Team Composition Group Director: Cooperation and Time Management Group Artist: Conceptualization and Design Group Stenographer: Copying Standards Atop Design Group Definer: Researching Academic Vocabulary

READING LITERACY/INFORMATIONAL STANDARDS RL/I 1- Cite textual evidence to support analysis of a text RL/I 2- Determine theme or central idea and analyze its development in a text RL/I 3- Analyze how characters develop, interact with others, and advance plot or theme RL/I 4- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text RL/I 5- Analyze an author’s choices in the structure of a text RL/I 6- Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience RL/I 7- Analyze two different artistic mediums and evaluate through compare and contrast RL/I 8- NOT APPLICABLE TO LITERATURE RL/I 9- Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source materials for content RL/I 10- Read and comprehend literature

WRITING STANDARDS W 1- Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts W 2- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and analyze content. W 3- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events W 4- Produce clear and coherent writing W 5- Develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, and rewriting W 6- Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, and publish writing W 7- Conduct research projects to answer a question or solve a problem W 8- Gather information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources W 9- Draw evidence from texts to support analysis, reflection, and research W 10- Write routinely over extended time frames

SPEAKING AND LISTENING STANDARDS SL 1- Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions SL 2- Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats SL 3- Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric SL 4- Present findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically SL 5- Make strategic use of digital media in presentations SL 6- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating formal English

LANGUAGE STANDARDS L 1- Demonstrate command of conventions of Standard English grammar and usage (SPK) L 2- Demonstrate command of conventions of Standard English grammar and usage (WRT) L 3- Analyze and understand how language functions in different contexts L 4- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases L 5- Understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in meanings L 6- Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases