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Standard 2, Reading

Standard 2, Reading: Comprehension and Analysis of Nonfiction and Informational Text

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 10, 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

10.2.1
Analyze the structure and format of various informational documents and explain how authors use the features to achieve their purposes.
Example: Analyze an advertisement that has been made to look like the informational newspaper or magazine text around it. Explain why the advertisement would be designed this way and evaluate its effectiveness.

Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Nonfiction and Informational Text

10.2.2
Extend — through original analysis, evaluation, and elaboration — ideas presented in primary or secondary sources.
Example: Read first-hand accounts and newspaper accounts of an historical event, such as the sinking of the Titanic, and compare them to more recent texts about the event.

10.2.3
Demonstrate use of sophisticated technology by following technical directions.
Example: Follow the directions to use a spreadsheet or database program on the computer. Follow the directions to download informational text files or articles from a Web site.

10.2.5
Make reasonable statements and draw conclusions about a text, supporting them with accurate examples.

Expository (Informational) Critique

10.2.4
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: Evaluate science articles by judging the references, the author’s presentation of facts and opinions, and the date of publication. Evaluate different arguments on a legal issue, such as the legal age for getting a driver’s license.

Standard 1, Reading

Standard 1, Reading: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development

Students apply their knowledge of word origins (words from other languages or from history or literature) to determine the meaning of new words encountered in reading and use those words accurately.

Vocabulary and Concept Development

10.1.1
Understand technical vocabulary in subject area reading.
Example: While using a word-processing program on the computer, learn new terms and special meanings for words from the manual and online help feature: control, enter, insert, format, font, template, page break, file, and folder.

10.1.2
Distinguish between what words mean literally and what they imply, and interpret what words imply.
Example: Understand descriptive phrases when reading, such as A man’s feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world (George Santayana) or We must be the change we wish to see in the world (Gandhi).

10.1.3
Use the knowledge of mythology (Greek, Roman, and other mythologies) to understand the origin and meaning of new words (Wednesday/Odin, Thursday/Thor).
Example: Use the myth of Narcissus and Echo to understand the word narcissistic. Use the myth of Procrustus to understand the word procrustean.

10.1.4
Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words and understand origins of words.