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9-10.RL Reading Literature
- 9-10.RL.KID Key Ideas and Details
- 9-10.RL.KID.1 Analyze what a text says explicitly and draw inferences; cite the strongest, most compelling textual evidence to support conclusions.
- 9-10.RL.KID.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development; provide an objective or critical summary.
- 9-10.RL.KID.3 Analyze how complex characters, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text to impact meaning.
- 9-10.RL.CS Craft and Structure
- 9-10.RL.CS.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, such as how language evokes a sense of time and place, and how it communicates an informal or formal tone.
- 9-10.RL.CS.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning text structure, plot structure, and/or time manipulation create effects such as mystery, tension, or surprise.
- 9-10.RL.CS.6 Analyze how point of view and/or author purpose shapes the content and style of diverse texts.
- 9-10.RL.IKI Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
- 9-10.RL.IKI.7 Evaluate the topic, subject, and/or theme in two diverse formats or media.
- 9-10.RL.IKI.9 Analyze a variety of related literary texts and evaluate how an author draws on, alludes to, or transforms source material to provide a deeper and more thorough interpretation of the text.
- 9-10.RL.RRTC Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
- 9.RL.RRTC.10 Read and comprehend a variety of literature throughout the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with a gradual release of scaffolding at the higher end as needed.