Cite Textual Evidence
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Thematic Development
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
Elements of a Short Story
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
Figurative Language
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
Text Structure
Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.
Contrasting Point of View
Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
Compare Text and Multimedia
Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
Historical Fiction
Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.
Textual Evidence and Inference
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Central Ideas in a Text
Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
How Ideas Are Related
Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
Text Structure
Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
Author's Point of View and Goal
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
Print vs. Multimedia Text
Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Compare Texts, Analyze Arguments
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
Compare Texts, Analyze Arguments
Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
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