IXL skill plan | 11&12 Reading Level D plan for the Tests of Adult Basic Education

Skill plan for the Tests of Adult Basic Education - 11&12 Reading Level D

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Key Ideas and Details
Make an inference of a slightly complex text based on explicit evidence		1. Analyze short stories
Make an inference of a slightly complex text based on explicit evidence
1. Analyze short stories

Use evidence to support a stated inference		Literary texts 1. Identify supporting details in literary texts Informational texts 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Arguments 3. Trace an argument American history 4. Causes of the American Revolution: introduction to mercantilism and the Navigation Acts (Social studies) 5. The Revolutionary War: struggle for independence (Social studies) 6. The Articles of Confederation (Social studies) 7. Texas independence and annexation (Social studies) 8. Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession (Social studies) 9. The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (Social studies) World history 10. Compare ancient river civilizations: achievements and legacy (Social studies) 11. Origins of Islam (Social studies) 12. Origins of Hinduism (Social studies) 13. Origins of Buddhism (Social studies) 14. Early Islamic caliphates (Social studies) 15. French and English expeditions: part I (Social studies) Science and technical texts 16. Explore the engineering-design process: going to the Moon! (Science) 17. Investigate primary succession on a volcanic island (Science)
Use evidence to support a stated inference
Literary texts 1. Identify supporting details in literary texts Informational texts 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Arguments 3. Trace an argument American history 4. Causes of the American Revolution: introduction to mercantilism and the Navigation Acts (Social studies) 5. The Revolutionary War: struggle for independence (Social studies) 6. The Articles of Confederation (Social studies) 7. Texas independence and annexation (Social studies) 8. Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession (Social studies) 9. The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (Social studies) World history 10. Compare ancient river civilizations: achievements and legacy (Social studies) 11. Origins of Islam (Social studies) 12. Origins of Hinduism (Social studies) 13. Origins of Buddhism (Social studies) 14. Early Islamic caliphates (Social studies) 15. French and English expeditions: part I (Social studies) Science and technical texts 16. Explore the engineering-design process: going to the Moon! (Science) 17. Investigate primary succession on a volcanic island (Science)

Draw a conclusion based on a section of literary text		Compare and contrast 1. Compare two texts with different genres 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Compare information from two texts Cause and effect 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts Problem and solution 5. Match problems with their solutions
Draw a conclusion based on a section of literary text
Compare and contrast 1. Compare two texts with different genres 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Compare information from two texts Cause and effect 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts Problem and solution 5. Match problems with their solutions

Use details to support an inference of a literary text		1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Match the quotations with their themes
Use details to support an inference of a literary text
1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Match the quotations with their themes

Make an inference about the central idea of a moderately complex text Determine central ideas explicitly stated in a moderately complex text
Make an inference about the central idea of a moderately complex text Determine central ideas explicitly stated in a moderately complex text


Determine a central idea of a slightly complex text		1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about science and nature 3. Trace an argument
Determine a central idea of a slightly complex text
1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about science and nature 3. Trace an argument

Use evidence to support an explicitly stated main idea in a slightly complex text		1. Identify supporting details in informational texts 2. Distinguish facts from opinions 3. Compare information from two texts 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions
Use evidence to support an explicitly stated main idea in a slightly complex text
1. Identify supporting details in informational texts 2. Distinguish facts from opinions 3. Compare information from two texts 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions

Determine a central idea of a moderately complex text Determine a central idea of a very complex text (or section of text)		1. How can animal behaviors affect reproductive success? Identify evidence to support a claim (Science) 2. Classify symbiotic relationships (Science) 3. Investigate primary succession on a volcanic island (Science)
Determine a central idea of a moderately complex text Determine a central idea of a very complex text (or section of text)
1. How can animal behaviors affect reproductive success? Identify evidence to support a claim (Science) 2. Classify symbiotic relationships (Science) 3. Investigate primary succession on a volcanic island (Science)

Identify the central idea of a moderately complex text
Identify the central idea of a moderately complex text


Summarize a slightly complex informational text Summarize a complex literary text
Summarize a slightly complex informational text Summarize a complex literary text


Use details to support a theme in a complex literary text		1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories
Use details to support a theme in a complex literary text
1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories

Use evidence to support an explicitly stated central idea of a moderately complex text Use evidence to support the identification of the central idea of a moderately complex text Support an inferred central idea with evidence from a moderately complex text
Use evidence to support an explicitly stated central idea of a moderately complex text Use evidence to support the identification of the central idea of a moderately complex text Support an inferred central idea with evidence from a moderately complex text


Use explicit evidence to analyze connections among ideas		1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Match problems with their solutions 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Use explicit evidence to analyze connections among ideas
1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Match problems with their solutions 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Make connections between clearly stated ideas in a moderately complex text		1. The Legislative Branch (Social studies)
Make connections between clearly stated ideas in a moderately complex text
1. The Legislative Branch (Social studies)

Analyze connections among ideas in a slightly complex text		1. Identify text structures 2. Read and understand informational passages 3. Trace an argument
Analyze connections among ideas in a slightly complex text
1. Identify text structures 2. Read and understand informational passages 3. Trace an argument

Make distinctions between ideas in a moderately complex text		1. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Make distinctions between ideas in a moderately complex text
1. Compare and contrast in informational texts

Analyze the connections among ideas in a very complex text Use evidence to support the analysis of connections among ideas in a very complex text
Analyze the connections among ideas in a very complex text Use evidence to support the analysis of connections among ideas in a very complex text


Identify a step in a multi- step process from a slightly complex text		1. Understand an experimental protocol about plant growth (Science) 2. Understand an experimental protocol about diffusion (Science) 3. Understand an experimental protocol about evaporation (Science)
Identify a step in a multi- step process from a slightly complex text
1. Understand an experimental protocol about plant growth (Science) 2. Understand an experimental protocol about diffusion (Science) 3. Understand an experimental protocol about evaporation (Science)

Use evidence to support following a multi-step process
Use evidence to support following a multi-step process

Craft and Structure
Determine the meaning of tier 1 words		Vocabulary in context 1. Find words using context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Synonyms and antonyms 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 4. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
Determine the meaning of tier 1 words
Vocabulary in context 1. Find words using context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Synonyms and antonyms 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 4. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context

Determine the meaning of tier 2 words in moderately complex texts		1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
Determine the meaning of tier 2 words in moderately complex texts
1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Determine the meaning of figurative language in context		1. Interpret figures of speech 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 3. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2
Determine the meaning of figurative language in context
1. Interpret figures of speech 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 3. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2

Determine the meaning of words in literary texts
Determine the meaning of words in literary texts


Determine the meaning of tier 2/multiple meaning word in context		1. Which definition matches the sentence? 2. Which sentence matches the definition? 3. Positive and negative connotation
Determine the meaning of tier 2/multiple meaning word in context
1. Which definition matches the sentence? 2. Which sentence matches the definition? 3. Positive and negative connotation

Determine the meaning of figurative language in literary text		1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Determine the meaning of figurative language in literary text
1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source

Determine the purpose of a section of text
Determine the purpose of a section of text


Analyze the connection of a section of text to the whole (moderately complex text)		1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Trace an argument
Analyze the connection of a section of text to the whole (moderately complex text)
1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Trace an argument

Analyze the connection of a section of text to the whole (very complex text)		1. Match the quotations with their themes
Analyze the connection of a section of text to the whole (very complex text)
1. Match the quotations with their themes

Analyze the function of a section of text		1. Identify text structures 2. Organize information by topic
Analyze the function of a section of text
1. Identify text structures 2. Organize information by topic

Use evidence to support the determination of the purpose of a section of text
Use evidence to support the determination of the purpose of a section of text


Analyze the function of a text feature
Analyze the function of a text feature


Determine the author's purpose (explicitly stated)		1. Identify the author's purpose
Determine the author's purpose (explicitly stated)
1. Identify the author's purpose

Compare the author's purpose across multiple texts		1. Compare information from two texts
Compare the author's purpose across multiple texts
1. Compare information from two texts

Determine authors' purposes across complex texts
Determine authors' purposes across complex texts


Determine the point of view of a section of text Determine the point of view of a text (explicitly stated)		1. Trace an argument
Determine the point of view of a section of text Determine the point of view of a text (explicitly stated)
1. Trace an argument

Determine the point of view of a moderately complex text Determine the point of view of a moderately-very complex text
Determine the point of view of a moderately complex text Determine the point of view of a moderately-very complex text


Use evidence to support the determination of point of view		1. Classical Athens: government and culture (Social studies) 2. Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part II (Social studies) 3. Causes of the American Revolution: new taxes and colonial response (Social studies) 4. The abolitionists (Social studies) 5. Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession (Social studies)
Use evidence to support the determination of point of view
1. Classical Athens: government and culture (Social studies) 2. Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part II (Social studies) 3. Causes of the American Revolution: new taxes and colonial response (Social studies) 4. The abolitionists (Social studies) 5. Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession (Social studies)

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Incorporate graphic and text to understand topic		1. Read graphic organizers
Incorporate graphic and text to understand topic
1. Read graphic organizers

Integrate basic quantitative information with evidence from the text		Engineering practices 1. Explore the engineering-design process: going to the Moon! (Science) Life science 2. Plant cell diagrams: label parts (Science) 3. Animal cell diagrams: label parts (Science) 4. Genes, proteins, and traits: understanding the genetic code (Science) 5. Angiosperm and conifer life cycles (Science) 6. Moss and fern life cycles (Science) 7. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater (Science) Earth science 8. Label Earth layers (Science) 9. Label Earth features at tectonic plate boundaries (Science) 10. Describe tectonic plate boundaries around the world (Science) 11. Label parts of water cycle diagrams (Science) 12. Select parts of water cycle diagrams (Science) 13. The greenhouse effect (Science) 14. Analyze models of the Earth-Sun-Moon system (Science) 15. What causes the seasons on Earth? (Science)
Integrate basic quantitative information with evidence from the text
Engineering practices 1. Explore the engineering-design process: going to the Moon! (Science) Life science 2. Plant cell diagrams: label parts (Science) 3. Animal cell diagrams: label parts (Science) 4. Genes, proteins, and traits: understanding the genetic code (Science) 5. Angiosperm and conifer life cycles (Science) 6. Moss and fern life cycles (Science) 7. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater (Science) Earth science 8. Label Earth layers (Science) 9. Label Earth features at tectonic plate boundaries (Science) 10. Describe tectonic plate boundaries around the world (Science) 11. Label parts of water cycle diagrams (Science) 12. Select parts of water cycle diagrams (Science) 13. The greenhouse effect (Science) 14. Analyze models of the Earth-Sun-Moon system (Science) 15. What causes the seasons on Earth? (Science)

Use quantitative data to support stated author's point of view Use quantitative data and evidence from the text to support stated author's point of view
Use quantitative data to support stated author's point of view Use quantitative data and evidence from the text to support stated author's point of view


Integrate quantitative information with evidence from the text
Integrate quantitative information with evidence from the text


Use evidence to support a stated claim Evaluate support for a claim Evaluate a claim made in a text Identify a claim made in text Use evidence to support a claim made in complex texts		1. Trace an argument 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Use evidence to support a stated claim Evaluate support for a claim Evaluate a claim made in a text Identify a claim made in text Use evidence to support a claim made in complex texts
1. Trace an argument 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Determine the relevance of evidence use to support a claim		1. Classify logical fallacies
Determine the relevance of evidence use to support a claim
1. Classify logical fallacies

Compare claims made across texts Compare claims made across texts and support comparison with multiple pieces of evidence
Compare claims made across texts Compare claims made across texts and support comparison with multiple pieces of evidence

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