Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RI.9-10.1: Determine which citations demonstrate what the text says explicitly as well as inferentially.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RI.9-10.1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

The student can identify concrete details, such as individuals, events, or ideas, in a familiar informational text.

Distal Precursor

After hearing or reading a beginner-level informational text, the student can identify a concrete detail in the text.

Proximal Precursor

After reading an informational text, the student can identify explicit details that imply unstated information and make correct inferences from the detail(s).

Target

After reading an informational text, the student can distinguish between citations which refer to explicit information and those for inferred information.

Successor

After reading an informational text, the student is able to recognize that a text has an explicit meaning and can refer to specific details or citations which show this meaning.