Key Ideas and Details 

STANDARD 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
STANDARD 2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
STANDARD 3: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Craft and Structure 

STANDARD 4: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
STANDARD 5: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
STANDARD 6: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text, drawing on a wide range of global and diverse texts.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 

STANDARD 7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats.
STANDARD 8: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
STANDARD 9: Analyze and evaluate texts using knowledge of literary forms, elements, and devices through a variety of lenses and perspectives.