ARM 10.54.3291. ADVANCED LITERATURE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR END OF GRADE 8

(1) An eighth-grade student at the advanced level of literature demonstrates superior performance. He/she: (a) accurately comprehends material at the literal level and frequently at the figurative level; (b) makes complex predictions and meaningful connections when analyzing and responding to literary works; (c) consistently and thoughtfully interprets and evaluates as a reader, listener, and viewer how literary devices, forms, and language impact literary works; (d) willingly and confidently responds to a variety of literary works demonstrating individualized generalizations and thoughtful comparisons and hypotheses; and (e) expresses a clear, personalized criteria for evaluation of judgements of quality.