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Reading Standards for Informational Text & Literature - SAU 14

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Range of<br />

<strong>Reading</strong> and<br />

Level of <strong>Text</strong><br />

Complexity<br />

Read and understand<br />

literature including<br />

stories, dramas, and<br />

poems proficiently at<br />

grade level<br />

Read and understand<br />

literature including<br />

stories, dramas, and<br />

poems proficiently at<br />

grade level<br />

Read and understand<br />

literature including<br />

stories, dramas, and<br />

poems proficiently at<br />

grade level<br />

High School<br />

Grades 9 and 10 Grades 11 and 12<br />

Key Ideas and<br />

details<br />

Craft and<br />

structure<br />

Integration of<br />

Knowledge<br />

and Ideas<br />

Show evidence about what the text<br />

means and interpret inferences in the<br />

text<br />

Understand how theme emerges<br />

Analyze how characters develop and<br />

interact<br />

Define words from context including<br />

figurative language, and point out<br />

references to the text<br />

Understand how structure manipulates<br />

a story’s timeline<br />

Read literature from outside the USA<br />

Compare the same subject or key scene<br />

in different mediums<br />

Analyze how an author trans<strong>for</strong>ms<br />

material into new <strong>for</strong>ms<br />

Recognize when matters are left<br />

uncertain<br />

Determine two or more themes and<br />

analyze how they interact to produce a<br />

complex account.<br />

Analyze author’s choices <strong>for</strong> developing<br />

elements of a story or drama<br />

Analyze the impact of specific word<br />

choice on meaning and tone, including<br />

words with multiple meanings or<br />

language that is fresh, engaging, or<br />

beautiful (include Shakespeare)<br />

Analyze how an author’s choices <strong>for</strong><br />

structure contribute to the overall<br />

meaning.<br />

Distinguish between what is directly<br />

stated and what is really meant (satire,<br />

sarcasm, irony, and understatement)<br />

Analyze multiple interpretations or a<br />

story, drama, or poem, evaluating how<br />

each interprets the source text (include<br />

Shakespeare and an American<br />

dramatist)<br />

Analyze how two or more texts from<br />

the 18 th , 19 th , and early 20 th Century<br />

foundational American <strong>Literature</strong> treat<br />

<strong>Reading</strong> <strong>Standards</strong> – In<strong>for</strong>mational <strong>Text</strong> and <strong>Literature</strong> Epping School District Page 15 of 16

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