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Profile English Department Competencies Revised on November 5, 2014

By the end of their junior year, Profile students will be able to...

WRITING

1. __Process Competency:__ Students will demonstrate the writing process.

__Process Performance Indicators:__ 1) Choose and develop appropriate thoughts and information to produce clear and coherent writing.* 2) Use appropriate voice, words and style based on task, audience and purpose.* 3) Organize and format writing based on task, audience, purpose in order to aid in understanding.* 4) Practice effective editing techniques.* 5) Practice effective revision techniques, including revision based on feedback.* 6) Show growth and development from year to year as a reader, writer, speaker and listener.*

2. __Writing Arguments Competency:__ Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and critique written or spoken arguments and write arguments that support claims with reasoning and sufficient evidence.

__Writing Arguments Performance Indicators:__ 1) Use valid reasoning and evidence to support claims.* 2) Use persuasive techniques and strategies effectively such as ethos, pathos and logos.* 3) Find reliable resources that support claim.* 4) Cite sources if used.* 5) Show growth and development from year to year as a reader, writer, speaker and listener.*

3. __Informative/Explanatory Writing Competency:__ Write informative/explanatory pieces to convey information and ideas accurately and clearly.

__Informative/Explanatory Writing Performance Indicators:__ 1) Write informative/explanatory pieces to convey information and ideas accurately and clearly.* 2) Show growth and development from year to year as a reader, writer, speaker and listener.*

4. __Narrative Writing Competency:__ Students will write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events.

__Narrative Writing Performance Indicators:__ 1) Use effective techniques to write narratives such as appropriate details, plot structure, style and voice. 2) Express the human experience through a narrative (universal themes). 3) Show growth and development from year to year as a reader, writer, speaker and listener.*

5. __Research Writing Competency:__ Students will engage in research to investigate topics and to analyze, integrate, and present information.

__Research Writing Performance Indicators:__ 1) Create authentic questions to focus research.* 2) Find and evaluate sources from diverse media and formats for reliability and accuracy.* 3) Recognize bias in a source .* 4) Cite sources to avoid plagiarism .* 5) Synthesize information from research to create understanding.* 6) Show growth and development from year to year as a reader, writer, speaker and listener.*

6. __Analysis Competency:__ Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze a variety of print and nonprint literary and informational pieces.

__Analysis Performance Indicators:__ 1) Analyze how author's choices impact meaning of a text. 2) Connect the piece to its historical and social context. 3) Examine persuasive strategies used to formulate an argument.* 4) Use evidence in the text to support ideas.* 5) Show growth and development from year to year as a reader, writer, speaker and listener.*

7. __Conventions Competency:__ Students will be able to apply Standard English rules to communicate effectively.

__Conventions Performance Indicators:__ 1) Demonstrate command of grammar such as writing in complete sentences, not using run-on sentences, verb tense, subject/verb agreement, pronoun agreement, etc.* 2) Demonstrate command of mechanics such as capitalization, punctuation, etc.* 3) Demonstrate command of spelling and usage.* 4) Choose effective sentence structure to convey meaning.* 5) Show growth and development from year to year as a reader, writer, speaker and listener.*

VOCABULARY

8. __Vocabulary Competency:__ Students will apply and acquire vocabulary through speaking, listening, reading, writing, and the use of vocabulary strategies.

__Vocabulary Performance Indicators:__ 1) Use context clues to define unfamiliar vocabulary.* 2) Apply knowledge of word parts to an unfamiliar word.* 3) Choose effective words to convey meaning through recognizing connotations of a word and/or different degrees of meaning.* 4) Apply and acquire vocabulary through speaking, listening, reading and writing.* 5) Show growth and development from year to year as a reader, writer, speaker and listener.*

SPEAKING AND LISTENING

9. __Speaking & Listening Competency:__ Students will demonstrate the ability to speak, listen and view effectively for a variety of purposes.

__Speaking and Listening Performance Indicators:__ 1) Collaborate effectively, actively listen and participate.* 2) E ffectively express your own ideas.* 3) Choose the most effective method to organize, develop and present knowledge and information for a specific task, purpose and audience.* 4) Use effective nonverbal and verbal communication .* 5) Show growth and development from year to year as a reader, writer, speaker and listener.*  READING

10. __Reading Literacy Competency:__ Students will demonstrate the ability to comprehend, analyze, and critique a variety of increasingly complex print and non-print literary texts. 11. __Reading Informational Texts Competency:__ Students will demonstrate the ability to comprehend, analyze, and critique a variety of increasingly complex print and non-print informational texts, including texts for science, social studies, and technical subjects.

__Reading Performance Indicators:__ 1) Apply active reading strategies.* 2) Increase your knowledge and comprehension through reading.* 3) Establish independent reading habits. 4) Show growth and development from year to year as a reader, writer, speaker and listener.*

*Denotes a basic competency required for graduation