11th Grade ELA (Oregon Common Core)

Reading Literature (RL)

• ELA.11-12.RL.1 Analyze what a literary text says directly and implies, noting what is left unresolved, backed by strong evidence.
• ELA.11-12.RL.2 Analyze how two or more themes develop and interact and write an analytical summary based on evidence.
• ELA.11-12.RL.3 Identify and analyze how the author's choices shape how a literary text develops.
• ELA.11-12.RL.4 Work out figurative, connotative and technical meanings and analyze how word choice affects tone.
• ELA.11-12.RL.5 Analyze how structural choices in particular sections shape the whole text's structure, meaning and artistic effect.
• ELA.11-12.RL.6 Analyze how point of view affects readers, including through satire, sarcasm, irony and understatement.
• ELA.11-12.RL.7 Analyze several interpretations of a story, play or poem and evaluate how each reads the source.
• ELA.11-12.RL.9 Study texts from the same period by authors around the world and analyze how they treat similar themes from different viewpoints.
• ELA.11-12.RL.10 Use comprehension strategies flexibly to read and analyze complex literature for grades 11–12 on their own.

Reading Informational Text (RI)

• ELA.11-12.RI.1 Analyze what an informational text says directly and implies, note what is unresolved and judge its credibility.
• ELA.11-12.RI.2 Analyze how two or more central ideas develop and interact, including uncertain points, and write an analytical summary.
• ELA.11-12.RI.3 Analyze complex ideas or chains of events and explain how people, groups, ideas or events interact and develop.
• ELA.11-12.RI.4 Work out and analyze word and phrase meanings and evaluate how word choice shapes meaning, tone and credibility.
• ELA.11-12.RI.5 Analyze or evaluate how well an author's structure works in an explanation or argument, and why it was chosen.
• ELA.11-12.RI.6 Work out an author's background, viewpoint, bias or purpose in texts with especially effective rhetoric and analyze how it contributes.
• ELA.11-12.RI.7 Combine and evaluate several sources in different formats to address a question, noting differing emphases and views.
• ELA.11-12.RI.8 Set out and evaluate the reasoning in public advocacy, including constitutional principles, legal reasoning and arguments.
• ELA.11-12.RI.9 Analyze important historical, cultural or literary documents from around the world for their themes, purposes and rhetoric.
• ELA.11-12.RI.10 Use comprehension strategies flexibly to read and analyze complex informational texts for grades 11–12 on their own.

Writing (W)

• ELA.11-12.W.1 Write arguments on substantial topics or texts that back claims with valid reasoning and sufficient evidence.
  • a. Introduce precise claims, show why they matter, set them apart from opposing claims and order the support logically.
  • b. Develop claims and counterclaims fairly, showing strengths and limits and anticipating the audience's concerns and biases.
  • c. Use deliberate transitions, varied sentence structure and organization to link sections and show how ideas relate.
  • d. Set and keep a style and tone that suit the subject, purpose and audience.
  • e. Give a conclusion that follows logically from and supports the argument.
• ELA.11-12.W.2 Write informative or explanatory texts that convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through chosen, organized content.
  • a. Introduce a topic, organize complex ideas to show links and differences and add formatting or media when useful.
  • a (2nd). Develop the topic with relevant, credible and sufficient evidence from reliable and varied sources. (being checked)
  • b. Use deliberate transitions and organization to link ideas and make relationships between complex concepts clear.
  • c. Use precise language and subject vocabulary to handle the topic's complexity.
  • d. Set and keep a clear style and tone for the subject, purpose and audience.
  • e. Give a conclusion that follows logically from and strengthens the information.
• ELA.11-12.W.3 Use narrative purposefully, with strong technique, well-chosen details and planned sequences.
  • a. Draw the reader in with a problem or situation, set viewpoint(s), introduce narrator or characters and move forward with purpose.
  • b. Bring experiences, events and characters to life with dialogue, pacing, description, reflection and more than one plot line.
  • c. Use a range of sequencing techniques so events build logically into a coherent whole.
  • d. Use precise words, sensory details and vivid language to show experiences, events, setting and characters.
  • e. Give an ending that makes clear how the narrative serves the purpose of the writing.
• ELA.11-12.W.4 Produce clear, connected writing whose development, organization and style suit the task, purpose and audience.
• ELA.11-12.W.5 Improve writing by planning, drafting, revising, editing, rewriting or trying new approaches, focusing on what matters most.
• ELA.11-12.W.6 Use digital tools and handwriting to produce and update writing, link to information and cite sources consistently.
• ELA.11-12.W.7 Do short and in-depth research, refining the inquiry and combining credible sources to show deep understanding.
• ELA.11-12.W.8 Gather information from several sources with advanced searches, judge usefulness, use it selectively, avoid plagiarism and cite properly.
• ELA.11-12.W.9 Draw and cite credible evidence from literature and informational texts, connecting it clearly to claims.
• ELA.11-12.W.10 Write regularly over long and short periods for subject tasks, including research, analysis, reflection and creative writing.

Language (L)

• ELA.11-12.L.1 Use standard English grammar and usage correctly in writing and speech.
  • a. Use parallel structure.
  • b. Use different phrases and clauses to give particular meanings and add variety.
• ELA.11-12.L.2 Show control of capital letters, punctuation and spelling when writing.
  • a. Use semicolons, with and without conjunctive adverbs, to join closely linked independent clauses.
  • b. Use colons before lists, quotations or information that follows on from the first clause.
  • c. Spell correctly.
• ELA.11-12.L.3 Apply what they know about how English works whenever they write, speak, read or listen.
  • a. Vary sentence structure for effect, use references when needed and apply this to reading complex texts.
• ELA.11-12.L.4 Work out unknown and multiple-meaning words using context, word parts, word relationships and references.
  • a. Use context as a clue to meaning.
  • b. Recognize and correctly use patterns of word change that signal different meanings or parts of speech.
  • c. Use print and digital references for pronunciation, exact meaning, part of speech or word origin.
  • d. Check a first guess at a word's meaning.
  • e. Use common Greek and Latin affixes and roots suited to the grade as clues to meaning.
• ELA.11-12.L.5 Show understanding of figurative language, word relationships and shades of meaning.
  • a. Interpret figures of speech in context and analyze the part they play in the text.
  • b. Analyze fine differences between words with similar dictionary meanings.
• ELA.11-12.L.6 Learn and use correctly academic and subject words at a college- and career-ready level, on their own.

Speaking and Listening (SL)

• ELA.11-12.SL.1 Take part well in group discussions with varied partners about topics, texts and issues, building on what others say. (being checked)
  • a. Come ready, using evidence from reading and research to support a thoughtful exchange.
  • b. Encourage civil, inclusive and democratic discussion and decisions, setting goals, deadlines and roles as needed.
  • c. Ask questions that connect the talk to wider themes, bring others in and clarify, check or challenge ideas.
  • d. Respond thoughtfully to different views, sum up agreement and disagreement and qualify or justify their own views.
  • e. Judge how well the discussion worked.
• ELA.11-12.SL.2 Combine several sources in different media or formats, judging each source's credibility and accuracy.
• ELA.11-12.SL.3 Evaluate a speaker's viewpoint, reasoning, evidence and rhetoric, spotting faulty or distorted reasoning.
• ELA.11-12.SL.4 Present findings and evidence clearly, concisely and logically, with suitable organization, style and delivery.
• ELA.11-12.SL.5 Use digital media creatively and deliberately in presentations to deepen understanding and interest.
• ELA.11-12.SL.6 Adapt speech to different settings and tasks, using formal English when called for.