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By understanding the power of language to inform, entertain, and persuade, students will develop critical skills in reading literary, informational, and visual texts across disciplines. Students will study works of fiction and nonfiction by exploring the author's subject, audience, purpose, tone and occasion for writing. They will learn to identify and apply rhetorical strategies and techniques to improve their ability to communicate effectively. Regular writing assignments will focus on rhetorical analysis of texts, persuasive argument, and synthesis of multiple sources to support a position. Students will apply these skills in the development of a critical and persuasive academic voice in writing and speaking in order to become articulate, productive, and responsible global citizens.  \nNew Jersey State Learning Standards  \nSummit Public Schools curriculum aligns with the NewJersey Student Learning Standards,  \nContent Area Standards:  \nLanguage Domain  \nL.SS.11–12.1. Demonstrate command of the system and structure of the English language when writing or speaking.  \nA. Apply the understanding that usage is a matter of convention, can change over time, and place, and is sometimes contested.  \nB. Observe hyphenation conventions.  \nC. Recognize spelling conventions.  \nL.KL.11–12.2. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.  \nA. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level.  \nB. Vary syntax for effect, apply an understanding of syntax to the study of complex texts.  \nC. Demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.  \nDate Revised: September 2026  \nL.VL.11–12.3. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 11–12 reading and content, including technical meanings, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.  \nA. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.  \nB. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., conceive, conception, conceivable) .  \nC. Analyze how an author or speaker uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text or discussion.  \nD. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, its etymology, or its standard usage.  \nE. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary) .  \nL.VI.11–12.4. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings, including connotative meanings.  \nA. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., hyperbole, paradox) in context and analyze their role in the text.  \nB. Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.  \nC. Analyze how the meaning of a key term or terms develops or is refined over the course of a text.  \nD. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful.  \nReading Domain  \nRL.CR.11–12.1. 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