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Standard Identifier: RI.8.7

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

Standard:
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.

Standard Identifier: RI.8.8

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

Standard:
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

Standard Identifier: RI.8.9

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

Standard:
Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.

Standard Identifier: RI.9-10.7

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
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.

Standard Identifier: RI.9-10.8

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
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.

Standard Identifier: RI.9-10.9

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington’s Farewell Address, the Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”), including how they address related themes and concepts.

Standard Identifier: RI.11-12.10

Grade Range: 11–12
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Standard Identifier: RI.11-12.7

Grade Range: 11–12
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.

Standard Identifier: RI.11-12.8

Grade Range: 11–12
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning (e.g., in U.S. Supreme Court majority opinions and dissents) and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy (e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses).

Standard Identifier: RI.11-12.9

Grade Range: 11–12
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Analyze seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century foundational U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (including The Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address) for their themes, purposes, and rhetorical features.

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