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Subject Area - CC.1:
English Language Arts
English Language Arts
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.PREK: GRADE Pre-Kindergarten
Standard - CC.1.2.PREK.A
With prompting and support, retell key details of text that support a provided main idea.
Standard - CC.1.2.PREK.C
With prompting and support, make connections between information in a text and personal experiences.
Standard - CC.1.2.PREK.E
Identify the front cover, back cover and title page of a book.
Standard - CC.1.2.PREK.F
With prompting and support, answer questions about unfamiliar words read aloud from a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.PREK.G
With prompting and support, answer questions to connect illustrations to the written word.
Standard - CC.1.2.PREK.I
With prompting and support, identify basic similarities and differences between two texts read aloud on the same topic.
Standard - CC.1.2.PREK.J
Use new vocabulary and phrases acquired in conversations and being read to.
Standard - CC.1.2.PREK.K
With prompting and support, clarify unknown words or phrases read aloud.
Standard - CC.1.2.PREK.L
With prompting and support, actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.K: GRADE K
Standard - CC.1.2.K.A
With prompting and support, identify the main idea and retell key details of text.
Standard - CC.1.2.K.B
With prompting and support, answer questions about key details in a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.K.C
With prompting and support, make a connection between two individual, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.K.E
Identify parts of a book (title, author) and parts of a text (beginning, end, details).
Standard - CC.1.2.K.F
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.K.G
Answers questions to describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear.
Standard - CC.1.2.K.H
With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.K.I
With prompting and support, identify basic similarities and differences between two texts (read or read aloud) on the same topic.
Standard - CC.1.2.K.J
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts.
Standard - CC.1.2.K.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases based upon grade-level reading and content.
Standard - CC.1.2.K.L
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.1: GRADE 1
Standard - CC.1.2.1.A
Identify the main idea and retell key details of text.
Standard - CC.1.2.1.B
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.1.C
Describe the connection between two individual, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.1.E
Use various text features and search tools to locate key facts or information in a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.1.F
Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.1.G
Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
Standard - CC.1.2.1.H
Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.1.I
Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic.
Standard - CC.1.2.1.J
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts, including words that signal connections and relationships between the words and phrases.
Standard - CC.1.2.1.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade-level reading and content.
Standard - CC.1.2.1.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.2: GRADE 2
Standard - CC.1.2.2.A
Identify the main idea of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
Standard - CC.1.2.2.B
Ask and answer questions such as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.2.C
Describe the connection between a series of events, concepts, or steps in a procedure within a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.2.E
Use various text features and search tools to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
Standard - CC.1.2.2.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text including multiple-meaning words.
Standard - CC.1.2.2.G
Explain how graphic representations contribute to and clarify a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.2.H
Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
Standard - CC.1.2.2.I
Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
Standard - CC.1.2.2.J
Acquire and use grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases.
Standard - CC.1.2.2.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing from a range of strategies and tools.
Standard - CC.1.2.2.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.3: GRADE 3
Standard - CC.1.2.3.A
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
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Assessment Anchor - E03.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1 Answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1b Identify details from the text to support answers to literal questions.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea of a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2b Retell key ideas fromthe text.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.3a Identify a connection between two events or steps in the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.B
Ask and answer questions about the text and make inferences from text; refer to text to support responses.
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Assessment Anchor - E03.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1 Answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1b Identify details from the text to support answers to literal questions.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea of a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2b Retell key ideas fromthe text.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.3a Identify a connection between two events or steps in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.C
Explain how a series of events, concepts, or steps in a procedure is connected within a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
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Assessment Anchor - E03.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1 Answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1b Identify details from the text to support answers to literal questions.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea of a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2b Retell key ideas fromthe text.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.3a Identify a connection between two events or steps in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.D
Explain the point of view of the author.
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Assessment Anchor - E03.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.1 Explain the point of view from which a text is written.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.1a Identify one point-of-view in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.2 Use text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts) and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to efficiently locate information relevant to a given topic.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.2a Identify information located in text features.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.E
Use text features and search tools to locate and interpret information.
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Assessment Anchor - E03.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.1 Explain the point of view from which a text is written.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.1a Identify one point-of-view in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.2 Use text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts) and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to efficiently locate information relevant to a given topic.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.2a Identify information located in text features.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, distinguishing literal from non-literal meaning as well as shades of meaning among related words.
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Assessment Anchor - E03.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text. d. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. a. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps). b. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the literal and nonliteral meanings of a word or phrase.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.G
Use information gained from text features to demonstrate understanding of a text.
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Assessment Anchor - E03.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.1 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs to support specific points in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.1a Identify evidence that supports a connection between two points in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.2 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.2a Identify similarities or differences between 2 pieces of text on the same topic.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.3 Use information gained from illustrations, maps, photographs, and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.H
Describe how an author connects sentences and paragraphs in a text to support particular points.
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Assessment Anchor - E03.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.1 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs to support specific points in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.1a Identify evidence that supports a connection between two points in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.2 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.2a Identify similarities or differences between 2 pieces of text on the same topic.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.3 Use information gained from illustrations, maps, photographs, and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.I
Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
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Assessment Anchor - E03.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.1 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs to support specific points in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.1a Identify evidence that supports a connection between two points in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.2 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.2a Identify similarities or differences between 2 pieces of text on the same topic.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.3 Use information gained from illustrations, maps, photographs, and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships.
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Assessment Anchor - E03.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text. d. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. a. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps). b. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the literal and nonliteral meanings of a word or phrase.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade-level reading and content; choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
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Assessment Anchor - E03.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text. d. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. a. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps). b. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the literal and nonliteral meanings of a word or phrase.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.4: GRADE 4
Standard - CC.1.2.4.A
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Assessment Anchor - E04.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E04.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal questionabout a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.1c Identify details from the text to support answers to literal or inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea of a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, steps, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.3a Identify details from the text to answer questions about events, procedures, ideas, steps, or concepts.
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Standard - CC.1.2.4.B
Refer to details and examples in text to support what the text says explicitly and make inferences.
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Assessment Anchor - E04.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E04.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal questionabout a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.1c Identify details from the text to support answers to literal or inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea of a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, steps, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.3a Identify details from the text to answer questions about events, procedures, ideas, steps, or concepts.
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Standard - CC.1.2.4.C
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
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Assessment Anchor - E04.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E04.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal questionabout a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.1c Identify details from the text to support answers to literal or inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea of a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, steps, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-K.1.1.3a Identify details from the text to answer questions about events, procedures, ideas, steps, or concepts.
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Standard - CC.1.2.4.D
Compare and contrast an event or topic told from two different points of view.
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Assessment Anchor - E04.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E04.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.2.1.1 Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-C.2.1.1a Identify two points-of-view about one event or topic in a text.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.2.1.2 Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information and text features in a text or part of a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-C.2.1.2a Identify the text structure or textfeatures in a text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.4.E
Use text structure to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/ solution).
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Assessment Anchor - E04.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E04.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.2.1.1 Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-C.2.1.1a Identify two points-of-view about one event or topic in a text.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.2.1.2 Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information and text features in a text or part of a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-C.2.1.2a Identify the text structure or textfeatures in a text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.4.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, including figurative language.
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Assessment Anchor - E04.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E04.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Explain the meaning of similes and metaphors in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their antonyms and synonyms.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the nonliteral meaning of a word or phrase.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Standard - CC.1.2.4.G
Interpret various presentations of information within a text or digital source and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of text in which it appears.
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Assessment Anchor - E04.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E04.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.1 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.1a Identify a piece of evidence that an author uses to support a specific point in the text.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.2 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to demonstrate subject knowledge.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.2a Combine information from 2 pieces of text on the same topic.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.3 Interpret text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts, timelines, diagrams) and/or make connections between text and the content of text features.
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Standard - CC.1.2.4.H
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
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Assessment Anchor - E04.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E04.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.1 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.1a Identify a piece of evidence that an author uses to support a specific point in the text.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.2 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to demonstrate subject knowledge.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.2a Combine information from 2 pieces of text on the same topic.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.3 Interpret text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts, timelines, diagrams) and/or make connections between text and the content of text features.
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Standard - CC.1.2.4.I
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic to demonstrate understanding of that topic.
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Assessment Anchor - E04.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E04.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.1 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.1a Identify a piece of evidence that an author uses to support a specific point in the text.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.2 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to demonstrate subject knowledge.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.2a Combine information from 2 pieces of text on the same topic.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-C.3.1.3 Interpret text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts, timelines, diagrams) and/or make connections between text and the content of text features.
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Standard - CC.1.2.4.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being and that are basic to a particular topic.
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Assessment Anchor - E04.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E04.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Explain the meaning of similes and metaphors in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their antonyms and synonyms.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the nonliteral meaning of a word or phrase.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Standard - CC.1.2.4.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
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Assessment Anchor - E04.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E04.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Explain the meaning of similes and metaphors in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their antonyms and synonyms.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the nonliteral meaning of a word or phrase.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E04.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Standard - CC.1.2.4.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.5: GRADE 5
Standard - CC.1.2.5.A
Determine two or more main ideas in a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Assessment Anchor - E05.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences and/or making generalizations from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1c Identify details from the text to support answers to literal and inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2a Summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2b Identify the main idea/central idea using key details/evidence from the text.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, steps, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.3a Identify the relationship between two individuals, events, procedures, ideas, steps, or concepts in the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.5.B
Cite textual evidence by quoting accurately from the text to explain what the text says explicitly and make inferences.
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Assessment Anchor - E05.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences and/or making generalizations from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1c Identify details from the text to support answers to literal and inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2a Summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2b Identify the main idea/central idea using key details/evidence from the text.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, steps, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.3a Identify the relationship between two individuals, events, procedures, ideas, steps, or concepts in the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.5.C
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a text based on specific information in the text.
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Assessment Anchor - E05.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences and/or making generalizations from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1c Identify details from the text to support answers to literal and inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2a Summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2b Identify the main idea/central idea using key details/evidence from the text.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, steps, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.3a Identify the relationship between two individuals, events, procedures, ideas, steps, or concepts in the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.5.D
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
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Assessment Anchor - E05.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.1 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.1a Identify similarities or differences in 2 points-of-view about one event or topic in a text.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.2 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information and text features in two or more texts.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.2a Use text structure or text features to identify events, ideas, or concepts in a text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.5.E
Use text structure, in and among texts, to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/ solution).
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Assessment Anchor - E05.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.1 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.1a Identify similarities or differences in 2 points-of-view about one event or topic in a text.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.2 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information and text features in two or more texts.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.2a Use text structure or text features to identify events, ideas, or concepts in a text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.5.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, including interpretation of figurative language.
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Assessment Anchor - E05.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1c Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, and personification) in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.2a Identify meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.5.G
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
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Assessment Anchor - E05.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.1 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.1a Identify evidence that supports an author’s point in the text.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.2 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to demonstrate subject knowledge.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.2a Combine information from 2 or more pieces of text on the same topic.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.3 Interpret text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts) and/or make connections between text and the content of text features.
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Standard - CC.1.2.5.H
Determine how an author supports particular points in a text through reasons and evidence.
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Assessment Anchor - E05.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.1 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.1a Identify evidence that supports an author’s point in the text.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.2 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to demonstrate subject knowledge.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.2a Combine information from 2 or more pieces of text on the same topic.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.3 Interpret text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts) and/or make connections between text and the content of text features.
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Standard - CC.1.2.5.I
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic to demonstrate understanding of that topic.
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Assessment Anchor - E05.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.1 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.1a Identify evidence that supports an author’s point in the text.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.2 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to demonstrate subject knowledge.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.2a Combine information from 2 or more pieces of text on the same topic.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.3 Interpret text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts) and/or make connections between text and the content of text features.
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Standard - CC.1.2.5.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships.
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Assessment Anchor - E05.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1c Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, and personification) in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.2a Identify meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.5.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
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Assessment Anchor - E05.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1c Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, and personification) in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.2a Identify meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.5.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.6: GRADE 6
Standard - CC.1.2.6.A
Determine the central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
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Assessment Anchor - E06.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E06.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.1c Identify details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through relevant details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea using key details/evidence from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, or elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples, anecdotes, or sequence of steps).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.3a Identify how an individual’s actions or an event or idea contribute to the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.6.B
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Assessment Anchor - E06.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E06.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.1c Identify details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through relevant details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea using key details/evidence from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, or elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples, anecdotes, or sequence of steps).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.3a Identify how an individual’s actions or an event or idea contribute to the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.6.C
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text.
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Assessment Anchor - E06.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E06.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.1c Identify details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through relevant details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea using key details/evidence from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, or elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples, anecdotes, or sequence of steps).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-K.1.1.3a Identify how an individual’s actions or an event or idea contribute to the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.6.D
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
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Assessment Anchor - E06.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E06.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-C.2.1.1 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-C.2.1.1a Identify information within the text to determine the author’s point-of-view.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-C.2.1.2 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, section, or text feature fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-C.2.1.2a Identify how a text feature or section fit into the text structure.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.6.E
Analyze the author’s structure through the use of paragraphs, chapters, or sections.
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Assessment Anchor - E06.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E06.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-C.2.1.1 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-C.2.1.1a Identify information within the text to determine the author’s point-of-view.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-C.2.1.2 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, section, or text feature fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-C.2.1.2a Identify how a text feature or section fit into the text structure.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.6.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level reading and content, including interpretation of figurative language in context.
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Assessment Anchor - E06.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E06.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category, synonym/antonym) to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.2a Identifythemeaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Standard - CC.1.2.6.G
Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g. visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Standard - CC.1.2.6.H
Evaluate an author’s argument by examining claims and determining if they are supported by evidence.
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Assessment Anchor - E06.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E06.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-C.3.1.1 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 (e.g., fact/opinion, bias).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-C.3.1.1a Identify an argument or claim that the author makes.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-C.3.1.1b Determine if evidence is fact or opinion.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-C.3.1.2 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).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-C.3.1.2a Identify similarities or differences in two texts by different authors about the same topic.
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Standard - CC.1.2.6.I
Examine how two authors present similar information in different types of text.
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Assessment Anchor - E06.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E06.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-C.3.1.1 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 (e.g., fact/opinion, bias).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-C.3.1.1a Identify an argument or claim that the author makes.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-C.3.1.1b Determine if evidence is fact or opinion.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-C.3.1.2 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).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-C.3.1.2a Identify similarities or differences in two texts by different authors about the same topic.
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Standard - CC.1.2.6.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
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Assessment Anchor - E06.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E06.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category, synonym/antonym) to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.2a Identifythemeaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Standard - CC.1.2.6.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
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Assessment Anchor - E06.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E06.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category, synonym/antonym) to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.2a Identifythemeaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E06.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Standard - CC.1.2.6.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.7: GRADE 7
Standard - CC.1.2.7.A
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.
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Assessment Anchor - E07.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1c Cite details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2a Identify two main ideas/central ideas in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, how individuals influence ideas or events).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.3a Identify two interactions between individuals, events, or ideas that contribute to the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.B
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Assessment Anchor - E07.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1c Cite details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2a Identify two main ideas/central ideas in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, how individuals influence ideas or events).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.3a Identify two interactions between individuals, events, or ideas that contribute to the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.C
Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text.
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Assessment Anchor - E07.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.1c Cite details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2a Identify two main ideas/central ideas in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, how individuals influence ideas or events).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-K.1.1.3a Identify two interactions between individuals, events, or ideas that contribute to the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.D
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.
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Assessment Anchor - E07.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.1 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.1a Identify the author’s point-of-view and an alternate point-of-view in a text.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.2 Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how major sections and text features contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.2a Identify how text features or sections fit into the text structure.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.E
Analyze the structure of the text through evaluation of the author’s use of graphics, charts. and the major sections of the text.
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Assessment Anchor - E07.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.1 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.1a Identify the author’s point-of-view and an alternate point-of-view in a text.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.2 Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how major sections and text features contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.2a Identify how text features or sections fit into the text structure.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level reading and content, including interpretation of figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
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Assessment Anchor - E07.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.1 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.1a Identify the author’s point-of-view and an alternate point-of-view in a text.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.2 Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how major sections and text features contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.2a Identify how text features or sections fit into the text structure.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of text.
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Assessment Anchor - E07.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning words.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary and mythological allusions) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.G
Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g. how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words).
Standard - CC.1.2.7.H
Evaluate an author’s argument, reasoning, and specific claims for the soundness of the argument and the relevance of the evidence.
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Assessment Anchor - E07.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.1 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.1a Identify an argument or claim that the author makes.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.1b Identify the evidence that supports the argumentor claim.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.2a Identify similarities or differences with details selected in two texts by different authors about the same topic.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.I
Analyze how two or more authors present and interpret facts on the same topic.
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Assessment Anchor - E07.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.1 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.1a Identify an argument or claim that the author makes.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.1b Identify the evidence that supports the argumentor claim.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-C.3.1.2a Identify similarities or differences with details selected in two texts by different authors about the same topic.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
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Assessment Anchor - E07.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning words.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary and mythological allusions) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
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Assessment Anchor - E07.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning words.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary and mythological allusions) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Standard - CC.1.2.7.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.8: GRADE 8
Standard - CC.1.2.8.A
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.
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Assessment Anchor - E08.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1c Cite the most important details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea using 2 or more key details/evidence from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, categories).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.3a Identify two or more interactions between individuals, events, or ideas that contribute to the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.B
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Assessment Anchor - E08.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1c Cite the most important details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea using 2 or more key details/evidence from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, categories).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.3a Identify two or more interactions between individuals, events, or ideas that contribute to the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.C
Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events.
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Assessment Anchor - E08.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.1c Cite the most important details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea using 2 or more key details/evidence from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.2b Summarize the text.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, categories).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-K.1.1.3a Identify two or more interactions between individuals, events, or ideas that contribute to the text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.D
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.
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Assessment Anchor - E08.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.1 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.1a Identify a difference in the author’s point-of-view and an alternate point-of-view in a text.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.2a Identify the structure of a paragraph.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of a text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.E
Analyze the structure of the text through evaluation of the author’s use of specific sentences and paragraphs to develop and refine a concept.
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Assessment Anchor - E08.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.1 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.1a Identify a difference in the author’s point-of-view and an alternate point-of-view in a text.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.2a Identify the structure of a paragraph.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of a text.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.F
Analyze the influence of the words and phrases in a text including figurative and connotative, and technical meanings; and how they shape meaning and tone.
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Assessment Anchor - E08.B-C.2 Craft and Structure
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.1 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.1a Identify a difference in the author’s point-of-view and an alternate point-of-view in a text.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.2a Identify the structure of a paragraph.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative, connotative, or technical meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.2.1.3a Determine how word choice changes the meaning of a text.
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Assessment Anchor - E08.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., verbal irony, puns) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.G
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g. print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
Standard - CC.1.2.8.H
Evaluate authors’ argument, reasoning, and specific claims for the soundness of the arguments and the relevance of the evidence.
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Assessment Anchor - E08.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.1 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.1a Identify an argument or claim that the author makes.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.1b Identify the evidence that does or does not support the argument or claim.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.2a Identify conflicting information presented in two texts about the same topic.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.I
Analyze two or more texts that provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.
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Assessment Anchor - E08.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.1 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.1a Identify an argument or claim that the author makes.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.1b Identify the evidence that does or does not support the argument or claim.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.2 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.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-C.3.1.2a Identify conflicting information presented in two texts about the same topic.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
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Assessment Anchor - E08.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., verbal irony, puns) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
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Assessment Anchor - E08.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E08.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., verbal irony, puns) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E08.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.8.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.9-10: GRADES 9-10
Standard - CC.1.2.9-10.A
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Assessment Anchor - L.N.1
Reading for meaning—Nonfiction
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.1.1 Use appropriate strategies to analyze an author’s purpose and how it is achieved in literature.
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Eligible Content - L.N.1.1.1 Identify and/or analyze the author’s intended purpose of a text.Eligible Content - L.N.1.1.2 Explain, describe, and/or analyze examples of a text that support the author’s intended purpose.Eligible Content - L.N.1.1.3 Analyze, interpret, and evaluate how authors use techniques and elements of nonfiction to effectively communicate an idea or concept.Eligible Content - L.N.1.1.4 Explain how an author's use of key words or phrases in text informs and influences the reader.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.1.2 Use appropriate strategies to determine and clarify meaning of vocabulary in literature.
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Eligible Content - L.N.1.2.1 Identify and/or apply a synonym or antonym of a word used in a text.Eligible Content - L.N.1.2.2 Identify how the meaning of a word is changed when an affix is added; identify the meaning of a word with an affix from a text.Eligible Content - L.N.1.2.3 Use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar, multiple- meaning, or ambiguous words.Eligible Content - L.N.1.2.4 Draw conclusions about connotations of words.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.1.3 Use appropriate strategies to comprehend literature during the reading process.
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Eligible Content - L.N.1.3.1
Identify and/or explain stated or implied main ideas and relevant supporting details from a text.
Note: Items may target specific paragraphs.
Eligible Content - L.N.1.3.2 Summarize the key details and events of a nonfictional text, in part or as a whole.Eligible Content - L.N.1.3.3 Analyze the interrelationships of ideas and events in text to determine how one idea or event may interact and influence another.
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Assessment Anchor - L.N.2
Analyzing and interpreting literature—Nonfiction
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.1.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on analysis of a text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.1.2 Cite evidence from a text to support generalizations.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate the literary forms.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.2.1 Analyze how literary form relates to and/or influences the meaning of a text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.2.2 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish fiction from literary nonfictionEligible Content - L.N.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.1
Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate character in a variety of nonfiction:
Note: Character may also be called narrator, speaker, or subject of a biography.
- the actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within nonfictional text
- the relationship between characters and other components of a text
- the development by authors of complex characters and their roles and functions within a text
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.2Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate setting in a variety of nonfiction:
- the relationship between setting and other components of the text (character, plot, and other key literary elements)
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.3Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate plot in a variety of nonfiction:
Note: Plot may also be called action.
- elements of the plot (e.g. exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and/or resolution)
- the relationship between elements of the plot and other components of the text
- how the author structures plot to advance the action
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.4Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate theme in a variety of nonfiction:
- the relationship between the theme and other components of the text
- comparing and contrasting how major themes are developed across genres
- the reflection of traditional and contemporary issues, themes, motifs, universal characters, and genres
- the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.5Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate voice, tone, style, and mood in a variety of nonfiction:
- the relationship between the tone, style, and/or mood and other components of the text
- how voice and choice of speaker (narrator) affect the mood, tone, and/or meaning of the text
- how diction, syntax, figurative language, sentence variety, etc., determine the author’s style
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.6Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate point of view in a variety of nonfiction:
- the point of view of the narrator as first person or third person point of view
- the impact of point of view on the meaning of the text as a whole
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze text organization and structure in literary nonfiction.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.1 Identify, analyze and evaluate the structure and format of complex informational texts.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.2 Identify, explain, compare, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the sequence of steps in a list of directions.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.3 Explain, interpret, and/or analyze the effect of text organization, including headings, graphics, and charts.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.4 Make connections between the text and the content of graphics and charts.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.5 Analyze and evaluate how graphics and charts clarify, simplify, and organize complex informational texts.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.5 Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze essential and nonessential information in literary nonfiction.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.1 Differentiate between fact and opinion.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.2 Explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the use of facts and opinions in the text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.3 Distinguish essential from nonessential information.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.4 Identify, explain, and/or interpret bias and propaganda techniques in nonfictional text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.5 Explain, describe, and/or analyze the effectiveness of bias (explicit and implicit) and propaganda techniques in nonfictional text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.6 Explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the author’s defense of a claim to make a point or construct an argument in nonfictional text.Standard - CC.1.2.9-10.B
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on an author’s explicit assumptions and beliefs about a subject.
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Assessment Anchor - L.N.1
Reading for meaning—Nonfiction
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.1.1 Use appropriate strategies to analyze an author’s purpose and how it is achieved in literature.
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Eligible Content - L.N.1.1.1 Identify and/or analyze the author’s intended purpose of a text.Eligible Content - L.N.1.1.2 Explain, describe, and/or analyze examples of a text that support the author’s intended purpose.Eligible Content - L.N.1.1.3 Analyze, interpret, and evaluate how authors use techniques and elements of nonfiction to effectively communicate an idea or concept.Eligible Content - L.N.1.1.4 Explain how an author's use of key words or phrases in text informs and influences the reader.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.1.2 Use appropriate strategies to determine and clarify meaning of vocabulary in literature.
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Eligible Content - L.N.1.2.1 Identify and/or apply a synonym or antonym of a word used in a text.Eligible Content - L.N.1.2.2 Identify how the meaning of a word is changed when an affix is added; identify the meaning of a word with an affix from a text.Eligible Content - L.N.1.2.3 Use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar, multiple- meaning, or ambiguous words.Eligible Content - L.N.1.2.4 Draw conclusions about connotations of words.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.1.3 Use appropriate strategies to comprehend literature during the reading process.
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Eligible Content - L.N.1.3.1
Identify and/or explain stated or implied main ideas and relevant supporting details from a text.
Note: Items may target specific paragraphs.
Eligible Content - L.N.1.3.2 Summarize the key details and events of a nonfictional text, in part or as a whole.Eligible Content - L.N.1.3.3 Analyze the interrelationships of ideas and events in text to determine how one idea or event may interact and influence another.
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Assessment Anchor - L.N.2
Analyzing and interpreting literature—Nonfiction
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.1.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on analysis of a text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.1.2 Cite evidence from a text to support generalizations.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate the literary forms.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.2.1 Analyze how literary form relates to and/or influences the meaning of a text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.2.2 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish fiction from literary nonfictionEligible Content - L.N.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.1
Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate character in a variety of nonfiction:
Note: Character may also be called narrator, speaker, or subject of a biography.
- the actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within nonfictional text
- the relationship between characters and other components of a text
- the development by authors of complex characters and their roles and functions within a text
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.2Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate setting in a variety of nonfiction:
- the relationship between setting and other components of the text (character, plot, and other key literary elements)
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.3Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate plot in a variety of nonfiction:
Note: Plot may also be called action.
- elements of the plot (e.g. exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and/or resolution)
- the relationship between elements of the plot and other components of the text
- how the author structures plot to advance the action
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.4Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate theme in a variety of nonfiction:
- the relationship between the theme and other components of the text
- comparing and contrasting how major themes are developed across genres
- the reflection of traditional and contemporary issues, themes, motifs, universal characters, and genres
- the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.5Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate voice, tone, style, and mood in a variety of nonfiction:
- the relationship between the tone, style, and/or mood and other components of the text
- how voice and choice of speaker (narrator) affect the mood, tone, and/or meaning of the text
- how diction, syntax, figurative language, sentence variety, etc., determine the author’s style
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.6Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate point of view in a variety of nonfiction:
- the point of view of the narrator as first person or third person point of view
- the impact of point of view on the meaning of the text as a whole
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze text organization and structure in literary nonfiction.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.1 Identify, analyze and evaluate the structure and format of complex informational texts.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.2 Identify, explain, compare, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the sequence of steps in a list of directions.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.3 Explain, interpret, and/or analyze the effect of text organization, including headings, graphics, and charts.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.4 Make connections between the text and the content of graphics and charts.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.5 Analyze and evaluate how graphics and charts clarify, simplify, and organize complex informational texts.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.5 Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze essential and nonessential information in literary nonfiction.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.1 Differentiate between fact and opinion.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.2 Explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the use of facts and opinions in the text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.3 Distinguish essential from nonessential information.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.4 Identify, explain, and/or interpret bias and propaganda techniques in nonfictional text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.5 Explain, describe, and/or analyze the effectiveness of bias (explicit and implicit) and propaganda techniques in nonfictional text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.6 Explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the author’s defense of a claim to make a point or construct an argument in nonfictional text.Standard - CC.1.2.9-10.C
Apply appropriate strategies to analyze, interpret, and evaluate how an author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.
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Assessment Anchor - L.N.1
Reading for meaning—Nonfiction
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.1.1 Use appropriate strategies to analyze an author’s purpose and how it is achieved in literature.
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Eligible Content - L.N.1.1.1 Identify and/or analyze the author’s intended purpose of a text.Eligible Content - L.N.1.1.2 Explain, describe, and/or analyze examples of a text that support the author’s intended purpose.Eligible Content - L.N.1.1.3 Analyze, interpret, and evaluate how authors use techniques and elements of nonfiction to effectively communicate an idea or concept.Eligible Content - L.N.1.1.4 Explain how an author's use of key words or phrases in text informs and influences the reader.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.1.2 Use appropriate strategies to determine and clarify meaning of vocabulary in literature.
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Eligible Content - L.N.1.2.1 Identify and/or apply a synonym or antonym of a word used in a text.Eligible Content - L.N.1.2.2 Identify how the meaning of a word is changed when an affix is added; identify the meaning of a word with an affix from a text.Eligible Content - L.N.1.2.3 Use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar, multiple- meaning, or ambiguous words.Eligible Content - L.N.1.2.4 Draw conclusions about connotations of words.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.1.3 Use appropriate strategies to comprehend literature during the reading process.
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Eligible Content - L.N.1.3.1
Identify and/or explain stated or implied main ideas and relevant supporting details from a text.
Note: Items may target specific paragraphs.
Eligible Content - L.N.1.3.2 Summarize the key details and events of a nonfictional text, in part or as a whole.Eligible Content - L.N.1.3.3 Analyze the interrelationships of ideas and events in text to determine how one idea or event may interact and influence another.
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Assessment Anchor - L.N.2
Analyzing and interpreting literature—Nonfiction
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.1.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on analysis of a text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.1.2 Cite evidence from a text to support generalizations.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate the literary forms.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.2.1 Analyze how literary form relates to and/or influences the meaning of a text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.2.2 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish fiction from literary nonfictionEligible Content - L.N.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.1
Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate character in a variety of nonfiction:
Note: Character may also be called narrator, speaker, or subject of a biography.
- the actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within nonfictional text
- the relationship between characters and other components of a text
- the development by authors of complex characters and their roles and functions within a text
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.2Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate setting in a variety of nonfiction:
- the relationship between setting and other components of the text (character, plot, and other key literary elements)
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.3Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate plot in a variety of nonfiction:
Note: Plot may also be called action.
- elements of the plot (e.g. exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and/or resolution)
- the relationship between elements of the plot and other components of the text
- how the author structures plot to advance the action
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.4Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate theme in a variety of nonfiction:
- the relationship between the theme and other components of the text
- comparing and contrasting how major themes are developed across genres
- the reflection of traditional and contemporary issues, themes, motifs, universal characters, and genres
- the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.5Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate voice, tone, style, and mood in a variety of nonfiction:
- the relationship between the tone, style, and/or mood and other components of the text
- how voice and choice of speaker (narrator) affect the mood, tone, and/or meaning of the text
- how diction, syntax, figurative language, sentence variety, etc., determine the author’s style
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.6Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate point of view in a variety of nonfiction:
- the point of view of the narrator as first person or third person point of view
- the impact of point of view on the meaning of the text as a whole
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze text organization and structure in literary nonfiction.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.1 Identify, analyze and evaluate the structure and format of complex informational texts.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.2 Identify, explain, compare, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the sequence of steps in a list of directions.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.3 Explain, interpret, and/or analyze the effect of text organization, including headings, graphics, and charts.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.4 Make connections between the text and the content of graphics and charts.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.5 Analyze and evaluate how graphics and charts clarify, simplify, and organize complex informational texts.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.5 Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze essential and nonessential information in literary nonfiction.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.1 Differentiate between fact and opinion.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.2 Explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the use of facts and opinions in the text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.3 Distinguish essential from nonessential information.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.4 Identify, explain, and/or interpret bias and propaganda techniques in nonfictional text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.5 Explain, describe, and/or analyze the effectiveness of bias (explicit and implicit) and propaganda techniques in nonfictional text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.6 Explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the author’s defense of a claim to make a point or construct an argument in nonfictional text.Standard - CC.1.2.9-10.D
Determine an author’s particular point of view and analyze how rhetoric advances the point of view.
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Assessment Anchor - L.N.2
Analyzing and interpreting literature—Nonfiction
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.1.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on analysis of a text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.1.2 Cite evidence from a text to support generalizations.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate the literary forms.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.2.1 Analyze how literary form relates to and/or influences the meaning of a text.Eligible Content - L.N.2.2.2 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish fiction from literary nonfictionEligible Content - L.N.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.1
Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate character in a variety of nonfiction:
Note: Character may also be called narrator, speaker, or subject of a biography.
- the actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within nonfictional text
- the relationship between characters and other components of a text
- the development by authors of complex characters and their roles and functions within a text
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.2Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate setting in a variety of nonfiction:
- the relationship between setting and other components of the text (character, plot, and other key literary elements)
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.3Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate plot in a variety of nonfiction:
Note: Plot may also be called action.
- elements of the plot (e.g. exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and/or resolution)
- the relationship between elements of the plot and other components of the text
- how the author structures plot to advance the action
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.4Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate theme in a variety of nonfiction:
- the relationship between the theme and other components of the text
- comparing and contrasting how major themes are developed across genres
- the reflection of traditional and contemporary issues, themes, motifs, universal characters, and genres
- the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.5Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate voice, tone, style, and mood in a variety of nonfiction:
- the relationship between the tone, style, and/or mood and other components of the text
- how voice and choice of speaker (narrator) affect the mood, tone, and/or meaning of the text
- how diction, syntax, figurative language, sentence variety, etc., determine the author’s style
Eligible Content - L.N.2.3.6Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate point of view in a variety of nonfiction:
- the point of view of the narrator as first person or third person point of view
- the impact of point of view on the meaning of the text as a whole
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze text organization and structure in literary nonfiction.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.1 Identify, analyze and evaluate the structure and format of complex informational texts.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.2 Identify, explain, compare, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the sequence of steps in a list of directions.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.3 Explain, interpret, and/or analyze the effect of text organization, including headings, graphics, and charts.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.4 Make connections between the text and the content of graphics and charts.Eligible Content - L.N.2.4.5 Analyze and evaluate how graphics and charts clarify, simplify, and organize complex informational texts.
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Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.5 Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze essential and nonessential information in literary nonfiction.
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Eligible Content - L.N.2.5.1 Differentiate between fact and opinion.
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