Critical Learning Standards: Grades 9 & 10
- Explain the central meaning using key details from the text.
- Cite appropriate textual evidence to support both literal and inferential analysis.
- Explain how the author uses literary elements to construct meaning.
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English.
Critical Learning Standards: Grades 11 & 12
- Analyze how the rhetorical strategies contribute to the author's purpose and meaning.
- Cite appropriate textual evidence from multiple sources to support both literal and inferential analysis.
- Students will be able to explain how the historical, cultural, and/or religious values of a particular time period influence a text.
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English.