LARW1: Reading/Writing I

LARW1: Reading/Writing I

LARW1.A: Literary Text

LARW1.B: Informational Text

LARW1.C: Writing

LARW1.A.1: cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the literary text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text

LARW1.A.2: determine a theme or central idea of a literary text and closely 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

LARW1.A.3: analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a literary text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme

LARW1.A.4: determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a literary 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)

LARW1.A.5: analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a literary text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise

LARW1.A.6: analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature

LARW1.A.9: read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the ninth through tenth grades text complexity band independently and proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range, by the end of ninth grade

LARW1.B.10: cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what an informational text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text

LARW1.B.11: determine a central idea of an informational 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

LARW1.B.12: analyze how the author of an informational text 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

LARW1.B.13: determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in an informational 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)

LARW1.B.14: analyze in detail how an author's ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter)

LARW1.B.15: analyze in detail how an author's ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter)

LARW1.B.17: delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning

LARW1.B.18: analyze documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington's Farewell Address, the Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt's Four Freedoms Speech, King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Nelson Mandela's Nobel Peace Prize Speech, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights), including how they address related themes and concepts

LARW1.B.19: read and comprehend informational texts in the grades ninth through tenth text complexity band proficiently, by the end of ninth grade

LARW1.C.23: produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

LARW1.C.24: develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience

LARW1.C.25: conduct short, as well as more sustained, research projects to answer questions (including self-generated questions) or solve problems; narrow or broaden inquiries when appropriate; synthesize subjects, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation

LARW1.C.26: gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citations

LARW1.C.28: draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research