9th Grade ELA (Indiana Academic Standards)

Reading Comprehension (RC)

• 9-10.RC.1 Analyze explicit and implied meanings, supporting conclusions with strong, thorough textual evidence.
• 9-10.RC.2 Analyze two or more themes in a literary work and how specific details develop them.
• 9-10.RC.3 Evaluate how structure, order of events and handling of time shape a literary work's meaning and effect.
• 9-10.RC.4 Analyze several central ideas in a text and how they build on one another.
• 9-10.RC.5 Analyze how an author orders and connects points or events in a text.
• 9-10.RC.6 Identify an author's point of view or purpose and analyze how rhetoric advances it.
• 9-10.RC.7 Evaluate an argument's reasoning and evidence for validity, relevance and sufficiency, and spot fallacies.
• 9-10.RC.8 Analyze key U.S. and world documents and compare how they treat related themes and ideas.
• 9-10.RC.9 Use context to work out or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
• 9-10.RC.10 Analyze shades of meaning among words with similar denotations.
• 9-10.RC.11 Recognize and use patterns of word change that signal a different meaning or part of speech.
• 9-10.RC.12 Find the meaning of words in literature, including figurative and connotative senses, and analyze their effect on tone.
• 9-10.RC.13 Find the meaning of words in nonfiction, including technical senses, and evaluate their effect on tone.

Writing (W)

• 9-10.W.1 Write arguments that introduce claims, address counterclaims fairly, use transitions and a formal style, and conclude.
• 9-10.W.2 Write informative pieces that introduce a topic, develop it with credible evidence and conclude with implications.
• 9-10.W.3 Write narratives with an engaging opening, sequenced events, vivid details, point of view and a reflective ending.
• 9-10.W.4 Use the writing process with reference tools, technology and a standard style guide to produce clear writing.
• 9-10.W.5 Do sustained research: refine questions, judge sources, synthesize, avoid plagiarism and present findings in various formats.
• 9-10.W.6 Use correct grammar and usage, including verb moods and parallel structure.
• 9-10.W.7 Use standard capitals, punctuation and spelling, including semicolons and colons.

Communication and Collaboration (CC)

• 9-10.CC.1 Take part in a range of discussions, building on peers' ideas and stating one's own views persuasively.
• 9-10.CC.2 Examine and reflect on ideas under discussion, using textual evidence to support or challenge them.
• 9-10.CC.3 Move discussions forward with questions that link the topic to broader ideas and challenge conclusions.
• 9-10.CC.4 Respond thoughtfully to different views, summarize agreement and disagreement and refine one's position with evidence.
• 9-10.CC.5 Analyze information in diverse media formats and judge each source's credibility and accuracy.
• 9-10.CC.6 Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, evidence and rhetoric, flagging fallacies and distorted data.
• 9-10.CC.7 Present findings and evidence clearly and logically so listeners can follow the reasoning, in a suitable style.
• 9-10.CC.8 Analyze bias in media from what is included or left out and from how reliable the sources are.