Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. The selections in
the Indiana Reading List (www.doe.state.in.us/standards/readinglist.html)
illustrate the quality and complexity of the materials to be read by students.
At Grade 9, in addition to regular classroom reading, students read a wide
variety of nonfiction, such as biographies, autobiographies, books in many
different subject areas, essays, speeches, magazines, newspapers, reference
materials, technical documents, and online information.
Structural Features of Informational and Technical Materials
9.2.1 Analyze the structure and format of reference or functional workplace documents, including the graphics and headers, and explain how authors use the features to achieve their purposes.
Example: After collecting samples of several different applications for employment from different area employers, evaluate what information the applications ask for and what this suggests about the skills the employers are looking for in an applicant.
9.2.2 Prepare a bibliography of reference materials for a report using a variety of public documents, such as consumer, government, workplace and others.
Example: Prepare a bibliography citing a wide variety of consumer, workplace, and public documents for a report on labor laws for children or for a report on the history and future of American innovation and invention.
Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Nonfiction and Informational Text
9.2.3 Generate relevant questions about readings on issues or topics that can be researched.
Example: Read about some of the different cultures described in African Beginnings by James Haskins, Kathleen Benson, and Floyd Cooper. Generate researchable questions about how and why the cultures developed as differently as they did.
9.2.4 Synthesize the content from several sources or works by a single author dealing with a single issue; paraphrase the ideas and connect them to other sources and related topics to demonstrate comprehension.
Example: Read three or more nonfiction texts about black holes: Black Holes by Heather Couper et al.; Black Holes by Jean-Pierre Luminet et al.; articles identified using the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature; or an online database of articles. Take notes that describe black holes and identify quotes that can be used in writing a paper that cites the sources.
9.2.5 Demonstrate use of technology by following directions in technical manuals. Example: Locate and follow the directions embedded in word processing help menus for formatting text paragraphs, such as hanging indents.
9.2.8 Make reasonable statements and draw conclusions about a text, supporting them with accurate examples.
Expository (Informational) Critique
9.2.6 Critique the logic of functional documents (such as an appeal to tradition or an appeal to force) by examining the sequence of information and procedures in anticipation of possible reader misunderstandings.
Example: Evaluate a document that gives a set of expectations and rules for behavior. This could be a school’s code of ethics, an extracurricular organization’s constitution and bylaws, or it could be a set of local, state, or federal laws. Evaluate the way the document is written and whether the expectations for readers are clear.
9.2.7 Evaluate an author’s argument or defense of a claim by examining the relationship between generalizations and evidence, the comprehensiveness of evidence, and the way in which the author’s intent affects the structure and tone of the text.
Example: Analyze the language and images used in print advertisements or electronic media and evaluate how the advertisement is written and designed to convince a potential customer to use a product.
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