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Subject Area - CC.1:
English Language Arts
  • Standard Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
  • Grade Level - CC.1.3.PREK: GRADE Pre-Kindergarten
Standard - CC.1.3.PREK.A

With prompting and support, retell a familiar story in sequence with picture support.

Standard - CC.1.3.PREK.B

Answer questions about a particular story (who, what, how, when, and where).

Standard - CC.1.3.PREK.C

With prompting and support, answer questions to identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

Standard - CC.1.3.PREK.D

With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story.

Standard - CC.1.3.PREK.E

With prompting and support, recognize common types of text.

Standard - CC.1.3.PREK.F

Answer questions about unfamiliar words read aloud from a story.

Standard - CC.1.3.PREK.G

Describe pictures in books using details.

Standard - CC.1.3.PREK.H

Answer questions to compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.

Standard - CC.1.3.PREK.I

With prompting and support, clarify unknown words or phrases read aloud.

Standard - CC.1.3.PREK.J

Use new vocabulary and phrases acquired in conversations and being read to.

Standard - CC.1.3.PREK.K

With prompting and support, actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

  • Standard Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
  • Grade Level - CC.1.3.K: GRADE Kindergarten
Standard - CC.1.3.K.A

With prompting and support, retell familiar stories including key details.

Standard - CC.1.3.K.B

Answer questions about key details in a text.

Standard - CC.1.3.K.C

With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

Standard - CC.1.3.K.D

Name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.

Standard - CC.1.3.K.E

Recognize common types of text.

Standard - CC.1.3.K.F

Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.

Standard - CC.1.3.K.G

Make connections between the illustrations and the text in a story (read or read aloud).

Standard - CC.1.3.K.H

Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.

Standard - CC.1.3.K.I

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases based upon grade-level reading and content.

Standard - CC.1.3.K.J

Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts.

Standard - CC.1.3.K.K

Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

  • Standard Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
  • Grade Level - CC.1.3.1: GRADE 1
Standard - CC.1.3.1.A

Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

Standard - CC.1.3.1.B

Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

Standard - CC.1.3.1.C

Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Standard - CC.1.3.1.D

Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.

Standard - CC.1.3.1.E

Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading or range of text types.

Standard - CC.1.3.1.F

Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

Standard - CC.1.3.1.G

Use illustrations and details in a story to describe characters, setting, or events.

Standard - CC.1.3.1.H

Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.

Standard - CC.1.3.1.I

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade-level reading and content

Standard - CC.1.3.1.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.1.3.1.K

Read and comprehend literature on grade-level, reading independently and proficiently.

  • Standard Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
  • Grade Level - CC.1.3.2: GRADE 2
Standard - CC.1.3.2.A

Recount stories and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Standard - CC.1.3.2.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.1.3.2.C

Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

Standard - CC.1.3.2.D

Acknowledge differences in the points of views of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.

Standard - CC.1.3.2.E

Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

Standard - CC.1.3.2.F

Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

Standard - CC.1.3.2.G

Use information from illustrations and words, in print or digital text, to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting, or plot.

Standard - CC.1.3.2.H

Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different culture.

Standard - CC.1.3.2.I

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.1.3.2.J

Acquire and use grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases.

Standard - CC.1.3.2.K

Read and comprehend literature on grade-level, reading independently and proficiently.

  • Standard Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
  • Grade Level - CC.1.3.3: GRADE 3
Standard - CC.1.3.3.A

Determine the central message, lesson, or moral in literary text; explain how it is conveyed in text.

  • Assessment Anchor - E03.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E03.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-K.1.1.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-K.1.1.2 Recount poems, dramas, or stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-K.1.1.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. Note: “Story” means narration of events told through the text types of story, drama, or poem.
Standard - CC.1.3.3.B

Ask and answer questions about the text and make inferences from text; refer to text to support responses.

  • Assessment Anchor - E03.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E03.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-K.1.1.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-K.1.1.2 Recount poems, dramas, or stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-K.1.1.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. Note: “Story” means narration of events told through the text types of story, drama, or poem.
Standard - CC.1.3.3.C

Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

  • Assessment Anchor - E03.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E03.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-K.1.1.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-K.1.1.2 Recount poems, dramas, or stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-K.1.1.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. Note: “Story” means narration of events told through the text types of story, drama, or poem.
Standard - CC.1.3.3.D

Explain the point of view of the author.

  • Assessment Anchor - E03.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E03.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-C.2.1.1 Explain the point of view from which a story is narrated, including the difference between first and third-person narrations. Note: “Story” means narration of events told through the text types of story, drama, or poem.
Standard - CC.1.3.3.E

Refer to parts of texts when writing or speaking about a text using such terms as chapter, scene and stanza and describe how each successive part builds upon earlier sections.

Standard - CC.1.3.3.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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E03.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E03.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-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. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-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).
Standard - CC.1.3.3.G

Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).

Standard - CC.1.3.3.H

Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.

  • Assessment Anchor - E03.A-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
    • Anchor Descriptor - E03.A-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among texts.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-C.3.1.1 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series). Note: “Stories” means narration of events told through the text types of stories, dramas, or poems.
Standard - CC.1.3.3.I

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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E03.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E03.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-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. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-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).
Standard - CC.1.3.3.J

Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships.

  • Assessment Anchor - E03.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E03.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-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. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
      • Eligible Content - E03.A-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).
Standard - CC.1.3.3.K

Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade-level, reading independently and proficiently.

  • Standard Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
  • Grade Level - CC.1.3.4: GRADE 4
Standard - CC.1.3.4.A

Determine a theme of a text from details in the text; summarize the text.

  • Assessment Anchor - E04.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E04.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-K.1.1.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text explicitly says and when drawing inferences from the text.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-K.1.1.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story, drama, or poem, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
Standard - CC.1.3.4.B

Cite relevant details from text to support what the text says explicitly and make inferences.

  • Assessment Anchor - E04.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E04.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-K.1.1.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text explicitly says and when drawing inferences from the text.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-K.1.1.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story, drama, or poem, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
Standard - CC.1.3.4.C

Describe in depth a character, setting or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

  • Assessment Anchor - E04.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E04.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-K.1.1.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text explicitly says and when drawing inferences from the text.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-K.1.1.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story, drama, or poem, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
Standard - CC.1.3.4.D

Compare and contrast an event or topic told from two different points of view.

  • Assessment Anchor - E04.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E04.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-C.2.1.1 Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. Note: “Stories” means narration of events told through the text types of stories, dramas, or poems.
Standard - CC.1.3.4.E

Explain major differences between poems, drama and prose and refer to the structural elements of each when writing or speaking about a text.

Standard - CC.1.3.4.F

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, including figurative language.

  • Assessment Anchor - E04.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E04.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-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, including words or phrases that allude to significant characters found in literature (e.g., Herculean effort). b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-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.
Standard - CC.1.3.4.G

Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.

Standard - CC.1.3.4.H

Compare and contrast similar themes, topics, and patterns of events in literature, including texts from different cultures.

  • Assessment Anchor - E04.A-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
    • Anchor Descriptor - E04.A-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among texts.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-C.3.1.1 Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures. Note: “Stories” means narration of events told through the text types of stories, dramas, or poems.
Standard - CC.1.3.4.I

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

  • Assessment Anchor - E04.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E04.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-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, including words or phrases that allude to significant characters found in literature (e.g., Herculean effort). b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-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.
Standard - CC.1.3.4.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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E04.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E04.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-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, including words or phrases that allude to significant characters found in literature (e.g., Herculean effort). b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
      • Eligible Content - E04.A-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.
Standard - CC.1.3.4.K

Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade-level, reading independently and proficiently.

  • Standard Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
  • Grade Level - CC.1.3.5: GRADE 5
Standard - CC.1.3.5.A

Determine a theme of a text from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

  • Assessment Anchor - E05.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E05.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-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.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-K.1.1.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story, drama, or poem, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Standard - CC.1.3.5.B

Cite textual evidence by quoting accurately from the text to explain what the text says explicitly and make inferences.

  • Assessment Anchor - E05.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E05.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-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.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-K.1.1.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story, drama, or poem, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Standard - CC.1.3.5.C

Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

  • Assessment Anchor - E05.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E05.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-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.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-K.1.1.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story, drama, or poem, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Standard - CC.1.3.5.D

Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

  • Assessment Anchor - E05.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E05.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-C.2.1.1 Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described; describe an author’s purpose and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
Standard - CC.1.3.5.E

Explain how a series of chapters, scenes or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

Standard - CC.1.3.5.F

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, including interpretation of figurative language.

  • Assessment Anchor - E05.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E05.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-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).
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor, 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.
Standard - CC.1.3.5.G

Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).

Standard - CC.1.3.5.H

Compare and contrast texts in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics as well as additional literary elements.

  • Assessment Anchor - E05.A-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
    • Anchor Descriptor - E05.A-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among texts.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-C.3.1.1 Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics. Note: “Stories” means narration of events told through the text types of stories, dramas, or poems.
Standard - CC.1.3.5.I

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

  • Assessment Anchor - E05.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E05.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-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).
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor, 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.
Standard - CC.1.3.5.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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E05.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E05.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-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).
      • Eligible Content - E05.A-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor, 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.
Standard - CC.1.3.5.K

Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade-level, reading independently and proficiently.

  • Standard Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
  • Grade Level - CC.1.3.6: GRADE 6
Standard - CC.1.3.6.A

Determine a theme or 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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E06.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E06.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-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.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme or 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.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-K.1.1.3 Describe how the plot of a particular story, drama, or poem unfolds, as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Standard - CC.1.3.6.B

Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and/or generalizations drawn from the text.

  • Assessment Anchor - E06.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E06.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-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.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme or 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.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-K.1.1.3 Describe how the plot of a particular story, drama, or poem unfolds, as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Standard - CC.1.3.6.C

Describe how a particular story or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes, as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

  • Assessment Anchor - E06.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E06.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-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.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme or 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.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-K.1.1.3 Describe how the plot of a particular story, drama, or poem unfolds, as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Standard - CC.1.3.6.D

Determine an author’s purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in a text.

  • Assessment Anchor - E06.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E06.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-C.2.1.1 Determine an author’s purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text; explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text; describe the effectiveness of the point of view used by the author.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-C.2.1.2 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Standard - CC.1.3.6.E

Analyze how the structure of a text contributes to the development of theme, setting, and plot.

  • Assessment Anchor - E06.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E06.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-C.2.1.1 Determine an author’s purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text; explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text; describe the effectiveness of the point of view used by the author.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-C.2.1.2 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Standard - CC.1.3.6.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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E06.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E06.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-C.2.1.1 Determine an author’s purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text; explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text; describe the effectiveness of the point of view used by the author.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-C.2.1.2 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
  • Assessment Anchor - E06.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E06.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-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).
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-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).
Standard - CC.1.3.6.G

Compare and contrast the experiences of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what is “seen” and “heard” when reading the text to what is perceived when listening or watching.

Standard - CC.1.3.6.H

Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics as well as their use of additional literary elements.

  • Assessment Anchor - E06.A-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
    • Anchor Descriptor - E06.A-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among texts.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-C.3.1.1 Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories, dramas, poems, historical novels, fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
Standard - CC.1.3.6.I

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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E06.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E06.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-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).
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-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).
Standard - CC.1.3.6.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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E06.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E06.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-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).
      • Eligible Content - E06.A-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).
Standard - CC.1.3.6.K

Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

  • Standard Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
  • Grade Level - CC.1.3.7: GRADE 7
Standard - CC.1.3.7.A

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

  • Assessment Anchor - E07.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E07.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-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.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-K.1.1.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story, drama, or poem interact (e.g., how the setting shapes the characters or plot).
Standard - CC.1.3.7.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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E07.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E07.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-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.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-K.1.1.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story, drama, or poem interact (e.g., how the setting shapes the characters or plot).
Standard - CC.1.3.7.C

Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact and how setting shapes the characters or plot.

  • Assessment Anchor - E07.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E07.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-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.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-K.1.1.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story, drama, or poem interact (e.g., how the setting shapes the characters or plot).
Standard - CC.1.3.7.D

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

  • Assessment Anchor - E07.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E07.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-C.2.1.1 Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-C.2.1.2 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
Standard - CC.1.3.7.E

Analyze how the structure or form of a text contributes to its meaning.

  • Assessment Anchor - E07.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E07.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-C.2.1.1 Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-C.2.1.2 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
Standard - CC.1.3.7.F

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level reading and content, including interpretation of figurative, connotative meanings.

  • Assessment Anchor - E07.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E07.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-C.2.1.1 Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-C.2.1.2 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
  • Assessment Anchor - E07.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E07.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-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).
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-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).
Standard - CC.1.3.7.G

Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g. lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).

Standard - CC.1.3.7.H

Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.

  • Assessment Anchor - E07.A-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
    • Anchor Descriptor - E07.A-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among texts.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-C.3.1.1 Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.
Standard - CC.1.3.7.I

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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E07.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E07.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-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).
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-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).
Standard - CC.1.3.7.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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E07.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E07.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-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).
      • Eligible Content - E07.A-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).
Standard - CC.1.3.7.K

Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

  • Standard Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
  • Grade Level - CC.1.3.8: GRADE 8
Standard - CC.1.3.8.A

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

  • Assessment Anchor - E08.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E08.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-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.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-K.1.1.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story, drama, or poem propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
Standard - CC.1.3.8.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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E08.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E08.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-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.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-K.1.1.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story, drama, or poem propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
Standard - CC.1.3.8.C

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

  • Assessment Anchor - E08.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
    • Anchor Descriptor - E08.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-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.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-K.1.1.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-K.1.1.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story, drama, or poem propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
Standard - CC.1.3.8.D

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

  • Assessment Anchor - E08.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E08.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.1 Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.2 Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts, and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
Standard - CC.1.3.8.E

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

  • Assessment Anchor - E08.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E08.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.1 Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.2 Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts, and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
Standard - CC.1.3.8.F

Analyze the influence of the words and phrases in a text including figurative and connotative meanings and how they shape meaning and tone.

  • Assessment Anchor - E08.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
    • Anchor Descriptor - E08.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.1 Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.2 Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts, and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.2.1.3 Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
  • Assessment Anchor - E08.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E08.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-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).
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-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).
Standard - CC.1.3.8.G

Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by directors or actors.

Standard - CC.1.3.8.H

Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from traditional works, including describing how the material is rendered new.

  • Assessment Anchor - E08.A-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
    • Anchor Descriptor - E08.A-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among texts.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-C.3.1.1 Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths and traditional stories, including describing how the material is rendered new. Note: “Stories” means narration of events told through the text types of stories, dramas, or poems.
Standard - CC.1.3.8.I

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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E08.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E08.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-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).
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-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).
Standard - CC.1.3.8.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.

  • Assessment Anchor - E08.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • Anchor Descriptor - E08.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-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).
      • Eligible Content - E08.A-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).
Standard - CC.1.3.8.K

Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

  • Standard Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
  • Grade Level - CC.1.3.9-10: GRADES 9-10
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.A

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail 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.

  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.1

    Reading for meaning—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.1 Use appropriate strategies to analyze an author’s purpose and how it is achieved in literature
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.1 Identify and/or analyze the author’s intended purpose of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.2 Explain, describe, and/or analyze examples of a text that support the author’s intended purpose.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.3 Analyze, interpret, and evaluate how authors use techniques and elements of fiction to effectively communicate an idea or concept.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.2 Use appropriate strategies to determine and clarify meaning of vocabulary in literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.2.1 Identify and/or apply a synonym or antonym of a word used in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.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.F.1.2.3 Use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar, multiple- meaning, or ambiguous words.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.2.4 Draw conclusions about connotations of words
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.3 Use appropriate strategies to comprehend literature during the reading process.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.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.F.1.3.2 Summarize the key details and events of a fictional text, in part or as a whole.
  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.2

    Analyzing and interpreting literature—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on analysis of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.2 Cite evidence from a text to support generalizations
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary forms.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.1 Analyze how literary form relates to and/or influences meaning of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.2 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish fiction from literary nonfiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.4 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish narrative, poetry, and drama.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.1

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate character in a variety of fiction:

        Note: Character may also be called narrator or speaker.

        • the actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within fictional 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.F.2.3.2

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate setting in a variety of fiction:

        • the relationship between setting and other components of the text (character, plot, and other key literary elements)
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.3

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate plot in a variety of fiction:

        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.F.2.3.4

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate theme in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.5

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate voice, tone, style, and mood in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.6

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate point of view in a variety of fiction:

        • 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
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to interpret and analyze the universal significance of literary fiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.4.1 Interpret and analyze works from a variety of genres for literary, historical, and/or cultural significance.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.5

      Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze literary devices and patterns in literary fiction.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.1 Identify, explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the effects of personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, satire, foreshadowing, flashback, imagery, allegory, symbolism, and irony in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.2

        Identify, explain, and analyze the structure of poems and sound devices.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.3 Identify and analyze how stage directions, monologue, dialogue, soliloquy, and dialect support dramatic script.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.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.

  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.1

    Reading for meaning—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.1 Use appropriate strategies to analyze an author’s purpose and how it is achieved in literature
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.1 Identify and/or analyze the author’s intended purpose of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.2 Explain, describe, and/or analyze examples of a text that support the author’s intended purpose.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.3 Analyze, interpret, and evaluate how authors use techniques and elements of fiction to effectively communicate an idea or concept.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.2 Use appropriate strategies to determine and clarify meaning of vocabulary in literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.2.1 Identify and/or apply a synonym or antonym of a word used in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.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.F.1.2.3 Use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar, multiple- meaning, or ambiguous words.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.2.4 Draw conclusions about connotations of words
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.3 Use appropriate strategies to comprehend literature during the reading process.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.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.F.1.3.2 Summarize the key details and events of a fictional text, in part or as a whole.
  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.2

    Analyzing and interpreting literature—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on analysis of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.2 Cite evidence from a text to support generalizations
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary forms.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.1 Analyze how literary form relates to and/or influences meaning of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.2 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish fiction from literary nonfiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.4 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish narrative, poetry, and drama.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.1

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate character in a variety of fiction:

        Note: Character may also be called narrator or speaker.

        • the actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within fictional 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.F.2.3.2

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate setting in a variety of fiction:

        • the relationship between setting and other components of the text (character, plot, and other key literary elements)
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.3

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate plot in a variety of fiction:

        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.F.2.3.4

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate theme in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.5

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate voice, tone, style, and mood in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.6

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate point of view in a variety of fiction:

        • 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
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to interpret and analyze the universal significance of literary fiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.4.1 Interpret and analyze works from a variety of genres for literary, historical, and/or cultural significance.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.5

      Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze literary devices and patterns in literary fiction.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.1 Identify, explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the effects of personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, satire, foreshadowing, flashback, imagery, allegory, symbolism, and irony in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.2

        Identify, explain, and analyze the structure of poems and sound devices.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.3 Identify and analyze how stage directions, monologue, dialogue, soliloquy, and dialect support dramatic script.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.C

Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.1

    Reading for meaning—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.1 Use appropriate strategies to analyze an author’s purpose and how it is achieved in literature
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.1 Identify and/or analyze the author’s intended purpose of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.2 Explain, describe, and/or analyze examples of a text that support the author’s intended purpose.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.3 Analyze, interpret, and evaluate how authors use techniques and elements of fiction to effectively communicate an idea or concept.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.2 Use appropriate strategies to determine and clarify meaning of vocabulary in literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.2.1 Identify and/or apply a synonym or antonym of a word used in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.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.F.1.2.3 Use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar, multiple- meaning, or ambiguous words.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.2.4 Draw conclusions about connotations of words
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.3 Use appropriate strategies to comprehend literature during the reading process.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.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.F.1.3.2 Summarize the key details and events of a fictional text, in part or as a whole.
  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.2

    Analyzing and interpreting literature—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on analysis of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.2 Cite evidence from a text to support generalizations
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary forms.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.1 Analyze how literary form relates to and/or influences meaning of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.2 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish fiction from literary nonfiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.4 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish narrative, poetry, and drama.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.1

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate character in a variety of fiction:

        Note: Character may also be called narrator or speaker.

        • the actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within fictional 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.F.2.3.2

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate setting in a variety of fiction:

        • the relationship between setting and other components of the text (character, plot, and other key literary elements)
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.3

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate plot in a variety of fiction:

        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.F.2.3.4

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate theme in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.5

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate voice, tone, style, and mood in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.6

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate point of view in a variety of fiction:

        • 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
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to interpret and analyze the universal significance of literary fiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.4.1 Interpret and analyze works from a variety of genres for literary, historical, and/or cultural significance.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.5

      Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze literary devices and patterns in literary fiction.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.1 Identify, explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the effects of personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, satire, foreshadowing, flashback, imagery, allegory, symbolism, and irony in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.2

        Identify, explain, and analyze the structure of poems and sound devices.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.3 Identify and analyze how stage directions, monologue, dialogue, soliloquy, and dialect support dramatic script.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.D

Determine the point of view of the text and analyze the impact the point of view has on the meaning of the text.

  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.2

    Analyzing and interpreting literature—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on analysis of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.2 Cite evidence from a text to support generalizations
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary forms.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.1 Analyze how literary form relates to and/or influences meaning of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.2 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish fiction from literary nonfiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.4 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish narrative, poetry, and drama.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.1

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate character in a variety of fiction:

        Note: Character may also be called narrator or speaker.

        • the actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within fictional 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.F.2.3.2

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate setting in a variety of fiction:

        • the relationship between setting and other components of the text (character, plot, and other key literary elements)
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.3

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate plot in a variety of fiction:

        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.F.2.3.4

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate theme in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.5

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate voice, tone, style, and mood in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.6

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate point of view in a variety of fiction:

        • 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
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to interpret and analyze the universal significance of literary fiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.4.1 Interpret and analyze works from a variety of genres for literary, historical, and/or cultural significance.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.5

      Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze literary devices and patterns in literary fiction.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.1 Identify, explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the effects of personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, satire, foreshadowing, flashback, imagery, allegory, symbolism, and irony in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.2

        Identify, explain, and analyze the structure of poems and sound devices.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.3 Identify and analyze how stage directions, monologue, dialogue, soliloquy, and dialect support dramatic script.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.E

Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create an effect.

  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.1

    Reading for meaning—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.1 Use appropriate strategies to analyze an author’s purpose and how it is achieved in literature
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.1 Identify and/or analyze the author’s intended purpose of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.2 Explain, describe, and/or analyze examples of a text that support the author’s intended purpose.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.3 Analyze, interpret, and evaluate how authors use techniques and elements of fiction to effectively communicate an idea or concept.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.2 Use appropriate strategies to determine and clarify meaning of vocabulary in literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.2.1 Identify and/or apply a synonym or antonym of a word used in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.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.F.1.2.3 Use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar, multiple- meaning, or ambiguous words.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.2.4 Draw conclusions about connotations of words
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.3 Use appropriate strategies to comprehend literature during the reading process.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.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.F.1.3.2 Summarize the key details and events of a fictional text, in part or as a whole.
  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.2

    Analyzing and interpreting literature—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on analysis of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.2 Cite evidence from a text to support generalizations
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary forms.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.1 Analyze how literary form relates to and/or influences meaning of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.2 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish fiction from literary nonfiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.4 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish narrative, poetry, and drama.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.1

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate character in a variety of fiction:

        Note: Character may also be called narrator or speaker.

        • the actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within fictional 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.F.2.3.2

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate setting in a variety of fiction:

        • the relationship between setting and other components of the text (character, plot, and other key literary elements)
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.3

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate plot in a variety of fiction:

        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.F.2.3.4

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate theme in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.5

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate voice, tone, style, and mood in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.6

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate point of view in a variety of fiction:

        • 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
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to interpret and analyze the universal significance of literary fiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.4.1 Interpret and analyze works from a variety of genres for literary, historical, and/or cultural significance.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.5

      Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze literary devices and patterns in literary fiction.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.1 Identify, explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the effects of personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, satire, foreshadowing, flashback, imagery, allegory, symbolism, and irony in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.2

        Identify, explain, and analyze the structure of poems and sound devices.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.3 Identify and analyze how stage directions, monologue, dialogue, soliloquy, and dialect support dramatic script.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.F

Analyze how words and phrases shape meaning and tone in texts.

  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.2

    Analyzing and interpreting literature—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on analysis of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.2 Cite evidence from a text to support generalizations
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary forms.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.1 Analyze how literary form relates to and/or influences meaning of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.2 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish fiction from literary nonfiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.4 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish narrative, poetry, and drama.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.1

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate character in a variety of fiction:

        Note: Character may also be called narrator or speaker.

        • the actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within fictional 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.F.2.3.2

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate setting in a variety of fiction:

        • the relationship between setting and other components of the text (character, plot, and other key literary elements)
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.3

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate plot in a variety of fiction:

        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.F.2.3.4

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate theme in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.5

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate voice, tone, style, and mood in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.6

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate point of view in a variety of fiction:

        • 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
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to interpret and analyze the universal significance of literary fiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.4.1 Interpret and analyze works from a variety of genres for literary, historical, and/or cultural significance.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.5

      Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze literary devices and patterns in literary fiction.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.1 Identify, explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the effects of personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, satire, foreshadowing, flashback, imagery, allegory, symbolism, and irony in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.2

        Identify, explain, and analyze the structure of poems and sound devices.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.3 Identify and analyze how stage directions, monologue, dialogue, soliloquy, and dialect support dramatic script.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.G

Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.

  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.2

    Analyzing and interpreting literature—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on analysis of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.2 Cite evidence from a text to support generalizations
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary forms.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.1 Analyze how literary form relates to and/or influences meaning of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.2 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish fiction from literary nonfiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.4 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish narrative, poetry, and drama.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.1

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate character in a variety of fiction:

        Note: Character may also be called narrator or speaker.

        • the actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within fictional 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.F.2.3.2

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate setting in a variety of fiction:

        • the relationship between setting and other components of the text (character, plot, and other key literary elements)
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.3

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate plot in a variety of fiction:

        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.F.2.3.4

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate theme in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.5

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate voice, tone, style, and mood in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.6

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate point of view in a variety of fiction:

        • 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
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to interpret and analyze the universal significance of literary fiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.4.1 Interpret and analyze works from a variety of genres for literary, historical, and/or cultural significance.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.5

      Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze literary devices and patterns in literary fiction.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.1 Identify, explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the effects of personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, satire, foreshadowing, flashback, imagery, allegory, symbolism, and irony in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.2

        Identify, explain, and analyze the structure of poems and sound devices.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.3 Identify and analyze how stage directions, monologue, dialogue, soliloquy, and dialect support dramatic script.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.H

Analyze how an author draws on and transforms themes, topics, character types, and/or other text elements from source material in a specific work.

  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.2

    Analyzing and interpreting literature—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on analysis of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.1.2 Cite evidence from a text to support generalizations
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary forms.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.1 Analyze how literary form relates to and/or influences meaning of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.2 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish fiction from literary nonfiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.2.4 Compare and evaluate the characteristics that distinguish narrative, poetry, and drama.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.1

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate character in a variety of fiction:

        Note: Character may also be called narrator or speaker.

        • the actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within fictional 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.F.2.3.2

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate setting in a variety of fiction:

        • the relationship between setting and other components of the text (character, plot, and other key literary elements)
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.3.3

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate plot in a variety of fiction:

        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.F.2.3.4

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate theme in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.5

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate voice, tone, style, and mood in a variety of fiction:

        • 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.F.2.3.6

        Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate point of view in a variety of fiction:

        • 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
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to interpret and analyze the universal significance of literary fiction.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.4.1 Interpret and analyze works from a variety of genres for literary, historical, and/or cultural significance.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.2.5

      Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze literary devices and patterns in literary fiction.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.1 Identify, explain, interpret, describe, and/or analyze the effects of personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, satire, foreshadowing, flashback, imagery, allegory, symbolism, and irony in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.2

        Identify, explain, and analyze the structure of poems and sound devices.

      • Eligible Content - L.F.2.5.3 Identify and analyze how stage directions, monologue, dialogue, soliloquy, and dialect support dramatic script.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.I

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.

  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.1

    Reading for meaning—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.1 Use appropriate strategies to analyze an author’s purpose and how it is achieved in literature
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.1 Identify and/or analyze the author’s intended purpose of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.2 Explain, describe, and/or analyze examples of a text that support the author’s intended purpose.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.3 Analyze, interpret, and evaluate how authors use techniques and elements of fiction to effectively communicate an idea or concept.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.2 Use appropriate strategies to determine and clarify meaning of vocabulary in literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.2.1 Identify and/or apply a synonym or antonym of a word used in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.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.F.1.2.3 Use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar, multiple- meaning, or ambiguous words.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.2.4 Draw conclusions about connotations of words
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.3 Use appropriate strategies to comprehend literature during the reading process.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.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.F.1.3.2 Summarize the key details and events of a fictional text, in part or as a whole.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.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.

  • Assessment Anchor - L.F.1

    Reading for meaning—Fiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.1 Use appropriate strategies to analyze an author’s purpose and how it is achieved in literature
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.1 Identify and/or analyze the author’s intended purpose of a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.2 Explain, describe, and/or analyze examples of a text that support the author’s intended purpose.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.1.3 Analyze, interpret, and evaluate how authors use techniques and elements of fiction to effectively communicate an idea or concept.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.2 Use appropriate strategies to determine and clarify meaning of vocabulary in literature.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.2.1 Identify and/or apply a synonym or antonym of a word used in a text.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.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.F.1.2.3 Use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar, multiple- meaning, or ambiguous words.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.1.2.4 Draw conclusions about connotations of words
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.F.1.3 Use appropriate strategies to comprehend literature during the reading process.
      • Eligible Content - L.F.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.F.1.3.2 Summarize the key details and events of a fictional text, in part or as a whole.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.K

Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

  • Assessment Anchor - L.N.2

    Analyzing and interpreting literature—Nonfiction

    • Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.1 Use appropriate strategies to make and support interpretations of literature.
      • 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.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.2 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate the literary forms.
      • 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 nonfiction
      • Eligible Content - L.N.2.2.3 Explain, interpret, compare, describe, analyze, and/or evaluate connections between texts.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.3 Use appropriate strategies to compare, analyze, and evaluate literary elements.
      • 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.2.3.2

        Explain, 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.2.3.3

        Explain, 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.2.3.4

        Explain, 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.2.3.5

        Explain, 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.2.3.6

        Explain, 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
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.4 Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze text organization and structure in literary nonfiction.
      • 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.
    • Anchor Descriptor - L.N.2.5 Use appropriate strategies to identify and analyze essential and nonessential information in literary nonfiction.
      • 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 Area - CC.1.3: Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
      • Grade Level - CC.1.3.11-12: GRADES 11-12
      Standard - CC.1.3.11-12.A

      Determine and analyze the relationship between two or more themes or central ideas of a text, including the development and interaction of the themes; provide an objective summary of the text.

      • Alternate Eligible Content - CC.1.3.11-12.A.a Identify two themes/central messages of a text using key details/evidence from 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.
      • Alternate Eligible Content - CC.1.3.11-12.A.b Summarize 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.
      Standard - CC.1.3.11-12.B

      Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on and related to an author’s implicit and explicit assumptions and beliefs.

      • Alternate Eligible Content - CC.1.3.11-12.B.a Answer a literal question about a 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.
      • Alternate Eligible Content - CC.1.3.11-12.B.b Answer an inferential question about a 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.
      • Alternate Eligible Content - CC.1.3.11-12.B.c Cite the most important details and evidence from the text to answer literal and inferential questions, including conclusions or summaries of the plot.
        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.
      Standard - CC.1.3.11-12.C

      Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama.

      Standard - CC.1.3.11-12.D

      Evaluate how an author’s point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

      Standard - CC.1.3.11-12.E

      Evaluate the structure of texts including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the texts relate to each other and the whole.

      Standard - CC.1.3.11-12.F

      Evaluate how words and phrases shape meaning and tone in texts.

      • Alternate Eligible Content - CC.1.3.11-12.F.a Identify the impact of word choice on the meaning of 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.
      Standard - CC.1.3.11-12.G

      Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text. (Include at least one play by Shakespeare and one play by an American dramatist.)

      • Alternate Eligible Content - CC.1.3.11-12.G.a Identify similarities or differences in a multi-media version or other interpretation of a story and the written story.
        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.
      Standard - CC.1.3.11-12.H

      Demonstrate knowledge of foundational works of literature that reflect a variety of genres in the respective major periods of literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics.

      Standard - CC.1.3.11-12.I

      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.

      • Alternate Eligible Content - CC.1.3.11-12.I.a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning 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.
      • Alternate Eligible Content - CC.1.3.11-12.I.b Use a root word or affix 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.
      Standard - CC.1.3.11-12.J

      Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

      • Alternate Eligible Content - CC.1.3.11-12.J.a Identify the meaning of a general academic and career-related word/phrase related to a 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.
      Standard - CC.1.3.11-12.K

      Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

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