(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 this knowledge and skill.

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

(i) evaluating the impact of components of the communication;

(ii) evaluating elements of effective speaking;

(iii) evaluating elements of effective listening;

(iv) refining a topic using credible sources and proper organization;

(v) adapting to public, group, and interpersonal audiences, settings, and purposes;

(vi) using feedback to monitor, adjust, and evaluate;

(vii) analyzing the influences of oral traditions in various cultures; and

(viii) analyzing and evaluating the impact of ethical and responsible communication.

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

(i) decoding words;

(ii) expanding and utilizing general and specialized vocabulary;

(iii) adjusting fluency;

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

(v) recognizing background knowledge increases comprehension;

(vi) justifying predictions;

(vii) generating and answering complex literal and higher-level questions;

(viii) explaining a series of events to hypothesize/justify conclusions;

(ix) summarizing by distinguishing main ideas;

(x) making and justifying complex inferences;

(xi) analyzing and evaluating relevant text features;

(xii) comparing and contrasting across multiple texts;

(xiii) explaining cause and effect across multiple texts;

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

(xv) setting goals and evaluating.

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

(i) analyzing literary elements;

(ii) evaluating language use and literary devices;

(iii) analyzing and evaluating characteristics of genre;

(iv) evaluating influence of culture, history, and literature;

(v) analyzing human experience in literature; and

(vi) supporting critical and emotive responses to literature.

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

(i) evaluating technique and technology impact on meaning and effectiveness of media messages;

(ii) evaluating credibility of media message sources;

(iii) evaluating impact of fact, fiction, opinion, bias, and stereotypes in media messages;

(iv) applying and evaluating the impact of proper use and creating of media messages;

(v) applying and evaluating the effect of guidelines when using and creating media messages;

(vi) creating and evaluating media messages; and

(vii) analyzing and evaluating how media embeds values and shapes perception.

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

(i) applying the steps of the writing process, evaluating and refining writing;

(ii) selecting a topic and generating a complex thesis;

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

(iv) organizing writing using transitions and progression of ideas;

(v) demonstrating control of language choice;

(vi) applying conventions;

(vii) evaluating the purpose and audience; selecting and using format, style, and tone;

(viii) using a variety of forms and genres and evaluating effectiveness of form and genre;

(ix) maintaining focus of topic in written work with complex ideas;

(x) conducting research using information problem solving process;

(xi) following copyright laws;

(xii) setting goals and evaluating writing; and

(xiii) selecting and using writing to think and learn.