Common Core ELA - Technical Standards - Literacy Strand
Grades 6–12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects
History/Social Studies
Grades 6-8
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RH.6-8.7
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
Grades 9-10
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RH.9-10.9
Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Kindergarten–Grade 5
Anchor Standards K-5
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
CCRA.W.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Grades 6–12
Reading: Literature
Grade 6
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RL.6.7
Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.
RL.6.9
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
Grade 7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RL.7.7
Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
RL.7.9
Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.
Grade 8
Craft and Structure
RL.8.5
Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
Reading: Informational Text
Grade 6
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RI.6.9
Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).
Grade 7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RI.7.9
Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
Writing
Grade 6
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.6.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
- Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories] in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics”).
- Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not”).
Grade 7
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.7.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
- Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history”).
- Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g. “Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims”).
Grade 8
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.8.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
- Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new”).
- Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “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”).
Grades 9-10
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.9-10.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
- Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work [e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by Shakespeare]”).
- Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “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”).
Grades 11-12
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.11-12.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
- Apply grades 11–12 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics”).
- Apply grades 11–12 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “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 Case majority opinions and dissents] and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy [e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses]”).
Anchor Standards 6-12
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
CCRA.W.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Ohio English Language Arts Standards (2001)
Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies Standard
Benchmarks (K–3)
D.
Apply reading skills and strategies to summarize and compare and contrast information in text, between text and across subject areas.
Benchmarks (4–7)
A.
Determine a purpose for reading and use a range of reading comprehension strategies to better understand text.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 1)
7.
Create and use graphic organizers such as Venn diagrams or webs, with teacher assistance, to demonstrate comprehension.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 2)
5.
Create and use graphic organizers, such as Venn diagrams and webs, to demonstrate comprehension.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 3)
6.
Create and use graphic organizers, such as Venn diagrams and webs, to demonstrate comprehension.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 4)
6.
Select, create and use graphic organizers to interpret textual information.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 5)
6.
Select, create and use graphic organizers to interpret textual information.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 6)
5.
Select, create and use graphic organizers to interpret textual information.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 7)
5.
Select, create and use graphic organizers to interpret textual information.
Writing Process Standard
Benchmarks (K–2)
C.
Use organizers to clarify ideas for writing assignments.
Benchmarks (3–4)
C.
Apply knowledge of graphics or other organizers to clarify ideas of writing assessments.
Benchmarks (5–7)
C.
Clarify ideas for writing assignments by using graphics or other organizers.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 1)
4.
Use organizational strategies (e.g., brainstorming, lists, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 2)
4.
Use organizational strategies (e.g., brainstorming, lists, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 3)
4.
Use organizational strategies (e.g., brainstorming, lists, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 4)
4.
Use organizational strategies (e.g., brainstorming, lists, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 5)
5.
Use organizational strategies (e.g., rough outlines, diagrams, maps, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 6)
5.
Use organizational strategies (e.g., rough outlines, diagrams, maps, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 7)
5.
Use organizational strategies (e.g., rough outlines, diagrams, maps, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing.