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Standard Identifier: RL.9-10.4

Grade Range: 9–10
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 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). (See grade 9–10 Language standards 4–6 for additional expectations.) CA

Standard Identifier: RL.9-10.5

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
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.

Standard Identifier: RL.9-10.6

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

Standard Identifier: WHST.9–10.7

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)
Domain: Writing: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Cluster: Research to Build and Present Knowledge

Standard:
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.

Standard Identifier: WHST.9–10.8

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)
Domain: Writing: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Cluster: Research to Build and Present Knowledge

Standard:
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources (primary and secondary), using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CA

Standard Identifier: WHST.9–10.9

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)
Domain: Writing: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Cluster: Research to Build and Present Knowledge

Standard:
Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Standard Identifier: RL.11-12.1

Grade Range: 11–12
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Key Ideas and Details

Standard:
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

Standard Identifier: RL.11-12.10

Grade Range: 11–12
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Standard:
By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, 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 literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Standard Identifier: RL.11-12.2

Grade Range: 11–12
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Key Ideas and Details

Standard:
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

Standard Identifier: RL.11-12.3

Grade Range: 11–12
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Key Ideas and Details

Standard:
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters/archetypes are introduced and developed). CA

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