LAC 28:CLXIX.1503. Reading Informational Text

A. Cite relevant textual evidence that strongly supports analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text; quote from texts accurately. B. Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide an objective summary of the text. C. Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text. D. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. E. Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas. F. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text. G. Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue. H. Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not. I. Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person). J. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.