- Interacting with text through close reading, analysis, and interpretation.
- Engaging and interacting with the text (deep reading of text) to discern not only the craft of the writer, but the connectivity to other texts and citing evidence to support a conclusion.
- Writing routinely over extended periods (research, reflection, and revision) and shorter periods (a single sitting) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
- Employing detail in writing, sustaining a focus, and producing well-organized writing.
- Gathering information, evaluating sources, citing evidence, and responding analytically.
- Building knowledge on a subject through research projects and responding analytically to literary and informational sources.
Speaking & Listening
- Listening attentively and critically, responding thoughtfully, and building upon the ideas of others.
- Assuming responsibility for small-group discussions.
- Talking about texts in order to develop knowledge of academic language and conceptual understanding.
- Discussing and making connections among multiple texts using intra-, inter-, and extratextual questions.
- Applying conventions of standard English include grammar, usage, and mechanics, as well as using language to convey meaning effectively.
- Determining or clarifying the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words through context clues, understanding word relationships and nuances in meanings, and understanding the structure of words.
- Acquiring and using general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gathering vocabulary knowledge.
CC.1.2.7.A / CC 1.3.7.A
Determine two or more central ideas…analyze their development; provide objective summary… / Determine a theme or central idea…analyze its development…provide objective summary…
CC.1.2.7.B / 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.
CC.1.2.7.C / CC.1.3.7.CAnalyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas… / Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact and how setting shapes the characters or plot.
CC.1.2.7.D / CC.1.3.7.D
Determine author's point of view or purpose…analyze how author distinguishes his or her position… / Analyze how an author…contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators...
CC.1.2.7.E / CC.1.3.7.E
Analyze the structure of the text through evaluation of the author's use of graphics, charts, and the major sections… / Analyze how the structure or form of a text contributes to its meaning.
CC.1.2.7.F / CC.1.3.7.FDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used…including interpretation of figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
CC.1.2.7.G / CC.1.3.7.G
Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version... / Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, stage or multimedia version…
CC.1.2.6.H / CC.1.3.6.H
Evaluate an author's argument by examining claims and determining if they are supported by evidence / Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres in terms of the approaches to similar themes and topics as well as their use of additional literary elements.
CC.1.2.7.J / CC.1.3.7.J
Acquire and use accurately…general academic and domain-specific words…gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
CC.1.2.7.K / CC.1.3.7.I
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases…choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
CC.1.2.7.L / CC.1.3.7.K
Read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational text…reading independently and proficiently / Read and comprehend literary fiction…reading independently and proficiently.
CC.1.4.7.S Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research, applying grade-level reading standards for literature and literary nonfiction.
(CC.1.4.7.S-analytical writing- encompasses all writing domains).
With some guidance…develop/strengthen writing… revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources…
Gather relevant information…using search terms effectively; assess the credibility…and quote or paraphrase…while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
Write routinely over extended time…(time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time…(a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, on grade-level topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Analyze main ideas and supporting details…and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text…
Present claims…emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner…
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English when speaking…