• Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says
• Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action
• Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text
• Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types
• Analyze the impact of various poetic forms on meaning and style
• Explain how individual text sections and / or features convey a purpose in texts
• Compare two or more central ideas and their development throughout a text
• Explain how an author establishes and achieves purpose through diction and syntax
• Track the development of an argument, analyzing the types of reasoning used and their effectiveness

Spelling & Grammar:

• Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
• Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence
• Establish and maintain a formal writing style
• Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences
• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
• Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on topics, texts, and issues
• Present claims and findings with relevant evidence and sound valid reasoning
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar
• Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings

• Understand the biblical worldview-approach to science
• Communicate the different occurrences with climate and climate change
• Political, economic and social concerns
• Identify the different celestial bodies in our solar system
• Know the life cycle of a star 
• Understand the past, present, and future of space exploration
• Identify the basic structure of cells, both animal and plant
• Understand and communicate the basic functions of cells
• Know the order of animal classification for both vertabrates and invertabrates