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| determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affi xes | Academic, Affi x, Base word, Prefi x, Root, Suffi x |
| use context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or ambiguous words or words with novel meanings | Ambiguous, Clarify |
| 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 | Dictionary, Glossary, Thesaurus, Syllabication, Pronunciation |
| analyze linear plot developments (e.g., confl ict, rising action, falling action, resolution, subplots) to determine whether and how confl icts are resolved | Linear plot, Sub plot, Confl ict, Resolution, Rising action, Climax, Exposition, Denouement |
| analyze how the central characters’ qualities infl uence the theme of a fi ctional work and resolution of the central confl ict | Central character, Theme, Confl ict, Resolution |
| summarize the main ideas, supporting details, and relationships among ideas in text succinctly in ways that maintain meaning and logical order | Summarize, Main idea, Logical Order, Succintly, Relationship |
| make subtle inferences and draw complex conclusions about the ideas in text and their organization | Subtle, Conclusion, Organizational pattern, Organizational structure |
| synthesize and make logical connections between ideas within a text and across two or three texts representing similar or different genres and support those fi ndings with textual evidence | Connections, Synthesize, Genre |
| make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding | Inference, Textual evidence, Prediction, Draw conclusion |
| summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order within a text and across texts | Summarize, Paraphrase, Synthesize, Plagiarism, Logical order |
| make intertextual links among and across texts, including other media (e.g., fi lm, play), and provide textual evidence | Intertextual connections |
| analyze literary works that share similar themes across cultures | Analyze, Culture, Theme |
| compare and contrast the similarities and differences in mythologies from various cultures (e.g., ideas of afterlife, roles and characteristics of deities, purposes of myths) | Compare, Contrast, Similarity, Difference, Mythology, Culture, Deities |
| explain how the values and beliefs of particular characters are affected by the historical and cultural setting of the literary work | Value, Belief, Setting, Historical, Cultural |
| compare and contrast the relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms (e.g., epic poetry, lyric poetry) | Compare, Contrast, Poetic form |
| analyze how different playwrights characterize their protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging of their plays | Protagonist, Antagonist, Playwright, Staging, Dialogue |
| analyze different forms of point of view, including limited versus omniscient, subjective versus objective | Point of view, Limited, Omniscient, Subjective, Objective |
| analyze passages in well-known speeches for the author’s use of literary devices and word and phrase choice (e.g., aphorisms, epigraphs) to appeal to the audience | Literary device, Literary technique, Literary element, Aphorism, Epigraph |
| explain the effect of similes and extended metaphors in literary text | Simile, Extended metaphor |
| analyze works written on the same topic and compare how the authors achieved similar or different purposes | Compare, Topic, Purpose |
| distinguish factual claims from commonplace assertions and opinions and evaluate inferences from their logic in text | Factual claim, Commonplace assertion, Opinion |
| compare and contrast persuasive texts that reached different conclusions about the same issue and explain how the authors reached their conclusions through analyzing the evidence each presents | Evidence |
| analyze the use of such rhetorical and logical fallacies as loaded terms, caricatures, leading questions, false assumptions, and incorrect premises in persuasive texts | Rhetorical fallacy, Logical fallacy, Caricatures, Leading questions, False assumptions, Incorrect premises |
| evaluate graphics for their clarity in communicating meaning or achieving a specifi c purpose | Graphic, Clarity |
| evaluate the role of media in focusing attention on events and informing opinion on issues | Evaluate, Opinion, Issue |
| evaluate various techniques used to create a point of view in media and the impact on audience | Technique, Point of view, Audience, Impact |
| make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding | Inference, Textual evidence |
| summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order within a text and across texts | Summarize, Paraphrase, Synthesis, Plagiarism, Logical order |
