Grade 9 » Reading Standards for Literature


Key Ideas and Details

9-10.RL.1

Description: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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9-10.RL.2

Description: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
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9-10.RL.3

Description: Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
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Craft and Structure

9-10.RL.4

Description: 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.
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9-10.RL.5

Description: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it, and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
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