English Language Arts Standards
Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies Standard
Benchmarks (8 - 10)
A.
Apply reading comprehension strategies to understand grade-appropriate text.
B.
Demonstrate comprehension of print and electronic text by responding to questions (e.g., literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing).
Benchmarks (11 - 12)
A.
Apply reading comprehension strategies to understand grade-appropriate texts.
B.
Demonstrate comprehension of print and electronic text by responding to questions (e.g., literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing).
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 9)
1.
Apply reading comprehension strategies, including making predictions, comparing and contrasting, recalling and summarizing and making inferences and drawing conclusions.
2.
Answer literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 10)
1.
Apply reading comprehension strategies, including making predictions, comparing and contrasting, recalling and summarizing and making inferences and drawing conclusions.
2.
Answer literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 11)
1.
Apply reading comprehension strategies, including making predictions, comparing and contrasting, recalling and summarizing and making inferences and drawing conclusions.
2.
Answer literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 12)
1.
Apply reading comprehension strategies, including making predictions, comparing and contrasting, recalling and summarizing and making inferences and drawing conclusions.
2.
Answer literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.
Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text Standard
Benchmarks (8 - 10)
C.
Analyze whether graphics supplement textual information and promote the author's purpose.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 9)
3.
Analyze information found in maps, charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, cutaways and overlays.
Reading Applications: Literary Text Standard
Benchmarks (8 - 10)
B.
Explain and analyze how the context of setting and the author's choice of point of view impact a literary text.
D.
Identify similar recurring themes across different works.
F.
Identify and analyze how an author uses figurative language, sound devices and literary techniques to shape plot, set meaning and develop tone.
Benchmarks (11 - 12)
B.
Explain ways characters confront similar situations and conflict.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 9)
2.
Analyze the influence of setting in relation to other literary elements.
4.
Evaluate the point of view used in a literary text.
5.
Interpret universal themes across different works by the same author and different authors.
7.
Explain how foreshadowing and flashback are used to shape plot in a literary text.
8.
Define and identify types of irony, including verbal, situational and dramatic, used in literary texts.
9.
Analyze ways in which the author conveys mood and tone through word choice, figurative language and syntax.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 10)
2.
Analyze the features of setting and their importance in a literary text.
5.
Analyze how an author's choice of genre affects the expression of a theme or topic.
6.
Explain how literary techniques, including foreshadowing and flashback, are used to shape the plot of a literary text.
7.
Recognize how irony is used in a literary text.
8.
Analyze the author's use of point of view, mood and tone.
11.
Explain ways in which an author develops a point of view and style (e.g., figurative language, sentence structure and tone), and cite specific examples from the text.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 11)
1.
Compare and contrast motivations and reactions of literary characters confronting similar conflicts (e.g., individual vs. nature, freedom vs. responsibility, individual vs. society), using specific examples of characters' thoughts, words and actions.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 12)
1.
Compare and contrast motivations and reactions of literary characters confronting similar conflicts (e.g., individual vs. nature, freedom vs. responsibility, individual vs. society), using specific examples of characters' thoughts, words and actions.
Writing Applications Standard
Benchmarks (8 - 10)
B.
Write responses to literature that extend beyond the summary and support references to the text, other works, other authors or to personal knowledge.
Benchmarks (11 - 12)
B.
Write responses to literature that provide an interpretation, recognize ambiguities, nuances and complexities and that understand the author's use of stylistic devices and effects created.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 9)
2.
Write responses to literature that organize an insightful interpretation around several clear ideas, premises or images and support judgments with specific references to the original text, to other texts, authors and to prior knowledge.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 10)
2.
Write responses to literature that organize an insightful interpretation around several clear ideas, premises or images and support judgments with specific references to the original text, to other texts, authors and to prior knowledge.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 11)
2.
Write responses to literature that:
a. advance a judgment that is interpretative, analytical, evaluative or reflective;
b. support key ideas and viewpoints with accurate and detailed references to the text or to other works and authors;
c. analyze the author's use of stylistic devices and express an appreciation of the effects the devices create;
d. identify and assess the impact of possible ambiguities, nuances and complexities within text;
e. anticipate and answer a reader's questions, counterclaims or divergent interpretations; and
f. provide a sense of closure to the writing.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 12)
2.
Write responses to literature that:
a. advance a judgment that is interpretative, analytical, evaluative or reflective;
b. support key ideas and viewpoints with accurate and detailed references to the text or to other works and authors;
c. analyze the author's use of stylistic devices and express an appreciation of the effects the devices create;
d. identify and assess the impact of possible ambiguities, nuances and complexities within text;
e. anticipate and answer a reader's questions, counterclaims or divergent interpretations; and
f. provide a sense of closure to the writing.