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Standard Identifier: RL.6.8

Grade: 6
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
(Not applicable to literature)

Standard Identifier: RL.6.9

Grade: 6
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Standard Identifier: RI.7.4

Grade: 7
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. (See grade 7 Language standards 4–6 for additional expectations.) CA

Standard Identifier: RI.7.5

Grade: 7
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas. a. Analyze the use of text features (e.g., graphics, headers, captions) in public documents. CA

Standard Identifier: RI.7.6

Grade: 7
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.

Standard Identifier: RI.7.7

Grade: 7
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words).

Standard Identifier: RI.7.8

Grade: 7
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.

Standard Identifier: RI.7.9

Grade: 7
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.

Standard Identifier: RL.7.4

Grade: 7
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. (See grade 7 Language standards 4–6 for additional expectations.) CA

Standard Identifier: RL.7.5

Grade: 7
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.

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