Minnesota Academic Standards
MN.6.4. Reading Benchmarks: Literature 6-12
Key Ideas and Details
6.4.1.1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
MN.6.5. Reading Benchmarks: Informational Text 6-12
Key Ideas and Details
6.5.1.1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
6.5.2.2. Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
6.5.3.3. Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
MN.6.7. Writing Benchmarks 6-12
Text Types and Purposes
6.7.2.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
6.7.2.2.f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.
6.7.3.3. Write narratives and other creative texts to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
6.7.3.3.e. Provide a conclusion (when appropriate to the genre) that follows from the narrated experiences or events.