely and analytically to
comprehend a range of increasingly complex literary and informational texts.
Targets
1. Key Details
2. Central Ideas
3. Word Meanings
4. Reasoning and Evidence
Literary Texts, pp 25-27
5. Analysis Within or Across Texts
Informational Texts, pp 28-31
6. Text Structures and Features
7. Language Use
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Claim 2: Students can produce effective writing for a range of purposes and
audiences.
Targets
1. Write and Revise brief narrative texts
2.
5.
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Not required: Compose full narrative texts
3. Write and Revise brief informational texts
4. Compose full informational texts
Not required: Use text features
pp. 56-60
6. Write and Revise brief arguments about topics or sources
7. Compose full arguments about topics or sources
8. Language and Vocabulary Use: Strategically use precise language and vocabulary
(including academic, domain-specific, and figurative language) and style
appropriate to purpose and audience.
9. Edit by applying on-grade-appropriate grammar usage, capitalization, punctuation,
and spelling to clarify a message
10. Technology : use tools of technology to gather information,make revisions, or
produce texts. Not required in summative assessment
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Claim 3: Students can employ effective speaking and listening skills for a range of
purposes and audience. Not required in summative assessment
Targets
1. Language and Vocabulary Use: Strategically use precise language and vocabulary (including
academic, domain-specific, and figurative language) and style appropriate to purpose and audience
when speaking.
2. Clarify Message
3. Plan/Speak/Present
4. Listen/Interpret
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pp. 67-68
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Claim 4: Students can engage in research/inquiry to investigate topics, and to analyze,
integrate, and present information.
Targets
1. Plan/Research: Devise an approach and conduct research projects. Not required in
summative assessment
2.
3.
4.
5.
Analyze/Integrate information
Evaluate Information sources
Use evidence
Language and Vocabulary Use. Not
6.
7.
required in summative assessment
Edit Not required in summative assessment
Technology Not required in summative assessment
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pp. 81-84
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