Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the literature text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each texts contributes to its meaning and style.

Analyze how differences in the points of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense of humor.

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.

Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the informational text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.

Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individual, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.

Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.

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.

Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.

Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details and well-structured event sequences.

With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.

Use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility of and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the literature text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its developments over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.

Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.

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.

Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the informational text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.

Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.

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.

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.

Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts and information through the selection, organization and analysis of relevant content.

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details and well-structured event sequences.

With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.

Use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

cite evidence from the text to support analysis of what the text says as well as inferences drawn from textdetermine a theme or central idea of text using details

summarize the text without personal opinions/judgments

describe how a plot unfolds and how the characters respond or change

determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text

analyze the structure of a text and explain how it contributes to the development of ideas or themes

explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text

compare/contrast the experience of reading, listening to or viewing different versions of the text

compare/contrast similar themes and topics in different text

cite evidence from the text to support analysis of the text

determine a central idea of a text using details

provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments

analyze in detail how a key individual event or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text

determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text

analyze the overall structure of a text and how it contributes to the development of the ideas

determine and explain an author’s point of view or purpose

integrate information presented from different media or formats

evaluate the author’s use of evidence and its credibility in supporting the author’s claim

compare/contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another

write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources

compose informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and clearly convey ideas, concepts, and information

write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences

produce clear and coherent writing

use technology and digital resources to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others

conduct short research projects, drawing on several sources

gather relevant information from multiple, credible sources

draw evidence from literary and informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research

write routinely over extended and shorter time frames for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences

use context clues to determine meaning of a word or phrase use affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word

use reference materials including print and digital to verify the meaning of a word or phrase

interpret figures of speech in context use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words

determine the correct meaning of a word based on the context in which it is used

expand vocabulary of academic/sophisticated words and use them to convey meaning more precisely and coherently

come to discussions prepared and follow rules for collegial discussions

pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under discussion

review and paraphrase the key ideas multiple perspectives of a speaker

interpret information presented in diverse media and formats

evaluate a speaker’s argument and claims based on evidence

present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically

use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation

include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify information

adapt speech to a variety of context and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate

read multisyllabic words accurately

read grade-level text with purpose, understanding, accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression

use context clues and self-correction strategies for understanding when reading text

draw inferences using evidence from the text

use details from the text to determine a theme of a story, including

how characters respond to challenges

summarize a story

compare/contrast stories using details in the text

determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text

determine the structure of stories, poems, and dramas

describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described

analyze how visual/multimedia elements contribute to the text

compare/contrast stories in the same genre

draw inferences using evidence from the text

determine how main ideas are supported by key details

summarize the text

use evidence to explain the relationships between individuals, events, or concepts

determine the meaning of academic words and phrases

compare and contrast the structure in two or more texts

analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, including the point of view

locate information from multiple print or digital sources

explain and identify an author’s reasons and evidence to support particular points

integrate information from several texts on the same topic

write opinion pieces supporting a point of view with clearly explained reasons and information

write informative/explanatory pieces to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly

write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences with descriptive details, and clear event sequences

produce clear and coherent writing

develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, and editing

use technology to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others

conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge of a topic

gather information from print and digital sources, summarize or paraphrase the information, and provide a list of sources

draw evidence from literary and informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research

write routinely over extended and shorter time frames

come to discussions prepared and follow conversational rules

ask and answer questions that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others

review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions based on

information gained from the discussions

use context clues to determine meaning of a word or phrase

determine the meaning of words using knowledge of affixes/roots

use reference materials including digital resources

recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs

build knowledge of academic words

explain the function of different parts of speech

form and use appropriate verb tenses

use appropriate capitalization and punctuation

spell grade-appropriate words correctly, using print and digital references as needed

expand, combine, and reduce sentences to improve meaning