| ND ELA | 7-10 | Language | L.2 | Conventions of Standard English | Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. |
| ND ELA | 7-10 | Reading Informational Text | RI.4 | Craft and Structure | Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. |
| ND ELA | 7-8 | Language | L.3 | Conventions of Standard English | Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. |
| ND ELA | 7-8 | Reading Informational Text | RI.1 | Key Ideas and Details | Read closely to comprehend text. |
| ND ELA | 7-8 | Reading Informational Text | RI.10 | Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity | . . . read and comprehend grade-level appropriate literature, in a variety of print genres and other media, proficiently and independently, with scaffolding as needed. |
| ND ELA | 7-8 | Writing | W.2 | Text Types and Purposes | Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. |
| ND ELA | 7-8 | Writing | W.4 | Production and Distribution of Writing | Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. |
| ND ELA | 7-8 | Writing | W.7 | Research to Build and Present Knowledge | Conduct short research projects to answer a question . . . |
| ND ELA | 7-8 | Writing | W.8 | Research to Build and Present Knowledge | Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | | 4 | Communicate Clearly, Effectively, and with Reason | Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas, and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal, and/or visual methods.. . |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Academic | 1.1 | Acquire Skills for Improving Learning | Acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Academic | 1.1.11 | Achieve School Success | Demonstrate the ability to work independently, as well as the ability to work cooperatively with other students. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Academic | 1.1.14 | Achieve School Success | Share knowledge. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Academic | 1.1.6 | Acquire Skills for Improving Learning | Apply time-management and task-management skills. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Academic | 1.1.8 | Acquire Skills for Improving Learning | Use communication skills to know when and how to ask for help when needed. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.1 | -- | Acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.1.1 | Develop Career Awareness | Develop skills to locate, evaluate and interpret career information. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.1.11 | Develop Employment Readiness | Acquire employability skills such as working on a team, problem-solving and organizational skills. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.1.19 | Develop Employment Readiness | Utilize time-and task-management skills. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.1.2 | Develop Career Awareness | Learn about the variety of traditional and nontraditional occupations. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.1.3 | Develop Career Awareness | Develop an awareness of personal abilities, skills, interests and motivations. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.1.7 | Develop Career Awareness | Understand the importance of planning. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.2.2 | Acquire Career Information | Identify personal skills, interests and abilities and relate them to current career choice. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.2.3 | Acquire Career Information | Demonstrate knowledge of the career-planning process. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.2.4 | Acquire Career Information | Know the various ways in which occupations can be classified. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.2.5 | Acquire Career Information | Use research and information resources to obtain career information. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.2.6 | Acquire Career Information | Learn to use the Internet to access career-planning information. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.2.9 | Identify Career Goals | Demonstrate awareness of the education and training needed to achieve career goals. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.3 | -- | Understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.3.3 | Acquire Knowledge to Achieve Career Goals | Identify personal preferences and interests influencing career choice and success. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.3.4 | Acquire Knowledge to Achieve Career Goals | Understand that the changing workplace requires lifelong learning and acquiring new skills. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Career Development | 2.3.8 | Apply Skills to Achieve Career Goals | Demonstrate how interests, abilities and achievement relate to achieving personal, social, educational and career goals. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Personal/Social Development | 3.1.10 | Acquire Self-knowledge | Identify personal strengths and assets. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Student Competencies | 1.2.14 | Plant to Achieve Goals | Identify post-secondary options consistent with interests, achievement, aptitude and abilities. |
| ND Career Development | 7-9 | Student Competencies | 1.2.2 | Improve Learning | Learn and apply critical-thinking skills. |
| ND ELA | 8 | Speaking and Listening | SL.7 | Language in Speaking and Listening | Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. |
| ND ELA | 9-10 | Language | L.3 | Conventions of Standard English | 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. |
| ND ELA | 9-10 | Reading Informational Text | RI.10 | Key Ideas and Details | Read closely to comprehend texts of grade-level appropriate complexity. |
| ND ELA | 9-10 | Writing | W.10 | Language in Writing | Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. |
| ND ELA | 9-10 | Writing | W.2 | Text Types and Purposes | Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. |
| ND ELA | 9-10 | Writing | W.4 | Production and Distribution of Writing | Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. |
| ND ELA | 9-10 | Writing | W.7 | Research to Build and Present Knowledge | Conduct short research projects to answer a question . . . |
| ND ELA | 9-10 | Writing | W.8 | Research to Build and Present Knowledge | Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources. |
| ND ELA | 9-10 | Writing | W.9 | Research to Build and Present Knowledge | Draw evidence from texts to support analysis, reflection, and research, using comprehension and analysis skills described in 9-10 reading standards. |
