Grades
Standard
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; [...]
Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether [...]
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how [...]
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in [...]
Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning [...]
Analyze seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century foundational U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (including The Declaration of Independence, the Preamble [...]
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient [...]
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or [...]
Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create [...]
Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and [...]
Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, [...]
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 argument presented.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, [...]
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 [...]
Grades
Standard
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; [...]
Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether [...]
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how [...]
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in [...]
Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning [...]
Analyze seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century foundational U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (including The Declaration of Independence, the Preamble [...]
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient [...]
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or [...]
Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create [...]
Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and [...]
Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, [...]
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 argument presented.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, [...]
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 [...]
