(1) A student at the nearing proficiency level in communication arts demonstrates partial mastery of the prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental for proficiency. He/she has some of the required foundational skills and, at a low level of complexity and difficulty, is able to demonstrate those skills.

(a) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts speaking and listening content standard 1 by:

(i) analyzing components of the communication process;

(ii) applying elements of effective speaking;

(iii) applying elements of effective listening;

(iv) selecting a specific topic and developing the introduction, body, and conclusion;

(v) adapting to formal and informal audiences, settings, and purposes;

(vi) using feedback to monitor and adjust;

(vii) comparing and contrasting speaking and listening strategies in cultural stories; and

(viii) displaying respectful communication and orally referencing sources.

(b) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts reading content standard 2 by:

(i) decoding words;

(ii) expanding general and specialized vocabulary;

(iii) adjusting fluency;

(iv) identifying when comprehension breaks down and self-correcting;

(v) connecting text to self, text to text, and text to world;

(vi) revising and explaining predictions;

(vii) generating and answering literal and higher-order questions;

(viii) explaining a series of events to draw conclusions;

(ix) summarizing main ideas and details;

(x) making and justifying inferences;

(xi) analyzing text features;

(xii) comparing and contrasting information to draw a conclusion;

(xiii) explaining cause and effect across multiple texts;

(xiv) critiquing the author's purpose, points of view, language use, and credibility; and

(xv) setting goals and monitoring.

(c) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts literature content standard 3 by:

(i) comparing and contrasting literary elements;

(ii) analyzing language use and literary devices;

(iii) defining characteristics of genre;

(iv) interpreting influences of culture, history, and literature;

(v) comparing a variety of perspectives in literature; and

(vi) justifying personal ideas and feelings in response to literature.

(d) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts media literacy content standard 4 by:

(i) differentiating how techniques and technologies impact media messages;

(ii) analyzing credibility of media message sources;

(iii) analyzing purpose of fact, fiction, opinion, bias, and stereotypes in media messages;

(iv) applying proper use and creation of media messages;

(v) applying guidelines for using and creating media messages;

(vi) creating and analyzing media messages; and

(vii) identifying how media embeds values and influences.

(e) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts writing content standard 5 by:

(i) applying steps of the writing process;

(ii) selecting a topic and generating a thesis;

(iii) developing a main idea using a variety of details;

(iv) organizing writing using a progression of ideas;

(v) demonstrating knowledge of language choice and its impact;

(vi) applying conventions;

(vii) identifying and describing purpose, audience, format, style, and tone;

(viii) analyzing characteristics of writing forms and genres;

(ix) sustaining focus of topic in writing;

(x) using information problem solving process;

(xi) using information legally;

(xii) setting goals and monitoring writing; and

(xiii) using writing to think and learn.