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  Level L Phonological Awareness

Standard IXL skills

K.RF.2a: Recognize and produce rhyming words. 1. Choose the words that have a given ending AKH

2. Choose the picture that rhymes with theword RQK

3. Which word does not rhyme? YB7

4. Complete the rhyme XRW

K.RF.2b: Count, pronounce, blend, and segmentsyllables in spoken words.

1. How many syllables does the word have? GNB

2. Which word has more syllables? CQH

3. Sort by the number of syllables NDL

K.RF.2c: Blend and segment onsets and rimes ofsingle-syllable spoken words.

Onsets1. Complete the short a word MB9

2. Complete the short e word 68W

3. Complete the short i words HGL

4. Complete the short o word 5AN

5. Complete the short u word Y5Q

Rimes6. Choose the words that have a given ending AKH

Blending7. Blend the sounds together to make a word 6SJ

K.RF.2d: Isolate and pronounce the initial, medialvowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC)words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/,/r/, or /x/.)

Initial sounds1. Which two words start with the same

sound? QRJ

2. Find all the words that start with a givensound SYE

3. Which letter does the word start with? ZCY

Medial vowel sounds4. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 7EX

Final sounds5. Which two words end with the same sound? ND6

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Phonics and Word Recognition

6. Which letter does the word end with? 92S

Initial and final digraphs7. Choose the correct digraph NTC

Blending and segmenting8. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a

word B2Y

9. Put the sounds in order 9SW

K.RF.2e: Add or substitute individual sounds(phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to makenew words.

1. Complete the short a word MB9

2. Complete the short e word 68W

3. Complete the short i words HGL

4. Complete the short o word 5AN

5. Complete the short u word Y5Q

6. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 7EX

Standard IXL skills

1.RF.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics andword analysis skills in decoding words.

Words with consonant blends1. Complete the word with the right initial

consonant blend B9P

2. Complete the word with the right final consonantblend 5U7

3. Fill in the missing consonant blend ZRL

Short vowel words4. Complete the short a word LWH

5. Complete the short e word HXK

6. Complete the short i words NSX

7. Complete the short o word QHE

8. Complete the short u word EGH

9. Identify the short vowel sound in a word NZK

10. Complete the word with the right shortvowel KGL

R-controlled vowels words11. Complete the word with the right r-controlled

vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur WSL

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Diphthong words12. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi,

oy, ou, ow NMA

Short vowel sentences13. Choose the short a sentence that matches the

picture BEB

14. Choose the short e sentence that matches thepicture U73

15. Choose the short i sentence that matches thepicture EH5

16. Choose the short o sentence that matches thepicture UKW

17. Choose the short u sentence that matches thepicture SSP

18. Complete the sentence with the correct shortvowel word EN9

1.RF.3a: Know the spelling-soundcorrespondences for common consonant digraphs.

1. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll,-ff, -zz, -ck R88

2. Choose the correct digraph 2FQ

3. Complete the word with the right digraph L78

4. Spell the digraph word ZZN

5. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph 8HN

1.RF.3b: Decode regularly spelled one-syllablewords.

Consonant blends1. Does the word start with a consonant

blend? RG8

2. Does the word end with a consonant blend? XKE

Short vowels3. Choose the short a word that matches the

picture A57

4. Choose the picture that matches the short eword CDT

5. Choose the short i word that matches thepicture 87T

6. Choose the short o word that matches thepicture MFT

7. Choose the picture that matches the short uword VKE

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Short and long vowels8. Match the short a and long a words to

pictures EDY

9. Match the short e and long e words topictures BS2

10. Choose the short i or long i word that matchesthe picture FY9

11. Choose the short o or long o word that matchesthe picture UZW

12. Choose the short u or long u word thatmatches the picture 8QD

Long vowels13. Choose the silent e word that matches the

picture C9A

14. Choose the picture that matches the vowelteam word 5P7

R-controlled vowels15. Choose the r-control word that matches the

picture GZU

Diphthongs16. Choose the diphthong word that matches the

picture UJB

1.RF.3c: Know final -e and common vowel teamconventions for representing long vowel sounds.

Short and long vowels1. Match the short a and long a words to

pictures EDY

2. Match the short e and long e words topictures BS2

3. Choose the short i or long i word that matchesthe picture FY9

4. Choose the short o or long o word that matchesthe picture UZW

5. Choose the short u or long u word that matchesthe picture 8QD

6. Use spelling patterns to sort long and shortvowel words DFM

Silent e7. Choose the silent e word that matches the

picture C9A

8. Complete the silent e words F8K

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Key Ideas and Details

9. Spell the silent e word 5DB

10. Choose the silent e sentence that matches thepicture DYH

Vowel teams11. Choose the picture that matches the vowel

team word 5P7

12. Complete the vowel team words KDH

13. Complete the word with the right vowelteam BUQ

14. Choose the vowel team sentence that matchesthe picture MU2

1.RF.3d: Use knowledge that every syllable musthave a vowel sound to determine the number ofsyllables in a printed word.

1. Find the vowels in a word SYL

2. How many syllables does the word have? 75Z

3. Put two syllables together to create a word ATP

1.RF.3e: Decode two-syllable words followingbasic patterns by breaking the words into syllables.

1. Complete the two-syllable words JGR

2. Complete the sentence with a two-syllableword JH2

1.RF.3f: Read words with inflectional endings. 1. Select the sentence that tells about thepast CSN

2. Complete the verb with the ending that youhear 8GG

3. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to thepictures LNZ

1.RF.3g: Recognize and read grade-appropriateirregularly spelled words.

1. Choose the sight word that you hear 2VW

2. Complete the sentence with the correct sightword 8QQ

Standard IXL skills

1.RL.1: Ask and answer questions about key detailsin a text.

1. Analyze stories UC6

1.RI.2: Identify the main topic and retell key detailsof a text.

1. Determine the topic and purpose ofinformational passages Y2G

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Craft and Structure

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

1.RI.3: Describe the connection between twoindividuals, events, ideas, or pieces of informationin a text.

Standard IXL skills

1.RI.4: Ask and answer questions to help determineor clarify the meaning of words and phrases in atext.

1. Read and understand informationalpassages 5MZ

1.RI.5: Know and use various text features (e.g.,headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronicmenus, icons) to locate key facts or information in atext.

1. Use text features MKE

2. Use guide words T6U

3. Use dictionary entries B7M

Standard IXL skills

1.RI.7: Use the illustrations and details in a text todescribe its key ideas.

1.RI.8: Identify the reasons an author gives tosupport points in a text.

1. Determine the topic and purpose ofinformational passages Y2G

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  Level E Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Phonics and Word Recognition

Standard IXL skills

3.RI.7: Use information gained from illustrations(e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text todemonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where,when, why, and how key events occur).

1. Determine the order of events in informationaltexts ZXC

2.RI.8: Describe how reasons support specificpoints the author makes in a text.

1. Determine the topic and purpose ofinformational passages Y2G

Standard IXL skills

2.RF.3a: Distinguish long and short vowels whenreading regularly spelled one-syllable words.

1. Sort short and long vowel words C8M

2. Match the short a and long a words topictures UWT

3. Match the short e and long e words topictures 7VL

4. Choose the short i or long i word that matchesthe picture JAV

5. Choose the short o or long o word that matchesthe picture KBQ

6. Choose the short u or long u word that matchesthe picture 8EY

7. Use spelling patterns to sort long and shortvowel words A6U

2.RF.3b: Know spelling-sound correspondences foradditional common vowel teams.

Vowel teams1. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team

word CSK

2. Complete the vowel team words E68

3. Complete the word with the correct vowelteam HTK

4. Choose the vowel team sentence that matchesthe picture DJD

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Long vowels5. Choose the words with a given long vowel R2W

Diphthongs6. Choose the diphthong word that matches the

picture T2Q

7. Complete the word with the correct diphthong:oi, oy, ou, ow AGT

8. Choose the diphthong sentence that matchesthe picture XM8

Variant vowels9. Complete words with variant vowels USB

2.RF.3e: Identify words with inconsistent butcommon spelling-sound correspondences.

Short and long vowels1. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short

vowel words A6U

2. Complete the sentence with the correct -ild, -ind,-old, -olt, or -ost word XMQ

R-controlled vowels3. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled

vowel: er, ir, ur 8UL

Variant vowels4. Complete words with variant vowels USB

5. Which word has a different vowel sound? 8WJ

Soft and hard g and c6. Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c

words MNB

7. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches thepicture P8B

Homophones8. Homophones with pictures F6T

9. Identify homophones TUJ

Silent letters10. Complete the words with silent letters 55P

Diphthongs11. Choose the diphthong word that matches the

picture T2Q

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2.RF.3f: Recognize and read grade-appropriateirregularly spelled words.

1. Choose the sight word that you hear 57H

2. Complete the sentence with the correct sightword WPY

3.RF.3a: Identify and know the meaning of themost common prefixes and derivational suffixes.

Prefixes1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-,

or mis- QR5

2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- ZAK

Suffixes3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or

-less SVF

4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or-ness XPG

5. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 8L8

6. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix:review CYD

Prefixes and suffixes7. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes

and suffixes: review 7DL

8. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes bymeaning LDS

3.RF.3b: Decode words with common Latinsuffixes.

1. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 8L8

3.RF.3c: Decode multisyllable words. Prefixes1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-,

or mis- QR5

Suffixes2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or

-less SVF

3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or-ness XPG

4. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 8L8

5. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix:review CYD

6. Sort words with shared suffixes by part ofspeech NND

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Key Ideas and Details

Prefixes and suffixes7. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes KTZ

8. Determine the meanings of words with prefixesand suffixes: review 7DL

9. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes bymeaning LDS

Word patterns10. Word pattern analogies TQL

11. Word pattern sentences ME6

Greek and Latin roots12. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the

meanings of words TE5

13. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latinroots XLE

14. Determine the meanings of words with Greekand Latin roots U83

Compound words15. Form compound words with pictures 39C

16. Form compound words SZE

17. Form and use compound words FLA

3.RF.3d: Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelledwords.

Standard IXL skills

2.RI.1: Ask and answer such questions as who,what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrateunderstanding of key details in a text.

1. Read and understand informationalpassages 5MZ

3.RI.2: Determine the main idea of a text; recountthe key details and explain how they support themain idea.

Main idea and key details1. Use key details to determine the main idea NHQ

2. Determine the main idea of a passage RD9

3. Read passages about famous places NBX

4. Determine the order of events in informationaltexts ZXC

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Craft and Structure

5. Compare information from two informationaltexts DNH

Compare and contrast6. Compare and contrast in informational

texts UNG

Cause and effect7. Match causes and effects in informational

texts PN7

Problem and solution8. Match problems with their solutions T8Y

3.RI.3: Describe the relationship between a seriesof historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, orsteps in technical procedures in a text, usinglanguage that pertains to time, sequence, andcause/effect.

1. Determine the order of events in informationaltexts ZXC

2. Compare and contrast in informationaltexts UNG

3. Match causes and effects in informationaltexts PN7

4. Match problems with their solutions T8Y

5. Identify text structures UYA

6. Identify time-order words XRD

Standard IXL skills

3.RI.4: Determine the meaning of generalacademic and domain-specific words and phrasesin a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

1. Use academic vocabulary in context VEL

2. Use context to identify the meaning of aword 5A8

2.RI.5: Know and use various text features (e.g.,captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries,indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key factsor information in a text efficiently.

1. Use text features MKE

2. Use guide words T6U

3. Use dictionary entries B7M

3.RI.5: Use text features and search tools (e.g., keywords, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate informationrelevant to a given topic efficiently.

1. Use text features FZ7

2. Use guide words LT9

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2.RI.6: Identify the main purpose of a text,including what the author wants to answer,explain, or describe.

1. Identify the purpose of a text Y2F

2. Determine the topic and purpose ofinformational passages Y2G

3. Choose the text that matches the writer'spurpose Y9R

3.RI.6: Distinguish their own point of view fromthat of the author of a text.

1. Identify an author's statement of opinion GC2

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  Level M Key Ideas and Details

Standard IXL skills

4.RL.1: Refer to details and examples in a textwhen explaining what the text says explicitly andwhen drawing inferences from the text.

Story elements1. Identify story elements SRQ

Inferences2. Read realistic fiction A7Z

3. Analyze poetry TMW

Supporting details4. Identify supporting details in literary texts VVG

4.RI.1: Refer to details and examples in a text whenexplaining what the text says explicitly and whendrawing inferences from the text.

Key details1. Compare and contrast in informational

texts YBU

2. Match causes and effects in informationaltexts Z9L

3. Match problems with their solutions F2B

4. Compare information from two texts 8CJ

5. Identify supporting details in informationaltexts 8MJ

Inferences6. Draw inferences from a text UB2

5.RL.1: Quote accurately from a text whenexplaining what the text says explicitly and whendrawing inferences from the text.

Story elements1. Identify story elements 8XM

Inferences2. Analyze short stories ZUX

3. Analyze poetry PCM

4. Use actions and dialogue to understandcharacters LZ7

5. Draw inferences from a text ETU

Themes6. Determine the themes of short stories KWD

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Supporting details7. Identify supporting details in literary texts SDP

5.RI.1: Quote accurately from a text whenexplaining what the text says explicitly and whendrawing inferences from the text.

Key details1. Match causes and effects in informational

texts QTM

2. Match problems with their solutions XJG

3. Compare and contrast in informationaltexts M6Z

4. Compare information from two texts FN5

5. Identify supporting details in informationaltexts 87Z

4.RL.2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, orpoem from details in the text; summarize the text.

1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, andfolktales 6PW

2. Identify story elements SRQ

3. Analyze poetry TMW

4. Summarize a story XZF

4.RI.2: Determine the main idea of a text andexplain how it is supported by key details;summarize the text.

Main idea1. Determine the main idea of a passage 7XV

2. Read passages about science and nature RTC

3. Use key details to determine the main idea DMM

Key details4. Determine the order of events in informational

texts 99D

5. Identify supporting details in informationaltexts 8MJ

Text structure6. Match causes and effects in informational

texts Z9L

7. Match problems with their solutions F2B

Compare and contrast8. Compare and contrast in informational

texts YBU

9. Compare information from two texts 8CJ

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Craft and Structure

4.RI.3: Explain events, procedures, ideas, orconcepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text,including what happened and why, based onspecific information in the text.

Text structure1. Determine the order of events in informational

texts 99D

2. Compare and contrast in informationaltexts YBU

3. Match causes and effects in informationaltexts Z9L

4. Match problems with their solutions F2B

5. Identify text structures HR6

Supporting details6. Identify supporting details in informational

texts 8MJ

Standard IXL skills

5.RL.4: Determine the meaning of words andphrases as they are used in a text, includingfigurative language such as metaphors and similes.

Vocabulary in context1. Find words using context AKN

2. Determine the meaning of words usingsynonyms in context 5EM

3. Use context to identify the meaning of aword FP7

Similes and metaphors4. Similes and metaphors with pictures 9TK

5. Determine the meanings of similes andmetaphors WXC

Allusions6. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its

source BJH

Academic vocabulary7. Vocabulary review: Identify story elements AWP

8. Vocabulary review: Analyze short stories 74R

Multiple-meaning words9. Which definition matches the sentence? SWG

10. Which sentence matches the definition? 7PS

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Idioms11. Determine the meaning of idioms from context:

set 1 8ML

12. Determine the meaning of idioms from context:set 2 JQU

5.RI.4: Determine the meaning of generalacademic and domain-specific words and phrasesin a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

Academic vocabulary1. Vocabulary review: Read and understand

informational passages 79R

Domain-specific vocabulary2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific

words with pictures D8L

Vocabulary in context3. Find synonyms in context 6DA

4. Find antonyms in context BPH

5. Find words using context AKN

6. Determine the meaning of words usingsynonyms in context 5EM

7. Use context to identify the meaning of aword FP7

4.RI.5: Describe the overall structure (e.g.,chronology, comparison, cause/effect,problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, orinformation in a text or part of a text.

1. Determine the order of events in informationaltexts 99D

2. Match causes and effects in informationaltexts Z9L

3. Match problems with their solutions F2B

4. Identify text structures HR6

5.RI.5: Compare and contrast the overall structure(e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect,problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, orinformation in two or more texts.

1. Determine the order of events in informationaltexts CQA

2. Match causes and effects in informationaltexts QTM

3. Match problems with their solutions XJG

4. Identify text structures ZC2

5.RL.6: Describe how a narrator's or speaker's pointof view influences how events are described.

1. Identify the narrative point of view XPD

5.RI.6: Analyze multiple accounts of the sameevent or topic, noting important similarities anddifferences in the point of view they represent.

1. Compare information from two texts FN5

2. Distinguish facts from opinions 7GS

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  Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard IXL skills

4.RI.7: Interpret information presented visually,orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs,diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactiveelements on Web pages) and explain how theinformation contributes to an understanding of thetext in which it appears.

1. Read graphic organizers DH7

5.RI.8: Explain how an author uses reasons andevidence to support particular points in a text,identifying which reasons and evidence supportwhich point(s).

1. Compare information from two texts FN5

2. Identify supporting details in informationaltexts 87Z

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  Level D Key Ideas and Details

Standard IXL skills

7.RL.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence tosupport analysis of what the text says explicitly aswell as inferences drawn from the text.

1. Determine the themes of short stories QQS

2. Analyze short stories AVK

3. Compare two texts with different genres W7Z

4. Match the quotations with their themes XJK

5. Identify supporting details in literary texts W8V

7.RI.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence tosupport analysis of what the text says explicitly aswell as inferences drawn from the text.

1. Compare and contrast G7X

2. Match causes and effects in informationaltexts MKL

3. Match problems with their solutions BHK

4. Trace an argument 5LX

5. Compare information from two texts UYD

6. Identify supporting details in informationaltexts LZS

6-8.RH.1: Cite specific textual evidence to supportanalysis of primary and secondary sources.

American history1. Causes of the American Revolution: introduction

to mercantilism and the Navigation Acts (Socialstudies) 78L

2. The Revolutionary War: struggle forindependence (Social studies) L5C

3. The Articles of Confederation (Socialstudies) 8X4

4. Texas independence and annexation (Socialstudies) 6JK

5. Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession(Social studies) LTC

6. The end of Reconstruction and the rise of JimCrow (Social studies) 49Q

World history7. Compare ancient river civilizations:

achievements and legacy (Social studies) DAX

8. Origins of Islam (Social studies) C59

9. Origins of Hinduism (Social studies) B6S

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10. Origins of Buddhism (Social studies) LCA

11. Early Islamic caliphates (Social studies) LKA

12. French and English expeditions: part I (Socialstudies) 69J

6-8.RST.1: Cite specific textual evidence to supportanalysis of science and technical texts.

1. Explore the engineering-design process: going tothe Moon! (Science) RBV

2. Investigate primary succession on a volcanicisland (Science) V9J

6.RL.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a textand how it is conveyed through particular details;provide a summary of the text distinct frompersonal opinions or judgments.

1. Match the quotations with their themes 4J8

2. Determine the themes of short stories BDD

6.RI.2: Determine a central idea of a text and how itis conveyed through particular details; provide asummary of the text distinct from personalopinions or judgments.

Main idea1. Determine the main idea R2C

2. Read and understand informationalpassages KJZ

3. Trace an argument A9H

Supporting details4. Compare information from two texts G7K

5. Identify supporting details in informationaltexts 23B

Text structure6. Compare and contrast QZW

7. Match causes and effects in informationaltexts F7K

8. Match problems with their solutions WGB

Facts and opinions9. Distinguish facts from opinions F94

6-8.RST.2: Determine the central ideas orconclusions of a text; provide an accurate summaryof the text distinct from prior knowledge oropinions.

1. How can animal behaviors affect reproductivesuccess? Identify evidence to support a claim(Science) FTH

2. Classify symbiotic relationships (Science) XPZ

3. Investigate primary succession on a volcanicisland (Science) V9J

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Craft and Structure

8.RI.3: Analyze how a text makes connectionsamong and distinctions between individuals, ideas,or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, orcategories).

Text structure1. Compare and contrast 8ZK

2. Match causes and effects in informationaltexts WK9

3. Match problems with their solutions FS5

4. Identify text structures U9K

Main idea5. Read and understand informational

passages BYP

6. Trace an argument UNX

Supporting details7. Identify supporting details in informational

texts 8HV

6-8.RH.3: Identify key steps in a text's descriptionof a process related to history/social studies (e.g.,how a bill becomes law, how interest rates areraised or lowered).

1. The Legislative Branch (Social studies) YMT

6-8.RST.3: Follow precisely a multistep procedurewhen carrying out experiments, takingmeasurements, or performing technical tasks.

1. Understand an experimental protocol aboutplant growth (Science) ZDQ

2. Understand an experimental protocol aboutdiffusion (Science) 8E2

3. Understand an experimental protocol aboutevaporation (Science) L98

Standard IXL skills

6.RL.4: Determine the meaning of words andphrases as they are used in a text, includingfigurative and connotative meanings; analyze theimpact of a specific word choice on meaning andtone.

Figurative language1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its

source GZF

2. Interpret figures of speech FWM

3. Analyze the effects of figures of speech onmeaning and tone M8D

4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context:set 1 FQN

5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context:set 2 42L

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Homophones6. Which definition matches the sentence? DXX

7. Which sentence matches the definition? RMZ

Vocabulary in context8. Find words using context LQN

9. Determine the meaning of words usingsynonyms in context GYH

10. Determine the meaning of words usingantonyms in context R7J

11. Use context to identify the meaning of aword 5UB

6.RI.4: Determine the meaning of words andphrases as they are used in a text, includingfigurative, connotative, and technical meanings.

Vocabulary in context1. Find words using context LQN

2. Determine the meaning of words usingsynonyms in context GYH

3. Determine the meaning of words usingantonyms in context R7J

4. Use context to identify the meaning of aword 5UB

Academic vocabulary5. Vocabulary review: Read and understand

informational passages Y47

Domain-specific vocabulary6. Determine the meaning of domain-specific

words with pictures N5K

Figurative language7. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its

source GZF

8. Interpret figures of speech FWM

9. Determine the meaning of idioms from context:set 1 FQN

10. Determine the meaning of idioms from context:set 2 42L

Homophones11. Which definition matches the sentence? DXX

12. Which sentence matches the definition? RMZ

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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Shades of meaning13. Positive and negative connotation CMA

6.RL.5: Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter,scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of atext and contributes to the development of thetheme, setting, or plot.

1. Match the quotations with their themes 4J8

7.RI.5: Analyze the structure an author uses toorganize a text, including how the major sectionscontribute to the whole and to the development ofthe ideas.

Text structure1. Compare and contrast G7X

2. Match causes and effects in informationaltexts MKL

3. Match problems with their solutions BHK

4. Identify text structures JP2

Main idea5. Trace an argument 5LX

6. Organize information by main idea LTH

8.RI.6: Determine an author's point of view orpurpose in a text and analyze how the authoracknowledges and responds to conflictingevidence or viewpoints.

1. Identify author's purpose K5H

2. Trace an argument UNX

3. Compare information from two texts VAL

6-8.RH.6: Identify aspects of a text that reveal anauthor's point of view or purpose (e.g., loadedlanguage, inclusion or avoidance of particularfacts).

1. Classical Athens: government and culture (Socialstudies) GHS

2. Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part II(Social studies) DJ6

3. Causes of the American Revolution: new taxesand colonial response (Social studies) T6T

4. The abolitionists (Social studies) 5H6

5. Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession(Social studies) LTC

Standard IXL skills

6.RI.7: Integrate information presented in differentmedia or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) aswell as in words to develop a coherentunderstanding of a topic or issue.

1. Read graphic organizers KCS

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6-8.RST.7: Integrate quantitative or technicalinformation expressed in words in a text with aversion of that information expressed visually (e.g.,in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).

Engineering practices1. Explore the engineering-design process: going to

the Moon! (Science) RBV

Life science2. Plant cell diagrams: label parts (Science) SPR

3. Animal cell diagrams: label parts (Science) 5C4

4. Genes, proteins, and traits: understanding thegenetic code (Science) H6X

5. Angiosperm and conifer life cycles (Science) U67

6. Moss and fern life cycles (Science) 9J3

7. Evaluate claims about natural resource use:groundwater (Science) CSG

Earth science8. Label Earth layers (Science) 2WG

9. Label Earth features at tectonic plate boundaries(Science) K2D

10. Describe tectonic plate boundaries around theworld (Science) L7H

11. Label parts of water cycle diagrams(Science) UDG

12. Select parts of water cycle diagrams(Science) CMW

13. The greenhouse effect (Science) LPM

14. Analyze models of the Earth-Sun-Moon system(Science) L45

15. What causes the seasons on Earth?(Science) VHS

8.RI.8: Delineate and evaluate the argument andspecific claims in a text, assessing whether thereasoning is sound and the evidence is relevantand sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidenceis introduced.

1. Trace an argument UNX

2. Identify supporting details in informationaltexts 8HV

3. Classify logical fallacies FZ9

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  Level A Key Ideas and Details

Standard IXL skills

9-10.RL.1: Cite strong and thorough textualevidence to support analysis of what the text saysexplicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

1. Analyze short stories: set 1 EHF

2. Analyze short stories: set 2 JCB

3. Identify supporting evidence in a text NFD

9-10.RH.1: Cite specific textual evidence to supportanalysis of primary and secondary sources,attending to such features as the date and origin ofthe information.

1. Identify primary and secondary sources (Socialstudies) 2WS

2. Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (Socialstudies) 2JN

3. Source analysis: the Declaration ofIndependence (Social studies) NVB

4. Source analysis: the Gettysburg Address (Socialstudies) Y2X

9-10.RI.1: Cite strong and thorough textualevidence to support analysis of what the text saysexplicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

1. Trace an argument: set 1 6Y3

2. Trace an argument: set 2 UX7

3. Identify supporting evidence in a text NFD

9-10.RST.1: Cite specific textual evidence tosupport analysis of science and technical texts,attending to the precise details of explanations ordescriptions.

1. Explore the engineering-design process: going tothe Moon! (Science) FW7

2. Investigate primary succession on a volcanicisland (Science) NJ2

9-10.RL.2: Determine a theme or central idea of atext and analyze in detail its development over thecourse of the text, including how it emerges and isshaped and refined by specific details; provide anobjective summary of the text.

1. Match the quotations with their themes 6L5

2. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts:set 1 M48

3. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts:set 2 LWA

9-10.RI.2: Determine a central idea of a text andanalyze its development over the course of thetext, including how it emerges and is shaped andrefined by specific details; provide an objectivesummary of the text.

1. Determine the main idea TRH

2. Analyze the development of informationalpassages: set 1 G2F

3. Analyze the development of informationalpassages: set 2 TRK

4. Trace an argument: set 1 6Y3

5. Trace an argument: set 2 UX7

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Craft and Structure

6. Identify thesis statements 54G

11-12.RST.2: Determine the central ideas orconclusions of a text; summarize complexconcepts, processes, or information presented in atext by paraphrasing them in simpler but stillaccurate terms.

1. How can animal behaviors affect reproductivesuccess? Identify evidence to support a claim(Science) 4J2

2. Classify symbiotic relationships (Science) 7GL

3. Investigate primary succession on a volcanicisland (Science) NJ2

4. Analyze the development of informationalpassages: set 1 2HF

5. Analyze the development of informationalpassages: set 2 HKC

11-12.RI.3: Analyze a complex set of ideas orsequence of events and explain how specificindividuals, ideas, or events interact and developover the course of the text.

1. Analyze the development of informationalpassages: set 1 2HF

2. Analyze the development of informationalpassages: set 2 HKC

3. Trace an argument: set 1 5WS

4. Trace an argument: set 2 ZPN

9-10.RH.3: Analyze in detail a series of eventsdescribed in a text; determine whether earlierevents caused later ones or simply preceded them.

1. Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (Socialstudies) 2JN

2. Source analysis: the Declaration ofIndependence (Social studies) NVB

3. Source analysis: the Gettysburg Address (Socialstudies) Y2X

9-10.RST.3: Follow precisely a complex multistepprocedure when carrying out experiments, takingmeasurements, or performing technical tasksattending to special cases or exceptions defined inthe text.

1. Understand an experimental protocol aboutplant growth (Science) MMT

2. Understand an experimental protocol aboutdiffusion (Science) 9B7

3. Understand an experimental protocol aboutevaporation (Science) 8FL

Standard IXL skills

9-10.RL.4: Determine the meaning of words andphrases as they are used in the text, includingfigurative and connotative meanings; analyze thecumulative impact of specific word choices onmeaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a

Figures of speech1. Interpret the meaning of allusions GVK

2. Identify the source of allusions QAH

3. Interpret figures of speech KZF

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sense of time and place; how it sets a formal orinformal tone).

4. Classify figures of speech: euphemism,hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox XKG

5. Classify figures of speech: review YLK

Rhetorical strategies6. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts:

set 1 M48

7. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts:set 2 LWA

Tone8. Compare passages for tone 6JA

9-10.RI.4: Determine the meaning of words andphrases as they are used in a text, includingfigurative, connotative, and technical meanings;analyze the cumulative impact of specific wordchoices on meaning and tone (e.g., how thelanguage of a court opinion differs from that of anewspaper).

1. Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreignexpressions F9Y

2. Determine the meaning of words usingsynonyms in context J63

3. Determine the meaning of words usingantonyms in context BX2

4. Use context to identify the meaning of aword G9G

9-10.RST.4: Determine the meaning of symbols,key terms, and other domain-specific words andphrases as they are used in a specific scientific ortechnical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts andtopics.

Engineering practices1. Identify parts of the engineering-design process

(Science) 4B5

Physical science2. Identify reactants and products (Science) MGX

Life science3. Origins of scientific names (Science) VJ8

4. Describe populations, communities, andecosystems (Science) X85

5. Identify ecosystems (Science) 84U

6. Describe ecosystems (Science) BFK

7. How does matter move in food chains?(Science) BAX

8. Interpret food webs I (Science) USZ

9. Interpret food webs II (Science) 7B9

10. Investigate primary succession on a volcanicisland (Science) NJ2

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Earth science11. Label Earth layers (Science) 2N2

12. Label Earth features at tectonic plateboundaries (Science) WDW

13. Describe tectonic plate boundaries around theworld (Science) NF6

14. Label parts of water cycle diagrams(Science) 6CR

15. Select parts of water cycle diagrams(Science) VW6

16. The greenhouse effect (Science) HWX

Astronomy17. Analyze models of the Earth-Sun-Moon system

(Science) 6D7

18. What causes the seasons on Earth?(Science) SSG

9-10.RI.5: Analyze in detail how an author's ideasor claims are developed and refined by particularsentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text(e.g., a section or chapter).

Main idea1. Determine the main idea TRH

Informational texts2. Analyze the development of informational

passages: set 1 G2F

3. Analyze the development of informationalpassages: set 2 TRK

Arguments4. Trace an argument: set 1 6Y3

5. Trace an argument: set 2 UX7

Historical texts6. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts:

set 1 M48

7. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts:set 2 LWA

Argument development8. Choose the analysis that logically connects the

evidence to the claim JQQ

9. Transition logically between claims, evidence,analysis, and counterclaims WYT

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11-12.RI.5: Analyze and evaluate the effectivenessof the structure an author uses in his or herexposition or argument, including whether thestructure makes points clear, convincing, andengaging.

Informational texts1. Analyze the development of informational

passages: set 1 2HF

2. Analyze the development of informationalpassages: set 2 HKC

Arguments3. Trace an argument: set 1 5WS

4. Trace an argument: set 2 ZPN

Argument development5. Choose the analysis that logically connects the

evidence to the claim CAZ

6. Transition logically between claims, evidence,analysis, and counterclaims 5XQ

9-10.RL.6: Analyze a particular point of view orcultural experience reflected in a work of literaturefrom outside the United States, drawing on a widereading of world literature.

1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts:set 1 M48

2. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts:set 2 LWA

11-12.RL.6: Analyze a case in which grasping pointof view requires distinguishing what is directlystated in a text from what is really meant (e.g.,satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).

1. Analyze short stories: set 1 MGU

2. Analyze short stories: set 2 XH7

9-10.RI.6: Determine an author's point of view orpurpose in a text and analyze how an author usesrhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

Purpose1. Identify audience and purpose LFM

Tone2. Which text is most formal? 2HC

3. Compare passages for subjective and objectivetone DXY

Arguments4. Trace an argument: set 1 6Y3

5. Trace an argument: set 2 UX7

Rhetorical strategies6. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts:

set 1 M48

7. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts:set 2 LWA

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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Persuasive strategies8. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in

advertisements 7BP

9. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos inpersuasive writing E93

9-10.RH.6: Compare the point of view of two ormore authors for how they treat the same or similartopics, including which details they include andemphasize in their respective accounts.

1. Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (Socialstudies) 2JN

2. Compare passages for subjective and objectivetone DXY

3. Compare passages for tone 6JA

Standard IXL skills

9-10.RI.8: Delineate and evaluate the argumentand specific claims in a text, assessing whether thereasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant andsufficient; identify false statements and fallaciousreasoning.

Trace an argument1. Trace an argument: set 1 6Y3

2. Trace an argument: set 2 UX7

Supporting evidence3. Choose the best evidence to support a

claim GAZ

4. Identify supporting evidence in a text NFD

5. Classify logical fallacies 7ZA

6. Distinguish facts from opinions Q7R

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