Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.1.A:
Students locate and use school and public library resources for information and research:

• define a purpose for reading by asking questions about what they need to know for their research

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.1.B:
Students use specialized reference sources, such as glossaries and directories.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.1.C:
Students read and follow written, complex directions and procedures to solve problems and accomplish tasks:

• demonstrate task awareness by employing flexible strategies

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.1.D:
Students skim texts to gain an overall impression and scan texts for particular information:

• focus on key words and phrases to generate research questions

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.1.E:
Students recognize the defining features and structures of informational texts.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.1.F:
Students interpret and evaluate data, facts, and ideas in informational texts, such as national newspapers, online and electronic databases, and websites.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.1.G:
Students identify and evaluate the validity of informational sources, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.1.H:
Students distinguish verifiable statement from hypothesis, and assumption and facts from opinion, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.1.I:
Students analyze information from different sources by making connections and showing relationships to other texts, such as biographies and autobiographies:

• employ a range of post-reading practices

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.A:
Students read, view, and interpret texts and performances in every medium from a wide variety of authors, subjects, and genres (e.g., short stories, novels, plays, film and video productions, poems, and essays):

• build background by activating prior knowledge through questioning what they already know about the form in which the story is presented and the period in which it was written

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.B:
Students read, view, and respond independently to literary works that represent a range of social, historical, and cultural perspectives.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.C:
Students recognize a range of literary elements and techniques, such as figurative language, allegory, irony, symbolism, and stream of consciousness, and use these elements to interpret the work:

• check for understanding of texts by engaging in oral reading activities, such as read-arounds, to identify and provide effective examples of literary elements

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.D:
Students distinguish between different forms of poetry, such as sonnet, lyric, elegy, narrative, epic, and ode.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.E:
Students compare a film, video, or stage version of a literary work with the written version.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.F:
Students read literary texts aloud to convey an interpretation of the work:

• engage in a variety of shared reading experiences, such as choral reading and reader's theatre

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.G:
Students read works with a common theme and compare the treatment of that theme by different authors.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.H:
Students interpret multiple levels of meaning in text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.I:
Students recognize relevance of literature to personal events and situations.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.3.A:
Students form opinions and make judgments about literary works, by analyzing and evaluating texts from a critical perspective.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.3.B:
Students generate a list of significant questions to assist with analysis of text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.3.C:
Students analyze and evaluate nonfiction texts:

• determine the significance and reliability of information
• focus on key words/phrases that signal that the text is heading in a particular direction

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.3.D:
Students analyze and evaluate poetry to recognize the use and effect of:

• rhythm, rhyme, and sound pattern
• repetition
• differences between language of the poem and everyday language of readers

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.3.E:
Students engage in oral reading activities, such as read-arounds, to identify and provide effective examples of poetic elements.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.3.F:
Students analyze and evaluate fiction, including:

• the development of a central idea or theme
• the development of characters and their actions
• the elements of the plot, such as conflict, climax, and resolution
• the significance of the title

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.3.G:
Students form opinions and make judgments about the accuracy of information and personal texts.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.3.H:
Students select, reject, and reconcile ideas and information in light of prior knowledge and experiences.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.4.A:
Students share reading experiences with a peer or adult; for example, read together silently or aloud or discuss reactions to texts.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.4.B:
Students consider the age, gender, social position, and cultural traditions of the writer.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.4.C:
Students recognize the types of language (e.g., informal vocabulary, culture-specific terminology, jargon, colloquialisms, email conventions) that are appropriate to social communication.