HS ELA Guide

Unpacked Standard

Reading 11-12.6

RL.11-12.6 a. When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine two or more themes and analyze their development, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account, and provide an objective summary that includes textual evidence. (RL) b. When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine main ideas of two or more texts, analyze the main ideas, supporting details, and the relationship between/among the texts; provide an objective synthesis of the texts that includes textual evidence. (RI)

*text in blue indicates new elements for your current grade-level CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) ● Texts ● Diverse cultures ● Themes ● Development ● Complex account ● Main Ideas ● Details ● Relationship between/among texts ● Provide ● Includes

● Reading ● Determine ● Analyze ● Interact and build on

● Objective summary ● Objective synthesis ● Textual evidence

Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Examples Learning Intention: I am learning to determine multiple themes/main ideas of a text, determine how details build upon each other and relate to other texts, and write an objective summary/synthesis. Success Criteria: I know I’ll have it when, ● I can identify multiple themes or main ideas in a text from diverse cultures. ● I can explain how specifc details develop over the course of the text and how they build upon each other or relate to other texts. ● I can explain how specifc details shape or refne the central idea/theme or how the details relate to the main idea. ● I can summarize a text objectively or write a synthesis of the texts, including textual evidence.

Learning Progression Example

1. Identify the main ideas/themes in two or more texts. 2. Identify specifc details in the text related to the main ideas/themes. 3. Explain how these specifc details build upon each other and develop over the course of the text.

4. Explain how these specifc details relate to the main idea of the text. 5. Explain how these details connect to the main idea in other texts.

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