ARM 10.54.3710. UPON GRADUATION PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS AT THE PROFICIENT LEVEL

(1) A student at the proficient level in communication arts demonstrates solid academic performance by consistently meeting grade level expectations. He/she demonstrates the knowledge and skills required to be successful. (a) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts speaking and listening content standard 1 by: (i) evaluating the impact of components of the communication; (ii) evaluating elements of effective speaking; (iii) evaluating elements of effective listening; (iv) refining a topic using credible sources and proper organization; (v) adapting to public, group, and interpersonal audiences, settings, and purposes; (vi) using feedback to monitor, adjust, and evaluate; (vii) analyzing the influences of oral traditions in various cultures; and (viii) analyzing and evaluating the impact of ethical and responsible communication. (b) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts reading content standard 2 by: (i) decoding words; (ii) expanding and utilizing general and specialized vocabulary; (iii) adjusting fluency; (iv) recognizing when comprehension breaks down and self-correcting; (v) recognizing background knowledge increases comprehension; (vi) justifying predictions; (vii) generating and answering complex literal and higher-level questions; (viii) explaining a series of events to hypothesize/justify conclusions; (ix) summarizing by distinguishing main ideas; (x) making and justifying complex inferences; (xi) analyzing and evaluating relevant text features; (xii) comparing and contrasting across multiple texts; (xiii) explaining cause and effect across multiple texts; (xiv) critiquing an author's purpose, point of view, language use, and credibility; and (xv) setting goals and evaluating. (c) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts literature content standard 3 by: (i) analyzing literary elements; (ii) evaluating language use and literary devices; (iii) analyzing and evaluating characteristics of genre; (iv) evaluating influence of culture, history, and literature; (v) analyzing human experience in literature; and (vi) supporting critical and emotive responses to literature. (d) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts media literacy content standard 4 by: (i) evaluating technique and technology impact on meaning and effectiveness of media messages; (ii) evaluating credibility of media message sources; (iii) evaluating impact of fact, fiction, opinion, bias, and stereotypes in media messages; (iv) applying and evaluating the impact of proper use and creating of media messages; (v) applying and evaluating the effect of guidelines when using and creating media messages; (vi) creating and evaluating media messages; and (vii) analyzing and evaluating how media embeds values and shapes perception. (e) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts writing content standard 5 by: (i) applying the steps of the writing process, evaluating and refining writing; (ii) selecting a topic and generating a complex thesis; (iii) developing and elaborating upon a main idea using a variety of details; (iv) organizing writing using transitions and progression of ideas; (v) demonstrating control of language choice; (vi) applying conventions; (vii) evaluating the purpose and audience; selecting and using format, style, and tone; (viii) using a variety of forms and genres and evaluating effectiveness of form and genre; (ix) maintaining focus of topic in written work with complex ideas; (x) conducting research using information problem solving process; (xi) following copyright laws; (xii) setting goals and evaluating writing; and (xiii) selecting and using writing to think and learn.