New Mexico State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 9

NM.I. Reading and Listening for Comprehension: Students will apply strategies and skills to comprehend information that is read, heard, and viewed.

I-A. Listen to, read, react to, and analyze information.

I-A.1a. Narrate experiences that offer scenes and incidents located effectively in time and place.

I-A.1b. Narrate experiences that offer impressions of being in a setting and a sense of engagement in the events occurring.

I-A.1c. Narrate experiences that offer appreciation for the significance of the account.

I-A.1d. Narrate experiences that offer a sense of the narrator's personal voice.

I-A.2a. Instruct an audience in how to perform a specific operation or procedure by considering the audience's degree of knowledge or understanding.

I-A.2b. Instruct an audience in how to perform a specific operation or procedure by providing complete and accurate information.

I-A.2c. Instruct an audience in how to perform a specific operation or procedure by using visuals and media to make effective presentations and products.

I-A.2d. Instruct an audience in how to perform a specific operation or procedure by using layout and design elements to enhance presentations and products.

I-A.3a. Form and refine a question for investigation using a topic of personal choice and answer that question by deciding upon and using appropriate methods (e.g., interviews with experts, observations, finding print and non-print sources, using interactive technology and media).

I-A.3b. Form and refine a question for investigation using a topic of personal choice and answer that question by prioritizing and organizing information.

I-A.3c. Form and refine a question for investigation using a topic of personal choice and answer that question by incorporating effective media and technology to inform or explain reporting in an appropriate form for a specified audience.

I-B. Synthesize and evaluate information to solve problems across the curriculum.

I-B.1a. Use a variety of techniques for researching topics including cross-referencing while gathering information.

I-B.1b. Use a variety of techniques for researching topics including summarizing dialogue.

I-B.1c. Use a variety of techniques for researching topics including using news sources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, videotapes, Internet, email, government publications, microfiche, other library resources).

I-B.2a. Synthesize a variety of types of visual information including pictures and symbols.

I-C. Demonstrate critical thinking skills to evaluate information and solve problems.

I-C.1a. Examine texts for arguments and develop informed opinions by examining relevant reason and evidence.

I-C.1b. Examine texts for arguments and develop informed opinions by noting the progression of ideas that substantiate the proposal.

I-C.1c. Examine texts for arguments and develop informed opinions by analyzing the style, tone, and use of language for a particular effect.

I-C.1d. Examine texts for arguments and develop informed opinions by identifying and analyzing personal, social, historical, or cultural influences, contexts, or biases.

I-C.1e. Examine texts for arguments and develop informed opinions by identifying and analyzing rhetorical strategies that support proposals.

I-C.2a. Support informed opinions by providing relevant and convincing reasons, using various types of evidence, language, and organizational structure, and demonstrating an awareness of possible questions, concerns, or counter-arguments.

I-C.3a. Create and use criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of communication.

I-C.4a. Represent abstract information (e.g., concepts, generalizations) as explicit mental pictures.

I-D. Apply knowledge of reading process to evaluate print, non-print, and technology-based information.

I-D.1a. Explain meaning, describe processes, and answer research questions to inform others by demonstrating the ability to read and listen to explanatory texts using appropriate preparation, engagement, and reflection.

I-D.1b. Explain meaning, describe processes, and answer research questions to inform others by demonstrating comprehension of major ideas.

I-D.1c. Explain meaning, describe processes, and answer research questions to inform others by summarizing major steps.

I-D.1d. Explain meaning, describe processes, and answer research questions to inform others by determining accuracy and clarity of the selection.

I-D.2a. Demonstrate increasing comprehension and ability to respond personally to texts by selecting and exploring a wide range of literary forms.

I-D.3a. Accurately interpret information from and detect inconsistencies in a variety of informational, literary, and technical texts.

I-D.4a. Scan reading selections to determine whether a text contains relevant information.

I-D.5a. Use discussion with peers as a way of understanding information.

I-D.6a. Effectively use a variety of interactive technologies to enhance understanding of reading selections (e.g., internet, email, CD-ROM, on-line publications, digital images, video).

NIMBI. Writing and Speaking for Expression: Students will communicate effectively through speaking and writing.

II-A. Communicate information in a coherent and persuasive manner using verbal and non-verbal language.

II-A.1a. Evaluate personal effectiveness in group discussions and make corrections as necessary.

II-A.2a. Ask questions to broaden and enrich discussions.

II-A.3a. Express an informed opinion that clearly states a personal view, is logical and coherent, and engages the reader's interest.

II-A.4a. Support an informed opinion by using appropriate language, reason, and organizational structure for the audience and purpose.

II-B. Apply grammatical and language conventions to communicate.

II-B.1a. Identify and correctly use clauses (e.g., main and subordinate), phrases (e.g., gerund, infinitive, participle), and mechanics of punctuation.

II-B.2a. Demonstrate understanding of sentence structure (e.g., parallel structure, subordination, proper placement of modifiers), and consistency of verb tense and voice.

II-B.3a. Demonstrate control of grammar, paragraph and sentence structure, diction, and syntax.

II-C. Demonstrate competence in the skills and strategies of the writing process to inform and persuade.

II-C.1a. Use jargon and/or lingo appropriate for a specific purpose and audience.

II-C.2a. Use descriptive language to create images in the mind of the audience.

II-C.3a. Compose written arguments that develop and support informed opinions by stating a progression of ideas.

II-C.3b. Compose written arguments that develop and support informed opinions by selecting appropriate style, tone, and use of language for a particular effect.

II-C.3c. Compose written arguments that develop and support informed opinions by describing and analyzing personal, social, historical, or cultural influences.

II-C.3d. Compose written arguments that develop and support informed opinions by presenting rhetorical strategies to support the proposal.

II-C.4a. Analyze the origins and meanings of common, learned, and foreign words used frequently in written English.

NAMIBIA. Literature and Media: Students will use literature and media to develop an understanding of people, societies, and the self.

III-A. Use language, literature, and media to understand the role of the individual as a member of many cultures.

III-A.1a. Compare words and symbols that express a universal theme and reflect upon personal perspective and response.

III-A.2a. Analyze the way in which literature and media are related to the themes and issues of their historical context.

III-A.3a. Respond to a variety of literary works and media (e.g., memoirs, vignettes, narratives, diaries, newspaper, movies) that offer an audience: an understanding of a student's personal reactions.

III-A.3b. Respond to a variety of literary works and media (e.g., memoirs, vignettes, narratives, diaries, newspaper, movies) that offer an audience: a sense of how the reaction results from careful consideration of the text an awareness of how personal and cultural influences affect the response.

III-B. Understand literary elements, concepts, and genres.

III-B.1a. Demonstrate an understanding of why certain literary works may be considered classics.

III-B.2a. Compare and contrast the presentation of similar themes across genres to explain how the selection of genre shapes the theme or topic.

III-B.3a. Make thematic connections between literary works and contemporary issues.

III-B.4a. Explain the effects of point of view on the reader's understanding of a literary work.