HS ELA Guide

Unpacked Standard

Reading 9-10.14

RL.9-10.14 ●​ Analyze two or more works of fiction with similar themes or topics, drawing on patterns of events, characters types, and stylistic choices. (RL) ●​ Analyze how two or more texts about the same topic shape their presentations by emphasizing di ff erent evidence or advancing di ff erent interpretations of facts; identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation. (RI)

* text in blue indicates new elements for your current grade-level CONCEPTS (Nouns)

SKILLS (Verbs)

Literary Texts ●​ Analyze ●​ Drawing on

Literary Texts ●​ Works of fiction ●​ Themes ●​ Topics ●​ Patterns of events ●​ Character types ●​ Stylistic choices

Informational Texts ●​ Texts ●​ Presentations ●​ Evidence ●​ Interpretations of facts ●​ Disagree on matters of fact or interpretation

Informational Texts ●​ Analyze ●​ Shape ●​ Emphasizing ●​ Identify

Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Examples Literary Texts Learning Intention: I am learning how to analyze two or more works of fiction with similar topics or themes. Success Criteria: I know I’ll have it when, ●​ I can analyze individual works for theme, topic, patterns of events, character types, and/or stylistic choices. ●​ I can recognize when different works of fiction have similar themes, topics, patterns of events, character types, and/or stylistic choices. ●​ I can analyze and compare/contrast multiple texts for theme and topic, using patterns of events, character types, and stylistic choices to support my analysis. Informational Texts Learning Intention: I am learning how to analyze two or more texts about the same topic. Success Criteria: I know I’ll have it when, ●​ I can analyze each text’s evidence and which evidence they emphasize vs. the other. ●​ I can analyze each text’s interpretation of facts. ●​ I can identify where the texts disagree on evidence and interpretation of those facts.

Learning Progression Example Literary Texts

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Jun 2, 2025

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