Grade 9-10

Outcomes

Reading Literature
- Key Ideas and Details
  - 9-10.RL.2
    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.
    
    Play Activities 6
    
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- Craft and Structure
  - 9-10.RL.4
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
    
    Play Activities 11
    
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  - 9-10.RL.5
    Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
    
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- Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
  - 9-10.RL.10
    By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
    
    Play Activities 19
    
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Reading Informational
- Key Ideas and Details
  - 9-10.RI.2
    Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
    
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- Craft and Structure
  - 9-10.RI.4
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
    
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- Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
  - 9-10.RI.10
    By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
    
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Language
- Conventions of Standard English
  - 9-10.L.1
    Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
    
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  - 9-10.L.1.b
    Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or presentations.
    
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  - 9-10.L.2
    Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
    
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  - 9-10.L.2.a
    Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely related independent clauses.
    
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  - 9-10.L.2.c
    Spell correctly.
    
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- Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
  - 9-10.L.4
    Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
    
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  - 9-10.L.4.a
    Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
    
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  - 9-10.L.5
    Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
    
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  - 9-10.L.5.a
    Interpret figures of speech (e.g., euphemism, oxymoron) in context and analyze their role in the text.
    
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  - 9-10.L.5.b
    Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.
    
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  - 9-10.L.6
    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.
    
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