BHS 9th Grade ELA

By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band ​ independently and proficiently ​ . Grades 11 & 12: ​ By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, ​ in the grades 11-12 CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 11-12 CCR text complexity band ​ independently and proficiently. Reading Informational Text Key Ideas and Details Anchor Standard 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 5 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. 6 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Cite textual evidence to support analysis ​ of what the text says explicitly ​ as well as inferences drawn from the text. 7 ​ nd ​ Grade: ​ Cite ​ several pieces of ​ textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 8 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Cite the textual evidence ​ that most strongly supports ​ an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 9-10 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Cite ​ strong and thorough ​ textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 11-12 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, ​ including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain ​ . Anchor Standard 2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. 5 ​ th ​ Grade: Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. 6 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Determine ​ a 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 ​ . 7 ​ nd ​ Grade: ​ Determine ​ two or more ​ central ideas in a text ​ and analyze their development over the course of the text ​ ; provide ​ an objective su ​ mmary ​ ​ of the text. 8 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Determine ​ a central idea ​ of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, ​ including its relationship to supporting ideas ​ ; provide ​ an objective ​ summary of the text. 9-10 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ 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. 11-12 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Determine ​ two or more ​ central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, ​ including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis ​ ; provide an objective summary of the text. Anchor Standard 3: Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. 5 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. 6 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes). 7 ​ nd ​ Grade: ​ Analyze ​ the interactions between ​ individuals, events, and ideas ​ in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events). 8 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Analyze ​ how a text makes connections among and distinctions between ​ individuals, ideas, or events ​ (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories). 9-10 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Analyze how ​ the author unfolds an analysis or series of ​ ideas or events ​ , ​ including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the ​ connections ​ that are drawn between them ​ . 11-12 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Analyze ​ a complex set of ideas or sequence of ​ events and ​ explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text. Anchor Standard 4: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. 5 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a ​ grade 5 topic or subject area ​ . 6 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Determine the meaning of words and phrases ​ as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. 7 ​ nd ​ Grade: ​ Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. 8 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, ​ including analogies or allusions to other texts ​ . 9-10 ​ th ​ Grade: ​ 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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