Colorado Academic Standards (CAS)
CO.7.2. Reading for All Purposes
7.2.2. Informational and persuasive texts are summarized and evaluated. Students can:
7.2.2.a. Use Key Ideas and Details to:
7.2.2.a.i. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (CCSS: RI.7.1)
7.2.2.a.ii. Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. (CCSS: RI.7.2)
7.2.2.a.iii. Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events). (CCSS: RI.7.3)