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COLLECTION 1 – FINDING COMMON GROUND (13 DAYS)
1. Overview
This collection focuses on how people of different backgrounds find common ground. The collection topic is explored through 4 informational texts and 2
literary texts from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate mastery of the standards
through culminating collection assessments, which may include a collection performance task, a performance assessment, and/or the collection test.
LA STUDENT
STANDARDS*
Reading:
RI.1, RI.2, R1.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.8, RI.9, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6
Language:
L.1a, L.1b, L.3, L.4a, L.4b, L.4c, L.5b
Writing:
W.1, W.1a, W.1b, W.2a, W.2b, W.2c, W.2d, W.2e, W.2f, W.3, W.4, W.7, W.9a, W.9b
*See Appendix for complete
explanation of standards.
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COLLECTION 1 – FINDING COMMON GROUND (13 DAYS)
2. Selections
Anchor Text - “A Quilt of a Country” (approximately 3 days, pp. 3-8)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze and evaluate an author’s claim
Delineate and evaluate an argument
Noun clauses
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Informational Close Reader Text:
Stream to Start Collection Opener video
Close read screencast
Interactive lesson: Writing Arguments
Audio of selection
Interactive Lesson: Writing as a Process (ongoing)
“Making the Future Better, Together” (pp. 3-7)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection Performance Task – Writing Activity: Argument (p.8) Selection test (printable or online)
Anchor Text - “Once Upon a Time” (approximately 3 days, pp. 11-16)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze an author’s choices regarding text structure
Determine and support inferences about the theme
Cite text evidence to support analysis of the text
Prepositional phrases
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SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Literary Close Reader Text:
Close read screencast
Interactive lesson: Writing Narratives (teacher’s edition, p. 20a)
Audio of selections
Interactive Lesson: Writing as a Process (ongoing)
“Night Calls” (pp. 9-17)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection Performance Task – Speaking/Writing Activity: Fairy Tale (p. 18)
Selection test (printable or online)
“The Gettysburg Address” (approximately 3 days, pp. 27-28)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze an author’s purpose and the use of rhetorical devices in a seminal U.S. document
Parallel structure
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Informational Close Reader Text:
Video HISTORY: “The Gettysburg Address: A New Declaration of Independence”
Audio of selections
Interactive Lesson: Writing as a Process (ongoing)
“Oklahoma City Bombing Address” (pp. 19-22)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection Performance Task – Speaking/Writing Activity: Informative Presentation (p. 30)
Selection test (printable or online)
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COLLECTION 1 – FINDING COMMON GROUND (13 DAYS)
3. Culminating Collection Assessments (approximately 2-3 days)
Collection Test (printable or online) Collection Performance Task: Writing an Analytical Essay (pp. 41-44)
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COLLECTION 2 – THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM (13 DAYS)
1. Overview
This collection focuses on how people find freedom in difficult circumstances. The collection topic will be explored through 3 informational texts and 2
literary texts from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate mastery of the standards
through culminating collection assessments, which may include a collection performance task, a performance assessment, and/or the collection test.
LA STUDENT
STANDARDS*
Reading:
RI.1, RI.2, RI.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.7, RI.9, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6
Language:
L.1, L.1a, L.2, L.2a, L.2b, L.3, L.4, L.4b, L.4c, L.5b,
Writing:
W.1a, W.1b, W.1c, W.1d, W.1e, W.2, W.3, W.3d, W.4, W.5, W.6, W.7, W.9, W.9a, W.9b
*See Appendix for complete
explanation of standards.
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COLLECTION 2 – THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM (13 DAYS)
2. Selections
Anchor Text - “I Have a Dream” (approximately 3 days, pp. 47-51)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze a seminal U.S. document and the impact of its rhetoric
Repetition and parallelism
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Informational Close Reader Text:
Stream to Start Collection Opener Video
Close Read Screencast
Audio of selections
Interactive Lesson: Writing Arguments (ongoing)
“A Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr” (pp. 25-28)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Performance Task - Writing Activity: Analysis (p. 53) Selection test (printable or online)
Anchor Text - “from Nobody Turn Me Around: A People’s History of the 1963 March on Washington”
(approximately 3 days, pp. 55-68)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze connections between ideas and events
Analyze accounts in different mediums
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SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Close Reader:
Video HISTORY: AMERICA The Story of Us: March on Washington Close Read Screencast
Audio of selection
Interactive Lesson: Writing Arguments (ongoing)
N/A
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Performance Task - Writing Activity: Fictional Account (p. 72) Selection test (printable or online)
Paired Texts: from Reading Lolita in Tehran & from Persepolis 2 (approximately 2 days, pp. 81-84)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Determine author’s point of view
Analyze accounts in different mediums
Rhetorical questions
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Close Reader:
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Historical and Cultural Contexts
Audio of selections
Interactive Lesson: Writing Arguments (ongoing)
N/A
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Performance Task – Media/Writing Activity: Author’s POV – Fictional Graphic Novel (p. 86)
Selection test (printable or online)
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“The Censors” (approximately 3 days, pp. 89-92)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze an author’s point of view and cultural background
Analyze an author’s choices about style and structure
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Literary Close Reader Text:
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Analyze Author’s Choices (Irony)
Audio of selections
Interactive Lesson: Writing Arguments (ongoing)
“The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” (pp. 29-36)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Text
Performance Task – Narrative Writing Activity: Letter (p. 94)
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COLLECTION 2 – THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM (13 DAYS)
3. Culminating Collection Assessments (approximately 2 days)
Collection Test (printable or online) Collection Performance Task - Write an Argument: Nonfiction (student edition, pp. 97-100)
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COLLECTION 3 – THE BONDS BETWEEN US (12 DAYS)
1. Overview
The texts in this collection explore the emotional, physical, and intellectual bonds that tie us together. The collection topic will be explored through 3
informational texts and 6 literary texts from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate
mastery of the standards through culminating collection assessments, which may include a collection performance task, a performance assessment,
and/or the collection test.
LA STUDENT
STANDARDS*
Reading:
RI.1, RI.2, R1.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.8, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5
Language:
L.1, L.1b, L.2, L.2b, L.4b, L.4c, L.5a
Writing:
W.1a, W.1b, W.1c, W.1d, W.1e, W.3, W.4, W.5, W.6, W.7, W.9a, W.9b, W.10
*See Appendix for complete
explanation of standards.
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COLLECTION 3 – THE BONDS BETWEEN US (12 DAYS)
2. Selections
Anchor Text - “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” (approximately 3 days, pp. 103-118)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Cite textual evidence to analyze character and theme in a short story
Support inferences about themes
Adverb clauses
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Literary Close Reader Text:
Stream to Start Collection Opener video
Close Read Screencast
Audio of selections
Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 1: Argumentative Essay,
Steps 1-2, pp. 3-20 (ongoing)
“And of Clay Are We Created” (pp. 39-52)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Performance Task - Writing Activity: Letters (p. 120)
Selection test (printable or online)
Anchor Text - “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect” (approximately 3 days, pp. 123-128)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Delineate and evaluate an author’s claim
Determine the technical meanings of words used in the text
Colons
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SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Informational Close Reader Text:
Close Read Screencasts
Audio of selections
Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 1: Argumentative Essay,
Steps 1-2, pp. 3-20 (ongoing)
from Animals in Translation (pp. 53-56)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection Performance Task – Writing/Speaking Activity: Debate (p. 130) Selection test (printable or online)
“With Friends Like These” (approximately 1 day, pp. 141-143)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze how an author unfolds a series of ideas in an informational text
Adjective and adverb phrases
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Close Reader:
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Historical and Cultural Contexts
Audio of selection
Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 1: Argumentative Essay,
Steps 1-2, pp. 3-20 (ongoing)
N/A
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection Performance Task – Writing/Speaking Activity: Response to Literature (p. 144)
Selection test (printable or online)
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“At Dusk” (approximately 2 days, pp. 147-148)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Interpret figurative language
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Literary Close Reader Texts:
Level Up Tutorial: Figurative Language Audio of selections
Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 1: Argumentative Essay,
Steps 1-2, pp. 3-20 (ongoing)
“My Ceremony for Taking” and “The Stayer” (pp. 57-60)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection test (printable or online)
Analyzing the Text, 1-6 (p. 150)
“Count on Us” – (approximately 1 day, p. 151)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze the purpose and development of ideas of ideas in a public service announcement
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Close Reader:
Video: “Count on Us”
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Evaluate a Speaker’s Reasoning
Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 1: Argumentative Essay,
Steps 1-2, pp. 3-20 (ongoing)
N/A
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Analyzing the Media, 1-3 (p. 152)
Selection test (printable or online)
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COLLECTION 3 – THE BONDS BETWEEN US (12 DAYS)
3. Culminating Collection Assessments (approximately 2 days)
Collection Test (printable or online) Writing a Fictional Narrative (p.152) Collection Performance Assessment - Unit 1: Argumentative Essay, Step 3 (Performance Assessment work-
text, pp. 21-30)
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COLLECTION 4 – SWEET SORROW (18 DAYS)
1. Overview
The collection presents ideas and information about how love is and has been viewed and experienced in various contents, largely through the lens of
Romeo and Juliet. The collection topic will be explored through 3 informational texts and 2 literary texts from the student edition and the Close Reader.
At the conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate mastery of the standards through culminating collection assessments, which may include
a collection performance task, a performance assessment, and/or the collection test.
LA STUDENT
STANDARDS*
Reading:
RI.1, RI.2, R1.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.7, RI.9, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6
Language:
L.1, L.1a, L.2, L.2a, L.2b, L.3, L.4, L.4b, L.4c, L.5b
Writing:
W.2, W.2a, W.2b, W.2c, W.2d, W.2e, W.2f, W.3, W.3d, W.4, W.5, W.6, W.7, W.9, W.9a, W.9b, W.10
*See Appendix for complete
explanation of standards.
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COLLECTION 4 – SWEET SORROW (18 DAYS)
2. Selections
Anchor Text – The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (approximately 10 days, pp. 181-278)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze character motivations and parallel plots
Parallel structure
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Informational Close Reader Text:
Stream to Start Collection Opener Video
Close Read Screencast
Audio of selections
Shakespearean Drama (pp. 177-180)
Video BIO: Biography: William Shakespeare
Level Up Tutorial: Parallel Plots
Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 3: Literary Analysis, Steps
1-2, pp. 65-86 (ongoing)
“from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” (pp. 63-74)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection Performance Task - Writing Activity: Eulogy (p. 280)
Selection test (printable or online)
“Love’s Vocabulary” from A Natural History of Love (approximately 2 days, pp. 163-168)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze ideas presented in an essay
Determine word meanings
Participial phrases
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SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Close Reader:
Level Up Tutorial: Reading for Details
Audio of selection
Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 3: Literary Analysis, Steps
1-2, pp. 65-86 (ongoing)
N/A
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection Performance Task – Writing/Speaking Activity: Informative Response (p. 170; revise assignment to assess for written response) Selection test (printable or online)
“My Shakespeare” (approximately 2 days, pp. 173-175)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze how a modern artist draws on and transforms source material for a new artistic expression
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Close Reader:
Video: My Shakespeare Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 3: Literary Analysis, Steps
1-2, pp. 65-86 (ongoing)
N/A
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection Analysis: Close Reading questions (p. 176)
Selection test (printable or online)
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“Duty” (approximately 2 days, pp. 289-286)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material
Analyze how an author’s choice of point of view creates desired effects
Independent and dependent clauses
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Close Reader:
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Analyze Author’s Choices (Irony)
Audio of selection
Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 3: Literary Analysis, Steps
1-2, pp. 65-86 (ongoing)
N/A
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection test (printable or online)
Selection Performance Task - Writing Activity: Journal Entry (p. 298)
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COLLECTION 4 – SWEET SORROW (18 DAYS)
3. Culminating Collection Assessments (approximately 2 days)
Collection Test (printable or online) Collection Performance Assessment - Unit 4, Task 3: Literary Analysis (Performance Assessment work-text,
pp. 122-129)
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COLLECTION 5 – A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH (13 DAYS)
1. Overview
The texts in this collection explore why and how people survive in life-or-death situations. The collection topic will be explored through 4 informational
texts and 3 literary texts from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate mastery of the
standards through culminating collection assessments, which may include a collection performance task, a performance assessment, and/or the collection
test.
LA STUDENT
STANDARDS*
Reading:
RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.8, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6
Language:
L.1, L.1b, L.2, L.3, L.4, L.4c, L.5, L.5a
Writing:
W.1, W.1a, W.1b, W.1c, W.1d, W.1e, W.2, W.3, W.3d, W.4, W.5, W.6, W.7, W.9, W.9a, W.9b, W.10
*See Appendix for complete
explanation of standards.
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COLLECTION 5 – A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH (13 DAYS)
2. Selections
Anchor Text - “from Night” – (approximately 5 days, pp. 307-312)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze an author’s purpose and his use of rhetoric
The impact of word choice on tone
Tone
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Informational Close Reader Text:
Stream to Start Collection Opener video
Close Read Screencast
Video HISTORY: The Holocaust Audio of selections
Level Up Tutorial: Audience
Interactive Lesson: Evaluating Sources (ongoing)
“from An Ordinary Man” (pp. 77-84)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection Performance Task - Writing Activity: Analysis (p. 314)
Selection test (printable or online)
“Is Survival Selfish?” (approximately 3 days, pp. 317-320)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Delineate and evaluate an argument by examining a claim and the evidence provided to support that claim
Indefinite pronouns
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SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Informational Close Reader Text:
Level Up Tutorial: Analyzing Argument Audio of selections
Interactive Lesson: Evaluating Sources (ongoing)
“Truth at All Costs” (pp. 85-90)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Analyzing the Text: Cite Text Evidence questions Interactive Lesson: Writing Arguments (p. 322)
Selection test (printable or online)
“The Leap” (approximately 2 days, pp. 339-346)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze the impact of an author’s choices
Make inferences about theme
Relative clauses
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Close Reader:
Audio of selection
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Character Development
Level Up Tutorial: Theme
Interactive Lesson: Evaluating Sources (ongoing)
N/A
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection Performance Task – Speaking/Writing Activity: Written response activity based on brief collaborative discussion (p. 348) Selection test (printable or online)
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“The End and the Beginning” (approximately 2 days, pp. 351-352)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Determine the meanings of figurative language and how it influences tone in poetry
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Literary Close Reader Texts:
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Determine Theme
Audio of selections
Close Read Screencast
Level Up Tutorial: Imagery
Interactive Lesson: Evaluating Sources (ongoing)
“Survivor” and “Who Understands but Me” (pp. 91-94)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection test (printable or online)
Performance Task - Writing Activity: Reflection (p. 354)
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COLLECTION 5 – A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH (13 DAYS)
3. Culminating Collection Assessments (approximately 2 days)
Collection Test (printable or online) Collection Performance Task - Write an Argument: Fiction (student edition, pp. 355-358)
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COLLECTION 6 – HEROES AND QUESTS (13 DAYS)
1. Overview
The texts in this collection explore why and how people undertake different quests, as well as the truths that the people and the characters learn. The
collection topic will be explored through 1 supporting informational text and 1 major literary text from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the
conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate mastery of the standards through culminating collection assessments, which may include a
collection performance task, a performance assessment, and/or the collection test.
LA STUDENT
STANDARDS*
Reading:
RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.5, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6
Language:
L.1, L.1b, L.4, L.4c, L.5a
Writing:
W.1, W.2a, W.2b, W.2c, W.2d, W.2e, W.2f, W.3, W.3a, W.3d, W.6, W.7, W.8, W.9a, W.9b, W.10
*See Appendix for complete
explanation of standards.
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COLLECTION 6 – HEROES AND QUESTS (13 DAYS)
2. Selections
Anchor Text - “from The Odyssey” – (approximately 8 days, pp. 369-416)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Analyze elements of an epic poem, such as plot, setting, theme, and character
Figurative language
Absolute phrases
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Literary Close Reader Text:
Stream to Start Collection Opener video
Close Read Screencasts
Video HISTORY: Odysseus: Curse of the Sea “Elements of the Epic” (pp. 365-368)
Audio of selections
Level Up Tutorial: Universal and Recurring Themes
Interactive Lesson: Writing Informative Texts (ongoing)
Excerpt from The Odyssey, “The Cyclops” (pp. 97-112)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection Performance Task - Writing Activity: Narrative (p. 418) Selection test (printable or online)
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“The Real Reasons We Explore Space” (approximately 2 days, pp. 433-436)
KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED
Delineate and evaluate an argument
Transitions
SELECTION RESOURCES
Media: Close Reader:
Audio of selection
Level Up Tutorial: Analyzing Argument Interactive Lesson: Writing Informative Texts
N/A
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT
Selection Performance Task - Writing Activity: Editorial (p. 438)
Selection test (printable or online)
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COLLECTION 6 – HEROES AND QUESTS (13 DAYS)
3. Culminating Collection Assessments (approximately 3 days)
Collection Test (printable or online) Collection Performance Task – Research and Write an Analytical Essay (student edition, pp. 445-448)
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Appendix:
English 1 and English 2 Louisiana Student Standards
Standard Number
Wording of Standard
Reading Literature RL.1 Cite relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the text.
RL.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective
summary of the text.
RL.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
RL.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and
connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
RL.5 Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or
surprise.
RL.6 Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in works of literature, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
RL.7 Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what
is emphasized or absent in each treatment (e.g., Auden's "Musée des Beaux Arts" and Breughel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus).
RL.8 (Not applicable to literature)
RL.9 Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work (e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by
Shakespeare).
RL.10 Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grade 9/10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
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Reading Informational RI.1 Cite relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the text.
RI.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including
how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.3 Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between
them.
RI.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative,
connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning
and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
RI.5 Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences,
paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).
RI.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.
RI.7 Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person’s life story in both print
and multimedia), 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 seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington’s Farewell Address), including how they address related themes and concepts.
RI.10 By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9–10 text complexity
band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Language
L.1 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or
speaking. a. Use parallel structure.
b. Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute)
and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or presentations.
L.2 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing. a. Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely related
independent clauses. b. Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.
c. Spell correctly.
L.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
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a. Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook,
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Turabian’s Manual for Writers) appropriate for the discipline and writing type.
L.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades
9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or
function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of
speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy).
c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its
part of speech, or its etymology. d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the
inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., euphemism, oxymoron) in context and analyze their role in the
text. b. Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.
L.6 Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for
reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to
comprehension or expression.
Writing
W.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
a Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
b Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths
and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.
c Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and
counterclaims.
d Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the conventions of the
discipline in which they are writing.
e Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
W.2 Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
a Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting, graphics, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
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b Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details,
quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.
c Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify
the relationships among ideas and concepts.
d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.
e Establish/maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
f Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-
chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
a Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of
experiences or events.
b Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to
develop experiences, mood, tone, events, and/or characters.
c Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.
d Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the
experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
e Provide a conclusion (when appropriate to the genre) that follows from and reflects on what is
experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.
W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a different
approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
W.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing
products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display
information flexibly and dynamically.
W.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-
generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize
multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
W.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative sources, using advanced searches effectively;
assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience;
integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and follow a standard format for citation.
W.9 Draw relevant evidence from grade-appropriate literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
a Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literature.
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b Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literary nonfiction.
W.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Speaking/Listening SL.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and
teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
a. Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to
stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
b. Work with peers to set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making (e.g., informal consensus, taking votes on key issues, and presentation of alternate views), clear goals and deadlines, and
individual roles as needed. c. Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion to
broader themes or larger ideas; actively incorporate others into the discussion; and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions.
d. Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of agreement and disagreement,
and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views and understanding and make new connections in light of the evidence and reasoning presented.
SL.2 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually,
quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
SL.3 Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any
fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.
SL.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are
appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
SL.5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
SL.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts, audiences, and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.