New York State Education Department
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS LEARNING STANDARDS (2017)
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
11-12W2:
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and
information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of
content.
11-12W2a:
Introduce and organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new
element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole.
11-12W2b:
Develop a topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts,
definitions, concrete details, direct quotations and paraphrased information or other
examples, appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic. Include formatting,
graphics, and multimedia when useful to aid comprehension.
11-12W2c:
Use precise language, content-specific vocabulary and literary techniques to express
the appropriate complexity of a topic.
11-12W2d:
Use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to make insightful connections
and distinctions, create cohesion, and clarify relationships among complex ideas and
concepts.
11-12W2e:
Provide a concluding statement or section that explains the significance of the
information presented.
11-12W2f:
Establish and maintain a style appropriate to the writing task.
11-12W3:
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques,
well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
11-12W3a:
Engage the reader by presenting a problem, conflict, situation, or observation and its
significance, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator
and/or characters.
11-12W3b:
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and plot
lines to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
11-12W3c:
Use a variety of techniques to sequence events to create cohesion, a smooth
progression of experiences or events, and build toward a particular tone and outcome
(e.g., a sense of mystery, suspense, growth, or resolution).
11-12W3d:
Use precise words and phrases, explicit details, and sensory language to convey a
vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
11-12W3e:
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed,
or resolved over the course of the narrative.
11-12W4:
Create a poem, story, play, artwork, or other response to a text, author, theme or personal
experience; demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a variety of techniques and genres.
Explain connections between the original and the created work.
11-12W5:
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Apply the grade 11/12 Reading Standards to both literary and informational text, where
applicable.
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