Ohio English Language Arts Standards (2001)
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).
C.
Use appropriate self-monitoring strategies for comprehension.
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).
Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text Standard
Benchmarks (8–10)
A.
Evaluate how features and characteristics make information accessible and usable and how structures help authors achieve their purposes.
B.
Identify examples of rhetorical devices and valid and invalid inferences, and explain how authors use these devices to achieve their purposes and reach their intended audiences.
C.
Analyze whether graphics supplement textual information and promote the author's purpose.
D.
Explain and analyze how an author appeals to an audience and develops an argument or viewpoint in text.
Benchmarks (11–12)
A.
Analyze the features and structures of documents and critique them for their effectiveness.
B.
Identify and analyze examples of rhetorical devices and valid and invalid inferences.
C.
Critique the effectiveness and validity of arguments in text and whether they achieve the author's purpose.
D.
Synthesize the content from several sources on a single issue or written by a single author, clarifying ideas and connecting them to other sources and related topics.
E.
Analyze an author's implicit and explicit philosophical assumptions and beliefs about a subject.