North Dakota State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 9

ND.9.1. Research: Students engage in the research process.

9.1.1. Research Planning: Choose a broad topic, state the problem, or question.

9.1.2. Research Planning: Formulate a preliminary thesis statement.

9.1.3. Evaluating Research Information: Cross-reference information.

9.1.4. Evaluating Research Information: Evaluate relevancy of information.

9.1.5. Organizing Research Information: Organize information from a variety of sources; e.g., chronological.

9.1.6. Organizing Research Information: Summarize information.

9.1.7. Organizing Research Information: Identify and avoid plagiarism.

9.1.8. Organizing Research Information: Use primary and secondary sources.

9.1.9. Organizing Research Information: Use graphic organizer.

9.1.10. Presentation: Write research papers and presentations using a thesis and organized information.

ND.9.2. Reading: Students engage in the reading process.

9.2.1. Literary Genres: Identify characteristics of a variety of fiction genres; i.e., novels, short stories, plays, and poetry.

9.2.2. Literary Genres: Identify the organizational features of fiction, drama, and poetry; i.e., stanza, act, scene, chapter, verse, and article.

9.2.3. Informational Genres: Differentiate between a variety of nonfiction genres; i.e., newspapers, magazines, electronic texts, biographies, reference materials, essays, and speeches.

9.2.4. Reading Strategies for Interpreting Meaning of Texts: Identify persuasive writing.

9.2.5. Reading Strategies for Interpreting Meaning of Texts: Locate redundancies in written texts to clarify meaning.

9.2.6. Reading Strategies for Interpreting Meaning of Texts: Demonstrate oral reading fluency.

9.2.7. Reading Strategies for Interpreting Meaning of Texts: Access prior knowledge to interpret meaning.

9.2.8. Purposes for Reading: Read for a variety of purposes and intents; e.g., to become life-long readers, to model forms of writing, etc..

9.2.9. Literary Elements and Techniques: Identify character, setting, plot, stanza, act, scene, chapter, verse, article, fiction, nonfiction, point of view.

9.2.10. Literary Elements and Techniques: Analyze an author's use of literary techniques and devices; i.e., mood, foreshadowing, flashbacks, dialogue, and poetic license.

9.2.11. Literary Elements and Techniques: Identify universal themes.

9.2.12. Literary Elements and Techniques: Explain ways in which the setting affects the development of a story.

9.2.13. Literary Elements and Techniques: Analyze author's use of literary techniques and devices; i.e., foreshadowing and flashbacks.

9.2.14. Vocabulary: Use decoding/encoding, connotation, and denotation.

9.2.15. Vocabulary: Build vocabulary by reading a variety of grade-level texts and applying new vocabulary.

ND.9.3. Writing: Students engage in the writing process.

9.3.1. Informative Writing: Write expository texts; e.g., essays, directions, and letters.

9.3.2. Literary/Narrative Writing: Write descriptive and narrative compositions; e.g., journals, personal letters, biographies, short stories, autobiographical sketches, one-act plays, and poetry.

9.3.3. Persuasive Writing: Develop a composition detailing an opinion.

9.3.4. Prewriting: Develop a focus for a composition; e.g., a theme or unifying idea.

9.3.5. Prewriting: Organize the ideas and details of a composition according to purpose.

9.3.6. Drafting: Elaborate ideas through word choice and descriptions using grade-level vocabulary.

9.3.7. Drafting: Organize and write compositions for self and family.

9.3.8. Drafting: Use supporting details.

9.3.9. Literary Elements and Techniques: Use techniques of characterization in compositions; e.g., description, dialogue, interior monologue.

9.3.10. Revising and Editing: Edit and revise compositions for proper mechanics and grammar, syntax, diction, and order.

9.3.11. Revising and Editing: Arrange paragraphs in a logical progression.

9.3.12. Publishing/Presentation: Use technology; e.g., publishing software and graphic programs, to present written work.

ND.9.4. Speaking and Listening: Students engage in the speaking and listening process.

9.4.1. Planning for an Audience/Purpose: Analyze the audience and adjust message and wording to suit the purpose.

9.4.2. Verbal and Nonverbal Communication: Use visual aids effectively in oral presentations.

9.4.3. Verbal and Nonverbal Communication: Use notes and manuscripts to make oral presentations.

9.4.4. Conversation, Group Discussion, and Oral Presentation: Engage in a group discussion.

9.4.5. Conversation, Group Discussion, and Oral Presentation: Use critical listening skills; i.e., reflection.

ND.9.5. Media: Students understand media.

9.5.1. Media Genres: Identify existing and developing media.

9.5.2. Using Media for a Purpose: Access media (e.g., television, film, music, electronic databases, videos, DVDs, comics, visual and performing arts, newspapers, and periodicals) for a variety of purposes.

9.5.3. Interpreting Media: Compare and contrast a written work and a media version.

ND.9.6. Language: Students understand and use principles of language.

9.6.1. Language Conventions/Mechanics: Identify conventions of grammar related to sentence structure; i.e., sentence reduction, parallel structure, elliptical clauses, conjunctions, and clausal and phrasal patterns.

9.6.2. Language Conventions/Mechanics Use conventions of grammar related to parts of speech; i.e., verb tense and agreement.

9.6.3. Language Conventions/Mechanics: Use conventions of punctuation.

9.6.4. Literary Elements and Techniques: Identify idiomatic language and figurative language; i.e., allusion, analogy, hyperbole, irony, personification, oxymoron, and paradox.

9.6.5. Literary Elements and Techniques: Identify the use of sound patterns in language; i.e., alliteration, assonance and consonance.

9.6.6. Literary Elements and Techniques: Interpret symbolism.

9.6.7. Language Context: Locate cultural differences in language; i.e., colloquialisms, regional and ethnic dialects, and indigenous vocabulary.

9.6.8. Language Context: Identify gender perspectives in language; i.e., biased language.