ARM 10.53.425. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH GRADES

(1) Foundational reading standards for eleventh and twelfth grades are that each student will be able to: (a) decode using combined knowledge of syllabication patterns and morphology to accurately read unfamiliar multisyllabic words in and out of context. (2) Vocabulary standards for eleventh and twelfth grades are that each student will be able to: (a) determine the inferred meaning of words and phrases, citing context, morphology, etymology, and cultural influences on language changes over time, including words and phrases with cultural significance to Montana Indigenous Peoples; and (b) identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech. (3) Fluency standards for eleventh and twelfth grades are that each student will be able to: (a) read grade-appropriate text with fluency, which includes accuracy, automaticity, and prosody, to support oral and silent reading comprehension. (4) Reading comprehension standards for eleventh and twelfth grades are that each student will be able to: (a) cite textual evidence to support analysis of both explicit and inferred meanings, including texts by and about Montana Indigenous Peoples; (b) provide an objective summary of a text; (c) analyze the development of two or more themes or central ideas over the course of the text and determine how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex presentation, including texts by and about Montana Indigenous Peoples; (d) analyze the author's choices in developing a text with attention to specific elements or features of the text; (e) analyze word choice including figurative, connotative, historical, and technical language, and its impact on meaning and tone; (f) analyze how an author's choices to structure specific parts of a text contribute to a text's development, meaning, and effectiveness; (g) analyze an author's point of view or purpose and how style, content, and rhetoric contribute to the text, including those by and about Montana Indigenous Peoples; and (h) analyze foundational documents of historical and literary significance, comparing themes, topics, and rhetorical features where relevant, including culturally diverse texts and those by and about Montana Indigenous Peoples. (5) Writing standards for eleventh and twelfth grades are that each student will be able to: (a) write multifaceted arguments that support claims and counterclaims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence; (b) write informative texts that examine and convey advanced ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content; (c) write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective narrative techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences; (d) develop and strengthen writing by planning, organizing, drafting, revising, implementing feedback, and editing to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience; and (e) demonstrate stylistically appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (6) Research and inquiry standards for eleventh and twelfth grades are that each student will be able to: (a) conduct both short and in-depth research projects that answer questions or solve problems, using multiple reliable sources and demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation; (b) gather and synthesize relevant information from multiple sources, using advanced research strategies, citing accurately and appropriately and providing an annotated bibliography according to a standard style; and (c) conduct research using self-generated questions by analyzing sources for bias and misinformation, including culturally diverse sources and those by and about Montana Indigenous Peoples. (7) Speaking and listening standards for eleventh and twelfth grades are that each student will be able to: (a) initiate and engage in a range of collaborative discussions with a variety of partners on topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively; (b) evaluate the credibility, accuracy, and presentation of multiple sources in a variety of formats and from multiple perspectives; (c) evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric and consider the cultural backgrounds and lived experiences of the speaker and audience; and (d) present a clear and distinct argument that addresses opposing perspectives using information, findings, and supporting evidence, in a manner appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.