North Dakota 9th Grade ELA Standards in Reading Informational/Nonfiction Text

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RI Reading: Informational/Nonfiction Text

• Key Ideas and Details
  • RI.1 Read closely to comprehend texts of grade-level appropriate complexity:
    • RI.1.a Determine what the text says explicitly and implicitly.
    • RI.1.b Provide an objective summary of the text.
    • RI.1.c Cite strong and thorough textual evidence.
  • RI.2 Determine and analyze a theme and/or central idea of texts:
    • RI.2.a Determine a theme and/or central idea.
    • RI.2.b Analyze the development of the theme or idea over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
    • RI.2.c Cite strong and thorough textual evidence.
  • RI.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and/or interact over the course of a text:
    • RI.3.a Analyze how specific individuals, sequences of events, or ideas develop and/or interact over the course of a text.
    • RI.3.b Cite strong and thorough textual evidence.
• Craft and Structure
  • RI.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., analyzing how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper; identifying cultural and gender perspectives or bias in language).
  • RI.5 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
  • RI.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose and possible biases in a text, and analyze how the author’s choices advance or detract from the effectiveness of the text.
• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
  • RI.7 Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different media (e.g., a person’s life story in both print and multimedia), including determining which details are emphasized in each account.
  • RI.8 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
  • RI.9 Analyze how authors draw on other texts in a specific work (e.g., through allusion, direct reference), including how they address related themes and/or concepts.
• Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
  • RI.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend grade-level literature with appropriate text complexity, in a variety of print genres and other media, proficiently and independently, with scaffolding as needed.