Grade 9 » Reading Standards for Literature
Key Ideas and Details
9-10.RL.1
Description:
Cite strong, relevant 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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✓ standard met
Aligned modules:
✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
9-10.RL.2
Description:
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it is introduced, built, and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text to support thematic analysis.
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✓ standard met
Aligned modules:
✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
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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✓ standard met
Aligned modules:
✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
9-10.RL.10a
Description:
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Read and comprehend with proficiency at grade level.
Does Reading Plus meet this standard?
✓ standard met
Aligned modules:
✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
Note:
Students can fulfill this standard's requirements by completing the SeeReader level corresponding to grade level 9.
9-10.RL.10b
Description:
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Self-select texts for personal enjoyment, interest and academic tasks.
Does Reading Plus meet this standard?
✓ standard met
Aligned modules:
✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
Note:
Students can fulfill this standard's requirements by completing the SeeReader level corresponding to grade level 9.
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 impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
Does Reading Plus meet this standard?
✓ standard met
Aligned modules:
✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts