IXL skill plan | Reading grades 6+ plan for the Texas NWEA MAP® Growth™

Skill plan for the Texas NWEA MAP^® Growth™ - Reading grades 6+

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Foundational Language Skills: Vocabulary
Multiple Genres
Author's Purpose and Craft

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Foundational Language Skills: Vocabulary
RIT Score: Less than 211
Context Clues and Reference		Reference skills 1. Use dictionary entries 2. Use dictionary definitions 3. Use thesaurus entries Vocabulary in context 4. Find words using context 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 6. Use academic vocabulary in context Domain-specific vocabulary 7. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Synonyms in context 8. Find synonyms in context 9. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 10. Find antonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 11. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 12. Which definition matches the sentence? 13. Which sentence matches the definition? Shades of meaning 14. Positive and negative connotation
Context Clues and Reference
Reference skills 1. Use dictionary entries 2. Use dictionary definitions 3. Use thesaurus entries Vocabulary in context 4. Find words using context 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 6. Use academic vocabulary in context Domain-specific vocabulary 7. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Synonyms in context 8. Find synonyms in context 9. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 10. Find antonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 11. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 12. Which definition matches the sentence? 13. Which sentence matches the definition? Shades of meaning 14. Positive and negative connotation

Word Parts, Relationships, and Origins		Prefixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re- 3. Words with sub- 4. Words with mis- 5. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible 9. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 10. Word pattern sentences 11. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix 12. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness Prefixes and suffixes 13. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Greek and Latin roots 14. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 15. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 16. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 17. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 20. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Idioms and adages 21. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 22. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2
Word Parts, Relationships, and Origins
Prefixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re- 3. Words with sub- 4. Words with mis- 5. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible 9. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 10. Word pattern sentences 11. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix 12. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness Prefixes and suffixes 13. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Greek and Latin roots 14. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 15. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 16. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 17. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 20. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Idioms and adages 21. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 22. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2
RIT Score: 211–214
Context Clues and Reference		Reference skills 1. Use dictionary entries 2. Use dictionary definitions 3. Use thesaurus entries Vocabulary in context 4. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational 5. Find words using context 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Synonyms in context 7. Find synonyms in context 8. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Antonyms in context 9. Find antonyms in context 10. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 11. Which definition matches the sentence? 12. Which sentence matches the definition? Domain-specific vocabulary 13. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 14. Positive and negative connotation
Context Clues and Reference
Reference skills 1. Use dictionary entries 2. Use dictionary definitions 3. Use thesaurus entries Vocabulary in context 4. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational 5. Find words using context 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Synonyms in context 7. Find synonyms in context 8. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Antonyms in context 9. Find antonyms in context 10. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 11. Which definition matches the sentence? 12. Which sentence matches the definition? Domain-specific vocabulary 13. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 14. Positive and negative connotation

Word Parts, Relationships, and Origins		1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 5. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Word Parts, Relationships, and Origins
1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 5. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
RIT Score: 215–218
Context Clues and Reference		Reference skills 1. Use dictionary entries 2. Use dictionary definitions 3. Use thesaurus entries Vocabulary in context 4. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational 5. Find words using context 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Synonyms in context 7. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Antonyms in context 8. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Domain-specific vocabulary 9. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Multiple-meaning words 10. Which definition matches the sentence? 11. Which sentence matches the definition? Shades of meaning 12. Positive and negative connotation
Context Clues and Reference
Reference skills 1. Use dictionary entries 2. Use dictionary definitions 3. Use thesaurus entries Vocabulary in context 4. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational 5. Find words using context 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Synonyms in context 7. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Antonyms in context 8. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Domain-specific vocabulary 9. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Multiple-meaning words 10. Which definition matches the sentence? 11. Which sentence matches the definition? Shades of meaning 12. Positive and negative connotation

Word Parts, Relationships, and Origins		1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Word Parts, Relationships, and Origins
1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
RIT Score: 219–220
Context Clues and Reference		Reference skills 1. Use dictionary entries 2. Use dictionary definitions 3. Use thesaurus entries Vocabulary in context 4. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational 5. Find words using context 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Synonyms in context 7. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Antonyms in context 8. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Domain-specific vocabulary 9. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Multiple-meaning words 10. Which definition matches the sentence? 11. Which sentence matches the definition? Figures of speech 12. Interpret figures of speech Shades of meaning 13. Positive and negative connotation
Context Clues and Reference
Reference skills 1. Use dictionary entries 2. Use dictionary definitions 3. Use thesaurus entries Vocabulary in context 4. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational 5. Find words using context 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Synonyms in context 7. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Antonyms in context 8. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Domain-specific vocabulary 9. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Multiple-meaning words 10. Which definition matches the sentence? 11. Which sentence matches the definition? Figures of speech 12. Interpret figures of speech Shades of meaning 13. Positive and negative connotation

Word Parts, Relationships, and Origins		1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Word Parts, Relationships, and Origins
1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
RIT Score: 221–230
Context Clues and Reference		Reference skills 1. Use dictionary entries 2. Use dictionary definitions 3. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage 4. Use thesaurus entries Shades of meaning 5. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence Figures of speech 6. Interpret figures of speech
Context Clues and Reference
Reference skills 1. Use dictionary entries 2. Use dictionary definitions 3. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage 4. Use thesaurus entries Shades of meaning 5. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence Figures of speech 6. Interpret figures of speech

Word Parts, Relationships, and Origins		1. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words 2. Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions 3. Use the correct foreign expression
Word Parts, Relationships, and Origins
1. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words 2. Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions 3. Use the correct foreign expression
RIT Score: 231+
Context Clues and Reference		Reference skills 1. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage 2. Use dictionary definitions 3. Use dictionary entries 4. Use thesaurus entries Shades of meaning 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence Figures of speech 7. Interpret the figure of speech
Context Clues and Reference
Reference skills 1. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage 2. Use dictionary definitions 3. Use dictionary entries 4. Use thesaurus entries Shades of meaning 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence Figures of speech 7. Interpret the figure of speech

Word Parts, Relationships, and Origins		1. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words 2. Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions 3. Use the correct foreign expression
Word Parts, Relationships, and Origins
1. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words 2. Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions 3. Use the correct foreign expression

Multiple Genres
RIT Score: Less than 211
Literary Texts		Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Read realistic fiction Characters 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Compare and contrast characters Story elements 5. Identify story elements Similes and metaphors 6. Identify similes and metaphors 7. Similes and metaphors with pictures 8. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Poetry 9. Read poetry 10. Label the rhyme scheme 11. Identify elements of poetry Drama 12. Read drama
Literary Texts
Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Read realistic fiction Characters 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Compare and contrast characters Story elements 5. Identify story elements Similes and metaphors 6. Identify similes and metaphors 7. Similes and metaphors with pictures 8. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Poetry 9. Read poetry 10. Label the rhyme scheme 11. Identify elements of poetry Drama 12. Read drama

Informational Texts		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Read about science and nature 4. Read about famous people 5. Read about business and technology 6. Read about history Supporting details 7. Identify supporting details in informational texts Text features 8. Read graphic organizers 9. Select and use text features Sequence 10. Identify time-order words Text structure 11. Determine the order of events in informational texts 12. Compare and contrast in informational texts 13. Match problems with their solutions 14. Identify text structures Fact and opinion 15. Identify an author's statement of opinion 16. Distinguish facts from opinions Arguments 17. Trace an argument
Informational Texts
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Read about science and nature 4. Read about famous people 5. Read about business and technology 6. Read about history Supporting details 7. Identify supporting details in informational texts Text features 8. Read graphic organizers 9. Select and use text features Sequence 10. Identify time-order words Text structure 11. Determine the order of events in informational texts 12. Compare and contrast in informational texts 13. Match problems with their solutions 14. Identify text structures Fact and opinion 15. Identify an author's statement of opinion 16. Distinguish facts from opinions Arguments 17. Trace an argument
RIT Score: 211–214
Literary Texts		Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Characters 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Compare and contrast characters Story elements 5. Identify story elements Poetry 6. Identify elements of poetry 7. Read poetry 8. Label the rhyme scheme Drama 9. Read drama
Literary Texts
Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Characters 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Compare and contrast characters Story elements 5. Identify story elements Poetry 6. Identify elements of poetry 7. Read poetry 8. Label the rhyme scheme Drama 9. Read drama

Informational Texts		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Read about science and nature 4. Read about business and technology 5. Read passages about famous people 6. Read about history Supporting details 7. Identify supporting details in informational texts 8. Choose evidence to support a claim Text structure 9. Compare and contrast in informational texts 10. Match causes and effects in informational texts 11. Match problems with their solutions 12. Identify text structures 13. Determine the order of events in informational texts Fact and opinion 14. Identify an author's statement of opinion 15. Distinguish facts from opinions Arguments 16. Trace an argument
Informational Texts
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Read about science and nature 4. Read about business and technology 5. Read passages about famous people 6. Read about history Supporting details 7. Identify supporting details in informational texts 8. Choose evidence to support a claim Text structure 9. Compare and contrast in informational texts 10. Match causes and effects in informational texts 11. Match problems with their solutions 12. Identify text structures 13. Determine the order of events in informational texts Fact and opinion 14. Identify an author's statement of opinion 15. Distinguish facts from opinions Arguments 16. Trace an argument
RIT Score: 215–218
Literary Texts		Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Poetry 3. Read poetry 4. Label the rhyme scheme Story elements 5. Identify story elements Drama 6. Read drama
Literary Texts
Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Poetry 3. Read poetry 4. Label the rhyme scheme Story elements 5. Identify story elements Drama 6. Read drama

Informational Texts		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about science and nature Supporting details 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts 4. Choose evidence to support a claim Text structure 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Match causes and effects in informational texts 7. Match problems with their solutions 8. Identify text structures Arguments 9. Trace an argument
Informational Texts
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about science and nature Supporting details 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts 4. Choose evidence to support a claim Text structure 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Match causes and effects in informational texts 7. Match problems with their solutions 8. Identify text structures Arguments 9. Trace an argument
RIT Score: 219–220
Literary Texts		Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Match the quotations with their themes Short stories 3. Analyze short stories Poetry 4. Identify elements of poetry 5. Label the rhyme scheme Supporting details 6. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Literary Texts
Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Match the quotations with their themes Short stories 3. Analyze short stories Poetry 4. Identify elements of poetry 5. Label the rhyme scheme Supporting details 6. Identify supporting details in literary texts

Informational Texts		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read and understand informational passages Supporting details 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts 4. Choose evidence to support a claim 5. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Text development 6. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 Text structure 7. Compare and contrast in informational texts 8. Match causes and effects in informational texts 9. Match problems with their solutions 10. Identify text structures Arguments 11. Trace an argument 12. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim
Informational Texts
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read and understand informational passages Supporting details 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts 4. Choose evidence to support a claim 5. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Text development 6. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 Text structure 7. Compare and contrast in informational texts 8. Match causes and effects in informational texts 9. Match problems with their solutions 10. Identify text structures Arguments 11. Trace an argument 12. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim
RIT Score: 221–230
Literary Texts		Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Match the quotations with their themes Short stories 3. Analyze short stories: set 1 4. Analyze short stories: set 2 Poetry 5. Identify elements of poetry 6. Label the rhyme scheme
Literary Texts
Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Match the quotations with their themes Short stories 3. Analyze short stories: set 1 4. Analyze short stories: set 2 Poetry 5. Identify elements of poetry 6. Label the rhyme scheme

Informational Texts		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Thesis statement 2. Identify thesis statements Supporting details 3. Identify supporting evidence in a text 4. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim 5. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 6. Classify logical fallacies 7. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim Text development 8. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 9. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 Text structure 10. Compare and contrast in informational texts 11. Identify text structures 12. Match causes and effects in informational texts 13. Match problems with their solutions Arguments 14. Trace an argument: set 1 15. Trace an argument: set 2 Counterclaims 16. Evaluate counterclaims
Informational Texts
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Thesis statement 2. Identify thesis statements Supporting details 3. Identify supporting evidence in a text 4. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim 5. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 6. Classify logical fallacies 7. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim Text development 8. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 9. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 Text structure 10. Compare and contrast in informational texts 11. Identify text structures 12. Match causes and effects in informational texts 13. Match problems with their solutions Arguments 14. Trace an argument: set 1 15. Trace an argument: set 2 Counterclaims 16. Evaluate counterclaims
RIT Score: 231+
Literary Texts		Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes Short stories 2. Analyze short stories: set 1 3. Analyze short stories: set 2 Poetry 4. Identify elements of poetry
Literary Texts
Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes Short stories 2. Analyze short stories: set 1 3. Analyze short stories: set 2 Poetry 4. Identify elements of poetry

Informational Texts		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Thesis statement 2. Identify thesis statements Supporting details 3. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim 4. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 5. Identify supporting evidence in a text 6. Classify logical fallacies 7. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim Text development 8. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 9. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 Arguments 10. Trace an argument: set 1 11. Trace an argument: set 2 Counterclaims 12. Evaluate counterclaims
Informational Texts
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Thesis statement 2. Identify thesis statements Supporting details 3. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim 4. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 5. Identify supporting evidence in a text 6. Classify logical fallacies 7. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim Text development 8. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 9. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 Arguments 10. Trace an argument: set 1 11. Trace an argument: set 2 Counterclaims 12. Evaluate counterclaims

Author's Purpose and Craft
RIT Score: Less than 211
Purpose and Point of View		Author's purpose 1. Identify the purpose of a text Point of view 2. Identify the narrative point of view
Purpose and Point of View
Author's purpose 1. Identify the purpose of a text Point of view 2. Identify the narrative point of view

Text Structure and Graphic Features		1. Select and use text features 2. Read graphic organizers 3. Which book title goes with the picture?
Text Structure and Graphic Features
1. Select and use text features 2. Read graphic organizers 3. Which book title goes with the picture?

Language and Literary Devices		Similes and metaphors 1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures 3. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Allusions 4. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 6. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 7. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2
Language and Literary Devices
Similes and metaphors 1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures 3. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Allusions 4. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 6. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 7. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2
RIT Score: 211–214
Purpose and Point of View		Author's purpose 1. Identify the author's purpose Point of view 2. Identify the narrative point of view
Purpose and Point of View
Author's purpose 1. Identify the author's purpose Point of view 2. Identify the narrative point of view

Text Structure and Graphic Features		Text structure 1. Identify text structures Text features 2. Select and use text features 3. Read graphic organizers
Text Structure and Graphic Features
Text structure 1. Identify text structures Text features 2. Select and use text features 3. Read graphic organizers

Language and Literary Devices		Personification 1. Use personification Figures of speech 2. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 3. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Similes 4. Determine the meanings of similes Idioms and adages 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 6. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 7. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2
Language and Literary Devices
Personification 1. Use personification Figures of speech 2. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 3. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Similes 4. Determine the meanings of similes Idioms and adages 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 6. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 7. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2
RIT Score: 215–218
Purpose and Point of View		Author's purpose 1. Identify the author's purpose 2. Identify audience and purpose Point of view 3. Identify the narrative point of view
Purpose and Point of View
Author's purpose 1. Identify the author's purpose 2. Identify audience and purpose Point of view 3. Identify the narrative point of view

Text Structure and Graphic Features		Text structure 1. Identify text structures Text features 2. Read graphic organizers
Text Structure and Graphic Features
Text structure 1. Identify text structures Text features 2. Read graphic organizers

Language and Literary Devices		Personification 1. Use personification Figures of speech 2. Interpret figures of speech Rhetorical devices 3. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements 4. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts Analogies 5. Analogies 6. Analogies: challenge
Language and Literary Devices
Personification 1. Use personification Figures of speech 2. Interpret figures of speech Rhetorical devices 3. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements 4. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts Analogies 5. Analogies 6. Analogies: challenge
RIT Score: 219–220
Purpose and Point of View		Author's purpose 1. Identify the author's purpose 2. Identify audience and purpose Point of view 3. Identify the narrative point of view
Purpose and Point of View
Author's purpose 1. Identify the author's purpose 2. Identify audience and purpose Point of view 3. Identify the narrative point of view

Text Structure and Graphic Features		Text structure 1. Identify text structures Text features 2. Read graphic organizers
Text Structure and Graphic Features
Text structure 1. Identify text structures Text features 2. Read graphic organizers

Language and Literary Devices		Personification 1. Use personification Figures of speech 2. Interpret figures of speech Rhetorical devices 3. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements 4. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 Analogies 5. Analogies 6. Analogies: challenge
Language and Literary Devices
Personification 1. Use personification Figures of speech 2. Interpret figures of speech Rhetorical devices 3. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements 4. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 Analogies 5. Analogies 6. Analogies: challenge
RIT Score: 221–230
Purpose and Point of View		1. Identify audience and purpose 2. Identify the narrative point of view
Purpose and Point of View
1. Identify audience and purpose 2. Identify the narrative point of view

Text Structure and Graphic Features		1. Identify text structures 2. Read graphic organizers
Text Structure and Graphic Features
1. Identify text structures 2. Read graphic organizers

Language and Literary Devices		Tone 1. Which text is most formal? Rhetorical devices 2. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 3. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2 4. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements Word usage 5. Positive and negative connotation 6. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 7. Explore words with new or contested usages Figurative language 8. Use personification
Language and Literary Devices
Tone 1. Which text is most formal? Rhetorical devices 2. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 3. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2 4. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements Word usage 5. Positive and negative connotation 6. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 7. Explore words with new or contested usages Figurative language 8. Use personification
RIT Score: 231+
Purpose and Point of View		1. Identify audience and purpose 2. Identify the narrative point of view
Purpose and Point of View
1. Identify audience and purpose 2. Identify the narrative point of view

Text Structure and Graphic Features
Text Structure and Graphic Features


Language and Literary Devices		Tone 1. Which text is most formal? 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Rhetorical devices 3. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 4. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2 5. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements Word usage 6. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 7. Explore words with new or contested usages Figurative language 8. Use personification
Language and Literary Devices
Tone 1. Which text is most formal? 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Rhetorical devices 3. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 4. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2 5. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements Word usage 6. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 7. Explore words with new or contested usages Figurative language 8. Use personification

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