Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS
Appendix A - English Language Arts Standards
The State Board of Education adopted these English Language Arts Standards on September 5, 2014, pursuant to the requirements of 79-760.01 R.R.S.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Purpose of These Standards. The State Board of Education adopts these standards to identify what students should know and be able to do and what teachers should teach.
Scope and Application of this Appendix. This Appendix provides language arts (reading, writing, speaking and listening, and multiple literacies) state academic content standards for use under the provisions of, and pursuant to, the Quality Education Accountability Act (Sections 79-757 to 79-762 R.R.S.), and the requirements for this Chapter.
K-12 Comprehensive Content Standards. The comprehensive content standards identify broad K-12 learning standards related to reading, writing, speaking and listening, and multiple literacies.
Grade Level Standards. The grade level standards represent the critical content for students to know and be able to do by the end of a specific grade level.
Curricular Indicators. Following each grade level standard is a set of curricular indicators, which are written in clear and specific language to aid in understanding the meaning of the standards. Since a number of the grade level standards are repeated in whole or in part at different grade levels, the curricular indicators show progression and increased expectations throughout the grades. Although the curricular indicators are not an exhaustive list of what can be done to meet the grade level standards, they are representative of the content for each standard at each grade level.
2014 Nebraska English Language Arts Standards
Reading Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
Writing Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
Speaking/Listening Students will develop and apply appropriate speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
Multiple Literacies Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
Nebraska Language Arts Standards - Kindergarten
LA 0.1 Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 0.1.1 Concepts of Print: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of print.
LA 0.1.1.a Identify variations in text (e.g., font, size, bold, italic, upper/lower case).
LA 0.1.1.b Identify punctuation (e.g., period, exclamation mark, question mark).
LA 0.1.1.c Identify parts of a book (e.g., cover, pages, title, author, illustrator).
LA 0.1.1.d Demonstrate knowledge that print reads from left to right and top to bottom.
LA 0.1.1.e Explain that the purpose of print is to carry information (e.g., environmental print, nametags, street signs).
LA 0.1.1.f Demonstrate voice to print match (e.g., student points to print while reading or as someone reads).
LA 0.1.1.g Demonstrate understanding that words are made up of letters and sentences are made up of words.
LA 0.1.2 Phonological Awareness: Students will demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities.
LA 0.1.2.a Blend and segment phonemes in spoken words (e.g., initial, medial vowel, and final sounds [phonemes!; recognize same sounds in different words).
LA 0.1.2.b Segment spoken sentences into words.
LA 0.1.2.c Identify and produce oral rhymes.
LA 0.1.2.d Identify, blend and segment syllable sounds in spoken words (e.g., cupcake, birthday).
LA 0.1.2.e Blend and segment spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words (e.g., v-an. gr-ab).
LA 0.1.3 Word Analysis: Students will acquire phonetic knowledge as they learn to read and write grade-level text.
LA 0.1.3.a Match individual consonant and short vowel sounds to appropriate letters when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text.
LA 0.1.3.b Identify similarities and differences in written words (e.g., word endings, onsets, rimes).
LA 0.1.3.c Recognize and read grade-level (phonetic and non-phonetic) words in text.
LA 0.1.4 Fluency: Students will develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression during grade-level reading experiences to support comprehension.
LA 0.1.4.a Listen to text of increasing length and/or complexity to develop stamina.
LA 0.1.4.b Use appropriate expression to reflect meaning while reading emergent-reader text.
LA 0.1.5 Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 0.1.5.a Examine word structure elements and word patterns to determine meaning (e.g., plural forms, simple compounds).
LA 0.1.5.b Develop awareness of context clues (e.g., predictions, word and sentence clues) and text features that may be used to infer the meaning of unknown words.
LA 0.1.5.c Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 0.1.5.d Identify semantic relationships (e.g., conceptual categories) to determine word relationships.
LA 0.1.5.e With adult guidance, determine word meaning using reference materials and classroom resources.
LA 0.1.6 Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by using prior knowledge while reading emergent literary and informational text.
LA 0.1.6.a With adult guidance, identify author's purpose (e.g., explain, entertain, inform).
LA 0.1.6.b Identify elements of literary text (e.g., characters, setting, events).
LA 0.1.6.c With adult guidance, identify an author's use of literary devices (e.g., rhyme, rhythm, repetition, alliteration).
LA 0.1.6.d With adult guidance, retell major events and key details from a literary text and/or media.
LA 0.1.6.e With adult guidance, retell main ideas from informational text and/or media.
LA 0.1.6.f Identify text features in print and digital informational text.
LA 0.1.6.g Identify the basic characteristics of literary and informational text.
LA 0.1.6.h Make connections between own life and/or other cultures in literary and informational text.
LA 0.1.6.i Construct and/or answer clarifying questions (who, what, when, where, why, how) and support answers with evidence from the text or additional sources.
LA 0.1.6.j Identify the characteristics of organizational patterns found in informational text (e.g., sequence, compare/contrast).
LA. 0.1.6.k Identify different purposes for reading (e.g., inform, enjoy).
LA 0.1.6.l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to identify text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections.
LA 0.1.6.m With adult guidance, monitor comprehension by recognizing when meaning is disrupted.
LA 0.1.6.n Make predictions about a text using prior knowledge, pictures, illustrations, and titles.
LA 0.1.6.o Respond to text (e.g., verbally, in writing, or artistically).
LA 0.1.6.p Make connections between a print text and an audio, video, or live version of the text.
LA 0.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 0.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 0.2.1.a Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to generate ideas.
LA 0.2.1.b Generate representations of ideas (e.g., pictures, labels, letter strings, words, simple sentences) and organize ideas relevant to a topic.
LA 0.2.1.c With adult guidance, use relevant information and evidence to support ideas.
LA 0.2.1.d Compose simple, grammatically correct sentences.
LA 0.2.1.e With adult guidance, revise to improve and clarify writing through self-strategies and feedback from others.
LA 0.2.1.f Provide oral descriptive feedback to other writers.
LA 0.2.1.g With adult guidance, persevere in writing tasks.
LA 0.2.1.h With adult guidance, proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation).
LA 0.2.1.i Use own words to relate information.
LA 0.2.1.j With adult guidance, publish a legible document with appropriate spaces between letters, words, and sentences in a variety of formats.
LA 0.2.2 Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 0.2.2.a Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA 0.2.2.b With adult guidance, provide evidence from literary or informational text to support ideas or opinions.
LA 0.2.2.c With adult guidance, conduct and publish research to answer questions or solve problems.
LA 0.2.2.d Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
LA 0.2.2.e With adult guidance, compare mentor texts and examples to create similar pieces.
LA 0.3 Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 0.3.1 Speaking: Students will develop, apply and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.
LA 0.3.1.a Communicate ideas clearly to others within structured classroom activities and routines using appropriate word choice, proper grammar, and complete sentences,.
LA 0.3.1.b Demonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, volume, clear pronunciation') for a variety of purposes and situations.
LA 0.3.1.c Utilize appropriate visual and/or digital tools to support verbal communication.
LA 0.3.1.d Convey a personal perspective with clear reasons.
LA 0.3.1.e Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information.
LA 0.3.2 Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.
LA 0.3.2.a Develop active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eye contact, nonverbal cues, recalling) for multiple situations and modalities.
LA 0.3.2.b With adult guidance, discuss the purpose and credibility of information being presented in diverse media and formats.
LA 0.3.2.c Complete a task following one/two-step directions.
LA 0.3.3 Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills.
LA 0.3.3.a Practice appropriate classroom etiquette and recognize social cues when communicating.
LA 0.3.3.b Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., helpful/hurtful words) in conversation.
LA 0.3.3.c Apply conversation strategies to recognize new information presented by others in relationship to one's own ideas.
LA 0.3.3.d Listen, ask clarifying questions, and respond to information being communicated about a topic, text, or issue under study.
LA 0.3.3.e Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others' ideas to clearly express one's own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
LA 0.4 Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 0.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).
LA 0.4.1.a With guidance, use provided print and digital resources to gather information, answer questions, and demonstrate understanding of valid information (e.g., fiction vs. nonfiction, real vs. not real).
LA 0.4.1.b With guidance, demonstrate ethical use of information and copyright guidelines by appropriately quoting or paraphrasing from a text and citing the source available resources (e.g., online citation tools').
LA 0.4.1.c Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., manuscript, font, graphics, symbols).
LA 0.4.2 Digital Citizenship: Students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use.
LA 0.4.2.a Practice safe behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, utilize appropriate sites and materials').
LA 0.4.2.b Use appropriate digital tools (e.g., social media, online collaborative tools, apps) to communicate with others for conveying information, gathering opinions, and solving problems.
Nebraska Language Arts Standards - Grade 1
LA 1.1 Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 1.1.1 Concepts of Print: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of print.
LA 1.1.1.a Identify variations in text (e.g., font, size, bold, italic, upper/lower case).
LA 1.1.1.b Identify punctuation (e.g., period, exclamation mark, question mark, quotation marks).
LA 1.1.1.c Identify parts of a book (e.g., title page^ author, illustrator, table of contents').
LA 1.1.2 Phonological Awareness: Students will demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities.
LA 1.1.2.a Blend, segment and manipulate phonemes orally.
LA 1.1.3 Word Analysis: Students will use phonetic analysis to read and write grade-level text.
LA 1.1.3.a Know and apply common letter-sound correspondences (e.g., consonant blends, long and short vowel patterns, digraphs, inflectional endings) when reading, writing, and spelling grades-level text.
LA 1.1.3.b Use word structure to read words (e.g., onsets, rimes, digraphs, contractions, common compound words).
LA 1.1.3.c Recognize and read grade-level (phonetic and non-phonetic) words in text.
LA 1.1.4 Fluency: Students will develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression while reading a variety of grade-level print/digital text to support comprehension.
LA 1.1.4.a Listen to and read text of increasing length and/or complexity to support reader stamina.
LA 1.1.4.b Use appropriate pace, expression, and intonation to reflect the meaning of text (e.g., character voices, emotions).
LA 1.1.5 Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 1.1.5.a Use word structure elements, known words, and word patterns to determine meaning (e.g., plural forms, simple compounds, base words').
LA 1.1.5.b Demonstrate understanding that context clues (e.g., word and sentence clues), and text features exist and may be used to help infer the meaning of unknown words.
LA 1.1.5.c Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 1.1.5.d Identify semantic relationships (e.g., conceptual categories, synonyms, antonyms) to determine word relationships.
LA 1.1.5.e Locate words and determine word meaning using reference materials and classroom resources.
LA 1.1.6 Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by using prior knowledge and text information while reading grade-level literary and informational text.
LA 1.1.6.a Identify authors purpose (e.g., explain, entertain, inform).
LA 1.1.6.b Identify elements of literary text (e.g., characters, setting, events).
LA 1.1.6.c Identify an author's use of literary devices (e.g., simile, alliteration, onomatopoeia, imagery, rhythm, personification),
LA 1.1.6.d Retell major events and key details from a literary text and/or media.
LA 1.1.6.e Retell main ideas and supporting details from informational text and/or media.
LA 1.1.6.f Identify text features in print and digital informational text.
LA 1.1.6.g Identify the basic characteristics of a variety of literary and informational texts.
LA 1.1.6.h Make connections between own life and/or other cultures in literary and informational text.
LA 1.1.6.i Construct and/or answer clarifying questions (who, what, when, where, why. how) and support answers with evidence from the text or additional sources.
LA 1.1.6.j Identify the characteristics of organizational patterns found in informational text (e.g., sequence, compare/contrast).
LA 1.1.6.k Identify and explain purpose for reading (e.g., answer a question, enjoy).
LA 1.1.6.l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to identify text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections.
LA 1.1.6.m Self-monitor comprehension by recognizing when meaning is disrupted and apply strategies to clarify, confirm, or correct.
LA 1.1.6.n Make predictions about literary, informational, digital text, and/or media using prior knowledge, pictures, illustrations and titles.
LA 1.1.6.o Demonstrate an understanding of text via multiple mediums (e.g., writing, artistic representation, video, other media),
LA 1.1.6.p Make connections between a print text and an audio, video., or live version of the text.
LA 1.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 1.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 1.2.1.a Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to generate ideas.
LA 1.2.1.b Generate a draft that selects and organizes ideas relevant to topic, purpose, and audience, including a clear beginning, middle, and end,
LA 1.2.1.c Gather and use relevant information and evidence to support ideas.
LA 1.2.1.d Compose simple paragraphs with grammatically correct sentences of varying length, complexity, and type.
LA 1.2.1.e With adult guidance, revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others.
LA 1.2.1.f Provide oral descriptive feedback to other writers.
LA 1.2.1.g Persevere in writing tasks of various length and complexity.
LA 1.2.1.h With adult guidance, proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation).
LA 1.2.1.i Use own words to relate information.
LA 1.2.1.j Publish a legible document with appropriate spaces between letters, words, and sentences in a variety of formats.
LA 1.2.2 Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 1.2.2.a Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA 1.2.2.b With adult guidance, provide evidence from literary or informational text to support ideas or opinions.
LA 1.2.2.c With adult guidance, conduct and publish research to answer questions or solve problems using resources.
LA 1.2.2.d Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
LA 1.2.2.e Compare various mentor texts and/or exemplars to create similar pieces.
LA 1.3 Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 1.3.1 Speaking: Students will develop, apply, and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.
LA 1.3.1.a Communicate ideas clearly in a manner suited to the purpose and setting, using appropriate word choice, proper grammar, and complete sentences.
LA 1.3.1.b Demonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact adequate volume, clear pronunciation) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting text.
LA 1.3.1.c Utilize appropriate visual and/or digital tools to support verbal communication.
LA 1.3.1.d Convey a personal perspective with clear reasons.
LA 1.3.1.e Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information,
LA 1.3.2 Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.
LA 1.3.2.a Develop active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eye contact nonverbal cues, recalling) for multiple situations and modalities.
LA 1.3.2.b With adult guidance, discuss the purpose and credibility of information being in diverse media and formats.
LA 1.3.2.c Complete a task following one/two-step directions.
LA 1.3.3 Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills.
LA 1.3.3.a Practice appropriate classroom etiquette and recognize social cues when communicating.
LA 1.3.3.b Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., helpful/hurtful words) in conversation.
LA 1.3.3.c Apply conversation strategies to recognize new information presented by others in relationship to one's own ideas.
LA 1.3.3.d Listen, ask clarifying questions, and respond to information being communicated about a topic, text, or issue under study.
LA 1.3.3.e Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others' ideas to clearly express one's own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
LA 1.4 Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 1.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).
LA 1.4.1.a Use provided print and digital resources to gather information, answer questions, and demonstrate understanding of valid information (e.g., fiction vs. nonfiction, real vs. not real).
LA 1.4.1.b With guidance, demonstrate ethical use of information and copyright by appropriately quoting or paraphrasing from a text and citing the source using available resources (e.g., online citation tools).
LA 1.4.1.c Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., manuscript, font, graphics, symbols).
LA 1.4.2 Digital Citizenship: Students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use.
LA 1.4.2.a Practice safe behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, utilize appropriate sites and materials).
LA 1, 4.2.b Use appropriate digital tools (e.g., social media, online collaborative tools, apps) to communicate with others for conveying information, gathering opinions, and solving problems.
Nebraska Language Arts Standards - Grade 2
LA 2.1 Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 2.1.1 Concepts of Print: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of print. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 2.1.2 Phonological Awareness: Students will demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 2.1.3 Word Analysis: Students will use phonetic analysis to read and write grade-level text.
LA 2.1.3.a Know and apply letter/sound correspondence and spelling patterns (e.g., consonant and vowel digraphs, diphthongs) when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text.
LA 2.1.3.b Use word structure to read text (e.g., prefixes/suffixes, compound words, contractions, syllabication, derivation).
LA 2.1.3.c Recognize and read grade-level /phonetic and non-phonetic) words in text.
LA 2.1.4 Fluency: Students will develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression while reading a variety of grade-level print/digital text to support comprehension.
LA 2.1,4.a Listen to and read text of increasing length and/or complexity to increase reader stamina.
LA 2.1,4.b Use varied pace, expression, and intonation to reflect meaning of text (e.g., mood, events, emotions).
LA 2.1.5 Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 2.1,5.a Use word structure elements, known words, and word patterns to determine meaning (e.g., contractions, plurals, possessives, basic parts of speech, compounds, syllables).
LA 2.1.5.b Identify and use context clues (e.g., word and sentence clues) and text features to help infer meaning of unknown words.
LA 2.1.5.c Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 2.1.5.d Identify semantic relationships (e.g., conceptual categories, synonyms, antonyms, multiple meanings') to determine the meaning of words, aid in comprehension, and improve writing.
LA 2.1.5.e Locate words and determine meaning using reference materials.
LA 2.1.6 Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by using prior knowledge and text information while reading grade-level literary and informational text.
LA 2.1.6.a Identify author's purpose(s) (e.g., explain, entertain, inform, persuade) to support text comprehension.
LA 2.1.6.b Identify elements of literary text (e.g., characters, setting, plot).
LA 2.1.6.c Identify and explain why authors use literary devices (e.g., simile, alliteration, onomatopoeia, imagery, rhythm, personification).
LA 2.1.6.d Retell major events and key details from a literary text and/or media and support a prompted theme.
LA 2.1.6.e Retell main ideas and supporting details from informational text and/or media.
LA 2.1.6.f Use text features to locate information and gain meaning from print and digital text.
LA 2.1.6.g Compare and contrast the basic characteristics of a variety of literary and informational texts.
LA 2.1.6.h Identify topics and/or patterns across multiple literary and informational texts to develop a multicultural perspective.
LA 2.1.6.i Construct and/or answer literal and inferential questions and support answers with specific evidence from the text or additional sources.
LA 2.1.6.j Identify organizational patterns found in informational text (e.g., sequence, description, compare/contrast).
LA 2.1.6.k Select text and explain the purpose (e.g., answer a question, solve problems, enjoy, form an opinion, predict outcomes, accomplish a task).
LA 2.1.6.l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to identify text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections before, during, and after reading.
LA 2.1.6.m Self-monitor comprehension by recognizing when meaning is disrupted and apply strategies to clarify, confirm, or correct.
LA 2.1.6.n Make predictions and inferences about a text before, during, and after reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.
LA 2.1.6.o Demonstrate an understanding of text via multiple mediums (e.g., writing, artistic representation, video, other media).
LA 2.1.6.p Make connections between a print text and an audio, video, or live version of the text.
LA 2.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 2.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 2.2.1.a Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to generate ideas.
LA 2.2.1.b Generate a draft that develops a clear topic suited to the purpose and intended audience and organizational pattern, including a clear beginning, middle, and end.
LA 2.2.1.c Gather and use relevant information and evidence from one or more print and/or digital sources to support ideas.
LA 2.2.1.d Compose paragraphs with grammatically correct sentences of varying length, complexity, and type.
LA 2.2.1.e Revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others.
LA 2.2.1.f Provide oral and/or written descriptive feedback to other writers.
LA 2.2.1.g Persevere in writing tasks of various length and complexity.
LA 2.2.1.h Proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, syntax, semantics).
LA 2.2.1.i Display academic honesty and integrity by avoiding plagiarism and providing a list of sources.
LA 2.2.1.j Publish a legible document with appropriate spaces between letters, words. and sentences in a variety of formats.
LA 2.2.2 Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines,
LA 2.2.2.a Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive. informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA 2.2.2.b Provide evidence from literary or informational text to support ideas or opinions.
LA 2.2.2.c Conduct and publish research to answer questions or solve problems using resources.
LA 2.2.2.d Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
LA 2.2.2.e Compare various mentor texts and/or exemplars to create a similar piece,
LA 2.3 Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 2.3.1 Speaking: Students will develop, apply, and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.
LA 2.3.1.a Communicate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner suited to the purpose, setting, and audience (formal voice or informal voice), using appropriate word choice, grammar, and sentence structure.
LA 2.3.1.b Demonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, clear pronunciation) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting text.
LA 2.3.1.c Utilize appropriate visual and/or digital tools to support verbal communication.
LA 2.3.1.d Convey a personal perspective with clear reasons.
LA 2.3.1.e Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information
LA 2.3.2 Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.
LA 2.3.2.a Develop active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eye contact, nonverbal cues, recalling) for multiple situations and modalities.
LA 2.3.2.b With adult guidance, discuss the purpose and credibility of information being presented in diverse media and formats.
LA 2.3.2.c Complete a task following multi-step directions.
LA 2.3.3 Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills.
LA 2.3.3.a Demonstrate appropriate classroom etiquette and recognize social cues when communicating.
LA 2.3.3.b Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., helpful/hurtful words) in conversation.
LA 2.3.3.c Apply conversation strategies to recognize and consider new information presented by others in relationship to one's own ideas.
LA 2.3.3.d Listen, ask clarifying questions, and respond to information being communicated about a topic, text, or issue under study.
LA 2.3.3.e Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others' ideas to clearly express one's own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
LA 2.4 Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 2.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).
LA 2.4.1.a With guidance, locate, organize, and evaluate information from print and digital resources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.
LA 2.4.1.b With guidance, demonstrate ethical use of information and copyright guidelines by appropriately quoting or paraphrasing from a text and citing the source using available resources (e.g., online citation tools'),
LA 2.4.1.c Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., manuscript. font, graphics, symbols).
LA 2.4.2 Digital Citizenship: Students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use.
LA 2.4.2.a Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, appropriate language use, utilize appropriate sites and materials, respect diverse perspectives),
LA 2.4.2.b Use appropriate digital tools (e.g., social media, online collaborative tools, apps) to communicate with others for conveying information, gathering opinions, and solving problems.
Nebraska Language Arts Standards - Grade 3
LA 3.1 Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 3.1.1 Concepts of Print: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of print. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 3.1.2 Phonological Awareness: Students will demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 3.1.3 Word Analysis: Students will use phonetic analysis to read and write grade-level text.
LA 3.1.3.a Know and apply advanced sound/spelling patterns (e.g., Anglo-Saxon common roots and affixes, special vowel spellings [ough, ion], multi-syllable words') 'when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text.
LA 3.1.3.b Use word structure to read text (e.g., prefixes/suffixes contractions, syllabication, derivation).
LA 3.1.3.c Recognize and read grade-level (phonetic and non-phonetic) words in text.
LA 3.1.4 Fluency: Students will develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression while reading a variety of grade-level print/digital text to support comprehension.
LA 3.1.4.a Listen to and read text of increasing length and/or complexity to increase reader stamina.
LA 3.1.4.b Use context to adjust pace and prosody based on purpose, text complexity, form, and style.
LA 3.1.5 Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 3.1.5.a Determine meaning of words through the knowledge of word structure elements, known words, and word patterns (e.g., contractions, plurals, possessives, parts of speech, syllables, affixes, base and root words, abbreviations).
LA 3.1.5.b Apply context clues (e.g., word, phrase, and sentence clues) and text features to help infer meaning of unknown words.
LA 3.1.5.c Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 3.1.5.d Identify semantic relationships (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs, homophones, multiple-meaning words) to determine the meaning of words, aid in comprehension, and improve writing,
LA 3.1.5.e Locate words and determine meaning using reference materials.
LA 3.1.6 Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by using prior knowledge and text information while reading grade-level literary and informational text.
LA 3.1.6.a Identify author's purpose(s) (e.g., explain, entertain, inform, persuade) to support text comprehension.
LA 3.1.6.b Identify and describe elements of literary text (e.g., characters, setting, plot, point of view) .
LA 3.1.6.c Identify and explain why authors use literary devices (e.g., simile, alliteration, onomatopoeia, imagery, rhythm, personification, hyperbole, idioms).
LA 3.1.6.d Summarize a literary text and/or media, using key details to identify the theme,
LA 3.1.6.e Determine main ideas and supporting details from informational text and/or media
LA 3.1.6.f Use text features to locate information and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of print and digital text.
LA 3.1.6.g Compare and contrast the characteristics that distinguish a variety of literary and informational texts.
LA 3.1.6.h Compare and contrast similar themes, topics, and/or patterns of events in literary and informational texts to develop a multicultural perspective.
LA 3.1.6.i Construct and/or answer literal and inferential questions and support answers with specific evidence from the text or additional sources.
LA 3.1.6.j Identify and apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text ("e.g., sequence, description, cause and effect, compare/contrast).
LA 3.1.6.k Select text and explain the purpose (e.g., answer a question, solve problems, enjoy, form an opinion, understand a specific viewpoint, predict outcomes, discover models for own writing, accomplish a task).
LA 3.1.6.l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to identify text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections before, during, and after reading.
LA 3.1.6.m Self-monitor comprehension by recognizing when meaning is disrupted and apply strategies to clarify, confirm, or correct.
LA 3.1.6.n Make and confirm/modify predictions and inferences before, during, and after reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.
LA 3.1.6.o Demonstrate an understanding of text via multiple mediums (e.g., writing, artistic representation, video, other media).
LA 3.1.6.p Make connections between the text of a story, drama, or poem and a visual or oral presentation of the text.
LA 3.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 3.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 3.2.1.a Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to generate ideas and organize information.
LA 3.2.1.b Generate a draft that develops a clear topic suited to the purpose and intended audience and organizational pattern, including a clear introduction, body, and conclusion with appropriate transitions.
LA 3.2.1.c Gather and use relevant information and evidence from one or more authoritative print and/or digital sources to support claims or theses.
LA 3.2.1.d Compose paragraphs with grammatically correct sentences of varying length, complexity, and type.
LA 3.2.1.e Revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others..
LA 3.2.1.f Provide oral and/or written descriptive feedback to other writers.
LA 3.2.1g Adjust writing processes to persevere in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
LA 3.2.1.h Proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, syntax, semantics).
LA 3.2.1.i Display academic honesty and integrity by avoiding plagiarism and/or overreliance on any one source and by following a standard format for citation.
LA 3.2.1.j Publish a legible document in manuscript, cursive, or digital format, and apply formatting techniques (e.g., indenting paragraphs, title).
LA 3.2.2 Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 3.2.2.a Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA 3.2.2.b Provide evidence from literary or informational text to support ideas or opinions.
LA 3.2.2.c Conduct and publish research to answer questions or solve problems using multiple resources to support theses.
LA 3.2.2.d Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
LA 3.2.2.e Compare various mentor texts and/or exemplars to create a similar piece.
LA 3.3 Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 3.3.1 Sneaking: Students will develop, apply, and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.
LA 3.3.1.a Communicate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner suited to the purpose, setting, and audience (formal voice or informal voice), using appropriate word choice, grammar, and sentence structure.
LA 3.3.1.b Demonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, clear pronunciation) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting text.
LA 3.3.1.c Utilize appropriate visual and/or digital tools to enhance verbal communication and add interest.
LA 3.3.1.d Convey a perspective with clear reasoning and support.
LA 3.3.1.e Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information.
LA 3.3.2 Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.
LA 3.3.2.a Demonstrate active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eye contact, nonverbal cues, recalling, questioning) for multiple situations and modalities.
LA 3.3.2.b Identify the purpose and credibility of information being presented in diverse media and formats.
LA 3.3.2.c Complete a task following multi-step directions.
LA 3.3.3 Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills.
LA 3.3.3.a Demonstrate appropriate social etiquette and apply social cues when communicating.
LA 3.3.3.b Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., stereotypes, multiple meanings of words) in conversation.
LA 3.3.3.c Apply conversation strategies to recognize and consider new information presented by others in relationship to one's own ideas.
LA 3.3.3.d Listen, ask clarifying questions, summarize, and respond to information being communicated and consider its contribution to a topic, text, or issue under study.
LA 3.3.3.e Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others' ideas to clearly express one's own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
LA 3.4 Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 3.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).
LA 3.4.1.a Locate, organize, and evaluate information from print and digital resources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.
LA 3.4.1.b With guidance, demonstrate ethical use of information and copyright guidelines by appropriately quoting or paraphrasing from a text and citing the source using available resources (e.g.,, online citation tools).
LA 3.4.1.c Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., cursive, manuscript, font, graphics, symbols).
LA 3.4.2 Digital Citizenship: Students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use.
LA 3.4.2.a Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, appropriate language use, utilize appropriate sites and materials, respect diverse perspectives).
LA 3.4.2.b Use appropriate digital tools (e.g.,, social media, online collaborative tools. apps) to communicate with others for conveying information, gathering opinions, and solving problems.
Nebraska Language Arts Standards - Grade 4
LA 4.1 Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 4.1.1 Concepts of Print: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of print. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 4.1.2 Phonological Awareness: Students will demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade
LA 4.1.3 Word Analysis: Students will use phonetic analysis to read and write grade-level text.
LA 4.1.3.a Know and apply advanced sound/spelling patterns (e.g., Anglo-Saxon common roots and affixes, vowel variance, multi-syllable words) when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text.
LA 4.1.3.b Use word structure to read text (e.g., prefixes/suffixes, syllabication, derivation).
LA 4.1.4 Fluency: Students will develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression while reading a variety of grade-level print/digital text to support comprehension.
LA 4.1.4.a Listen to and read text of increasing length and/or complexity to increase reader stamina.
LA 4.1.4.b Use context to adjust pace and prosody based on purpose, text complexity, form, and style.
LA 4.1.5 Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 4.1.5.a Apply knowledge of word structure elements, known words, and word patterns to determine meaning (e.g., plurals, possessives. parts of speech, affixes, base and root words').
LA 4.1.5.b Apply context clues (e.g., word, phrase, and sentence, and paragraph clues) and text features to infer meaning of unknown words.
LA 4.1.5.c Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 4.1.5.d Identify semantic relationships (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs, homophones, multiple-meaning words) to determine the meaning of words, aid in comprehension, and improve writing.
LA 4.1.5.e Determine meaning using reference materials.
LA 4.1.6 Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by using prior knowledge and text information while reading grade-level literary and informational text.
LA 4.1.6.a Examine text to determine author's purpose(s) and describe how author's perspective (e.g., beliefs, assumptions, biases) influences text.
LA 4.1.6.b Identify and describe elements of literary text (e.g., characters, setting, plot, point of view, theme).
LA 4.1.6.c Identify and explain why authors use literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, imagery, rhythm, personification, hyperbole, idioms).
LA 4.1.6.d Summarize a literary text and/or media, using key details to identify the theme.
LA 4.1.6.e Determine main ideas and supporting details from informational text and/or media.
LA 4.1.6.f Use text features to locate information and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of print and digital text
LA 4.1.6.g Compare and contrast the characteristics that distinguish a variety of literary and informational texts.
LA 4.1.6.h Compare and contrast similar themes, topics, and/or patterns of events in literary and informational texts to develop a multicultural perspective.
LA 4.1.6.i Construct and/or answer literal, inferential, and critical questions and support answers with explicit evidence from the text or additional sources.
LA 4.1.6.j Identify and apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text (e.g., sequence, description, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion).
LA 4.1.6.k Select text and explain the purpose (e.g., answer a question, solve problems, enjoy, form an opinion, understand a specific viewpoint, predict outcomes, discover models for own writing, accomplish a task).
LA 4.1.6.l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to identify text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections before, during, and after reading,
LA 4.1.6.m Self-monitor comprehension by recognizing when meaning is disrupted and apply strategies to clarify, confirm, or correct,
LA 4.1.6.n Make and confirm/modify predictions and inferences before, during, and after reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.
LA 4.1.6.o Demonstrate an understanding of text via multiple mediums (e.g., writing, artistic representation, video, other media).
LA 4.1.6.p Compare and contrast the text of a story, drama, or poem and a visual or oral presentation of the text.
LA 4.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 4.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 4.2.1.a Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to generate ideas, organize information, guide writing, and answer questions.
LA 4.2.1.b Generate a draft that develops a clear topic suited to the purpose and intended audience and organizational pattern, including a clear introduction, body, and conclusion with appropriate transitions.
LA 4.2.1.c Gather and use relevant information and evidence from multiple authoritative print and/or digital sources to support claims or theses.
LA 4.2.1.d Compose paragraphs with grammatically correct sentences of varying length, complexity, and type.
LA 4.2.1.e Revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others.
LA 4.2.1.f Provide oral, written, and/or digital descriptive feedback to other writers.
LA 4.2.1.g Adjust writing processes to persevere in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
LA 4.2.1.h Proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, syntax, semantics).
LA 4.2.1.i Display academic honesty and integrity by avoiding plagiarism and/or overreliance on any one source and by following a standard format for citation.
LA 4.2.1.j Publish a legible document in manuscript, cursive, or digital format, and apply formatting techniques (e.g., indenting paragraphs, title).
LA 4.2.2 Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 4.2.2.a Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA 4.2.2.b Provide evidence from literary or informational text to support analysis. reflection, and research.
LA 4.2.2.c Conduct and publish research projects to answer questions or solve problems using multiple resources to support theses.
LA 4.2.2.d Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
LA 4.2.2.e Compare various mentor texts and/or exemplars to create a similar piece.
LA 4.3 Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 4.3.1 Speaking: Students will develop, apply, and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.
LA 4.3.1.a Communicate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner suited to the purpose, setting, and audience (formal voice or informal voice'), using appropriate word choice, grammar, and sentence structure.
LA 4.3.1.b Demonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, clear pronunciation, word choice') for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting text.
LA 4.3.1.c Utilize appropriate visual and/or digital tools to enhance verbal communication and add interest.
LA 4.3.1.d Convey a perspective with clear reasoning and support.
LA 4.3.1.e Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information.
LA 4.3.2 Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.
LA 4.3.2.a Demonstrate active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eye contact, nonverbal cues, recalling, questioning') for multiple situations and modalities.
LA 4.3.2.b Identify the purpose and credibility of information being presented in diverse media and formats.
LA 4.3.2.c Complete a task following multi-step directions.
LA 4.3.3 Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills.
LA 4.3.3.a Demonstrate appropriate social etiquette and apply social cues when communicating.
LA 4.3.3.b Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., stereotypes, multiple meanings of words) in conversation.
LA 4.3.3.c Apply conversation strategies to recognize and consider new information presented by others in relationship to one's own ideas.
LA 4.3.3.d Listen, ask clarifying questions, summarize, and explain information being communicated and consider its contribution to a topic, text, or issue under study.
LA 4.3.3.e Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others' ideas to clearly express one's own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
LA 4.4 Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 4.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).
LA 4.4.1.a Locate, organize, analyze, and evaluate information from print and digital resources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.
LA 4.4.1.b Demonstrate ethical use of information and copyright guidelines by appropriately quoting or paraphrasing from a text and citing the source using available resources (e.g., online citation tools).
LA 4.4.1.c Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., cursive, manuscript., font, graphics, symbols).
LA 4.4.2 Digital Citizenship: Students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use.
LA 4.4.2.a Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, appropriate language use, utilize appropriate sites and materials, respect diverse perspectives).
LA 4.4.2.b Use appropriate digital tools (e.g., social media, online collaborative tools, apps) to communicate with others for conveying information, gathering opinions, and solving problems.
Nebraska Language Arts Standards - Grade 5
LA 5.1 Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 5.1.1 Concepts of Print: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of print. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 5.1.2 Phonological Awareness; Students will demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 5.1.3 Word Analysis: Students will use phonetic analysis to read and write grade-level text.
LA 5.1.3.a Know and apply phonetic and structural analysis (e.g., Greek and Latin roots and affixes, multi-syllable words) when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text.
LA 5.1.4 Fluency: Students will develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression while reading a variety of grade-level print/digital text to support comprehension.
LA 5.1,4.a Use reading strategies to persevere through text of increasing length and/or complexity.
LA 5.1.4.b Use context to adjust pace and prosody based oh purpose, text complexity, form, and style.
LA 5.1.5 Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 5.1.5.a Apply knowledge of word structure elements, known words, and word patterns to determine meaning (e.g., parts of speech, Greek. Latin, and Anglo-Saxon affixes and roots).
LA 5.1.5.b Select and apply knowledge of context clues (e.g., word, phrase, sentence, and paragraph clues) and text features to determine meaning of unknown words.
LA 5.1.5.c Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 5.1.5.d Identify semantic relationships (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs, homophones, multiple-meaning words) to determine the meaning of words, aid in comprehension, and improve writing.
LA 5.1.5.e Determine meaning using reference materials.
LA 5.1.6 Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by using prior knowledge and text information while reading grade-level literary and informational text.
LA 5.1.6.a Examine text to determine author's purpose(s) and describe how author's perspective (e.g., beliefs, assumptions, biases) influences text.
LA 5.1.6.b Analyze and describe elements of literary text (e.g., characters, setting, plot, point of view, theme).
LA 5.1.6.c Identify and explain why authors use literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, imagery, rhythm, personification, hyperbole, idioms).
LA 5.1.6.d Summarize and analyze a literary text and/or media, using key details to explain the theme.
LA 5.1.6.e Summarize and analyze an informational text and/or media, using supporting details to explain the main idea.
LA 5.1.6.f Use text features to locate information and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of print and digital text.
LA 5.1.6.g Use textual evidence to compare and contrast the characteristics that distinguish a variety of literary and informational texts.
LA 5.1.6.h Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals-events, ideas, or concepts in literary and informational texts, citing textual evidence to develop a national and international multicultural perspective.
LA 5.1.6.i Construct and/or answer literal, inferential, and critical questions and support answers with explicit evidence from the text or additional sources.
LA 5.1.6.j Identify and apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text(s) (e.g., sequence, description, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion).
LA 5.1.6.k Select text for a particular purpose (e.g., answer a question, solve problems. enjoy, form an opinion, understand a specific viewpoint, predict outcomes, discover models for own writing, accomplish a task), citing evidence to support analysis, reflection, or research.
LA 5.1.6.l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to identity text-to-self text-to-text, and text-to-world connections before, during, and after reading.
LA 5.1.6.m Self-monitor comprehension by recognizing when meaning is disrupted and apply strategies to clarify, confirm, or correct.
LA 5.1.6.n Make and confirm/modify predictions and inferences with text evidence while previewing and reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.
LA 5.1.6.o Demonstrate an understanding of text via multiple mediums (e.g., writing, artistic representation, video, other media).
LA 5.1.6.p Compare and contrast the text of a story, drama, or poem and a visual or oral presentation of the text.
LA 5.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 5.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 5.2.1.a Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to generate ideas, organize information, guide writing, and answer questions.
LA 5.2.1.b Generate a draft that develops a clear topic suited to the purpose and intended audience and organizational pattern, including a strong thesis, body, conclusion, and appropriate transitions linked to the purpose of the composition.
LA 5.2.1.c Gather and use relevant information and evidence from multiple authoritative print and/or digital sources to support claims or theses.
LA 5.2.1.d Compose paragraphs with grammatically correct simple, compound, and complex sentences of varying length, complexity, and type.
LA 5.2.1.e Revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others.
LA 5.2.1.f Provide oral, written, and/or digital descriptive feedback to other writers.
LA 5.2.1.g Adjust writing processes to persevere in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
LA 5.2.1.h Proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, syntax, semantics').
LA 5.2.1.i Display academic honesty and integrity by avoiding plagiarism and/or overreliance on any one source and by following a standard format for citation.
LA 5.2.1.j Publish a legible document in manuscript, cursive, or digital format, and apply formatting techniques (e.g., indenting paragraphs, title).
LA 5.2.2 Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 5.2.2.a Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA 5.2.2.b Provide evidence from literary or informational text to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LA 5.2.2.c Conduct and publish research projects to answer questions or solve problems using multiple resources to support theses.
LA 5.2.2.d Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
LA 5.2.2.e Compare various mentor .texts and/or exemplars to create a similar piece.
LA 5.3 Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 5.3.1 Speaking: Students will develop, apply, and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.
LA 5.3.1.a Communicate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner suited to the purpose, setting, and audience (formal voice or informal voice), using appropriate word choice, grammar, and sentence structure.
LA 5.3.1.b Demonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, clear pronunciation, word choice) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting text.
LA 5.3.1.c Utilize appropriate visual and/or digital tools to enhance verbal communication and add interest.
LA 5.3.1.d Convey a perspective with clear reasoning and support.
LA 5.3.1.e Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information.
LA 5.3.2 Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.
LA 5.3.2.a Demonstrate active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eve contact, nonverbal cues, taking notes, recalling, questioning) for multiple situations and modalities.
LA 5.3.2.b Identify the purpose and credibility of information being presented in diverse media and formats.
LA 5.3.2.c Complete a task following multi-step directions.
LA 5.3.3 Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills.
LA 5.3.3.a Demonstrate appropriate social etiquette and apply social cues when communicating.
LA 5.3.3.b Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., stereotypes, multiple meanings of words') in conversation.
LA 5.3.3.c Apply conversation strategies to recognize and consider new information presented by others in relationship to one's own ideas.
LA 5.3.3.d Listen, ask clarifying questions, summarize, and explain information being communicated and consider its contribution to a topic, text, or issue under study.
LA 5.3.3.e Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others' ideas/to clearly express one's own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
LA 5.4 Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship,
LA 5.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).
LA 5.4.1.a Locate, organize, analyze, and evaluate information from print and digital resources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.
LA 5.4.1.b Demonstrate ethical use of information and copyright guidelines by appropriately quoting or paraphrasing from a text and citing the source using available resources (e.g., online citation tools).
LA 5.4.1.c Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., cursive, manuscript, font, graphics, symbols).
LA 5.4.2 Digital Citizenship: Students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use.
LA 5.4.2.a Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, appropriate language use, utilize appropriate sites and materials, respect diverse perspectives).
LA 5.4.2.b Use appropriate digital tools (e.g., social media, online collaborative tools, apps) to communicate with others for conveying information, gathering opinions, and solving problems.
Nebraska Language Arts Standards - Grade 6
LA 6.1 Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 6.1.1 Concepts of Print: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of print. Mastered in Grade I and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 6.1.2 Phonological Awareness: Students will demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 6.1.3 Word Analysis: Students will use phonetic analysis to read and write grade-level test.
LA 6.1.3.a Know and apply phonetic and structural analysis (e.g., Greek and Latin roots and affixes, multi-syllable words) when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text.
LA 6.1.4 Fluency: Students will develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression while reading a variety of grade-level print/digital text to support comprehension.
LA 6.1.4.a Use reading strategies to persevere through text of increasing length and/or complexity.
LA 6.1.5 Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 6.1.5.a Determine the meaning of words through structural analysis, using knowledge of Greek. Latin, and Anglo Saxon roots, prefixes, and suffixes to understand complex words, including words across content areas.
LA 6.1.5.b Select and apply knowledge of context clues (e.g., word, phrase, sentence, and paragraph clues') and text features to determine meaning of unknown words.
LA 6.1.5.c Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 6.1.5.d Identify and use semantic relationships (e.g., multiple meanings, metaphors, similes, idioms, analogies, synonyms, antonyms) to determine the meaning of words, aid in comprehension, and improve writing.
LA 6.1.5.e Verify meaning and pronunciation of words or phrases using reference materials.
LA 6.1.6 Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by using prior knowledge and text information while reading grade-level literary and informational text.
LA 6.1.6.a Analyze text to determine author's purpose(s) and describe how author's perspective influences text.
LA 6.1.6.b Analyze and explain the relationships between elements of literary text (e.g., character development, setting, plot, conflict, point of view, theme).
LA 6.1.6.c Identify and explain why authors use literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, imagery, rhythm, personification, hyperbole, idioms, analogy, tone, mood).
LA 6.1.6.d Summarize and analyze a literary text and/or media, using key details to explain the theme,
LA 6.1.6.e Summarize and analyze an informational text and/or media, using supporting details to explain the main idea.
LA 6.1.6.f Apply knowledge of text features to locate information and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of print and digital text.
LA 6.1.6.g Use textual evidence to compare and contrast the characteristics that distinguish a variety of literary and informational texts.
LA 6.1.6.h Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in literary and informational texts, citing textual evidence to develop a regional, national, and international multicultural perspective.
LA 6.1.6.i Construct and/or answer literal, inferential, critical, and interpretive questions and support answers with explicit evidence from the text or additional sources.
LA 6.1.6.j Apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text (e.g., sequence/chronological, description, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion).
LA 6.1.6.k Select text for a particular purpose ("e.g., answer a question, solve problems, enjoy, form an opinion, understand a specific viewpoint, predict outcomes, discover models for own writing, accomplish a task), citing evidence to support analysis, reflection, or research.
LA 6.1.6.l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to clarify text, deepen understanding, and make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections while reading complex text.
LA 6.1.6.m Self-monitor comprehension and independently apply appropriate strategies to understand text.
LA 6.1.6.n Make and confirm/modify predictions and inferences with text evidence while previewing and reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.
LA 6.1.6.o Demonstrate an understanding of complex text using textual evidence via multiple mediums (e.g., writing, artistic representation, video, other media).
LA 6.1.6.p Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story, drama, or poem resembles or differs from the text or script.
LA 6.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 6.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 6.2.1.a Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to recursively generate ideas, organize information, guide writing, and answer questions.
LA 6.2.1.b Generate a draft that develops a clear topic suited to the purpose and intended audience and organizational pattern, including a strong thesis, body, conclusion, and appropriate transitions linked to the purpose of the composition.
LA 6.2.1.c Gather and use relevant information and evidence from multiple authoritative print and/or digital sources including primary and secondary sources to support claims or theses.
LA 6.2.1.d Compose paragraphs with grammatically correct simple, compound, and complex sentences of varying length and complexity.
LA 6.2.1.e Revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others.
LA 6.2.1.f Provide oral, written, and/or digital descriptive feedback to other writers.
LA 6.2.1.g Adjust writing processes to persevere in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
LA 6.2.1.h Proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, syntax, semantics).
LA 6.2.1.i Display academic honesty and integrity by avoiding plagiarism and/or overreliance on any one source and by following a standard format for citation.
LA 6.2.1.j Publish a legible document using a variety of media, and apply formatting techniques to enhance the readability and impact of the document (e.g., fonts, spacing, design, images, citations).
LA 6.2.2 Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 6.2.2.a Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of .media and formats.
LA 6.2.2.b Provide evidence from literary or informational text to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LA 6.2.2.c. Conduct and publish research projects to answer questions or solve problems using multiple resources to support theses.
LA 6.2.2.d Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
LA 6.2.2.e Compare various mentor texts and/or exemplars to create a similar piece.
LA 6.3 Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 6.3.1 Speaking: Students will develop, apply, and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.
LA 6.3.1.a Communicate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner suited to the purpose, setting, and audience (formal voice or informal voice), using appropriate word choice, grammar, and sentence structure.
LA 6.3.1.b Demonstrate and adjust speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, pacing, nonverbal cues, word choice) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting text.
LA 6.3.1.c Utilize appropriate visual and/or digital tools to enhance verbal communication and add interest.
LA 6.3.1.d Convey a perspective with clear reasoning and support.
LA 6.3.1.e Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information.
LA 6.3.1.f Address alternative or opposing perspectives when appropriate to the mode of speaking.
LA 6.3.2 Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.
LA 6.3.2.a Utilize active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eye contact, nonverbal cues, taking notes, summarizing, questioning) for multiple situations and modalities.
LA 6.3.2.b Analyze and evaluate the purpose and credibility of information being presented in diverse media and formats.
LA 6.3.2.c Complete a task following multi-step directions.
LA 6.3.3 Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills.
LA 6.3.3.a Apply appropriate social etiquette and practice social protocols when communicating.
LA 6.3.3.b Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., stereotypes, connotations, subtleties of language) in conversation.
LA 6.3.3.c Apply conversation strategies to recognize, consider, and explain new information presented by Others in relationship to one's own ideas
LA 6.3.3.d Listen, ask probing questions, summarize, and explain information being communicated and consider its contribution to a topic, text, or issue under study.
LA 6.3.3.e Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others' ideas to clearly and persuasively express one's own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
LA 6.4 Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 6.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).
LA 6.4.1.a Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information from print and digital resources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.
LA 6.4.1.b Demonstrate ethical use of information and copyright guidelines by appropriately quoting or paraphrasing from a text and citing the source using available resources (e.g., online citation tools, publication guidelines').
LA 6.4.1.c Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., cursive, manuscript, font, graphics, symbols).
LA 6.4.2 Digital Citizenship: Students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use.
LA 6.4.2.a Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, appropriate language use, utilize appropriate sites and materials, respect diverse perspectives).
LA 6.4.2.b Use appropriate digital tools (e.g., social media, online collaborative tools, apps) to communicate with others for conveying information, gathering opinions, and solving problems.
Nebraska Language Arts Standards - Grade 7
LA 7.1 Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 7.1.1 Concepts of Print: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of print. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 7.1.2 Phonological Awareness: Students will demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level
LA 7.1.3 Word Analysis: Students will use knowledge of phonetic and structural analysis to read and write grade-level text across all disciplines.
7.1.3.a Know and apply phonetic and structural analysis (e.g., Greek and Latin roots and affixes, multi-syllable words) when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text.
LA 7.1.4 Fluency: Students will read a variety of grade-level print/digital texts fluently with accuracy, appropriate pace, phrasing, and expression to support comprehension.
LA 7.1.4.a Use reading strategies to persevere through text of increasing length and/or complexity.
LA 7.1.5 Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 7.1.5.a Apply knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon roots, prefixes, and suffixes to understand complex words, including words across content areas.
LA 7.1.5.b Select and apply knowledge of context clues (e.g., word, phrase, sentence, and paragraph clues) and text features to determine meaning of unknown words.
LA 7.1.5.c Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 7.1.5.d Analyze and use semantic relationships (e.g., multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms, figurative language, connotations, subtle distinctions) to determine the meaning of words, aid in comprehension, and improve writing.
LA 7.1.5.e Verify meaning and pronunciation of words or phrases using reference materials.
LA 7.1.6 Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by applying prior knowledge, using text information, and monitoring comprehension while reading increasingly complex grade-level literary and informational text.
LA 7.1.6.a Analyze the meaning, reliability, and validity of the text considering author's purpose and perspective.
LA 7.1.6.b Analyze and explain the relationships between elements of literary text (e.g., character development, setting, plot, conflict point of view, theme),
LA 7.1.6.c Analyze the author's use of literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor. personification, idiom, oxymoron, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, analogy, tone, mood).
LA 7.1.6.d Summarize, analyze, and synthesize a literary text and/or media, using key details to support interpretation of the theme.
LA 7.1.6.e Summarize, analyze, and synthesize an informational text and/or media, using supporting details to formulate the main idea.
LA 7.1.6.f Apply knowledge of text features to locate information and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of print and digital text.
LA 7.1.6.g Cite specific textual evidence to analyze and make inferences based on the characteristics of a variety of literary and informational texts.
LA 7.1.6.h Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals. events, ideas, or concepts in literary and informational texts, citing textual evidence to develop a regional, national, and international multicultural perspective.
LA 7.1.6.i Construct and/or answer literal, inferential, critical, and interpretive questions and support answers with explicit evidence from the text or additional sources.
LA 7.1.6.j Apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text (e.g., sequence/chronological, description, spatial, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion, proposition/support).
LA 7.1.6.k Select text for a particular purpose (e.g., answer a question, solve problems. enjoy, form an opinion, understand a specific viewpoint, predict outcomes, discover models for own writing, accomplish a task), citing evidence to support analysis, reflection, or research.
LA 7.1.6.l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to clarify text, deepen understanding, and make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections while reading complex text.
LA 7.1.6.m Self-monitor comprehension and independently apply appropriate strategies to understand text.
LA 7.1.6.n Make and confirm/modify inferences with text evidence while previewing and reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.
LA 7.1.6.o Demonstrate an understanding of complex text using textual evidence via multiple mediums (e.g., writing, artistic representation, video, other media).
LA 7.1.6.p Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story, drama, or poem resembles or differs from the text or script.
LA 7.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate,
LA 7.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 7.2.1.a Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to recursively generate ideas, organize information, guide writing, and answer questions.
LA 7.2.1.b Generate a draft that conveys complex ideas through analysis and use of organizational patterns that are suited to the purpose and intended audience, and includes a strong thesis, body, conclusion, and appropriate transitions linked to the purpose of the composition.
LA 7.2.1.c Gather and use relevant information and evidence from multiple authoritative print and/or digital sources including primary and secondary sources to support claims or theses.
LA 7.2.1.d Compose paragraphs with grammatically correct simple, compound, and complex sentences of varying length and complexity.
LA 7.2.1.e Revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others.
LA 7.2.1.f Provide oral, written, and/or digital descriptive feedback to other writers.
LA 7.2.1.g Adjust writing processes to persevere in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
LA 7.2.1.h Proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, syntax, semantics).
LA 7.2.1.i Display academic honesty and integrity by avoiding plagiarism and/or overreliance on any one source and by following a standard format for citation.
LA 7.2.1.j Publish a legible document using a variety of media, and apply formatting techniques to enhance the readability and impact of the document (e.g., fonts, spacing, design, images, citations).
LA 7.2.2 Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 7.2.2.a Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA 7.2.2.b Provide evidence from literary or informational text to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LA 7.2.2.c Conduct and publish both short and sustained research projects to answer questions or solve problems using multiple primary and/or secondary sources to support theses.
LA 7.2.2.d Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
LA 7.2.2.e Analyze various mentor texts and/or exemplars in order to create a similar piece.
LA 7.3 Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 7.3.1 Speaking: Students will develop, apply, and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.
LA 7.3.1.a Communicate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner suited to the purpose, setting., and audience (formal voice or informal voice), using appropriate word choice, grammar, and sentence structure.
LA 7.3.1.b Demonstrate and adjust speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, pacing, nonverbal cues, word choice) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting text.
LA 7.3.1.c Utilize appropriate visual and/or digital tools to enhance verbal communication and add interest.
LA 7.3.1.d Convey a perspective with clear reasoning and valid evidence.
LA 7.3.1.e Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information.
LA 7.3.1.f Address alternative or opposing perspectives when appropriate to the mode of speaking.
LA 7.3.2 Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.
LA 7.3.2.a Utilize active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eye contact, nonverbal cues, taking notes, summarizing, questioning) for multiple situations and modalities.
LA 7.3.2.b Analyze and evaluate the purpose and credibility of information being presented in diverse media and formats.
LA 7.3.2.c Complete a task following multi-step directions.
LA 7.3.3 Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills,
LA 7.3.3.a Apply appropriate social etiquette and practice social protocols when communicating.
LA 7.3.3.b Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., stereotypes, connotations, subtleties of language) in conversation.
LA 7.3.3.c Apply conversation strategies to recognize, consider, and explain new information presented by others in relationship to one's own ideas.
LA 7.3.3.d Listen, ask probing questions, and interpret information being communicated and consider its contribution to a topic, text, or issue under study.
LA 7.3.3.e Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others' ideas to clearly and persuasively express one's own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
LA 7.4 Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 7.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).
LA 7.4.1.a Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information from print and digital resources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.
LA 7.4.1.b Demonstrate ethical use of information and copyright guidelines by appropriately quoting or paraphrasing from a text and citing the source using available resources (e.g., online citation tools, publication guidelines),
LA 7.4.1.c Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., cursive, manuscript, font, graphics, symbols).
LA 7.4.2 Digital Citizenship: Students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use.
LA 7.4.2.a Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, appropriate language use, utilize appropriate sites and materials, respect diverse perspectives).
LA 7.4.2.b Use appropriate digital tools (e.g., social media, online collaborative tools. apps) to communicate with others for conveying information, gathering opinions., and solving problems.
Nebraska Language Arts Standards - Grade 8
LA 8.1 Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 8.1.1 Concepts of Print: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of print. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 8.1.2 Phonological Awareness: Students will demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level
LA 8.1.3 Word Analysis: Students will use knowledge of phonetic and structural analysis to read and write grade-level text across all disciplines.
LA 8.1.3.a Know and apply phonetic and structural analysis (e.g., Greek and Latin roots and affixes, multi-syllable words) when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text.
LA 8.1.4 Fluency: Students will read a variety of grade-level print/digital texts fluently with accuracy, appropriate pace, phrasing, and expression to support comprehension.
LA 8.1.4.a Use reading strategies to persevere through text of increasing length and/or complexity.
LA 8.1.5 Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 8.1.5.a Apply knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon roots, prefixes, and suffixes to understand complex words, including words across content areas.
LA 8.1.5.b Select and apply knowledge of context clues (e.g., word, phrase, sentence, and paragraph clues) and text features to determine meaning of unknown words.
LA 8.1.5.c Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 8.1.5.d Analyze and use semantic relationships (e.g" multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms, figurative language, connotations, subtle distinctions) to determine the meaning of words, aid in comprehension, and improve writing.
LA 8.1.5.e Verify meaning and pronunciation of words or phrases using reference materials.
LA 8.1.6 Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by applying prior knowledge, using text information, and monitoring comprehension while reading increasingly complex grade-level literary and informational text.
LA 8.1.6.a Analyze the meaning, reliability, and validity of text considering author's purpose and perspective.
LA 8.1.6.b Analyze and explain the relationships between elements of literary text (e.g., character development,, setting, plot, conflict, point of view, inferred and recurring themes).
LA 8.1.6.c Analyze the author's use of literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, oxymoron, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, analogy, tone, mood).
LA 8.1.6.d Summarize, analyze and synthesize the development of a common theme between two literary text and/or media.
LA 8.1.6.e Summarize, analyze, and synthesize the connection between the main ideas of two informational texts and/or media.
LA 8.1.6.f Analyze and evaluate information from print and digital text features to support comprehension.
LA 8.1.6.g Cite specific textual evidence to analyze and make inferences based on the characteristics of a variety of literary and informational texts.
LA 8.1.6.h Analyze the social, historical, cultural, and biographical influences in a variety of texts, citing textual evidence from literary and informational text to develop a national and international multicultural perspective.
LA 8.1.6.i Construct and/or answer literal, inferential, critical, and interpretive questions and support answers with explicit evidence from the text or additional sources.
LA 8.1.6.j Apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text (e.g., sequence/chronological, description, spatial, cause and effect, compare/contrast fact/opinion, proposition/support).
LA 8.1.6.k Select text for a particular purpose (e.g., answer a question, solve problems, enjoy, form an opinion, understand a specific viewpoint, predict outcomes, discover models for own writing, accomplish a task), citing evidence to support analysis, reflection, or research.
LA 8.1.6.l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to clarify text, deepen understanding, and make connections while reading complex text.
LA 8.1.6.m Self-monitor comprehension and independently apply appropriate strategies to understand text.
LA 8.1.6.n Make and confirm/modify inferences with text evidence while previewing and reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.
LA 8.1.6.o Demonstrate an understanding of complex text using textual evidence via multiple mediums (e.g.,, writing, artistic representation, video, other media).
LA 8.1.6.p Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story, drama, or poem resembles or differs from the text or script.
LA 8.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 8.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 8.2.1.a Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to recursively generate ideas, organize information, guide writing, answer questions, and synthesize information.
LA 8.2.1.b Generate a draft that conveys complex ideas through analysis and use of organizational patterns that are suited to the purpose and intended audience and includes a strong thesis, body, conclusion, and appropriate transitions linked to the purpose of the composition.
LA 8.2.1.c Gather and use relevant information and evidence from multiple authoritative print and/or digital sources including primary and secondary sources to support claims or theses.
LA 8.2.1.d Compose paragraphs with grammatically correct simple, compound, and complex sentences of varying length and complexity.
LA 8.2.1.e Revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others.
LA 8.2.1.f Provide oral, written, and/or digital descriptive feedback to other writers.
LA 8.2.1.g Adjust writing processes to persevere in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
LA 8.2.1.h Proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, syntax, semantics).
LA 8.2.1.i Display academic honesty and integrity by avoiding plagiarism and/or overreliance on any one source and by following a standard format for citation.
LA 8.2.1.j Publish a legible document using a variety of media, and apply formatting techniques to enhance the readability and impact of the document (e.g., fonts, spacing, design, images, citations).
LA 8.2.2 Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 8.2.2.a Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA 8.2.2.b Provide evidence from literary or informational text to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LA 8.2.2.c Conduct and publish both short and sustained research projects to answer questions or solve problems using multiple primary and/or secondary sources to support theses.
LA 8.2.2.d Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
LA 8.2.2.e Analyze various mentor texts and/or exemplars in order to create a similar piece.
LA 8.3 Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 8.3.1 Speaking: Students will develop, apply, and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.
LA 8.3.1.a Communicate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner suited to the purpose, setting, and audience (format voice or informal voice), using appropriate word choice, grammar, and sentence structure.
LA 8.3.1.b Demonstrate and adjust speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, pacing, nonverbal cues, word choice) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting text.
LA 8.3.1.c Select and utilize appropriate visual and/or digital tools to enhance understanding for specific audiences.
LA 8.3.1.d Convey a perspective with clear reasoning and valid evidence.
LA 8.3.1.e Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information.
LA 8.3.1.f Address alternative or opposing perspectives when appropriate to the mode of speaking.
LA 8.3.2 Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.
LA 8.3.2.a Utilize active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eye contact, nonverbal cues, taking notes, summarizing, questioning) for multiple situations and modalities.
LA 8.3.2.b Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats, evaluate its motives (e.g., social, commercial, political), and determine its credibility.
LA 8.3.2.c Complete a task following complex multi-step directions.
LA 8.3.3 Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills.
LA 8.3.3.a Apply appropriate social etiquette and practice social protocols when communicating.
LA 8.3.3.b Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., stereotypes, connotations, subtleties of language) in conversation.
LA 8.3.3.c Apply conversation strategies to recognize, consider, and explain new information presented by others in relationship to one's own ideas.
LA 8.3.3.d Listen, ask probing questions, and interpret information being communicated and consider its contribution to a topic, text, or issue under study.
LA 8.3.3.e Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others' ideas to clearly and persuasively express one's own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
LA 8.4 Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 8.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual visual, and digital).
LA 8.4.1.a Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information from print and digital resources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.
LA 8.4.1.b Demonstrate ethical use of information and copyright guidelines by appropriately quoting or paraphrasing from a text and citing the source using available resources (e.g., online citation tools, publication guidelines).
LA 8.4.1.c Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., cursive, manuscript, font, graphics, symbols).
LA 8.4.2 Digital Citizenship: Students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use.
LA 8.4.2.a Practice safe; and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, appropriate language use, utilize appropriate sites and materials, respect diverse perspectives),
LA 8.4.2.b Use appropriate digital tools (e.g., social media, online collaborative tools, apps) to communicate with others for conveying information, gathering opinions, and solving problems.
Nebraska Language Arts Standards - Grades 9-10
LA 10.1 Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 10.1.1 Concepts of Print: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of print. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 10.1.2 Phonological Awareness: Students will demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 10.1.3 Word Analysis: Students will use phonetic analysis to read and write grade-level text.
LA 10.1.3.a Know and apply phonetic and structural analysis (e.g., Greek and Latin roots and affixes, multisyllabic words) when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text.
LA 10.1.4 Fluency: Students will develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression while reading a variety of grade-level print/digital text to support comprehension.
LA 10.1.4.a Adjust reading strategies to persevere through text of increasing length and/or complexity.
LA 10.1.5 Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 10.1.5.a Apply word analysis strategies to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words across content areas to aid in comprehension and improve writing.
LA 10.1.5.b Skills blended with 10.1.5.a at this level.
LA 10.1.5.c Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 10.1.5.d Use semantic relationships (e.g., figurative language, connotations, technical and multiple-meaning words) to analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, aid in comprehension, and improve writing.
LA 10.1.5.e Verify meaning and pronunciation of words or phrases using print and/or digital reference materials when appropriate.
LA 10.1.6 Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by using prior knowledge and text information while reading grade-level literary and informational text.
LA 10.1.6.a Evaluate the meaning, reliability, and validity of text considering author's purpose, perspective, and contextual influences.
LA 10.1.6.b Analyze and evaluate the relationships between elements of literary text (e.g., characterization, setting, plot development, internal and external conflict, inferred and recurring themes, point of view, tone, mood).
LA 10.1.6.c Analyze the function and critique the effects of the author's use of literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, oxymoron, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, analogy, dialect, tone, mood).
LA 10.1.6.d Summarize, analyze, and synthesize the themes and main ideas between a literary and informational work (print, digital, and/or other media).
LA 10.1.6.e Skills blended with 10.1.6.d at this level.
LA 10.1.6.f Interpret and evaluate information from print and digital text features to support comprehension.
LA 10, 1.6.g Cite specific textual evidence to analyze and evaluate the effects of historical, cultural, biographical, and political influences of literary and informational text written by culturally diverse authors, to develop a regional, national, and international multicultural perspective.
LA 10.1.6.h Skills blended with 10.1.6.g at this level.
LA 10.1.6.i Construct and/or answer literal, inferential, critical, and interpretive questions, analyzing and synthesizing evidence from the text and additional sources to support answers.
LA 10.1.6.j Apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text (e.g., sequence, description, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion, proposition/support, concept definition, question/answer).
LA 10.1.6.k Select text for a particular purpose (e.g., answer a question, solve problems, enjoy, form an opinion, understand a specific viewpoint, predict outcomes, discover models for own writing, accomplish a task), citing evidence to support analysis, reflection, or research.
LA 10.1.6.l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to clarify text, deepen understanding, and make connections while reading complex text.
LA 10.1.6.m Self-monitor comprehension and independently apply appropriate strategies to understand complex text.
LA 10.1.6.n Formulate and justify inferences with text evidence while previewing, reading, and analyzing literary and informational text in various formats.
LA 10.1.6.o Demonstrate an understanding of complex text by using textual evidence to support analysis, reflection, and research via multiple mediums (e.g., writing, artistic representation, video, other media).
LA 10.1.6.p Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry'), evaluating how each version interprets the source text.
LA 10.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 10.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 10.2.1.a Use multiple writing strategies recursively to investigate and generate ideas, organize information, guide writing, answer questions, and synthesize information.
LA 10.2.1.b Generate a draft that conveys complex ideas and critical thinking through analysts, reflection, and use of effective organizational patterns that are appropriate to the purpose and intended audience.
LA 10.2.1.c Gather and use relevant information and evidence from multiple authoritative print and/or digital sources including primary and secondary sources to support claims or theses.
LA 10.2.1.d Apply standard rules of grammar and paragraph formation, including parallel structure and subordination.
LA 10.2.1.e Revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others.
LA 10.2.1.f Provide oral, written, and/or digital descriptive feedback to other writers.
LA 10.2.1.g Adjust writing processes to persevere in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
LA 10.2.1.h Proofread and edit writing recursively for formal and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, syntax, semantics).
LA 10.2.1.i Display academic honesty and integrity by avoiding plagiarism and/or overreliance on any one source and by following a standard format for citation.
LA 10.2.1.j Publish a legible document using a variety of media, and apply various formatting techniques to enhance the readability and impact of the document (e.g., fonts, spacing, design, images, style conventions, citations, and manuscript requirements).
LA 10.2.2 Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 10.2.2.a Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA I 0.2.2.b Provide evidence from literary or informational text to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LA 10.2.2.c Conduct and publish both short and sustained research projects to answer questions or solve problems using multiple primary and/or secondary sources to support theses,
LA 10.2.2.d Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
LA 10.2.2.e Analyze various mentor texts and/or exemplars in order to create a similar piece.
LA 10.3 Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 10.3.1 Speaking: Students will develop, apply, and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.
LA 10.3.1.a Communicate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner suited to the purpose, setting, and audience (formal voice or informal voice'), using appropriate word choice, grammar, and sentence structure.
LA 10.3.1.b Demonstrate and adjust speaking techniques (e.g. appropriate eye contact, pacing, nonverbal cues, word choice, intonation) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting text.
LA 10.3.1.c Select and utilize appropriate visual and/or digital tools to enhance understanding for specific audiences.
LA 10.3.1.d Convey a perspective with clear reasoning and valid evidence.
LA 10.3.1.e Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information.
LA 10.3.1.f Anticipate and address alternative or opposing perspectives when appropriate to the mode of speaking.
LA 10.3.2 Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.
LA 10.3.2.a Select and utilize active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eye contact, nonverbal cues., questioning, summarizing) for multiple situations and modalities (e.g., small/large group, presentation, one-to-one, digital).
LA 10.3.2.b Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats, evaluate its motives (e.g., social, commercial, political), and determine its credibility.
LA 10.3.2.c Complete a task following complex multi-step directions.
LA 10.3.3 Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills.
LA 10.3.3.a Integrate professional etiquette and social protocols when communicating.
LA 10.3.3.b Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., stereotypes, connotations, subtleties of language) in conversation.
LA 10.3.3.c Apply conversation strategies to recognize, consider, and evaluate new information presented by others in relationship to one's own ideas.
LA, 10.3.3.d Listen, ask probing questions, and consider information to generate new ideas and challenge assumptions to a topic, text or issue under study,
LA 10.3.3.e Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others' ideas to clearly and persuasively express one's own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
LA 10.4 Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 10.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).
LA 10.4.1.a Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information from print and digital resources to create new understandings and defend conclusions.
LA 10.4.1.b Demonstrate ethical use of information and copyright guidelines by appropriately quoting or paraphrasing from a text and citing the source using available resources (e.g., online citation tools, publication guidelines).
LA 10.4.1.c Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., cursive, manuscript, font, graphics, symbols').
LA 10.4.2 Digital Citizenship: Students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use.
LA 10.4.2.a Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, appropriate language use, utilize appropriate sites and materials, respect diverse perspectives).
LA 10.4.2.b Use appropriate digital tools (e.g., social media, online collaborative tools. apps) to communicate with others for conveying information, gathering opinions, and solving problems.
Nebraska Language Arts Standards- Grades 11-12
LA 12.1 Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 12.1.1 Concepts of Print: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of print. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 12.1.2 Phonological Awareness: Students will demonstrate phonological awareness through oral activities. Mastered in Grade 1 and blended with other skills at this grade level.
LA 12.1.3 Word Analysis: Students will use phonetic analysis to read and write grade-level text.
LA 12.1.3.a Know and apply phonetic and structural analysis (e.g., Greek and Latin roots and affixes, multisyllabic words) when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text.
LA 12.1.4 Fluency: Students will develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression while reading a variety of grade-level print/digital text to support comprehension.
LA 12.1.4.a Adjust reading strategies to persevere through text of increasing length and/or complexity.
LA 12.1.5 Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 12.1.5.a Apply word analysis strategies to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words across content areas to aid in comprehension and improve writing.
LA 12.1.5.b Skills blended with 10.1.5.a at this level.
LA 12.1.5.c Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 12.1.5.d Use semantic relationships (e.g., figurative language, connotations, technical and multiple-meaning words, and key terms or phrases) to analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, aid in comprehension, and improve writing.
LA 12.1.5.e Verify meaning and pronunciation of words or phrases using print and/or digital reference materials when appropriate.
LA 12.1.6 Comprehension; Students will construct meaning by using prior knowledge and text information while reading grade-level literary and informational text.
LA 12.1.6.a Evaluate the meaning, reliability, and validity of text considering author's purpose, perspective, rhetorical style, and contextual influences.
LA 12.1.6.b Analyze and evaluate literary text (e.g., characterization, setting, plot development internal and external conflict, inferred and recurring themes, point of view. tone, mood).
LA 12.1.6.c Analyze the function and critique the effects of the authors use of literary devices (e.g., allusion, symbolism, metaphor, personification, epiphany, oxymoron. dialect, tone, mood).
LA 12.1.6.d Summarize, analyze, and synthesize the themes and main ideas between multiple literary and informational works (print, digital, and/or other media).
LA 12.1.6.e Skills blended with 12.1.6.d at this level.
LA 12.1.6.f Interpret and evaluate information from print and digital text features to support comprehension.
LA 12.1.6.g Cite specific textual evidence to analyze and evaluate the effects of historical, cultural, biographical, and political influences of literary and informational text written by culturally diverse authors, to develop a regional, national, and international multicultural perspective.
LA 12.1.6.h Skills blended with 12.1.6.g at this level.
LA 12.1.6.i Construct and/or answer literal, inferential, critical, and interpretive questions, analyzing and synthesizing evidence from the text and additional sources to support answers.
LA 12.1.6.j Apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text (e.g., sequence, description, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion, proposition/support, concept definition, question/answer).
LA 12.1.6.k Select text for a particular purpose (e.g., answer a question, solve problems, enjoy, form an opinion, understand a specific viewpoint, predict outcomes, discover models for own writing, accomplish a task), citing evidence to support analysis, reflection, or research.
LA 12.1.6.l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to clarify text, deepen understanding, and make connections while reading complex text.
LA 12.1.6.m Self-monitor comprehension and independently apply appropriate strategies to understand complex text.
LA 12.1.6.n Formulate and justify inferences with text evidence while previewing, reading, and analyzing literary and informational text in various formats.
LA 12.1.6.o Demonstrate an understanding of complex text by using textual evidence to support analysis, reflection, and research via multiple mediums (e.g., writing, artistic representation, video, other media).
LA 12.1.6.p Analyze multiple interpretations of a story., drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry'), evaluating how each version interprets the source text.
LA 12.2 Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 12.2.1 Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise,, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 12.2.1.a Use multiple writing strategies recursively to investigate and generate ideas, organize information, guide writing, answer questions, and synthesize information.
LA 12.2.1.b Generate a draft that interprets complex ideas, raises relevant questions, solves problems, or evaluates ideas through synthesis, analysis, reflection, and use of effective organizational patterns that are appropriate to the purpose and intended audience.
LA 12.2.1.c Gather and use relevant information and evidence from multiple authoritative print and/or digital sources including primary and secondary sources to support claims or theses.
LA 12.2.1.d Apply standard rules of grammar and paragraph formation, including parallel structure and subordination.
LA 12.2.1.e Revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others.
LA 12.2.1.f Provide oral, written, and/or digital descriptive feedback to other writers.
LA 12.2.1.g Adjust writing processes to persevere in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
LA 12.2.1.h Proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, syntax, semantics).
LA 12.2.1.i Display academic honesty and integrity by avoiding plagiarism and/or overreliance on any one source and by following a standard format for citation.
LA 12.2.1.j Publish a legible document using a variety of media, and apply various formatting techniques to enhance the readability and impact of the document (e.g., fonts, spacing, design, images, style conventions, citations, and manuscript requirements).
LA 12.2.2 Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 12.2.2.a Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive. informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA 12.2.2.b Provide evidence from literary or informational text to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LA 12.2.2.c Conduct and publish both short and sustained research projects to answer questions or solve problems using multiple primary and/or secondary sources to support theses.
LA 12.2.2.d Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.
LA 12.2.2.e Analyze various mentor texts and/or exemplars in order to create a similar piece.
LA 12.3 Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 12.3.1 Speaking: Students will develop, apply, and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.
LA 12.3.1.a Communicate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner suited to the purpose, setting, and audience (formal voice or informal voice), using appropriate word choice, grammar, and sentence structure.
LA 12.3.1.b Demonstrate and adjust speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, pacing, nonverbal cues, word choice, intonation) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting text.
LA 12.3.1.c Make strategic use of appropriate visual and/or digital tools to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence for specific audiences.
LA 12.3.1.d Convey a perspective with clear reasoning and valid evidence.
LA 12.3.1.e Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information.
LA 12.3.1.f Anticipate and address alternative or opposing perspectives when appropriate to the mode of speaking.
LA 12.3.2 Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.
LA 12.3.2.a Select and utilize active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eye contact, nonverbal cues, questioning, summarizing) for multiple situations and modalities (e.g., small/large group, presentation, one-to-one, digital).
LA 12.3.2.b Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats, evaluate its motives (e.g., social, commercial, political), and determine its credibility.
LA 12.3.2.c Complete a task following complex multi-step directions.
LA 12.3.3 Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills.
LA 12.3.3.a Integrate professional etiquette and social protocols when communicating.
LA 12.3.3.b Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the appropriate use of words (e.g., stereotypes, connotations, subtleties of language) in conversation.
LA 12.3.3.c Apply conversation strategies to recognize, consider, and justify new information presented by others in relationship to one's own ideas.
LA 12.3.3.d Listen, ask probing questions, and consider information to generate new ideas and challenge assumptions to a topic, text, or issue under study.
LA 12.3.3.e Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others' ideas to clearly and persuasively express one's own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
LA 12.4 Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 12.4.1 Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).
LA 12.4.1.a Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information from print and digital resources to create new understandings and defend conclusions.
LA 12.4.1.b Demonstrate ethical use of information and copyright guidelines by appropriately quoting or paraphrasing front a text and citing the source using available resources (e.g., online citation tools, publication guidelines).
LA 12.4.1.c Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., cursive, manuscript, font, graphics, symbols).
LA 12.4.2 Digital Citizenship: Students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use.
LA 12.4.2.a Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, appropriate language use, utilize appropriate sites and materials, respect diverse perspectives).
LA 12.4.2.b Use appropriate digital tools (e.g., social media, online collaborative tools. apps) to communicate with others for conveying information, gathering opinions, and solving problems.
