Common Core: Reading: Informational Text
7.RI.7
Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words).
October 1, 20187.RI.8
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.
October 1, 20187.RI.1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
October 1, 20187.RI.2
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.
October 1, 20186.RI.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
October 1, 20186.RI.5
Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.
October 1, 20186.RI.6
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
October 1, 20186.RI.7
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.
October 1, 20186.RI.8
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
October 1, 20186.RI.9
Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).
October 1, 20186.RI.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
October 1, 20186.RI.3
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
October 1, 2018