Grades 11-12 Speaking and Listening Standards : Comprehension and Collaboration
Essential Questions:
1. What is my role in communication (as a listener, speaker, thinker)?
2. How do sources of information affect the communication process?
3. Why do I adapt my communication to different purposes and audiences?
Essential Vocabulary: civil, democratic, diverse perspectives, synthesize, quantitative, discrepancy, discernment, rhetoric
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard 1 for Speaking and Listening: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations
and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas, and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
SL.11-12.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative and culturally diverse discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas, and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
a. Come to discussions prepared having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence
from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
b. Work with peers to promote civil, democratic discussions and decision-making, set clear goals and deadlines, and establish individual roles as
needed.
c. Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that probe reasoning and evidence; ensure a hearing for a full range of positions on a
topic or issue; clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions; and promote divergent and creative perspectives.
d. Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve contradictions
when possible; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task.
Grade 11-12 Enduring Understandings
Students will be able to…
Students will understand…
Students will know…
Prior Background Knowledge
Vocabulary:
Required:
• bring their own
• that mature discussions
Students will…
perspectives to a
require preparation.
• civil
discussion.
• relate the current
• that discussions are
• democratic
discussion to broader
evidence based, not
• respond to questions that
• diverse perspectives
themes.
probe reasoning and
opinion based.
• synthesize
evidence.
• collaborate with peers to
• that discussion based
develop frameworks for
activities contain academic
• respond thoughtfully to
discussions.
deepen investigation.
merit.
• qualify their own
• clarify, verify, or challenge
understandings.
ideas and conclusions.
• formulate questions that
• synthesize comments,
generate and further
claims, and evidence made
discussion.
on all sides of an issue.
X
Adoption Date: July 22, 2013 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard 2 for Speaking and Listening: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media
and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
SL.11-12.2 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to
make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the
data.
Grades 11-12 Enduring Understandings
Students will be able to…
Students will understand…
Students will know…
Prior Background Knowledge
Vocabulary:
Required:
• note discrepancies among
• that different media types
Students will…
various media sources.
and their messages
• quantitative
influence people in
• evaluate the credibility and
• use various media forms to
• discrepancy
different ways.
accuracy of sources.
make informed decisions.
• discernment
• that discrepancies exist
• synthesize information
• compare and contrast
among varying media
presented via diverse
varying media sources.
presenting the same
formats.
• evaluate the credibility and
message.
accuracy of media sources.
X
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard 3 for Speaking and Listening: Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of
evidence and rhetoric.
SL.11-12.3 Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, within culturally diverse contexts, assessing the
stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.
Grades 11-12 Enduring Understandings
Students will be able to…
Students will understand…
Students will know…
Prior Background Knowledge
Vocabulary:
Required:
• identify the speaker’s links
• that a speaker’s point of
Students will…
among ideas.
view dictates meaning.
• rhetoric
• identify fallacious
• identify the speaker’s tone.
• that speakers use rhetoric
reasoning.
and evidence for effect.
• assess the stance of a
• identify exaggerated or
speaker.
distorted evidence.
• evaluate a speaker’s point
of view, reasoning, use of
evidence, and rhetoric.
X
Adoption Date: July 22, 2013 Grades 11-12 Speaking and Listening Standards : Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Essential Questions:
1. What is my role in communication (as a listener, speaker, thinker)?
2. How do sources of information affect the communication process?
3. Why do I adapt my communication to different purposes and audiences?
Vocabulary: copyright, citation, digital media, diction, audience, formal and informal diction, speaking conventions, rhetorical strategies, syntax
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard 4 for Speaking and Listening: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that
listeners can follow the line of reasoning, and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
SL.11-12.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the
line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed, and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate
to purpose, audience, and a range of formal and informal tasks.
Grade 11-12 Enduring Understandings
Students will be able to…
Students will know…
Students will understand…
Prior Background Knowledge
Vocabulary:
Required:
• organize information to
• that supporting evidence
Students will…
communicate effectively.
will help convey a clear and
• speaking conventions
distinct perspective.
• prepare and present for a
• address alternative or
• formal and informal diction
range of purposes,
opposing perspectives.
• that they have to present
• rhetorical strategies
audiences, and tasks.
information in a way that
• apply effective rhetorical
their audience can
• apply supporting evidence
strategies (i.e. tone,
understand.
for development and
transitions, intonation, etc.)
substance.
• that speaking proficiency
• present information,
involves a range of formal
findings, and supporting
• present information and
and informal tasks.
findings coherently and
evidence in order to convey
logically.
a clear and distinct
perspective.
• deliver a presentation that
is appropriate to purpose,
audience, and a range of
formal and informal tasks.
X
Adoption Date: July 22, 2013 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard 5 for Speaking and Listening: Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to
express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
SL.11-12.5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance
understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
Grades 11-12 Enduring Understandings
Students will be able to…
Students will understand…
Students
will
know…
Prior Background Knowledge
Vocabulary:
Required:
• select media appropriate
• that they can use digital
Students will…
for the intended audience.
media strategically.
• copyright
• integrate digital media
• utilize digital media to add
• that they must use digital
• citation
effectively into
and enhance content of
media
responsibly.
• digital media
presentations.
presentation.
• that use of digital media in
• speaking conventions
• create interesting
presentations should
presentations with the use
enhance audience
of digital media to express
understanding.
a central idea, theme, or
purpose.
X
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard 6 for Speaking and Listening: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks,
demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
SL.11-12.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating a command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See
grades 11–12 Language standards 1 and 3 on page 56 for specific expectations.)
Grades 11-12 Enduring Understandings
Students will be able to…
Students will understand…
Students will know…
Prior Background Knowledge
Vocabulary:
Required:
• that audience and purpose
• adapt speech to meet a
Students will…
dictate diction and syntax.
• diction
variety of tasks, contexts, or
• adapt speech to meet a
• that speech must be
• audience
audiences while
variety of tasks, contexts, or
adapted to fit environment
• formal English
demonstrating use of
audiences while
and purpose.
appropriate syntax, word
• syntax
demonstrating use of
choice, style, and
appropriate syntax, word
conventions at an 11-12
choice, style, and
grade level.
conventions at a 9-10 grade
level.
X
Adoption Date: July 22, 2013