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.)

IR10.1 Make predictions and draw conclusions based on 10th grade passages.

IR10.2 Distinguish between fact and opinion (e.g., logical fallacy and propaganda).

IR10.3 Relate facts, generalizations, and definitions within a passage to make inferences.

IR10.4 Recognize inferences supported from the passage.

IR10.5 Analyze the content as it applies to real life issues and current events.

IR10.6 Analyze organizational patterns: cause and effect, compare and contrast, and sequence principles.

IR10.7 Evaluate the use of supporting details as they relate to the author’s message.

IR10.8 Evaluate how well the text presents information to accomplish its purposes.

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.)

LR10.1 Understand and interpret the meaning of 10th grade literary passages

LR10.2 Recognize differences among short stories, novels, essays, poetry, and play from various literary periods.

LR10.3 Draw logical conclusions based on connotation, inference, tone, irony, and allusion.

LR10.4 Evaluate the influence of characters, setting, point of view, plot and structure on a literary text.

LR10.5 Recognize characters as symbols.

LR10.6 Understand allegory.

LR10.7 Analyze the effect of theme, conflict and resolution, satire, and irony.

LR10.8 Interpret idiomatic, symbolic, and poetic language, including analogies and metaphors.

LR10.9 Analyze the effect of atmosphere, mood, and local color.

LR10.10 Critique word choice, style, content, and literary elements.

LR10.11 Understand vocabulary in context.

LR10.12 Analyze critically a variety of literary genres.

LR10.13 Make connections among fiction, prior knowledge, real-life, and/or experiences.

LR10.14 Explain how a conflict in a passage is resolved.

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.)

PR10.1 Accept or reject an argument giving supporting evidence.

PR10.2 Recognize a variety of persuasive and propaganda techniques and explain how they are used in advertisements and campaigns.

PR10.3 Identify logical fallacies and explain their effect on the argument (e.g., beg the question, circular reasoning, false analogy, etc.).

PR10.4 Recognize arguments based on emotional appeal.

PR10.5 Analyze and evaluate the use of persuasion within a passage within classical and contemporary passages.

PR10.6 Recognize the appropriateness of arguments relative to the sophistication of the intended audience.

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.)

WR10.1 Interpret the meaning of specialized vocabulary found in practical reading passages.

WR10.2 Evaluate the clarity of practical materials such as warranties, recipes, forms, memoranda, schedules and directions.

WR10.3 Identify essential information in a passage needed to assemble or operate a tool, appliance, and technology hardware.

WR10.4 Make connections to other topics to comprehend documents.