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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: RI.8.1

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Key Ideas and Details

Standard:
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Standard Identifier: RI.8.10

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Standard:
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Standard Identifier: RI.8.2

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Key Ideas and Details

Standard:
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.

Standard Identifier: RI.8.3

Grade: 8
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Key Ideas and Details

Standard:
Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).

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