End-of-year targets

What most 11th graders can do by June. Every child grows at their own pace; use this as a guide, not a test.

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Reading

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence, including where the text leaves matters uncertain
Trace two or more themes or central ideas across a text and explain how they interact
Analyze an author's choices of structure, point of view, irony and figurative language
Explain how foundational works of American literature from the 1600s to the 1900s treat similar themes
Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. documents and speeches
Determine the meaning of college-level words using roots, context and reference tools
Read grade-level and college-level texts independently and proficiently by the end of the year

Write a literary analysis essay with a precise thesis, embedded quotations and MLA citations
Write a rhetorical analysis that names a writer's choices and explains how they serve the purpose
Write an argument with a clear claim, counterclaims addressed fairly and a strong conclusion
Write an informative research paper using several credible sources and a works cited page
Write a narrative with a deliberate structure, point of view and vivid description
Revise for syntax and word choice and edit for conventions with little support

Use function notation, domain, range, rate of change and transformations across function families
Solve quadratic equations by several methods, including those with complex solutions
Add, subtract, multiply and divide polynomials and use the Remainder and Factor Theorems
Simplify rational expressions, graph rational functions and solve rational equations
Model growth and decay with exponential functions and solve equations with logarithms
Work with arithmetic and geometric sequences and series and solve systems of equations
Use the normal distribution, sampling and simulation to make statistical inferences
Graph and model with sine and cosine using radian measure and the unit circle

Measure carefully in SI units and report results with appropriate precision
Describe one- and two-dimensional motion with graphs, vectors and equations
Apply Newton's laws, momentum and impulse to predict motion and design safer collisions
Use conservation of energy to analyze work, power and efficiency
Explain waves, sound and light, including frequency, wavelength and speed
Build and analyze series and parallel circuits and explain electromagnetism
Plan and carry out investigations and evaluate engineering design solutions

Source and corroborate primary documents and evaluate secondary interpretations
Explain how geography shaped Native nations, colonization and westward expansion
Trace the founding era from colonial self-government through the Constitution and Bill of Rights
Analyze causes and consequences of the Civil War, Reconstruction and industrialization
Explain the Progressive Era, the world wars, the Great Depression and the New Deal
Describe the Cold War, the civil rights movement and modern America from several perspectives
Build an evidence-based historical argument in writing and in discussion

Annotate texts and keep organized notes for every subject
Set weekly goals and track independent reading
Discuss hard questions respectfully, building on and challenging others' ideas with evidence
Check work, learn from mistakes and use feedback to revise
Manage long projects with a calendar and checkpoints
Use credible sources and give credit every time