English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 4 | 1 ) Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. [RL.4.1]
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 4 | 3 ) Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions). [RL.4.3]
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Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 4 | 8 ) Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures. [RL.4.9]
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 4 | 9 ) By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the Grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. [RL.4.10]
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 5 | 11 ) Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. [RI.5.2]
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 5 | 16 ) Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. [RI.5.7]
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 5 | 17 ) Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). [RI.5.8]
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 5 | 18 ) Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. [RI.5.9]
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 5 | 19 ) By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the Grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently. [RI.5.10]
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 6 | 21 ) Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. [W.6.1]
a. Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly. [W.6.1a]
b. Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. [W.6.1b]
c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons. [W.6.1c]
d. Establish and maintain a formal style. [W.6.1d]
e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented. [W.6.1e]
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 6 | 22 ) Write informative or explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. [W.6.2]
a. Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison or contrast, and cause and effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. [W.6.2a]
b. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. [W.6.2b]
c. Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. [W.6.2c]
d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. [W.6.2d]
e. Establish and maintain a formal style. [W.6.2e]
f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented. [W.6.2f]
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 6 | 29 ) Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. [W.6.9]
a. Apply Grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories] in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics"). [W.6.9a]
b. Apply Grade 6 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "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"). [W.6.9b]
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 6 | 40 ) Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. [L.6.4]
a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. [L.6.4a]
b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). [L.6.4b]
c. Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. [L.6.4c]
d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary). [L.6.4d]
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 6 | 42 ) Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. [L.6.6]
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 7 | 11 ) Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. [RI.7.2]
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 7 | 12 ) Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events). [RI.7.3]
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
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English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 7 | 41 ) Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. [L.7.6]
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