IXL skill plan | English Language Arts plan for the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment

Skill plan for the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment - English Language Arts

IXL provides skill alignments with recommended IXL skills for every student. Find the IXL skills that are right for you below!

Major Claim

Reading
Writing

Print skill plan

Reading
Literary Text
Key Ideas and Details		1. Analyze short stories: set 1 2. Determine the themes of short stories
Key Ideas and Details
1. Analyze short stories: set 1 2. Determine the themes of short stories

Craft and Structure		1. Identify the narrative point of view
Craft and Structure
1. Identify the narrative point of view

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		1. Compare two texts with different genres
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
1. Compare two texts with different genres
Informational Text
Key Ideas and Details		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Reading comprehension 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1
Key Ideas and Details
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Reading comprehension 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1

Craft and Structure		Author's purpose 1. Identify audience and purpose Tone 2. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone 3. Which text is most formal? 4. Compare passages for tone Rhetorical strategies 5. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1
Craft and Structure
Author's purpose 1. Identify audience and purpose Tone 2. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone 3. Which text is most formal? 4. Compare passages for tone Rhetorical strategies 5. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		Trace an argument 1. Trace an argument: set 1 Logical fallacies 2. Classify logical fallacies
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Trace an argument 1. Trace an argument: set 1 Logical fallacies 2. Classify logical fallacies
Vocabulary
Determine the Meaning of Words		Context clues 1. Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Figurative language 5. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 6. Interpret figures of speech 7. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Connotation 8. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence Foreign words and expressions 9. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words
Determine the Meaning of Words
Context clues 1. Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Figurative language 5. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 6. Interpret figures of speech 7. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Connotation 8. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence Foreign words and expressions 9. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words

Morphology		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 2. Words with -able and -ible 3. Word pattern sentences Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Morphology
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 2. Words with -able and -ible 3. Word pattern sentences Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Writing
Written Expression
Argumentative Writing		Thesis statements 1. Identify thesis statements Supporting details 2. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 3. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Counterclaims 4. Evaluate counterclaims Transitions 5. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims
Argumentative Writing
Thesis statements 1. Identify thesis statements Supporting details 2. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 3. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Counterclaims 4. Evaluate counterclaims Transitions 5. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims

Informative/Explanatory Writing		Topic sentences 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea Organization 2. Organize information by topic Supporting details 3. Identify supporting evidence in a text Transitions 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs Citations 5. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions)
Informative/Explanatory Writing
Topic sentences 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea Organization 2. Organize information by topic Supporting details 3. Identify supporting evidence in a text Transitions 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs Citations 5. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions)

Narrative writing		1. Use words accurately and precisely
Narrative writing
1. Use words accurately and precisely
Knowledge of Language and Conventions
Editing		1. Correct errors in everyday use
Editing
1. Correct errors in everyday use

Revising		1. Suggest appropriate revisions
Revising
1. Suggest appropriate revisions

Language		1. Rewrite the sentence in active voice 2. Remove redundant words or phrases
Language
1. Rewrite the sentence in active voice 2. Remove redundant words or phrases

This document includes IXL skill alignments to the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment. IXL provides skill alignments as a service to teachers, students, and parents. The skill alignments are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by New Jersey Department of Education. IXL and IXL Learning are registered trademarks of IXL Learning, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.