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• Explain how credibility depends on reliability, relevance, and accuracy.
• Evaluate sources using authority, expertise, publication context, and direct alignment to the claim.
• Differentiate what evidence proves from what it only suggests or infers.+ Show more

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• Use comprehension checks (pausing, rereading, and using context clues) to understand a text while reading.
• Make and adjust predictions when new details appear in a realistic story.
• Connect confusing ideas to earlier information to improve overall understanding.

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• Extract meaning from visual and multimodal media messages by noticing images, text, layout, icons, and color.
• Explain how context (where an image appears and what surrounds it) shapes interpretation.
• Analyze how media messages are composed to create intended effects rather than delivered as isolated details.

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• Identify parallel structure patterns in sentences, including lists, paired ideas, and comparisons.
• Revise sentences to fix broken parallelism while keeping meaning and tone consistent.
• Use parallel structure to improve clarity, rhythm, and persuasive impact in writing.

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• Explain how a writer’s purpose determines which information is most important.
• Describe how an audience affects tone, word choice, and background details.
• Revise writing by aligning purpose and audience to improve clarity and coherence.

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• Explain what an inference is and how it goes beyond the surface of a text.
• Use textual evidence to support a logical conclusion about characters, conflicts, and resolutions.
• Make inferences from informational claims and data by connecting evidence to meaning.+ Show more

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• Explain how literary text structures (plot progression, characterization, and conflict-resolution) shape theme and perspective
• Identify informational text structures (topic paragraphs, definitions, and organizational patterns) that clarify claims and relationships
• Compare how different structures in literary and informational texts support comprehension and interpretation

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• Identify the difference between a claim and supporting evidence in oral communication.
• Choose relevant evidence that directly matches the main message and avoid weaker, mismatched details.
• Explain how evidence proves a claim by linking examples to what they demonstrate.+ Show more

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• Identify how purposeful organization guides listeners from a presentation’s beginning to its end.
• Evaluate whether a presentation’s central message is supported by appropriate details and explanations.
• Use transitions to anticipate what comes next in an oral presentation.+ Show more

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• Use periods, question marks, and exclamation marks to show sentence boundaries and intended tone.
• Apply correct comma placement to separate ideas, introduce clauses, and improve readability.
• Revise sentences to make meaning and emphasis clearer in informational and persuasive writing.

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• Analyze how narrative structure (point of view and sequence) shapes a reader’s perspective on events.
• Examine how informational structure (headings, categories, and logical organization) guides understanding and interpretation of themes.
• Support claims with evidence by connecting structural choices to specific details in the text.

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• Identify how diction, figurative language, and sentence rhythm create tone in a text.
• Determine how point of view (first-person, objective, selective framing) affects credibility and emphasis.
• Compare two passages about the same topic to explain how tone and perspective shape meaning.

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• Explain how speakers can extend an idea in a discussion by connecting it to a personal experience, a text, or an earlier comment.
• Use discussion extensions that stay on topic and include clear details that show the connection.
• Practice responding thoughtfully by adding “Because…” and “For example…” to deepen a first response.

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• Identify how topic sentences and supporting details work together to create a clear paragraph focus.
• Determine whether details are placed in logical order (general to specific, cause to effect) within and across paragraphs.
• Use transitions between paragraphs to strengthen coherence and guide the reader’s understanding.

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• Make inferences about a text by using evidence from both the body and text features (headings, captions, and visuals).
• Identify the theme or main idea and explain how supporting points develop across the text.
• Explain how the author’s choices in text structure and features shape meaning.

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• Identify and describe key structural and stylistic features of common text forms (narrative retellings, informational reports, persuasive responses, and explanatory pieces).
• Revise writing by refining language choices, organization, formatting, and clarity to better match the intended text form.
• Use a targeted checklist to strengthen introductions, supporting development, and conclusions for a complete, intentional draft.

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• Identify the main idea of an oral presentation and select supporting details that connect directly to it.
• Differentiate claims from reasons by explaining how evidence supports a point.
• Use transitions to connect reasons and end a presentation by tying details back to the main message.

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• Identify the antecedent of a pronoun and explain whether the reference is clear.
• Revise sentences to align pronouns with antecedents in person, number, and meaning.
• Choose appropriate demonstrative pronouns and relative pronouns to prevent confusing shifts.+ Show more

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• Identify the author’s purpose (to inform, explain, or persuade) and match writing to that purpose.
• Choose details that support a clear message and avoid unrelated information.
• Consider the intended audience and adjust tone, vocabulary, and examples.+ Show more

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• Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues such as definitions, synonyms, antonyms, examples, and cause-effect relationships.
• Explain how surrounding sentences limit possible meanings for a word.
• Use context clues to improve comprehension of informational and argumentative texts.

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• Identify central ideas in an informational text by looking for recurring claims across paragraphs.
• Explain how supporting details (examples, definitions, data) develop or refine a central idea over time.
• Distinguish between a central idea and a supporting detail or a single piece of information.

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• Explain how interpretations are supported by evidence using clear, cause-and-effect reasoning
• Distinguish between repeating a quotation and making an inference that connects evidence to meaning
• Identify patterns in evidence (recurring details, shifts in tone, and changes in character behavior) and use them to support a claim

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• Analyze how authors organize and progress ideas across paragraphs to guide a reader from beginning to end.
• Identify relationships such as sequencing, emphasis, escalation of stakes, and repetition in a text’s structure.
• Evaluate how claims, supporting details, examples, and counterpoints are arranged to develop a central idea.

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• Identify and correct common punctuation and capitalization errors in grade-level writing.
• Edit for spelling mistakes that can change meaning or confuse readers.
• Apply consistent sentence-ending punctuation and appropriate comma use to improve clarity.

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• Explain how commas separate items in a list in grade-level writing.
• Choose the correct punctuation when writing lists of words, phrases, or short groups of terms.
• Revise sentences to make list meaning clearer and easier to read.

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• Explain how purposeful media aligns message, medium, structure, tone, visuals, pacing, and evidence to a specific audience and purpose.
• Evaluate credibility by identifying and interpreting evidence, sourcing, and potential bias in media messages.
• Revise media drafts to strengthen clarity, accessibility, ethical representation, and a persuasive call to action.

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• Identify central ideas across multiple texts and explain how they connect to a claim or conclusion.
• Synthesize evidence by comparing agreements and differences between sources rather than averaging opinions.
• Evaluate how evidence quality and context affect what a combined set of sources can support.

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• Identify how signposting (preview statements, transitions, emphasis) helps an audience follow a presentation.
• Explain how organizing major points and grouping supporting details improves clarity and reduces confusion.
• Write a brief presentation outline with a clear introduction, logical body sections, transitions, and a conclusion.

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• Identify a text’s theme by tracking recurring ideas across multiple parts of the story.
• Connect characters’ choices, conflicts, and dialogue to a central message about life or human behavior.
• Use evidence from different scenes to support a theme claim consistently.

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• Identify the functions of topic sentences, supporting sentences, and closing sentences in an organized paragraph.
• Select sentence order and paragraph structure that improve clarity for a reader.
• Evaluate statements about paragraph organization and revise incorrect ideas.+ Show more

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• Explain how an inference connects to clues from a text.
• Use what characters do and what the narrator says to make a reasonable conclusion.
• Distinguish between what a text states directly and what must be inferred from evidence.

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• Use commas after introductory elements to improve sentence clarity
• Apply comma rules for lists, coordinated clauses, and nonessential (extra) details
• Revise sentences by correcting missing or misused commas in a published-style paragraph

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• Select evidence that is relevant to a claim or topic sentence and strengthens the writer’s reasoning.
• Evaluate evidence for accuracy and bias by checking sources, data, and wording.
• Use a variety of evidence types (quotations, observations, and data) and explain how they prove the claim.

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• Select more precise verbs, nouns, and qualifiers to match intended meaning and tone.
• Identify vague wording (like “things” and “stuff”) and revise it for clarity.
• Use connotation to choose words that produce the intended emotional or persuasive effect.+ Show more

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• Explain how integrated evidence (quotations, paraphrases, and data) strengthens a claim by connecting support to reasoning.
• Identify common mistakes in evidence integration and revise statements so evidence is interpreted and linked to the writer’s point.
• Practice using evidence responsibly by matching evidence to the exact claim and providing clear significance.

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• Identify evidence that is relevant and specific to a claim in an informational or short response.
• Explain how evidence proves or clarifies an idea using clear connections (because, therefore, for example).
• Revise a response by replacing weak evidence or missing explanation with stronger, claim-matched support.

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• Select textual evidence that directly supports a specific claim rather than only being related to the topic.
• Explain how context and author purpose affect whether evidence is strong and thorough.
• Differentiate when to quote versus when to paraphrase evidence while preserving meaning and scope.

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• Use precise verbs, adjectives, and nouns to make meaning clearer
• Choose words that match context and purpose in a message
• Identify how word choice affects tone (friendly, urgent, or careful)

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• Explain how a text’s chapter or section order can shape when the reader understands a theme.
• Connect turning points in plot to changes in thematic meaning and characterization.
• Use evidence from multiple sections to support an interpretation of theme.

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• Track how a central idea develops across a text by noticing changes in emphasis, evidence, and complications.
• Explain how authors reinforce an overall message by returning to earlier ideas.
• Compare multiple central ideas and identify relationships such as support, tension, or cause-and-effect.

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• Synthesize information from multiple sources by identifying shared themes and key details.
• Distinguish main ideas from supporting evidence across an article excerpt, an audio interview, and a data infographic.
• Write a concise, accurately attributed summary that matches evidence from all sources.

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• Interpret metaphors, similes, and personification by connecting the literal image to the intended meaning.
• Analyze how figurative language shapes tone, intensity, and abstract ideas in a text.
• Explain figurative meaning using evidence from surrounding context.

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• Identify key details (facts, reasons, and examples) in a discussion or text.
• Distinguish the emphasized or corrected information from the main topic only.
• Use listening notes to answer questions with accurate supporting details.

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• Explain how narrative perspective and selective detail influence how readers interpret characters.
• Analyze how pacing and author choices create intimacy or emotional distance.
• Identify craft techniques such as irony, foreshadowing, sensory imagery, and symbolism and explain their effects.+ Show more

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• Recognize what makes a complete sentence by including a subject and a predicate.
• Expand a basic sentence by adding meaningful adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases without creating fragments or run-ons.
• Revise sentences by checking grammar, clarity, and focus.

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• Use sentence and story clues to choose the correct meaning of a word with multiple meanings.
• Identify context signals such as topic, relationships between ideas, and contrast phrases.
• Check choices by confirming they fit the action or description without creating contradictions.

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• Identify how informational texts use reasoning, comparison, and contrast to connect ideas.
• Explain how sequence and cause-and-effect language help readers understand processes and claims.
• Analyze how new claims build on earlier information in complex texts.

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• Use nearby sentences, examples, and contrasts to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in grade-level texts.
• Identify word relationships such as synonyms, antonyms, and category labels to infer word meaning accurately.
• Use knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to support both literal and figurative vocabulary understanding.