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1 Comprehend and Interpret (Approaching Texts as a Reader) Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 9-10 Grade 11-12 D Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and cite evidence of its development; summarize the text. Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and explain the relationship between the central idea(s) and supporting evidence; summarize the text distinct from personal opinions. Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and analyze its development over the course of a text; provide an objective summary of the text. Explain two or more central/main ideas in a text, analyze their development throughout the text, and explain the significance of the central ideas; provide an objective and concise summary of the text. Explain two or more central/main ideas in a text, analyze their development throughout the text, and relate the central ideas to human nature and the world; provide an objective and concise summary of the text. Summarize/Claim K-5 correlation R3B, R3C 2 Analyze Craft and Structure (Approaching Texts as a Writer) 6 7 Grade 8 9-10 Grade 11-12 A Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, section, or contributes to meaning. Analyze how a text's organization or overall structure contributes to meaning. Analyze how an author's choice concerning a text's organization or overall structure contributes to meaning. Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text or sequence information impact the reader. Evaluate how an author's choices to structure specific parts of a text contribute to a text's overall meaning and its aesthetic impact. Structure K-5 correlation R3C