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K–12 Standards

Grades 11-12

Other Kentucky Reading and Writing sets

Reading Standards for LiteratureRL

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    Key Ideas and Details

    1. 1

      Cite relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.RL.11-12.1

    2. 2

      Determine two or more themes or 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 produce a complex account.RL.11-12.2

    3. 3

      Analyze the impact of the author’s choices over the course of a text regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama.RL.11-12.3

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    Craft and Structure

    1. 4

      Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone and on the text as a whole.RL.11-12.4

    2. 5

      Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.RL.11-12.5

    3. 6

      Analyze how point of view and perspective are used to manipulate the reader for a specific purpose or effect, including but not limited to satire, sarcasm, irony and understatement.RL.11-12.6

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    Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

    1. 7

      Analyze diverse media interpretations of a story, drama or poem, evaluating how each version interprets the source text.RL.11-12.7

    2. 8

      Not applicable to literatureRL.11-12.8

    3. 9

      Demonstrate knowledge of various time periods to analyze how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics.RL.11-12.9

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    Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

    1. 10

      Routinely and flexibly develop and apply background knowledge along with a variety of comprehension strategies to understand and analyze grade-appropriate, complex literary text independently.RL.11-12.10

Reading Standards for Informational TextRI

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    Key Ideas and Details

    1. 1

      Cite relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.RI.11-12.1

    2. 2

      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 produce a complex account.RI.11-12.2

    3. 3

      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.RI.11-12.3

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    Craft and Structure

    1. 4

      Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text.RI.11-12.4

    2. 5

      Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument.RI.11-12.5

    3. 6

      Determine an author’s point of view, perspective and purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the effectiveness of the text.RI.11-12.6

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    Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

    1. 7

      Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different print and non-print formats in order to address a question or solve a problem.RI.11-12.7

    2. 8

      Evaluate the argument, specific claims and evidence in a text, assessing the validity, reasoning, relevance and sufficiency; analyze false statements and fallacious reasoning.RI.11-12.8

    3. 9

      Analyze documents of historical and literary significance, including how they address related themes and concepts.RI.11-12.9

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    Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

    1. 10

      Routinely and flexibly develop and apply background knowledge along with a variety of comprehension strategies to understand and analyze grade-appropriate, complex informational text independently.RI.11-12.10

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Grade 11 and Grade 12

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