ELA Standards
Reading Standards: Craft and Structure
9-10.RL.4 - 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.
9-10.RL.5 - Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it, and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
9-10.RL.6 - Analyze how points of view and/or cultural experiences are reflected in works of literature, drawing from a variety of literary texts.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
9-10.RL.7 - Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.
Writing Standards: Text Types and Purposes
9-10.W.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Writing Standards: Research to Build and Present Knowledge
9-10.W.7 - 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.
Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration
9-10.SL.1 - Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one‐on‐ one, in groups, and teacher‐led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
9-10.SL.3 - Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, use of evidence, and use of rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.
Speaking and Listening Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
9-10.SL.4 - Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Language Standards: Conventions of Standard English
9-10.L.1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
9-10.L.2 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
9-10.L.4 - Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple‐meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
9-10.L.5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
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