New York State Learning Standards and Core Curriculum
NY.RH.6-8. Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6-8
Key Ideas and Details
RH.6-8.1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
Craft and Structure
RH.6-8.6. Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author's point of view or purpose (e.g. rhetorical language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts, images, visuals, etc.)
NY.LS.6-12. 6-12 Literacy Standards in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
LS.6-12. Literacy 6-12 Anchor Standards for Reading
Key Ideas and Details
LS.6-12.1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
LS.6-12.2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
LS.6-12.3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
LW.6-12. Literacy 6-12 Anchor Standards for Writing
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
LW.6-12.7. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
NY.7R. 7th Grade Reading Standards (Literary and Informational Text)
Key Ideas and Details
7R1. Cite textual evidence to support an analysis of what the text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences. (RI&RL)
7R2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; summarize a text. (RI&RL)
7R3. In literary texts, analyze how elements of plot are related, affect one another, and contribute to meaning. (RL) In informational texts, analyze how individuals, events, and ideas are introduced, relate to each other, and are developed. (RI)
NY.7W. 7th Grade Writing Standards
Text Types and Purposes
7W5. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Apply grade 7 Reading standards to both literary and informational text, where applicable.