Grade 9-10
Outcomes
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Reading Literature
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Key Ideas and Details
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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.Examples
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9-10.RL.2
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Craft and Structure
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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).Examples
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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.Examples
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9-10.RL.4
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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
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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.Examples
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9-10.RL.10
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Key Ideas and Details
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Reading Informational
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Key Ideas and Details
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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.Examples
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9-10.RI.2
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Craft and Structure
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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).Examples
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9-10.RI.4
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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
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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.Examples
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9-10.RI.10
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Key Ideas and Details
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Language
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Conventions of Standard English
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9-10.L.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.Play Activities 203Examples
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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.Examples
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9-10.L.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.Examples
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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.Examples
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9-10.L.2.c
Spell correctly.Play Activities 135Examples
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9-10.L.1
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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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.Examples
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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.Examples
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9-10.L.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.Examples
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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.Examples
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9-10.L.5.b
Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.Examples
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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.Examples
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9-10.L.4
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Conventions of Standard English