Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RI.9-10.2: Determine the central idea of the text and select details to support it.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RI.9-10.2 - 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.

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 reading or hearing an informational text, the student can identify the topic of the text and textual details that are related to the topic.

Proximal Precursor

After reading or hearing an informational text, the student is able to summarize the information from the text.

Target

After reading or hearing an informational text, the student can identify the central idea of the text and the details that contribute to the understanding of the central idea.

Successor

The student can identify both the implicit and explicit meaning of an informational text by identifying specific details and citations within the text that support the meaning.