11–12 Reading Informational Text Standard 9 Reading Informational Text Standard 9 Edits are to allow for the study of non-U.S. Analyze seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and Analyze pre-20th-century documents of historical documents while keeping the emphasis on foundational U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., the Magna Carta, the documents influential to U.S. history. Lincoln’s and literary significance (including The Declaration of Declaration of Independence, the Declaration of the Second Inaugural Address has been moved to grades Independence, the Preamble to the Constitution, the Rights of Man, the Preamble to the Constitution, the 9–10 to be with his Gettysburg Address, not removed Bill of Rights, and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Bill of Rights and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address) altogether. Address) for themes, purposes, and rhetorical for their themes, purposes, and rhetorical features. features. 11–12 Reading Informational Text Standard 10 Reading Informational Text Standard 10 This standard was edited throughout the Framework By the end of 11, read and comprehend literary Independently and proficiently read and to clarify and broaden expectations for the range of nonfiction in the grades 11–12 text complexity band comprehend literary nonfiction representing a texts students encounter. The parenthetical proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end variety of genres, cultures, and perspectives and reference is to new guidance material. of the range. exhibiting complexity appropriate for the By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend grade/course. (See pages _–_ for more on qualitative literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades and quantitative dimensions of text complexity.) text complexity band independently and proficiently.
11–12 Reading Informational Text Standard 9 Analyze seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and foundational U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (including The Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address) for themes, purposes, and rhetorical features. Reading Informational Text Standard 9 Analyze pre-20th-century documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the Declaration of the Rights of Man, the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address) for their themes, purposes, and rhetorical features. Edits are to allow for the study of non-U.S. documents while keeping the emphasis on documents influential to U.S. history. Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address has been moved to grades 9–10 to be with his Gettysburg Address, not removed altogether. 11–12 Reading Informational Text Standard 10 By the end of 11, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 11–12 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades text complexity band independently and proficiently. Reading Informational Text Standard 10 Independently and proficiently read and comprehend literary nonfiction representing a variety of genres, cultures, and perspectives and exhibiting complexity appropriate for the grade/course. (See pages _–_ for more on qualitative and quantitative dimensions of text complexity.) This standard was edited throughout the Framework to clarify and broaden expectations for the range of texts students encounter. The parenthetical reference is to new guidance material.
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