Informational Reading

HIGH SCHOOL READING EXIT PERFORMANCE STANDARD 1: Student will make sense of a variety of grade level appropriate informational materials. (Informational materials include selections from scientific and cultural journals, feature article, news article, biography, autobiography, primary source material.)

IR9.1 Use illustrations, charts, lists, tables, graphs, tables of contents, indexes, glossaries, headings, signal words, and captions to add to the understanding of the text.

IR9.2 Make predictions and draw conclusions based on 9th grade passages.

IR9.3 Recognize the main idea and give an accurate summary of a passage.

IR9.4 Recognize organizational patterns: cause and effect, compare and contrast, sequences and generalizations

IR9.5 Apply textual information to solve problems and respond to authentic situations.

IR9.6 Differentiate concrete and abstract terms.

Literary Reading

HIGH SCHOOL READING EXIT PERFORMANCE STANDARD 2: Student will make sense of a variety of grade level appropriate literary materials. (Literary materials include: short stories, novels, essays, poetry, and plays consisting of classical and modern texts and representing both historical and cultural perspectives.)

LR9.1 Understand and interpret the meaning of 9th grade literary passages.

LR9.2 Draw conclusions based on the text.

LR9.3 Paraphrase important parts of a passage.

LR9.4 Differentiate between literal and non-literal meanings.

LR9.5 Recognize how the conflict creates suspense and structures the plot.

LR9.6 Recognize direct and indirect characterization; static, dynamic, flat, round, and stereotyped characters.

LR9.7 Identify first person, limited third, and omniscient points of view in fiction.

LR9.8 Recognize the effect of setting on works of literature.

LR9.9 Understand sequencing of events.

LR9.10 Discern important supporting details.

LR9.11 Identify simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.

LR9.12 Apply knowledge of literary terms and concepts (e.g., theme, character, point of view, figurative language).

LR9.13 Understand vocabulary in context.

Persuasive Reading

HIGH SCHOOL READING EXIT PERFORMANCE STANDARD 3: Student will make sense of a variety of grade level appropriate persuasive materials. (Persuasive materials includes whole texts and excerpts from materials such as magazine and newspaper articles, brochures, letters, proposals, speeches, editorials, electronic texts, essays, opinion columns, and advertisements.)

PR9.1 Identify an author’s position based on evidence in a passage.

PR9.2 Discern author’s purpose.

PR9.3 Distinguish between fact and opinion, realizing that opinion represents differing views.

PR9.4 Compare and contrast differing points of view in two or more passages.

PR9.5 Identify and explain how types of persuasive techniques (e.g., logical reasoning, examples, facts, statistics, language use, and emotional appeals) are used..

Practical/Workplace Reading

HIGH SCHOOL READING EXIT PERFORMANCE STANDARD 4: Student will make sense of a variety of grade level appropriate practical/workplace materials. (Practical / workplace materials include: warranties, recipes, forms, memoranda, consumer texts, and "how-to" manuals.)

WR9.1 Use table of contents and index to access information.

WR9.2 Follow the sequence of information.

WR9.3 Utilize page format/layout (organizational aids and graphics) to interpret information.

WR9.4 Apply the information from "how-to" manuals and consumer texts.

WR9.5 Use supplementary parts of texts (e.g., appendices, forwards, charts, etc.) to interpret information.