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● Cite several ● Cite the textual ● Cite strong and ● Cite strong and
pieces of textual evidence that thorough textual thorough textual
evidence to most strongly evidence to evidence to
support analysis supports an support analysis support analysis
of what the text analysis of what of what the text of what the text
says explicitly as the text says says explicitly as says explicitly as
well as explicitly as well well as well as
inferences as inferences inferences inferences
drawn from the drawn from the drawn from the drawn from the
text. text. text. text, including
● Determine a ● Determine a ● Determine a determining
Key Ideas and Details theme or central theme or central theme or central where the text
idea of a text idea of a text idea of a text leaves matters
and analyze its and analyze its and analyze in uncertain.
development development detail its ● Determine two
over the course over the course development or more themes
of the text; of the text, over the course or central ideas
provide an including its of the text, of a text and
objective relationship to including how it analyze their
summary of the the characters, emerges and is development
text. setting, and plot; shaped and over the course
● Analyze how provide an refined by of the text,
particular objective specific details; including how
elements of a summary of the provide an they interact and
story or drama text. objective build on one
interact (e.g., ● Analyze how summary of the another to
how setting particular lines text. produce a
shapes the of dialogue or ● Analyze how complex
characters or incidents in a complex account; provide
plot). story or drama characters (e.g., an objective
propel the those with summary of the
action, reveal multiple or text.
aspects of a conflicting ● Analyze the
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character, or motivations) impact of the

provoke a develop over the author’s choices
decision. course of a text, regarding how to
interact with develop and
other characters, relate elements
and advance the of a story or
plot or develop drama (e.g.,
the theme where a story is
set, how the
action is
ordered, how the
characters are
introduced and
developed)

● Determine the ● Determine the ● Determine the ● Determine the

meaning of meaning of meaning of meaning of
words and words and words and words and
phrases as they phrases as they phrases as they phrases as they
are used in a are used in a are used in the are used in the
text, including text, including text, including text, including
figurative and figurative and figurative and figurative and
connotative connotative connotative connotative
meanings; meanings; meanings; meanings;
Craft and Structure analyze the analyze the analyze the analyze the
impact of impact of cumulative impact of
rhymes and specific word impact of specific word
other repetitions choices on specific word choices on
of sounds (e.g., meaning and choices on meaning and
alliteration) on a tone, including meaning and tone, including
specific verse or analogies or tone (e.g., how words with
stanza of a allusions to the language multiple
poem or section other texts. evokes a sense meanings or
of a story or ● Compare and of time and language that is
drama. contrast the place; how it particularly
● Analyze how a structure of two sets a formal or fresh, engaging,
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drama’s or or more texts informal tone). or beautiful.

poem’s form or and analyze ● Analyze how an (Include
structure (e.g., how the differing author’s choices Shakespeare as
soliloquy, structure of each concerning how well as other
sonnet) text contributes to structure a authors.)
contributes to its to its meaning text, order ● Analyze how an
meaning. and style. events within it author’s choices
● Analyze how an ● Analyze how (e.g., parallel concerning how
author develops differences in plots), and to structure
and contrasts the points of manipulate time specific parts of
the points of view of the (e.g., pacing, a text (e.g., the
view of different characters and flashbacks) choice of where
characters or the audience or create such to begin or end
narrators in a reader (e.g., effects as a story, the
text. created through mystery, tension, choice to
Craft and Structure ● Compare and the use of or surprise. provide a
(contd.) contrast a dramatic irony) ● Analyze a comedic or
written story, create such particular point tragic resolution)
drama, or poem effects as of view or contribute to its
to its audio, suspense or cultural overall structure
filmed, staged, humor. experience and meaning as
or multimedia ● Analyze the reflected in a well as its
version, extent to which a work of literature aesthetic impact.
analyzing the filmed or live from outside the ● Analyze a case
effects of production of a United States, in which
techniques story or drama drawing on a grasping point of
unique to each stays faithful to wide reading of view requires
medium (e.g., or departs from world literature. distinguishing
lighting, sound, the text or script, what is directly
color, or camera evaluating the stated in a text
focus and choices made by from what is
angles in a film). the director or really meant
● Compare and actors. (e.g., satire,
contrast a ● Analyze how a sarcasm, irony,
fictional modern work of or
portrayal of a fiction draws on understatement)
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time, place, or themes, patterns .

character and a of events, or
historical character types
account of the from myths,
same period as traditional
a means of stories, or
understanding religious works
how authors of such as the
fiction use or Bible, including
alter history. describing how
the material is
rendered new.

● Compare and ● Analyze the ● Analyze the ● Analyze multiple

contrast a extent to which a representation of interpretations of
written story, filmed or live a subject or a a story, drama,
drama, or poem production of a key scene in two or poem (e.g.,
to its audio, story or drama different artistic recorded or live
filmed, staged, stays faithful to mediums, production of a
Integration of or multimedia or departs from including what is play or recorded
Knowledge and Ideas version, the text or script, emphasized or novel or poetry),
analyzing the evaluating the absent in each evaluating how
effects of choices made by treatment (e.g., each version
techniques the director or Auden’s “Musée interprets the
unique to each actors. des Beaux Arts” source text.
medium (e.g., ● Analyze how a and Breughel’s (Include at least
lighting, sound, modern work of Landscape with one play by
color, or camera fiction draws on the Fall of Shakespeare
focus and themes, patterns Icarus) and one play by
angles in a film). of events, or ● Analyze how an an American
● Compare and character types author draws on dramatist.)
contrast a from myths, and transforms ● Demonstrate
fictional traditional source material knowledge of
portrayal of a stories, or in a specific eighteenth-,
time, place, or religious works work (e.g., how nineteenth- and
character and a such as the Shakespeare early-twentieth-c
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historical Bible, including treats a theme entury

account of the describing how or topic from foundational
same period as the material is Ovid or the Bible works of
a means of rendered new. or how a later American
understanding author draws on literature,
how authors of a play by including how
fiction use or Shakespeare). two or more
alter history. texts from the
same period
treat similar
themes or
topics.

By the end of
grade 11, read and
comprehend
literature, including
1 2 3 4
stories, dramas, and
poems, in the grade
11–CCR text
complexity band
proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed
at the high end of the
range.