Grades
Standard
Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it [...]
Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information [...]
Use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the [...]
Use varied transitions and sentence structures to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships [...]
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic and convey a style appropriate to the [...]
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in [...]
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or [...]
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what [...]
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity [...]
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a [...]
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source [...]
Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn [...]
By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11–CCR text [...]
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the [...]
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., [...]
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze [...]
Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to [...]
Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what [...]
Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel [...]
Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the [...]
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn [...]
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or [...]
By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and [...]
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, [...]
Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks attending to special cases [...]
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific [...]
Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction [...]
Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the [...]
Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and [...]
Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for [...]
Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the [...]
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a [...]
Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among [...]
Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both [...]
Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between [...]
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in [...]
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.
Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.
Introduce a topic and organize ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics [...]
Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate [...]
Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, Turabian’s Manual [...]
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing [...]
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) [...]
Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; [...]
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a [...]
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context [...]
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Grades
Standard
Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it [...]
Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information [...]
Use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the [...]
Use varied transitions and sentence structures to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships [...]
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic and convey a style appropriate to the [...]
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in [...]
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or [...]
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what [...]
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity [...]
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a [...]
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source [...]
Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn [...]
By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11–CCR text [...]
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the [...]
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., [...]
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze [...]
Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to [...]
Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what [...]
Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel [...]
Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the [...]
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn [...]
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or [...]
By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and [...]
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, [...]
Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks attending to special cases [...]
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific [...]
Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction [...]
Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the [...]
Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and [...]
Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for [...]
Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the [...]
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a [...]
Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among [...]
Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both [...]
Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between [...]
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in [...]
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.
Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.
Introduce a topic and organize ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics [...]
Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate [...]
Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, Turabian’s Manual [...]
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing [...]
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) [...]
Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; [...]
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a [...]
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context [...]
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
