Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two [...]

Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of [...]

Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated [...]

Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., [...]

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including [...]

Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of [...]

Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development [...]

By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, [...]

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly [...]