Compass Learning

Learning Objectives

• Analyze how visuals and accompanying text work together to shape a claim in a visual message.
• Evaluate how design choices (scale, contrast, symbolism, and placement) can reinforce themes or introduce bias.
• Identify evidence-based interpretations by distinguishing between what an image shows and what a caption implies.+ Show more

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• Identify viewpoint bias by analyzing which details a narrator or author includes or omits.
• Explain how loaded wording and tone can guide a reader’s judgment.
• Compare perspectives by noting one-sided sourcing and contrasts between stated facts and minimized information.+ Show more

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• Identify a text’s theme by noticing recurring details and patterns in meaning.
• Evaluate how specific evidence supports (or does not support) a theme or claim.
• Analyze how tone and emphasis influence what a text values.

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• Identify whether a text is primarily literary or informational based on its purpose and features.
• Analyze how structure (organization, plot, and paragraphing) shapes meaning in literary and informational texts.
• Determine how authors use evidence such as events, details, definitions, and examples to guide the reader.+ Show more

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• Evaluate source credibility by analyzing author expertise, publication context, timeliness, and evidence support.
• Determine relevance by judging how directly a source addresses a specific question or theme.
• Use textual evidence to explain why information is reliable or misleading.

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• Analyze how word choice, connotation, and figurative language shape tone and emphasis in texts.
• Evaluate how structure and text features (headings, captions, sequencing, paragraph focus) guide reader conclusions.
• Interpret how sentence variety and introductions support comprehension of an argument.

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• Make inferences by using clues from a text, including details that are implied rather than directly stated.
• Support an inference with evidence through accurate quoting or precise paraphrase.
• Identify cause-and-effect and motivation to explain why a character or author made a choice.+ Show more

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• Synthesize ideas, themes, and perspectives from two related texts to build a coherent explanation.
• Use evidence-based reasoning by referencing textual details and comparing how authors structure arguments.
• Maintain the differences between texts while unifying key points into a clear, unified statement.

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• Identify how themes and claims are shaped by context across different texts
• Connect personal, cultural, and historical contexts to ideas in a passage using textual details
• Analyze how perspective influences interpretation of a shared concern

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• Identify the main idea and key details in a text.
• Determine cause-and-effect relationships using information from the text.
• Infer meaning based on how ideas are organized and presented.

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• Identify relationships between words, including synonyms, antonyms, and category relationships.
• Determine how context shapes connotation and figurative meaning in academic reading.
• Analyze word parts (prefixes, suffixes, roots) to infer meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.+ Show more

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• Analyze how diction and connotation create tone in a text
• Identify vague or biased word choices that weaken clarity and credibility
• Revise word choice to maintain a consistent, purposeful tone

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• Distinguish between simple, compound, and complex sentences and explain how their structure affects meaning.
• Use restrictive and nonrestrictive elements to add precise or extra information without changing the intended emphasis.
• Revise sentences by rearranging clauses to improve clarity, pacing, and logical flow.

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• Identify rhetorical devices such as repetition, contrast, and figurative language in analytical and persuasive writing.
• Explain how sentence rhythm and purposeful wording create emphasis or impact without harming clarity.
• Select the best interpretation of a device’s effect and demonstrate understanding in short written responses.

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• Explain how end punctuation, commas, and other marks clarify meaning and tone
• Identify punctuation fixes for run-ons and sentence fragments
• Use commas to signal boundaries between clauses and to prevent ambiguity+ Show more

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• Revise sentences to reduce wordiness while keeping meaning intact
• Improve clarity by using precise pronoun references and consistent verb tense
• Strengthen readability through logical connections and well-placed modifiers+ Show more

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• Identify how language choices (repetition, contrast, and structure) create effects in a text.
• Evaluate whether statements about purposeful writing are true or false based on the passage.
• Select the best answer that explains how sentence patterns shape meaning and tone.+ Show more

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• Choose vocabulary that is precise enough to reduce vagueness in meaning
• Identify how word choice affects tone (formal vs. informal, positive vs. negative, direct vs. measured)
• Revise sentences by replacing general words with specific, accurate diction

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• Identify the main idea and key supporting points in a source text when preparing a summary.
• Write a summary that condenses information without adding new claims beyond the source.
• Revise a draft summary to ensure it reflects the source’s emphasis and avoids isolated details.+ Show more

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• Analyze how diction choices affect precision and audience impact in academic writing.
• Revise sentences to improve style by reducing repetition while maintaining key terminology.
• Adjust sentence complexity to support clarity without losing sophistication.+ Show more

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• Revise sentences to reduce fragmentation and run-ons by strengthening boundaries.
• Use varied sentence beginnings and clause order to improve sentence flow.
• Make emphasis clearer by placing key information where readers expect it.

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• Analyze how an author’s tone shapes credibility and audience interpretation in different purposes.
• Identify specific language choices that signal tone, such as diction, modality, intensity, and figurative language.
• Revise sentence-level wording to shift tone while keeping meaning consistent.

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• Identify the purpose and intended audience of different writing tasks and explain how they shape word choice and structure.
• Analyze how evidence, pacing, and formality change across commentary, informative reports, and persuasive letters.
• Revise statements to better match a targeted audience’s expectations and the writer’s stated intent.

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• Use commas correctly with introductory phrases and coordinating conjunctions.
• Apply punctuation control with quotation marks, apostrophes, colons, and dashes to improve clarity.
• Maintain consistent sentence endings that match meaning and intention.