Wisconsin State Standards for Language Arts:

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.4.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

4.1.1. Use a variety of strategies and word recognition skills, including rereading, finding context clues, applying their knowledge of letter-sound relationships, and analyzing word structures.

4.1.2. Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in the context of a passage by examining known words, phrases and structures.

4.1.3. Demonstrate phonemic awareness by using letter/sound relationships as aids to pronouncing and understanding unfamiliar words and text.

4.1.4. Comprehend reading by using strategies such as activating prior knowledge, establishing purpose, self-correcting and self-monitoring, rereading, making predictions, finding context clues, developing visual images, applying knowledge of text structures, and adjusting reading rate according to purpose and difficulty.

4.1.5. Read aloud with age-appropriate fluency, accuracy, and expression.

4.1.6. Discern how written texts and accompanying illustrations connect to convey meaning.

4.1.7. Identify and use organizational features of texts, such as headings, paragraphs, and format, to improve understanding.

4.1.8. Identify a purpose for reading, such as gaining information, learning about a viewpoint, and appreciating literature.

A.4.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

4.2.1. Recognize and recall elements and details of story structure, such as sequence of events, character, plot, and setting, in order to reflect on meaning.

4.2.3. Draw upon a reservoir of reading materials, including fairy tales, fables, and narratives from the United States and cultures worldwide, to understand plots, make predictions, and relate reading to prior knowledge and experience.

4.2.4. Summarize ideas drawn from stories, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, interpreting events and ideas, and connecting different works to each other and to real-life experiences.

4.2.5. Extend the literal meaning of a text by making inferences, and evaluate the significance and validity of texts in light of prior knowledge and experience.

A.4.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

4.3.1. Demonstrate the ability to integrate general knowledge about the world and familiarity with literary and nonliterary texts when reflecting upon life's experiences.

4.3.2. Identify and summarize main ideas and key points from literature, informational texts, and other print and nonprint sources.

4.3.3. Distinguish fiction from nonfiction, realistic fiction from fantasy, biography from autobiography, and poetry from prose.

4.3.4. Select a variety of materials to read for discovery, appreciation, and enjoyment, summarize the readings, and connect them to prior knowledge and experience.

A.4.4. Read to acquire information.

4.4.1. Summarize key details of informational texts, connecting new information to prior knowledge.

4.4.2. Identify a topic of interest then seek information by investigating available text resources.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.4.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

B.4.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

4.2.2. Explain the extent and reasons for revision in conference with a teacher.

B.4.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in communications.

4.3.5. Use punctuation marks and conjunctions, as appropriate, to separate sentences and connect independent clauses.

4.3.6. Use commas correctly to punctuate appositives and lists.

4.3.7. Spell frequently used words correctly.

4.3.8. Use word order and punctuation marks to distinguish statements, questions, exclamations, and commands.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.4.1. Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes.

C.4.2. Listen to and comprehend oral communications.

4.2.6. Distinguish fact from fantasy and fact from opinion.

4.2.7. Understand increasingly complex sentence structures.

4.2.8. Understand a variety of word structures and forms, such as affixes, roots, homonyms, antonyms, synonyms, and word analogies.

C.4.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.4.1. Develop their vocabulary of words, phrases, and idioms as a means of improving communication.

D.4.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.4.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.4.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.4.3. Create products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.4.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

4.4.3. Identify sales approaches and techniques aimed at children.

E.4.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

4.5.1. Generate and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose, sequencing the presentation effectively and adding or deleting information as necessary to achieve desired effects.

4.5.2. Provide feedback to (and receive it from) peers about the content, organization, and overall effect of media work.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.4.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.4.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

4.1.1. Use a variety of strategies and word recognition skills, including rereading, finding context clues, applying their knowledge of letter-sound relationships, and analyzing word structures.

4.1.2. Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in the context of a passage by examining known words, phrases and structures.

4.1.3. Demonstrate phonemic awareness by using letter/sound relationships as aids to pronouncing and understanding unfamiliar words and text.

4.1.4. Comprehend reading by using strategies such as activating prior knowledge, establishing purpose, self-correcting and self-monitoring, rereading, making predictions, finding context clues, developing visual images, applying knowledge of text structures, and adjusting reading rate according to purpose and difficulty.

4.1.5. Read aloud with age-appropriate fluency, accuracy, and expression.

4.1.6. Discern how written texts and accompanying illustrations connect to convey meaning.

4.1.7. Identify and use organizational features of texts, such as headings, paragraphs, and format, to improve understanding.

4.1.8. Identify a purpose for reading, such as gaining information, learning about a viewpoint, and appreciating literature.

A.4.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

4.2.1. Recognize and recall elements and details of story structure, such as sequence of events, character, plot, and setting, in order to reflect on meaning.

4.2.3. Draw upon a reservoir of reading materials, including fairy tales, fables, and narratives from the United States and cultures worldwide, to understand plots, make predictions, and relate reading to prior knowledge and experience.

4.2.4. Summarize ideas drawn from stories, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, interpreting events and ideas, and connecting different works to each other and to real-life experiences.

4.2.5. Extend the literal meaning of a text by making inferences, and evaluate the significance and validity of texts in light of prior knowledge and experience.

A.4.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

4.3.1. Demonstrate the ability to integrate general knowledge about the world and familiarity with literary and nonliterary texts when reflecting upon life's experiences.

4.3.2. Identify and summarize main ideas and key points from literature, informational texts, and other print and nonprint sources.

4.3.3. Distinguish fiction from nonfiction, realistic fiction from fantasy, biography from autobiography, and poetry from prose.

4.3.4. Select a variety of materials to read for discovery, appreciation, and enjoyment, summarize the readings, and connect them to prior knowledge and experience.

A.4.4. Read to acquire information.

4.4.1. Summarize key details of informational texts, connecting new information to prior knowledge.

4.4.2. Identify a topic of interest then seek information by investigating available text resources.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.4.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

B.4.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

4.2.2. Explain the extent and reasons for revision in conference with a teacher.

B.4.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in communications.

4.3.5. Use punctuation marks and conjunctions, as appropriate, to separate sentences and connect independent clauses.

4.3.6. Use commas correctly to punctuate appositives and lists.

4.3.7. Spell frequently used words correctly.

4.3.8. Use word order and punctuation marks to distinguish statements, questions, exclamations, and commands.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.4.1. Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes.

C.4.2. Listen to and comprehend oral communications.

4.2.6. Distinguish fact from fantasy and fact from opinion.

4.2.7. Understand increasingly complex sentence structures.

4.2.8. Understand a variety of word structures and forms, such as affixes, roots, homonyms, antonyms, synonyms, and word analogies.

C.4.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.4.1. Develop their vocabulary of words, phrases, and idioms as a means of improving communication.

D.4.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.4.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.4.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.4.3. Create products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.4.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

4.4.3. Identify sales approaches and techniques aimed at children.

E.4.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

4.5.1. Generate and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose, sequencing the presentation effectively and adding or deleting information as necessary to achieve desired effects.

4.5.2. Provide feedback to (and receive it from) peers about the content, organization, and overall effect of media work.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.4.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.4.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

4.1.1. Use a variety of strategies and word recognition skills, including rereading, finding context clues, applying their knowledge of letter-sound relationships, and analyzing word structures.

4.1.2. Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in the context of a passage by examining known words, phrases and structures.

4.1.3. Demonstrate phonemic awareness by using letter/sound relationships as aids to pronouncing and understanding unfamiliar words and text.

4.1.4. Comprehend reading by using strategies such as activating prior knowledge, establishing purpose, self-correcting and self-monitoring, rereading, making predictions, finding context clues, developing visual images, applying knowledge of text structures, and adjusting reading rate according to purpose and difficulty.

4.1.5. Read aloud with age-appropriate fluency, accuracy, and expression.

4.1.6. Discern how written texts and accompanying illustrations connect to convey meaning.

4.1.7. Identify and use organizational features of texts, such as headings, paragraphs, and format, to improve understanding.

4.1.8. Identify a purpose for reading, such as gaining information, learning about a viewpoint, and appreciating literature.

A.4.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

4.2.1. Recognize and recall elements and details of story structure, such as sequence of events, character, plot, and setting, in order to reflect on meaning.

4.2.3. Draw upon a reservoir of reading materials, including fairy tales, fables, and narratives from the United States and cultures worldwide, to understand plots, make predictions, and relate reading to prior knowledge and experience.

4.2.4. Summarize ideas drawn from stories, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, interpreting events and ideas, and connecting different works to each other and to real-life experiences.

4.2.5. Extend the literal meaning of a text by making inferences, and evaluate the significance and validity of texts in light of prior knowledge and experience.

A.4.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

4.3.1. Demonstrate the ability to integrate general knowledge about the world and familiarity with literary and nonliterary texts when reflecting upon life's experiences.

4.3.2. Identify and summarize main ideas and key points from literature, informational texts, and other print and nonprint sources.

4.3.3. Distinguish fiction from nonfiction, realistic fiction from fantasy, biography from autobiography, and poetry from prose.

4.3.4. Select a variety of materials to read for discovery, appreciation, and enjoyment, summarize the readings, and connect them to prior knowledge and experience.

A.4.4. Read to acquire information.

4.4.1. Summarize key details of informational texts, connecting new information to prior knowledge.

4.4.2. Identify a topic of interest then seek information by investigating available text resources.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.4.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

B.4.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

4.2.2. Explain the extent and reasons for revision in conference with a teacher.

B.4.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in communications.

4.3.5. Use punctuation marks and conjunctions, as appropriate, to separate sentences and connect independent clauses.

4.3.6. Use commas correctly to punctuate appositives and lists.

4.3.7. Spell frequently used words correctly.

4.3.8. Use word order and punctuation marks to distinguish statements, questions, exclamations, and commands.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.4.1. Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes.

C.4.2. Listen to and comprehend oral communications.

4.2.6. Distinguish fact from fantasy and fact from opinion.

4.2.7. Understand increasingly complex sentence structures.

4.2.8. Understand a variety of word structures and forms, such as affixes, roots, homonyms, antonyms, synonyms, and word analogies.

C.4.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.4.1. Develop their vocabulary of words, phrases, and idioms as a means of improving communication.

D.4.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.4.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.4.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.4.3. Create products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.4.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

4.4.3. Identify sales approaches and techniques aimed at children.

E.4.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

4.5.1. Generate and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose, sequencing the presentation effectively and adding or deleting information as necessary to achieve desired effects.

4.5.2. Provide feedback to (and receive it from) peers about the content, organization, and overall effect of media work.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.4.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.4.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

4.1.1. Use a variety of strategies and word recognition skills, including rereading, finding context clues, applying their knowledge of letter-sound relationships, and analyzing word structures.

4.1.2. Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in the context of a passage by examining known words, phrases and structures.

4.1.3. Demonstrate phonemic awareness by using letter/sound relationships as aids to pronouncing and understanding unfamiliar words and text.

4.1.4. Comprehend reading by using strategies such as activating prior knowledge, establishing purpose, self-correcting and self-monitoring, rereading, making predictions, finding context clues, developing visual images, applying knowledge of text structures, and adjusting reading rate according to purpose and difficulty.

4.1.5. Read aloud with age-appropriate fluency, accuracy, and expression.

4.1.6. Discern how written texts and accompanying illustrations connect to convey meaning.

4.1.7. Identify and use organizational features of texts, such as headings, paragraphs, and format, to improve understanding.

4.1.8. Identify a purpose for reading, such as gaining information, learning about a viewpoint, and appreciating literature.

A.4.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

4.2.1. Recognize and recall elements and details of story structure, such as sequence of events, character, plot, and setting, in order to reflect on meaning.

4.2.3. Draw upon a reservoir of reading materials, including fairy tales, fables, and narratives from the United States and cultures worldwide, to understand plots, make predictions, and relate reading to prior knowledge and experience.

4.2.4. Summarize ideas drawn from stories, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, interpreting events and ideas, and connecting different works to each other and to real-life experiences.

4.2.5. Extend the literal meaning of a text by making inferences, and evaluate the significance and validity of texts in light of prior knowledge and experience.

A.4.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

4.3.1. Demonstrate the ability to integrate general knowledge about the world and familiarity with literary and nonliterary texts when reflecting upon life's experiences.

4.3.2. Identify and summarize main ideas and key points from literature, informational texts, and other print and nonprint sources.

4.3.3. Distinguish fiction from nonfiction, realistic fiction from fantasy, biography from autobiography, and poetry from prose.

4.3.4. Select a variety of materials to read for discovery, appreciation, and enjoyment, summarize the readings, and connect them to prior knowledge and experience.

A.4.4. Read to acquire information.

4.4.1. Summarize key details of informational texts, connecting new information to prior knowledge.

4.4.2. Identify a topic of interest then seek information by investigating available text resources.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.4.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

B.4.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

4.2.2. Explain the extent and reasons for revision in conference with a teacher.

B.4.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in communications.

4.3.5. Use punctuation marks and conjunctions, as appropriate, to separate sentences and connect independent clauses.

4.3.6. Use commas correctly to punctuate appositives and lists.

4.3.7. Spell frequently used words correctly.

4.3.8. Use word order and punctuation marks to distinguish statements, questions, exclamations, and commands.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.4.1. Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes.

C.4.2. Listen to and comprehend oral communications.

4.2.6. Distinguish fact from fantasy and fact from opinion.

4.2.7. Understand increasingly complex sentence structures.

4.2.8. Understand a variety of word structures and forms, such as affixes, roots, homonyms, antonyms, synonyms, and word analogies.

C.4.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.4.1. Develop their vocabulary of words, phrases, and idioms as a means of improving communication.

D.4.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.4.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.4.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.4.3. Create products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.4.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

4.4.3. Identify sales approaches and techniques aimed at children.

E.4.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

4.5.1. Generate and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose, sequencing the presentation effectively and adding or deleting information as necessary to achieve desired effects.

4.5.2. Provide feedback to (and receive it from) peers about the content, organization, and overall effect of media work.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.4.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.4.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

4.1.1. Use a variety of strategies and word recognition skills, including rereading, finding context clues, applying their knowledge of letter-sound relationships, and analyzing word structures.

4.1.2. Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in the context of a passage by examining known words, phrases and structures.

4.1.3. Demonstrate phonemic awareness by using letter/sound relationships as aids to pronouncing and understanding unfamiliar words and text.

4.1.4. Comprehend reading by using strategies such as activating prior knowledge, establishing purpose, self-correcting and self-monitoring, rereading, making predictions, finding context clues, developing visual images, applying knowledge of text structures, and adjusting reading rate according to purpose and difficulty.

4.1.5. Read aloud with age-appropriate fluency, accuracy, and expression.

4.1.6. Discern how written texts and accompanying illustrations connect to convey meaning.

4.1.7. Identify and use organizational features of texts, such as headings, paragraphs, and format, to improve understanding.

4.1.8. Identify a purpose for reading, such as gaining information, learning about a viewpoint, and appreciating literature.

A.4.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

4.2.1. Recognize and recall elements and details of story structure, such as sequence of events, character, plot, and setting, in order to reflect on meaning.

4.2.3. Draw upon a reservoir of reading materials, including fairy tales, fables, and narratives from the United States and cultures worldwide, to understand plots, make predictions, and relate reading to prior knowledge and experience.

4.2.4. Summarize ideas drawn from stories, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, interpreting events and ideas, and connecting different works to each other and to real-life experiences.

4.2.5. Extend the literal meaning of a text by making inferences, and evaluate the significance and validity of texts in light of prior knowledge and experience.

A.4.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

4.3.1. Demonstrate the ability to integrate general knowledge about the world and familiarity with literary and nonliterary texts when reflecting upon life's experiences.

4.3.2. Identify and summarize main ideas and key points from literature, informational texts, and other print and nonprint sources.

4.3.3. Distinguish fiction from nonfiction, realistic fiction from fantasy, biography from autobiography, and poetry from prose.

4.3.4. Select a variety of materials to read for discovery, appreciation, and enjoyment, summarize the readings, and connect them to prior knowledge and experience.

A.4.4. Read to acquire information.

4.4.1. Summarize key details of informational texts, connecting new information to prior knowledge.

4.4.2. Identify a topic of interest then seek information by investigating available text resources.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.4.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

B.4.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

4.2.2. Explain the extent and reasons for revision in conference with a teacher.

B.4.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in communications.

4.3.5. Use punctuation marks and conjunctions, as appropriate, to separate sentences and connect independent clauses.

4.3.6. Use commas correctly to punctuate appositives and lists.

4.3.7. Spell frequently used words correctly.

4.3.8. Use word order and punctuation marks to distinguish statements, questions, exclamations, and commands.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.4.1. Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes.

C.4.2. Listen to and comprehend oral communications.

4.2.6. Distinguish fact from fantasy and fact from opinion.

4.2.7. Understand increasingly complex sentence structures.

4.2.8. Understand a variety of word structures and forms, such as affixes, roots, homonyms, antonyms, synonyms, and word analogies.

C.4.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.4.1. Develop their vocabulary of words, phrases, and idioms as a means of improving communication.

D.4.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.4.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.4.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.4.3. Create products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.4.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

4.4.3. Identify sales approaches and techniques aimed at children.

E.4.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

4.5.1. Generate and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose, sequencing the presentation effectively and adding or deleting information as necessary to achieve desired effects.

4.5.2. Provide feedback to (and receive it from) peers about the content, organization, and overall effect of media work.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.4.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.8.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

8.1.1. Use knowledge of sentence and word structure, word origins, visual images, and context clues to understand unfamiliar words and clarify passages of text.

8.1.2. Use knowledge of the visual features of texts, such as headings and bold face print, and structures of texts, such as chronology and cause-and-effect, as aids to comprehension.

8.1.3. Establish purposeful reading and writing habits by using texts to find information, gain understanding of diverse viewpoints, make decisions, and enjoy the experience of reading.

8.1.4. Select, summarize, paraphrase, analyze, and evaluate, orally and in writing, passages of texts chosen for specific purposes.

A.8.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

8.2.1. Identify the defining features and structure of literary texts, such as conflict, representation of character, and point of view.

8.2.2. Analyze the effect of characters, plot, setting, language, topic, style, purpose, and point of view on the overall impact of literature.

8.2.3. Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the genres of literature, such as the structure and conventions of essays, epics, fables, myths, plays, poems, short stories, and novels, when interpreting the meaning of a literary work.

8.2.4. Develop criteria to evaluate literary merit and explain critical opinions about a text, either informally in conversation or formally in a well-organized speech or essay.

A.8.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

8.3.1. Provide interpretive responses, orally and in writing, to literary and nonliterary texts representing the diversity of American cultural heritage and cultures of the world.

8.3.2. Identify common historical, social, and cultural themes and issues in literary works and selected passages.

8.3.3. Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the themes, ideas, and insights found in classical literature while reading, interpreting, and reflecting on contemporary texts.

8.3.4. Evaluate the themes and main ideas of a work considering its audience and purpose.

A.8.4. Read to acquire information.

8.4.1. Interpret and use technical resources such as charts, tables, travel schedules, timelines, and manuals.

8.4.2. Compare, contrast, and evaluate the relative accuracy and usefulness of information from different sources.

8.4.3. Identify and explain information, main ideas, and organization found in a variety of informational passages.

8.4.4. Distinguish between the facts found in documents, narratives, charts, maps, tables and other sources and the generalizations and interpretations that are drawn from them.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.8.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

8.1.5. Write creative fiction that includes major and minor characters, a coherent plot, effective imagery, descriptive language, and concrete detail.

8.1.6. Write in a variety of situations (during an exam, in a computer lab) and adapt strategies, such as revision, technology, and the use of reference materials, to the situation.

8.1.7. Use a variety of writing technologies including pen and paper as well as computers.

8.1.8. Write for a variety of readers, including peers, teachers, and other adults, adapting content, style, and structure to audience and situation.

B.8.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

B.8.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in communications.

8.3.5. Employ the conventions of capitalization.

8.3.6. Spell frequently used words correctly and use effective strategies for spelling unfamiliar words.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.8.1. Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes.

C.8.2. Listen to and comprehend oral communications.

8.2.5. Evaluate the reliability of information in a communication, using criteria based on prior knowledge of the speaker, the topic, and the context and on analysis of logic, evidence, propaganda devices, and language.

C.8.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

8.3.7. Summarize the main points of a discussion, orally and in writing, specifying areas of agreement and disagreement and paraphrasing contributions.

8.3.8. Display and maintain facial expressions, body language, and other response cues that indicate respect for the speaker and attention to the discussion.

8.3.9. Attend to the content of discussion rather than the speaker.

8.3.10. Participate in discussion without dominating.

8.3.11. Distinguish between supported and unsupported statements.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.8.1. Develop their vocabulary and ability to use words, phrases, idioms, and various grammatical structures as a means of improving communication.

D.8.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.8.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.8.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.8.3. Create media products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.8.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

E.8.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

8.5.1. Revise media productions by adding, deleting, and adjusting the sequence and arrangement of information, images, or other content as necessary to improve focus, clarity, or effect.

8.5.2. Develop criteria for comprehensive feedback on the quality of media work and use it during production.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.8.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.8.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

8.1.1. Use knowledge of sentence and word structure, word origins, visual images, and context clues to understand unfamiliar words and clarify passages of text.

8.1.2. Use knowledge of the visual features of texts, such as headings and bold face print, and structures of texts, such as chronology and cause-and-effect, as aids to comprehension.

8.1.3. Establish purposeful reading and writing habits by using texts to find information, gain understanding of diverse viewpoints, make decisions, and enjoy the experience of reading.

8.1.4. Select, summarize, paraphrase, analyze, and evaluate, orally and in writing, passages of texts chosen for specific purposes.

A.8.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

8.2.1. Identify the defining features and structure of literary texts, such as conflict, representation of character, and point of view.

8.2.2. Analyze the effect of characters, plot, setting, language, topic, style, purpose, and point of view on the overall impact of literature.

8.2.3. Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the genres of literature, such as the structure and conventions of essays, epics, fables, myths, plays, poems, short stories, and novels, when interpreting the meaning of a literary work.

8.2.4. Develop criteria to evaluate literary merit and explain critical opinions about a text, either informally in conversation or formally in a well-organized speech or essay.

A.8.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

8.3.1. Provide interpretive responses, orally and in writing, to literary and nonliterary texts representing the diversity of American cultural heritage and cultures of the world.

8.3.2. Identify common historical, social, and cultural themes and issues in literary works and selected passages.

8.3.3. Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the themes, ideas, and insights found in classical literature while reading, interpreting, and reflecting on contemporary texts.

8.3.4. Evaluate the themes and main ideas of a work considering its audience and purpose.

A.8.4. Read to acquire information.

8.4.1. Interpret and use technical resources such as charts, tables, travel schedules, timelines, and manuals.

8.4.2. Compare, contrast, and evaluate the relative accuracy and usefulness of information from different sources.

8.4.3. Identify and explain information, main ideas, and organization found in a variety of informational passages.

8.4.4. Distinguish between the facts found in documents, narratives, charts, maps, tables and other sources and the generalizations and interpretations that are drawn from them.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.8.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

8.1.5. Write creative fiction that includes major and minor characters, a coherent plot, effective imagery, descriptive language, and concrete detail.

8.1.6. Write in a variety of situations (during an exam, in a computer lab) and adapt strategies, such as revision, technology, and the use of reference materials, to the situation.

8.1.7. Use a variety of writing technologies including pen and paper as well as computers.

8.1.8. Write for a variety of readers, including peers, teachers, and other adults, adapting content, style, and structure to audience and situation.

B.8.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

B.8.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in communications.

8.3.5. Employ the conventions of capitalization.

8.3.6. Spell frequently used words correctly and use effective strategies for spelling unfamiliar words.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.8.1. Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes.

C.8.2. Listen to and comprehend oral communications.

8.2.5. Evaluate the reliability of information in a communication, using criteria based on prior knowledge of the speaker, the topic, and the context and on analysis of logic, evidence, propaganda devices, and language.

C.8.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

8.3.7. Summarize the main points of a discussion, orally and in writing, specifying areas of agreement and disagreement and paraphrasing contributions.

8.3.8. Display and maintain facial expressions, body language, and other response cues that indicate respect for the speaker and attention to the discussion.

8.3.9. Attend to the content of discussion rather than the speaker.

8.3.10. Participate in discussion without dominating.

8.3.11. Distinguish between supported and unsupported statements.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.8.1. Develop their vocabulary and ability to use words, phrases, idioms, and various grammatical structures as a means of improving communication.

D.8.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.8.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.8.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.8.3. Create media products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.8.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

E.8.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

8.5.1. Revise media productions by adding, deleting, and adjusting the sequence and arrangement of information, images, or other content as necessary to improve focus, clarity, or effect.

8.5.2. Develop criteria for comprehensive feedback on the quality of media work and use it during production.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.8.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.8.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

8.1.1. Use knowledge of sentence and word structure, word origins, visual images, and context clues to understand unfamiliar words and clarify passages of text.

8.1.2. Use knowledge of the visual features of texts, such as headings and bold face print, and structures of texts, such as chronology and cause-and-effect, as aids to comprehension.

8.1.3. Establish purposeful reading and writing habits by using texts to find information, gain understanding of diverse viewpoints, make decisions, and enjoy the experience of reading.

8.1.4. Select, summarize, paraphrase, analyze, and evaluate, orally and in writing, passages of texts chosen for specific purposes.

A.8.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

8.2.1. Identify the defining features and structure of literary texts, such as conflict, representation of character, and point of view.

8.2.2. Analyze the effect of characters, plot, setting, language, topic, style, purpose, and point of view on the overall impact of literature.

8.2.3. Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the genres of literature, such as the structure and conventions of essays, epics, fables, myths, plays, poems, short stories, and novels, when interpreting the meaning of a literary work.

8.2.4. Develop criteria to evaluate literary merit and explain critical opinions about a text, either informally in conversation or formally in a well-organized speech or essay.

A.8.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

8.3.1. Provide interpretive responses, orally and in writing, to literary and nonliterary texts representing the diversity of American cultural heritage and cultures of the world.

8.3.2. Identify common historical, social, and cultural themes and issues in literary works and selected passages.

8.3.3. Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the themes, ideas, and insights found in classical literature while reading, interpreting, and reflecting on contemporary texts.

8.3.4. Evaluate the themes and main ideas of a work considering its audience and purpose.

A.8.4. Read to acquire information.

8.4.1. Interpret and use technical resources such as charts, tables, travel schedules, timelines, and manuals.

8.4.2. Compare, contrast, and evaluate the relative accuracy and usefulness of information from different sources.

8.4.3. Identify and explain information, main ideas, and organization found in a variety of informational passages.

8.4.4. Distinguish between the facts found in documents, narratives, charts, maps, tables and other sources and the generalizations and interpretations that are drawn from them.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.8.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

8.1.5. Write creative fiction that includes major and minor characters, a coherent plot, effective imagery, descriptive language, and concrete detail.

8.1.6. Write in a variety of situations (during an exam, in a computer lab) and adapt strategies, such as revision, technology, and the use of reference materials, to the situation.

8.1.7. Use a variety of writing technologies including pen and paper as well as computers.

8.1.8. Write for a variety of readers, including peers, teachers, and other adults, adapting content, style, and structure to audience and situation.

B.8.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

B.8.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in communications.

8.3.5. Employ the conventions of capitalization.

8.3.6. Spell frequently used words correctly and use effective strategies for spelling unfamiliar words.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.8.1. Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes.

C.8.2. Listen to and comprehend oral communications.

8.2.5. Evaluate the reliability of information in a communication, using criteria based on prior knowledge of the speaker, the topic, and the context and on analysis of logic, evidence, propaganda devices, and language.

C.8.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

8.3.7. Summarize the main points of a discussion, orally and in writing, specifying areas of agreement and disagreement and paraphrasing contributions.

8.3.8. Display and maintain facial expressions, body language, and other response cues that indicate respect for the speaker and attention to the discussion.

8.3.9. Attend to the content of discussion rather than the speaker.

8.3.10. Participate in discussion without dominating.

8.3.11. Distinguish between supported and unsupported statements.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.8.1. Develop their vocabulary and ability to use words, phrases, idioms, and various grammatical structures as a means of improving communication.

D.8.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.8.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.8.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.8.3. Create media products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.8.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

E.8.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

8.5.1. Revise media productions by adding, deleting, and adjusting the sequence and arrangement of information, images, or other content as necessary to improve focus, clarity, or effect.

8.5.2. Develop criteria for comprehensive feedback on the quality of media work and use it during production.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.8.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.8.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

8.1.1. Use knowledge of sentence and word structure, word origins, visual images, and context clues to understand unfamiliar words and clarify passages of text.

8.1.2. Use knowledge of the visual features of texts, such as headings and bold face print, and structures of texts, such as chronology and cause-and-effect, as aids to comprehension.

8.1.3. Establish purposeful reading and writing habits by using texts to find information, gain understanding of diverse viewpoints, make decisions, and enjoy the experience of reading.

8.1.4. Select, summarize, paraphrase, analyze, and evaluate, orally and in writing, passages of texts chosen for specific purposes.

A.8.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

8.2.1. Identify the defining features and structure of literary texts, such as conflict, representation of character, and point of view.

8.2.2. Analyze the effect of characters, plot, setting, language, topic, style, purpose, and point of view on the overall impact of literature.

8.2.3. Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the genres of literature, such as the structure and conventions of essays, epics, fables, myths, plays, poems, short stories, and novels, when interpreting the meaning of a literary work.

8.2.4. Develop criteria to evaluate literary merit and explain critical opinions about a text, either informally in conversation or formally in a well-organized speech or essay.

A.8.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

8.3.1. Provide interpretive responses, orally and in writing, to literary and nonliterary texts representing the diversity of American cultural heritage and cultures of the world.

8.3.2. Identify common historical, social, and cultural themes and issues in literary works and selected passages.

8.3.3. Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the themes, ideas, and insights found in classical literature while reading, interpreting, and reflecting on contemporary texts.

8.3.4. Evaluate the themes and main ideas of a work considering its audience and purpose.

A.8.4. Read to acquire information.

8.4.1. Interpret and use technical resources such as charts, tables, travel schedules, timelines, and manuals.

8.4.2. Compare, contrast, and evaluate the relative accuracy and usefulness of information from different sources.

8.4.3. Identify and explain information, main ideas, and organization found in a variety of informational passages.

8.4.4. Distinguish between the facts found in documents, narratives, charts, maps, tables and other sources and the generalizations and interpretations that are drawn from them.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.8.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

8.1.5. Write creative fiction that includes major and minor characters, a coherent plot, effective imagery, descriptive language, and concrete detail.

8.1.6. Write in a variety of situations (during an exam, in a computer lab) and adapt strategies, such as revision, technology, and the use of reference materials, to the situation.

8.1.7. Use a variety of writing technologies including pen and paper as well as computers.

8.1.8. Write for a variety of readers, including peers, teachers, and other adults, adapting content, style, and structure to audience and situation.

B.8.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

B.8.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in communications.

8.3.5. Employ the conventions of capitalization.

8.3.6. Spell frequently used words correctly and use effective strategies for spelling unfamiliar words.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.8.1. Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes.

C.8.2. Listen to and comprehend oral communications.

8.2.5. Evaluate the reliability of information in a communication, using criteria based on prior knowledge of the speaker, the topic, and the context and on analysis of logic, evidence, propaganda devices, and language.

C.8.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

8.3.7. Summarize the main points of a discussion, orally and in writing, specifying areas of agreement and disagreement and paraphrasing contributions.

8.3.8. Display and maintain facial expressions, body language, and other response cues that indicate respect for the speaker and attention to the discussion.

8.3.9. Attend to the content of discussion rather than the speaker.

8.3.10. Participate in discussion without dominating.

8.3.11. Distinguish between supported and unsupported statements.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.8.1. Develop their vocabulary and ability to use words, phrases, idioms, and various grammatical structures as a means of improving communication.

D.8.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.8.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.8.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.8.3. Create media products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.8.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

E.8.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

8.5.1. Revise media productions by adding, deleting, and adjusting the sequence and arrangement of information, images, or other content as necessary to improve focus, clarity, or effect.

8.5.2. Develop criteria for comprehensive feedback on the quality of media work and use it during production.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.8.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.12.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

12.1.1. Apply sophisticated word meaning and word analysis strategies, such as knowledge of roots, cognates, suffixes, and prefixes, to understand unfamiliar words.

12.1.2. Gather information to help achieve understanding when the meaning of a text is unclear.

12.1.3. Apply knowledge of expository structures, such as the deductive or inductive development of an argument, to the comprehension and evaluation of texts.

12.1.4. Identify propaganda techniques and faulty reasoning in texts.

12.1.5. Explain and evaluate the influence of format on the readability and meaning of a text.

12.1.6. Distinguish between fact and opinion in nonfiction texts (Consider the context of a work when determining the meaning of abbreviations and acronyms as well as the technical, idiomatic, and figurative meanings of term).

A.12.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

12.2.1. Explain the structure of selected classical and contemporary works of literature, in whole and in part, from various cultures and historical periods, and illustrate ways in which authors use syntax, imagery, figures of speech, allusions, symbols, irony, and other devices in the context of history, culture, and style.

12.2.2. Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the universal themes of literature such as initiation, love and duty, heroism, illusion and reality, salvation, death and rebirth, and explain how these themes are developed in a particular work of literature.

12.2.3. Investigate and report on ways in which a writer has influenced or been influenced by historical, social, and cultural issues or events.

12.2.4. Develop, explain, and defend interpretations of complex literary works.

12.2.5. Explain how details of language, setting, plot, character, conflict, point of view, and voice in a work of literature combine to produce a dominant tone, effect, or theme.

12.2.6. Develop and apply criteria to evaluate the literary merit of unfamiliar works.

A.12.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

12.3.1. Examine, explain, and evaluate, orally and in writing, various perspectives concerning individual, community, national, and world issues reflected in literary and nonliterary texts.

12.3.2. Develop and articulate, orally and in writing, defensible points of view on individual, community, national, and world issues reflected in literary and nonliterary texts.

12.3.3. Identify the devices an author uses to influence readers and critique the effectiveness of their use.

12.3.4. Identify philosophical assumptions and basic beliefs underlying selected texts.

A.12.4. Students will read to acquire information.

12.4.1. Apply tests of logic and reasoning to informational and persuasive texts.

12.4.2. Analyze and synthesize the concepts and details encountered in informational texts such as reports, technical manuals, historical papers, and government documents.

12.4.3. Draw on and integrate information from multiple sources when acquiring knowledge and developing a position on a topic of interest.

12.4.4. Evaluate the reliability and authenticity of information conveyed in a text, using criteria based on knowledge of the author, topic, and context and analysis of logic, evidence, propaganda, and language.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.12.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

12.1.7. Prepare and publish technical writing such as memos, applications, letters, reports and resumes for various audiences, attending to details of layout and format as appropriate to purpose.

12.1.8. Write in a variety of situations (impromptu, over time, in collaboration or alone) and adapt strategies, such as revision, technology, and the use of reference materials, to the situation.

12.1.9. Use a variety of writing technologies, including pen and paper as well as computers.

12.1.10. Write for a variety of readers, including peers, teachers, and other adults, adapting content, style, and structure to audience and situation.

B.12.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

B.12.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in oral and written communications.

12.3.5. Employ the conventions of capitalization.

12.3.6. Spell frequently used words correctly and use effective strategies for spelling unfamiliar words.

12.3.7. Recognize common errors in the use of language and know how (and when) to correct them.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.12.1. Prepare and deliver formal oral presentations appropriate to specific purposes and audiences.

C.12.2. Listen to, discuss, and comprehend oral communications.

12.2.7. Consider the specific situation and current conditions when responding to instructions.

C.12.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

12.3.8. Explain and advance opinions by citing evidence and referring to authoritative sources.

12.3.9. Employ strategies such as summarizing main ideas or identifying areas of agreement to solve problems, resolve conflicts, and conclude discussions.

12.3.10. Convey criticism in a respectful and supportive way.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.12.1. Develop their vocabulary and ability to use words, phrases, idioms, and various grammatical structures as a means of improving communication.

D.12.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.12.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.12.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.12.3. Create media products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.12.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

E.12.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

12.5.1. Develop and present criteria for evaluating a variety of media products.

12.5.2. Evaluate audience feedback on the clarity, form, effectiveness, technical achievement and aesthetic appeal of media work.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.12.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.12.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

12.1.1. Apply sophisticated word meaning and word analysis strategies, such as knowledge of roots, cognates, suffixes, and prefixes, to understand unfamiliar words.

12.1.2. Gather information to help achieve understanding when the meaning of a text is unclear.

12.1.3. Apply knowledge of expository structures, such as the deductive or inductive development of an argument, to the comprehension and evaluation of texts.

12.1.4. Identify propaganda techniques and faulty reasoning in texts.

12.1.5. Explain and evaluate the influence of format on the readability and meaning of a text.

12.1.6. Distinguish between fact and opinion in nonfiction texts (Consider the context of a work when determining the meaning of abbreviations and acronyms as well as the technical, idiomatic, and figurative meanings of term).

A.12.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

12.2.1. Explain the structure of selected classical and contemporary works of literature, in whole and in part, from various cultures and historical periods, and illustrate ways in which authors use syntax, imagery, figures of speech, allusions, symbols, irony, and other devices in the context of history, culture, and style.

12.2.2. Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the universal themes of literature such as initiation, love and duty, heroism, illusion and reality, salvation, death and rebirth, and explain how these themes are developed in a particular work of literature.

12.2.3. Investigate and report on ways in which a writer has influenced or been influenced by historical, social, and cultural issues or events.

12.2.4. Develop, explain, and defend interpretations of complex literary works.

12.2.5. Explain how details of language, setting, plot, character, conflict, point of view, and voice in a work of literature combine to produce a dominant tone, effect, or theme.

12.2.6. Develop and apply criteria to evaluate the literary merit of unfamiliar works.

A.12.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

12.3.1. Examine, explain, and evaluate, orally and in writing, various perspectives concerning individual, community, national, and world issues reflected in literary and nonliterary texts.

12.3.2. Develop and articulate, orally and in writing, defensible points of view on individual, community, national, and world issues reflected in literary and nonliterary texts.

12.3.3. Identify the devices an author uses to influence readers and critique the effectiveness of their use.

12.3.4. Identify philosophical assumptions and basic beliefs underlying selected texts.

A.12.4. Students will read to acquire information.

12.4.1. Apply tests of logic and reasoning to informational and persuasive texts.

12.4.2. Analyze and synthesize the concepts and details encountered in informational texts such as reports, technical manuals, historical papers, and government documents.

12.4.3. Draw on and integrate information from multiple sources when acquiring knowledge and developing a position on a topic of interest.

12.4.4. Evaluate the reliability and authenticity of information conveyed in a text, using criteria based on knowledge of the author, topic, and context and analysis of logic, evidence, propaganda, and language.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.12.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

12.1.7. Prepare and publish technical writing such as memos, applications, letters, reports and resumes for various audiences, attending to details of layout and format as appropriate to purpose.

12.1.8. Write in a variety of situations (impromptu, over time, in collaboration or alone) and adapt strategies, such as revision, technology, and the use of reference materials, to the situation.

12.1.9. Use a variety of writing technologies, including pen and paper as well as computers.

12.1.10. Write for a variety of readers, including peers, teachers, and other adults, adapting content, style, and structure to audience and situation.

B.12.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

B.12.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in oral and written communications.

12.3.5. Employ the conventions of capitalization.

12.3.6. Spell frequently used words correctly and use effective strategies for spelling unfamiliar words.

12.3.7. Recognize common errors in the use of language and know how (and when) to correct them.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.12.1. Prepare and deliver formal oral presentations appropriate to specific purposes and audiences.

C.12.2. Listen to, discuss, and comprehend oral communications.

12.2.7. Consider the specific situation and current conditions when responding to instructions.

C.12.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

12.3.8. Explain and advance opinions by citing evidence and referring to authoritative sources.

12.3.9. Employ strategies such as summarizing main ideas or identifying areas of agreement to solve problems, resolve conflicts, and conclude discussions.

12.3.10. Convey criticism in a respectful and supportive way.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.12.1. Develop their vocabulary and ability to use words, phrases, idioms, and various grammatical structures as a means of improving communication.

D.12.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.12.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.12.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.12.3. Create media products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.12.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

E.12.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

12.5.1. Develop and present criteria for evaluating a variety of media products.

12.5.2. Evaluate audience feedback on the clarity, form, effectiveness, technical achievement and aesthetic appeal of media work.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.12.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.12.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

12.1.1. Apply sophisticated word meaning and word analysis strategies, such as knowledge of roots, cognates, suffixes, and prefixes, to understand unfamiliar words.

12.1.2. Gather information to help achieve understanding when the meaning of a text is unclear.

12.1.3. Apply knowledge of expository structures, such as the deductive or inductive development of an argument, to the comprehension and evaluation of texts.

12.1.4. Identify propaganda techniques and faulty reasoning in texts.

12.1.5. Explain and evaluate the influence of format on the readability and meaning of a text.

12.1.6. Distinguish between fact and opinion in nonfiction texts (Consider the context of a work when determining the meaning of abbreviations and acronyms as well as the technical, idiomatic, and figurative meanings of term).

A.12.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

12.2.1. Explain the structure of selected classical and contemporary works of literature, in whole and in part, from various cultures and historical periods, and illustrate ways in which authors use syntax, imagery, figures of speech, allusions, symbols, irony, and other devices in the context of history, culture, and style.

12.2.2. Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the universal themes of literature such as initiation, love and duty, heroism, illusion and reality, salvation, death and rebirth, and explain how these themes are developed in a particular work of literature.

12.2.3. Investigate and report on ways in which a writer has influenced or been influenced by historical, social, and cultural issues or events.

12.2.4. Develop, explain, and defend interpretations of complex literary works.

12.2.5. Explain how details of language, setting, plot, character, conflict, point of view, and voice in a work of literature combine to produce a dominant tone, effect, or theme.

12.2.6. Develop and apply criteria to evaluate the literary merit of unfamiliar works.

A.12.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

12.3.1. Examine, explain, and evaluate, orally and in writing, various perspectives concerning individual, community, national, and world issues reflected in literary and nonliterary texts.

12.3.2. Develop and articulate, orally and in writing, defensible points of view on individual, community, national, and world issues reflected in literary and nonliterary texts.

12.3.3. Identify the devices an author uses to influence readers and critique the effectiveness of their use.

12.3.4. Identify philosophical assumptions and basic beliefs underlying selected texts.

A.12.4. Students will read to acquire information.

12.4.1. Apply tests of logic and reasoning to informational and persuasive texts.

12.4.2. Analyze and synthesize the concepts and details encountered in informational texts such as reports, technical manuals, historical papers, and government documents.

12.4.3. Draw on and integrate information from multiple sources when acquiring knowledge and developing a position on a topic of interest.

12.4.4. Evaluate the reliability and authenticity of information conveyed in a text, using criteria based on knowledge of the author, topic, and context and analysis of logic, evidence, propaganda, and language.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.12.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

12.1.7. Prepare and publish technical writing such as memos, applications, letters, reports and resumes for various audiences, attending to details of layout and format as appropriate to purpose.

12.1.8. Write in a variety of situations (impromptu, over time, in collaboration or alone) and adapt strategies, such as revision, technology, and the use of reference materials, to the situation.

12.1.9. Use a variety of writing technologies, including pen and paper as well as computers.

12.1.10. Write for a variety of readers, including peers, teachers, and other adults, adapting content, style, and structure to audience and situation.

B.12.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

B.12.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in oral and written communications.

12.3.5. Employ the conventions of capitalization.

12.3.6. Spell frequently used words correctly and use effective strategies for spelling unfamiliar words.

12.3.7. Recognize common errors in the use of language and know how (and when) to correct them.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.12.1. Prepare and deliver formal oral presentations appropriate to specific purposes and audiences.

C.12.2. Listen to, discuss, and comprehend oral communications.

12.2.7. Consider the specific situation and current conditions when responding to instructions.

C.12.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

12.3.8. Explain and advance opinions by citing evidence and referring to authoritative sources.

12.3.9. Employ strategies such as summarizing main ideas or identifying areas of agreement to solve problems, resolve conflicts, and conclude discussions.

12.3.10. Convey criticism in a respectful and supportive way.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.12.1. Develop their vocabulary and ability to use words, phrases, idioms, and various grammatical structures as a means of improving communication.

D.12.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.12.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.12.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.12.3. Create media products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.12.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

E.12.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

12.5.1. Develop and present criteria for evaluating a variety of media products.

12.5.2. Evaluate audience feedback on the clarity, form, effectiveness, technical achievement and aesthetic appeal of media work.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.12.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.

WI.A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others.

A.12.1. Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.

12.1.1. Apply sophisticated word meaning and word analysis strategies, such as knowledge of roots, cognates, suffixes, and prefixes, to understand unfamiliar words.

12.1.2. Gather information to help achieve understanding when the meaning of a text is unclear.

12.1.3. Apply knowledge of expository structures, such as the deductive or inductive development of an argument, to the comprehension and evaluation of texts.

12.1.4. Identify propaganda techniques and faulty reasoning in texts.

12.1.5. Explain and evaluate the influence of format on the readability and meaning of a text.

12.1.6. Distinguish between fact and opinion in nonfiction texts (Consider the context of a work when determining the meaning of abbreviations and acronyms as well as the technical, idiomatic, and figurative meanings of term).

A.12.2. Read, interpret, and critically analyze literature.

12.2.1. Explain the structure of selected classical and contemporary works of literature, in whole and in part, from various cultures and historical periods, and illustrate ways in which authors use syntax, imagery, figures of speech, allusions, symbols, irony, and other devices in the context of history, culture, and style.

12.2.2. Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the universal themes of literature such as initiation, love and duty, heroism, illusion and reality, salvation, death and rebirth, and explain how these themes are developed in a particular work of literature.

12.2.3. Investigate and report on ways in which a writer has influenced or been influenced by historical, social, and cultural issues or events.

12.2.4. Develop, explain, and defend interpretations of complex literary works.

12.2.5. Explain how details of language, setting, plot, character, conflict, point of view, and voice in a work of literature combine to produce a dominant tone, effect, or theme.

12.2.6. Develop and apply criteria to evaluate the literary merit of unfamiliar works.

A.12.3. Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.

12.3.1. Examine, explain, and evaluate, orally and in writing, various perspectives concerning individual, community, national, and world issues reflected in literary and nonliterary texts.

12.3.2. Develop and articulate, orally and in writing, defensible points of view on individual, community, national, and world issues reflected in literary and nonliterary texts.

12.3.3. Identify the devices an author uses to influence readers and critique the effectiveness of their use.

12.3.4. Identify philosophical assumptions and basic beliefs underlying selected texts.

A.12.4. Students will read to acquire information.

12.4.1. Apply tests of logic and reasoning to informational and persuasive texts.

12.4.2. Analyze and synthesize the concepts and details encountered in informational texts such as reports, technical manuals, historical papers, and government documents.

12.4.3. Draw on and integrate information from multiple sources when acquiring knowledge and developing a position on a topic of interest.

12.4.4. Evaluate the reliability and authenticity of information conveyed in a text, using criteria based on knowledge of the author, topic, and context and analysis of logic, evidence, propaganda, and language.

WI.B. Writing: Students in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information and knowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

B.12.1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

12.1.7. Prepare and publish technical writing such as memos, applications, letters, reports and resumes for various audiences, attending to details of layout and format as appropriate to purpose.

12.1.8. Write in a variety of situations (impromptu, over time, in collaboration or alone) and adapt strategies, such as revision, technology, and the use of reference materials, to the situation.

12.1.9. Use a variety of writing technologies, including pen and paper as well as computers.

12.1.10. Write for a variety of readers, including peers, teachers, and other adults, adapting content, style, and structure to audience and situation.

B.12.2. Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.

B.12.3. Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in oral and written communications.

12.3.5. Employ the conventions of capitalization.

12.3.6. Spell frequently used words correctly and use effective strategies for spelling unfamiliar words.

12.3.7. Recognize common errors in the use of language and know how (and when) to correct them.

WI.C. Oral Language: Students in Wisconsin will listen to understand and will speak clearly and effectively for diverse purposes.

C.12.1. Prepare and deliver formal oral presentations appropriate to specific purposes and audiences.

C.12.2. Listen to, discuss, and comprehend oral communications.

12.2.7. Consider the specific situation and current conditions when responding to instructions.

C.12.3. Participate effectively in discussion.

12.3.8. Explain and advance opinions by citing evidence and referring to authoritative sources.

12.3.9. Employ strategies such as summarizing main ideas or identifying areas of agreement to solve problems, resolve conflicts, and conclude discussions.

12.3.10. Convey criticism in a respectful and supportive way.

WI.D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English.

D.12.1. Develop their vocabulary and ability to use words, phrases, idioms, and various grammatical structures as a means of improving communication.

D.12.2. Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in their use of English.

WI.E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and be entertained.

E.12.1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

E.12.2. Make informed judgments about media and products.

E.12.3. Create media products appropriate to audience and purpose.

E.12.4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution.

E.12.5. Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose.

12.5.1. Develop and present criteria for evaluating a variety of media products.

12.5.2. Evaluate audience feedback on the clarity, form, effectiveness, technical achievement and aesthetic appeal of media work.

WI.F. Research and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of print and nonprint materials.

F.12.1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings.