summarize the main ideas and supporting details in text, demonstrating an understanding that a summary does not include opinions
explain how different organizational patterns (e.g., proposition-and-support, problem-and-solution) develop the main idea and the author's viewpoint
interpret factual, quantitative, or technical information presented in maps, charts, illustrations, graphs, timelines, tables, and diagrams
synthesize and make logical connections between ideas within a text and across two or three texts representing similar or different genres
use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine the meanings, syllabication, pronunciations, alternate word choices, and parts of speech of words
explain the similarities and differences in the setting, characters, and plot of a play and those in a film based upon the same story line
infer the implicit theme of a work of fiction, distinguishing theme from the topic
recognize dialect and conversational voice and explain how authors use dialect to convey character
summarize the elements of plot development (e.g., rising action, turning point, climax, falling action, denouement) in various works of fiction
explain how authors create meaning through stylistic elements and figurative language emphasizing the use of personification, hyperbole, and refrains
determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes
describe different forms of point-of-view, including first- and third-person
use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking (i) verbs (irregular verbs and active and passive voice), (ii) non-count nouns (e.g., rice, paper), (iii) predicate adjectives (She is intelligent.) and their comparative and superlative forms (e.g., many, more, most), (iv) conjunctive adverbs (e.g., consequently, furthermore, indeed), (v) prepositions and prepositional phrases to convey location, time, direction, or to provide details, (vi) indefinite pronouns (e.g., all, both, nothing, anything), (vii) subordinating conjunctions (e.g., while, because, although, if), (viii) transitional words and phrases that demonstrate an understanding of the function of the transition related to the organization of the writing (e.g., on the contrary, in addition to)
explain whether facts included in an argument are used for or against an issue
use context (e.g., cause and effect or compare and contrast organizational text structures) to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or multiple meaning words
explain how figurative language (e.g., personification, metaphors, similes, hyperbole) contributes to the meaning of a poem
compare and contrast the historical and cultural settings of two literary works
compare and contrast the stated or implied purposes of different authors writing on the same topic
analyze various digital media venues for levels of formality and informality
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