RL standards (1-5)
What is RL.10.1
Use strong evidence from the text to support ideas and inferences
What is RI.10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly, as well as inferences drawn from the text.
What is RL.10.6
Analyze point of view or cultural perspective
What is RI.10.6
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.
How do RL and RI standards connect, and how are they different when analyzing a text?
RL and RI standards connect because both teach students to analyze texts using evidence and critical thinking. They are different because RL focuses on literature like stories and poems, while RI focuses on nonfiction texts like articles and speeches.
What is RL.10.2
Determine the theme and how it develops; write a summary
What is RI.10.2
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
What is RL.10.7
Analyze how different versions of a story (text vs. film, etc.) compare
What is RI.10.7
Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person’s life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.
Which reading standard do you think is the most difficult and why?
I think RI.10.8 is one of the most difficult because it requires students to evaluate an author’s argument, reasoning, and evidence instead of just understanding the text.
What is RL.10.3
Analyze how characters, setting, and events develop over time
What is RI.10.3
Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections between them.
What is RL.10.8
THERE IS NONE
What is RI.10.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient.
How does using evidence from a text (RL.10.1/RI.10.1) help with all the other standards?
Using evidence from a text helps with all the other standards because it supports your ideas, explanations, and analysis with proof from the text.
What is RL.10.4
Determine meanings of words/phrases (including figurative language)
What is RI.10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term over the course of a text.
What is RL.10.9
Compare and analyze different literary works with similar themes
What is RI.10.9
Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington's Farewell Address, The Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech, King's Letter from Birmingham Jail), including how they address related themes and concepts.
Why do you think students need to learn both literature (RL) and informational text (RI)?
Students need to learn both RL and RI because literature teaches understanding of stories and emotions, while informational texts teach facts, arguments, and real-world ideas.
What is RL.10.5
Analyze how structure (chapters, scenes, stanzas) affects the story
What is RI.10.5
Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (such as a section or chapter).
What is RL.10.10
Read and understand grade-level literature independently
What is RI.10.10
By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literary nonfiction (informational texts) at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
How do standards like RL.10.4 and RI.10.4 help you understand vocabulary in real life reading?
Standards like RL.10.4 and RI.10.4 help readers use context clues and analyze word meanings, making it easier to understand unfamiliar vocabulary in real-life reading.