North Dakota State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 12
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ND.12.1. Research: Students engage in the research process.
12.1.1. Research Planning: Plan a research strategy.
12.1.2. Research Planning: Determine purpose; e.g., inform, persuade.
12.1.3. Research Planning: Develop a research question.
12.1.4. Organizing Research Information: Defend research paper or project.
12.1.5. Evaluating Research Process: Evaluate the research process and apply strategies to a variety of writing purposes; e.g., correct use of research format, accuracy of research, organization of information and use of sources.
ND.12.2. Reading: Students engage in the reading process.
12.2.1. Literary Genres: Identify satire and allegory.
12.2.2. Informational Genres: Critique details, facts, and concepts from nonfiction genres.
12.2.3. Reading Strategies for Interpreting Meaning of Texts: Identify techniques used in persuasive writing such as fallacies of logic, faulty reasoning, and manipulative language.
12.2.4. Purposes for Reading: Read for a variety of purposes and intents; e.g., to become life-long readers, to model forms of writing, etc.
12.2.5. Literary Elements and Techniques: Interpret author's use of figurative language including allusion, imagery, and symbolism.
12.2.6. Literary Elements and Techniques: Interpret author's use of syntax and word choice/diction.
12.2.7. Literary Elements and Techniques: Critique literary merit of a work of literature.
12.2.8. Vocabulary: Use technical language/jargon to decipher meaning.
ND.12.3. Writing: Students engage in the writing process.
12.3.1. Informative Writing: Write business or other formal documents, including resumes, scholarship letters, and letters of inquiry or complaint.
12.3.2. Persuasive Writing: Write persuasive compositions, including structuring arguments logically, using rhetorical devices, defending positions with evidence, and addressing readers' concerns and biases; e.g., editorials, critical reviews.
12.3.3. Prewriting: Organize the ideas and details of a composition according to purpose.
12.3.4. Prewriting: Use a variety of sources for supporting details.
12.3.5. Drafting: Elaborate ideas through word choice and description using grade-level vocabulary.
12.3.6. Drafting: Organize and write compositions for nation and world.
12.3.7. Literary Elements and Techniques: Use techniques to convey an individual voice and style; e.g., tone, syntax, diction, figurative language.
12.3.8. Revising and Editing: Edit and revise compositions for standard writing conventions and appropriate tone.
12.3.9. Revising and Editing: Edit and revise compositions for unity, coherence, clarity, and fluency.
12.3.10. Revising and Editing: Edit and revise compositions with an awareness of parallel structures and proper verb tense and agreement.
12.3.11. Revising and Editing: Edit and revise compositions for the use of proper clausal and phrasal patterns.
ND.12.4. Speaking and Listening: Students engage in the speaking and listening process.
12.4.1. Planning for an Audience/Purpose: Evaluate audience based on social characteristics, e.g., religion, culture, and gender.
12.4.2. Verbal and Nonverbal Communication: Use tone, inflection, pitch, and emphasis effectively in oral presentations.
12.4.3. Conversation, Group Discussion, and Oral Presentation: Analyze the audience and adjust message and wording to suit the audience while speaking.
12.4.4. Conversation, Group Discussion, and Oral Presentation: Use critical listening responses such as refutation and commentary, to critique the accuracy of messages.
12.4.5. Conversation, Group Discussion, and Oral Presentation: Use oral composition techniques to perform speeches such as memorized speeches, impromptu and extemporaneous, persuasive/argumentative, and expository speeches.
ND.12.5. Media: Students understand media.
12.5.1. Media Genres: Identify existing and developing media.
12.5.2. Using Media for a Purpose: Create a media project for a purpose.
12.5.3. Interpreting Media: Evaluate instances of gender equity and political correctness in media messages.
12.5.4. Interpreting Media: Evaluate media messages in their historical and/or cultural contexts and intended audience.
12.5.5. Interpreting Media: Examine advanced media techniques, e.g., music and sound, camera angles, lighting, and aesthetic effects.
ND.12.6. Language: Students understand and use principles of language.
12.6.1. Language Conventions/Mechanics: Use conventions of grammar, usage, and punctuation to edit and revise.
12.6.2. Literary Elements and Techniques: Apply figurative language; i.e., allusion, analogy, hyperbole, irony, personification, oxymoron, and paradox.
12.6.3. Literary Elements and Techniques: Interpret the use of language in different literary forms; i.e., satire and parody.
12.6.4. Literary Elements and Techniques: Identify allegory.