Unit 5: Regional America RL.11-12.

5
American Experience

Proficiency Scale Descriptors Evidence of Meeting the Standard

4-Exceeds
Standard
3.5 Meets Level 3 and shows some evidence of Level 4
3-Meets RL.11-12.5 Analyze how an authors choices concerning Students:
Standard how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice
Students use writing and/or speaking to:
of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a
(Consistent comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall analyze how an author's choices in regard
Evidence, structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact. to structuring specific parts of a text contribute to
overall structure and aesthetic impact of a text
Independent
)

(Support analysis with textual

evidence
Discuss how point of view
shapes a text
Discuss how setting impacts a
text
Discuss how the sequence of
events impacts how a text is received
How alternative
sequences impact the effect of
the text)

2.5 Meets Level 2 and shows some evidence of Level 3

2- Students recognize or recall specific vocabulary such as: Articulate how a text impacts
Approachin analyze them personally, but struggle to
structure support with specific moments from
g Standard texts
comedic or tragic resolution the text or with reference to authors

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(Independen meaning choices.
aesthetic impact Identify point of view
t)
Identify sequence of events
and recognize that it affects overall
Students demonstrate they have the ability to: impact
Students are able to:

analyze the form or structure of literature

determine what choices were made by the author to enhance the
intended meaning.
analyze how elements of a text's structure were manipulated to
contribute to overall meaning and impact
support thinking with textual evidence

Summarize a text
Discuss personal reactions to text
Beginning to reference to the text to support
insights

1-Not at With help, partial success at score 2.0 content and score
Standard 3.0 content
0-No With help, no success and/or no evidence of success.
Evidence

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