English Dept. Common ELO’s for 9-12

1.  You will be able to communicate a position and defend it with effective evidence.

2.  You will be able to discriminate between strong and relevant source materials

and those that do not effectively support or strengthen your position.

3.  You will demonstrate an organized and effective writing style that allows readers to navigate easily through the text.

4.  You will be able to analyze and evaluate non-fiction texts for rhetorical elements and devices.

5.  You will be able to analyze and evaluate fiction texts for elements of fiction and