9th Grade ELA Targeted Standards (RI) Reading Information Strand Cluster: Key Ideas and Details
ELA-09.RI.02 Determine and analyze a theme and/or central idea over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
Student Learning Targets:
Knowledge Targets
I can locate and define the central idea in a piece of informational text.
Reasoning Targets
I can analyze how specific details support the central idea.
Skills (Performance) Targets
I can indicate how specific details support the central idea.
Product Targets
Rubric - Resources
Proficiency Scale
Measurement of Progress
Key Ideas and Details: STUDENTS CITE STRONG AND THOROUGH TEXTUAL EVIDENCE as they
RI9-10.1 Read closely to comprehend texts of grade-level appropriate complexity: a. Determine what the texts says explicitly and implicitly b. Provide an objective summary of the text.
RI9-10.2 Determine and analyze a theme and/or central idea over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
RI9-10.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and/or interact over the course of a text.
Sample Activity
Advanced
In addition to expectations of proficiency, student provides consistent evidence of in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught and expected.
The student
elicits strong and thorough textual evidence (often cross referencing with other sources) while insightfully analyzing the development of theme(s) development and/or
central idea(s) as well as the impact of the author’s choices on structure and development.
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Proficient
The student
relies on strong and thorough textual evidence while
determining what the text says explicitly and implicitly.
analyzing the development of theme(s) and/or central idea(s).
analyzing the structure of the text and how the author develops individuals, events, and ideas.
provides an objective summary.
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Progressing
There are no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes; however the student exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes.
The student
summarizes key ideas of a text, but struggles to consistently and relevantly draw from the text to support analysis.
recognizes or recalls specific terminology that relates to literature, such as:
textual evidence, setting, plot, characterization, theme vs. central idea and topic, analysis, summary
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Novice
With help, a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes and some of the more complex ideas and processes.
