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MD.L.Standards for Language (L)
Standards for Language (L)
Vocabulary Acquisition and UseL4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.9-10.L4-a. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies – Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s 9-10.L4-a.1. Use inferences and draw conclusions while applying knowledge of various types of context clues to determine word or phrase meaning.
9-10.L4-b. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies – Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meaning9-10.L4-b.1. Apply an understanding of the relationship between the form and meaning of a word.
9-10.L4-b.2. Recognize patterns of word changes that affect meaning or parts of speech.
9-10.L4-c. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies – Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries9-10.L4-c.1. Strengthen writing and speaking by consulting reference materials, both print and digital, to confirm and refine word choice (See MD standards SLM 3.0, TL 5.0).
9-10.L4-c.2. Demonstrate understanding of the history, development, and dynamic nature of the English language.
9-10.L4-c.3. Demonstrate understanding of the nature and structure of language.
9-10.L4-d. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies – Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by c9-10.L4-d.1. Demonstrate the frequent and appropriate use of print and digital reference materials in order to improve comprehension of written and spoken text.
9-10.L4-d.2. Strengthen writing and speaking by consulting reference materials, both print and digital, to confirm revisions and/or editorial choices.
L6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabul9-10.L6. Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge whe9-10.L6.3. Demonstrate frequent and appropriate use of print and digital reference materials (See MD standards SLM 2.0, SLM 3.0, TL 5.0).
Conventions of Standard EnglishL1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.9-10.L1-b. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking – Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relat9-10.L1-b.2. Strengthen oral and written language by revising and editing for a variety of phrases and clauses when appropriate and effective.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sentences
9-10.L1-b.3. Analyze and evaluate the effect of a variety of phrases and clauses on creating interest and adding meaning to professional, peer, and personal writing.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sentences
L2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.9-10.L2-c. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing – Spell correctly.9-10.L2-c.2. Use print, digital, and internalized knowledge resources to support correct spelling (See MD TL 5.0).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
MD.RI.Standards for Reading Informational Text (RI)
Standards for Reading Informational Text (RI)
Craft and StructureRI4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.9-10.RI4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion diffe9-10.RI4.7. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
RI5.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.9-10.RI5. Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).9-10.RI5.2. Describe the structure of an argument; identify its claims and evidence.
9-10.RI5.6. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
RI6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.9-10.RI6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance the point of view or purpose.9-10.RI6.6. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
Integration of Knowledge and IdeasRI10.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.9-10.RI10. By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the end of the9-10.RI10.4. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
RI7.CCR. Anchor Standard: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.9-10.RI7. Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person’s life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.9-10.RI7.6. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
RI8.CCR. Anchor Standard: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.9-10.RI8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.9-10.RI8.1. Analyze and evaluate connections among evidence, inferences, and claims in an argument (See also MD Standard SLM 4.0).
9-10.RI8.4. Evaluate the credibility of an author’s argument by analyzing the manipulation of language, as well as the range, sufficiency, quality, relevance, and validity of the claims (See also CCSS SL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.3).
9-10.RI8.6. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
RI9.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.9-10.RI9. Analyze seminal U. S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington’s Farewell Address, the Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”), including how they address related themes and co9-10.RI9.3. Compare, contrast and analyze the treatment of related themes, concepts, and rhetorical devices in seminal U.S. documents.
9-10.RI9.6. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
Key Ideas and DetailsRI1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.9-10.RI1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.9-10.RI1.4. Evaluate available evidence for thoroughness, completeness, and relevance.
9-10.RI1.8. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
9-10.RI1.9. See also MD SLM 2.0 & 3.0, as needed.
RI2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.9-10.RI2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.9-10.RI2.5. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
RI3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.9-10.RI3. Analyze how an author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.9-10.RI3.7. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
MD.RL.Standards for Reading Literature (RL)
Standards for Reading Literature (RL)
Craft and StructureRL4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.9-10.RL4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; ho9-10.RL4.1. Analyze the meaning, use, and effect of connotations, colloquialisms, idioms, and figurative language (See CCSS L.9-10.5).
9-10.RL4.6. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
RL5.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.9-10.RL5. Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.9-10.RL5.5. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
RL6.CCR. Anchor Standard: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.9-10.RL6. Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.9-10.RL6.6. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
Integration of Knowledge and IdeasRL10.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.9-10.RL10. By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literat9-10.RL10.4. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
RL7.CCR. Anchor Standard: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.9-10.RL7. Analyze the representation of a subject or key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment (e.g., Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts” and Breughel’s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus).9-10.RL7.7. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
RL9.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.9-10.RL9. Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work (e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by Shakespeare).9-10.RL9.5. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
Key Ideas and DetailsRL1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.9-10.RL1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.9-10.RL1.3. Analyze relevant denotative, connotative, and figurative language (See CCSS L.9-10.5).
9-10.RL1.7. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See 9-10 CCSS L.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
RL2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.9-10.RL2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.9-10.RL2.5. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
RL3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of text.9-10.RL3. Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.9-10.RL3.5. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and writing (See CCSS L.9-10.1).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
MD.SL.Standards for Speaking and Listening (SL)
Standards for Speaking and Listening (SL)
Comprehension and CollaborationSL1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.9-10.SL1-a. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasive9-10.SL1-a.3. Demonstrate comfort and independence in collaborative groups such as literature circles, fishbowl discussions, and Socratic seminar.
9-10.SL1-a.4. Brainstorm and make connections to issues in material under study.
9-10.SL1-a.6. See MD SLM 3.0, SLM 4.0, SLM 5.0, TL 5.B, TL 6.0, as needed.
9-10.SL1-b. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasive9-10.SL1-b.2. Demonstrate comfort and independence in the participation of collegial discussions.
9-10.SL1-c. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasive9-10.SL1-c.1. Demonstrate comfort and independence with open-ended questions and shared inquiry.
9-10.SL1-c.2. Monitor discussions for clarity, relevancy, and dissemination of ideas and information.
9-10.SL1-c.3. Elicit participation and opinions; and appropriately challenge ideas.
9-10.SL1-d. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasive9-10.SL1-d.5. See MD SLM 3.c.3.
SL2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.9-10.SL2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.9-10.SL2.2. Analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the relevance, bias, and validity of multiple sources of information from print and non-print text (See CCSS SL.9-10.1a, RI.9-10.7, RI.9-10.8, W.9-10.7, W.9-10.8).
MD.W.Standards for Writing (W)
Standards for Writing (W)
Research to Build and Present KnowledgeW7.CCR. Anchor Standard: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.9-10.W7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understandin9-10.W7.1. See CCSS Grades 9-10: W1, W2, W7, SL2, RI.5, RI.7, RI.8 for specific application.
9-10.W7.3. Identify, locate, evaluate, and select resources and sources in a wide variety of formats to meet the information need in an ethical manner (See MD SLM 2.0).
9-10.W7.4. Find, generate, record, and organize information relevant to the information need in an ethical manner (See MD SLM 3.0).
9-10.W7.7. See MD TL 5.0, TL 6.0.
W8.CCR. Anchor Standard: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.9-10.W8. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain th9-10.W8.1. See CCSS Grades 9-10: W1, W2, W7, SL2, RI.5, RI.7, and RI.8 for specific application.
9-10.W8.2. Find, generate, record, and organize information relevant to the research purpose in an ethical manner (See also MD SLM 3.0).
W9.CCR. Anchor Standard: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.9-10.W9-b. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research – Apply grades 9-10 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the 9-10.W9-b.1. See CCSS Grades 9-10: W1, W2, W7, RI.5, RI.7, and RI.8 for specific application.
9-10.W9-b.2. Write in response to grade-level print, non-print, and digital informational text(s).
Text Types and PurposesW1.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.9-10.W1-a. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence – Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organizatio9-10.W1-a.3. Choose, apply, and maintain an organizational structure appropriate to the writing purpose (See CCSS W.9-10.4, SL.9-10.1a, SL.9-10.4): Gather reliable and valid information from print, non-print, and digital sources (See CCSS W.9-10.6, W.9-10.7, W.9-10.8,
9-10.W1-c. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence – Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relation9-10.W1-c.4. Demonstrate understanding and application of appropriate usage to address audience, task, and purpose. (CCSS L.9-10.1, L.9-10.3)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
9-10.W1-d. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence – Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the disc9-10.W1-d.1. Integrate quotations and citations into a written text (See CCSS L.9-10.3 and W.9-10.8; See also MD SLM 5.0).
W2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.9-10.W2-a. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content – Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and inf9-10.W2-a.3. Apply and maintain an organizational structure designed to clarify and connect complex ideas, concepts, and information (See CCSS W.9-10.4, SL.9-10.1a, SL.9-10.4): Determine and gather reliable and valid facts, details, examples, and quotations from print
9-10.W2-b. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content – Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient9-10.W2-b.4. Integrate quotations and citations appropriately and into written text (See CCSS L.9-10.3 and W.8).
9-10.W2-c. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content – Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sec9-10.W2-c.2. Demonstrate understanding and application of appropriate usage to address audience, task, and purpose. (CCSS L.9-10.1, L.3)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
W3.CCR. Anchor Standard: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.9-10.W3-c. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences – Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent 9-10.W3-c.3. Demonstrate understanding and application of appropriate usage to address audience, task, and purpose. (CCSS L.9-10.1, L.3)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
9-10.W3-d. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences – Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the 9-10.W3-d.1. Manipulate language, including vivid verbs and sensory description, in order to create precise, realistic and vivid images, plots, settings, and characters (See CCSS W.9-10.4, W.5, L.3; also reference L.3.3a, L.7.3a).