9th Grade English Language Arts
Georgia Professional Standards
Writing
ELA9W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing.
The student
a. Formulates clear research questions and utilizes appropriate research
venues (i.e., library, electronic media, personal interview, survey) to
locate and incorporate evidence from primary and secondary sources.
b. Uses supporting evidence from multiple sources to develop the main
ideas within the body of an essay, composition, or technical
document.
c. Synthesizes information from multiple sources and identifies
complexities and discrepancies in the information and the different
perspectives found in each medium
(i.e., almanacs, microfiche, news sources, in-depth field studies,
speeches, journals, or technical documents).
d. Integrates quotations and citations into a written text while
maintaining the flow of ideas.
e. Uses appropriate conventions for documentation in the text, notes, and
bibliographies by adhering to an appropriate style manual such as the
Modern Language Association Handbook, The Chicago Manual of
Style, Turabian, American Psychological Association, etc.
f. Designs and publishes documents, using aids such as advanced
publishing software and graphic programs
The student
a. Formulates clear research questions and utilizes appropriate research
venues (i.e., library, electronic media, personal interview, survey) to
locate and incorporate evidence from primary and secondary sources.
b. Uses supporting evidence from multiple sources to develop the main
ideas within the body of an essay, composition, or technical
document.
c. Synthesizes information from multiple sources and identifies
complexities and discrepancies in the information and the different
perspectives found in each medium
(i.e., almanacs, microfiche, news sources, in-depth field studies,
speeches, journals, or technical documents).
d. Integrates quotations and citations into a written text while
maintaining the flow of ideas.
e. Uses appropriate conventions for documentation in the text, notes, and
bibliographies by adhering to an appropriate style manual such as the
Modern Language Association Handbook, The Chicago Manual of
Style, Turabian, American Psychological Association, etc.
f. Designs and publishes documents, using aids such as advanced
publishing software and graphic programs
Listening, Speaking, and Viewing
ELA9LSV1 The student participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and group verbal interactions.
The student
a. Initiates new topics and responds to adult-initiated topics.
b. Asks relevant questions.
c. Responds to questions with appropriate information.
d. Actively solicits another person’s comments or opinions.
e. Offers own opinion forcefully without domineering.
f. Volunteers contributions and responds when directly solicited by
teacher or discussion leader.
g. Gives reasons in support of opinions expressed.
h. Clarifies, illustrates, or expands on a response when asked to do so;
asks classmates for similar expansions.
i. Employs group decision-making techniques such as brainstorming or a
problem-solving sequence (i.e., recognizes problem, defines problem,
identifies possible solutions, selects optimal solution, implements
solution, evaluates solution).
j. Divides labor to achieve the overall group goal efficiently
The student
a. Initiates new topics and responds to adult-initiated topics.
b. Asks relevant questions.
c. Responds to questions with appropriate information.
d. Actively solicits another person’s comments or opinions.
e. Offers own opinion forcefully without domineering.
f. Volunteers contributions and responds when directly solicited by
teacher or discussion leader.
g. Gives reasons in support of opinions expressed.
h. Clarifies, illustrates, or expands on a response when asked to do so;
asks classmates for similar expansions.
i. Employs group decision-making techniques such as brainstorming or a
problem-solving sequence (i.e., recognizes problem, defines problem,
identifies possible solutions, selects optimal solution, implements
solution, evaluates solution).
j. Divides labor to achieve the overall group goal efficiently
