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Standard Identifier: L.9-10.5

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Language
Cluster: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Standard:
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.

Standard Identifier: L.9-10.6

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)
Domain: Language
Cluster: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Standard:
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.

Standard Identifier: RH.9–10.7

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literacy in History/Social Studies
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.

Standard Identifier: RH.9–10.8

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literacy in History/Social Studies
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claims.

Standard Identifier: RH.9–10.9

Grade Range: 9–10
Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)
Domain: Reading: Literacy in History/Social Studies
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.

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: RL.9-10.7

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

Standard:
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).

Standard Identifier: RL.9-10.8

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

Standard:
(Not applicable in literature)

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