Standard: RI.9-10.3

Subject Area: English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)

Grades: Commencement, 9th Grade, 10th Grade

Analyze how the author 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.

Standard: RI.9-10.4

Subject Area: English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)

Grades: Commencement, 9th Grade, 10th Grade

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a 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).

Standard: RI.9-10.5

Subject Area: English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)

Grades: Commencement, 9th Grade, 10th Grade

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).

Standard: RI.9-10.7

Subject Area: English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)

Grades: Commencement, 9th Grade, 10th Grade

Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person's life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.

Standard: RI.9-10.8

Subject Area: English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)

Grades: Commencement, 9th Grade, 10th Grade

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.

Standard: RI.9-10.10

Subject Area: English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)

Grades: Commencement, 9th Grade, 10th Grade

By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high and of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.