Common Core State Standards Alignment for Jacob s Ladder Level 5 1
Standards for Reading Standards for Writing Standards for Speaking and Listening Standards for Language CCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, E ) (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, E F) CCRA.R.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, D) (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, F) CCRA.R.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, E) (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, E, F) CCRA.R.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. (Short Stories: Ladders C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, C, D, E) CCRA.R.5 Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. (Short Stories: Ladder D) CCRA.R.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) CCRA.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, E) (Poetry: Ladder D ) (Biographies: Ladders A, F ) CCRA.W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured CCRA.W.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders C, D, E) (Biographies: Ladders A, D, E, F) CCRA.SL.1 Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) CCRA.SL.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) CCRA.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) CCRA.L.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) CCRA.L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. (Short Stories: Ladders C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, C, D, E) 2 Jacob s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Level 5
Grade 7 Grade 8 Grades 9-10 RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, E) RL.7.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, D) RL.7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, E) RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. (Short Stories: Ladders C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, C, D, E) RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6 8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, E) RL.8.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, D) (Poetry: Ladders A, C, D) RL.8.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, C, E) RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. (Short Stories: Ladders C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, C, D, E) RL.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6 8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, E) RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail 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. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D) (Poetry: Ladders A, C, D) RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, E) RL.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone). (Short Stories: Ladders C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, C, D, E) CCSS Alignment 3
Grades 9-10, continued Reading: Informational Text: Grade 7 Reading: Informational Text: Grade 8 Reading: Informational Text: Grades 9-10 Writing, Grade 7 RL.9-10.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) RI.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, E F) RI.7.2 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. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, F) RI.7.3 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). (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, E, F) RI.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6 8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) RI.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, E F) RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, F) RI.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6 8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) RI.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, E F) 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. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, F) RI.9-10.3 Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced. (Biographies: Ladders A, B) RI.9-10.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literacy nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) W.7.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, E) (Poetry: Ladder D ) (Biographies: Ladders A, F ) W.7.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured 4 Jacob s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Level 5
Writing, Grade 7, continued Writing, Grade 8 Writing, Grades 9-10 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grades 9-10 W.7.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders C, D, E) (Biographies: Ladders A, D, E, F) W.8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, E) (Poetry: Ladder D ) (Biographies: Ladders A, F ) W.8.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured W.8.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders C, D, E) (Biographies: Ladders A, D, E, F) W.9-10.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, E) (Poetry: Ladder D ) (Biographies: Ladders A, F ) W.9-10.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured W.9-10.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (Short Stories: Ladders A, C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders C, D, E) (Biographies: Ladders A, D, E, F) SL.7.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) SL.7.4 Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) SL.8.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) SL.8.4 Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and wellchosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) SL.9-10.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9 10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) CCSS Alignment 5
Grades 9-10, continued Language, Grades 7 Language, Grade 8 Language, Grades 9-10 Literacy in History/ Social Studies, Grades 6-8 Literacy in History/ Social Studies, Grades 9-10 SL.9-10.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) (Poetry: Ladders A, B, C, D, E) (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) L.7.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) L.7.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. (Short Stories: Ladders C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, C, D, E) L.8.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) L.8.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) L.8.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. (Short Stories: Ladders C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, C, D, E) L.9-10.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (Short Stories: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) L.9-10.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. (Short Stories: Ladders C, D, E) (Poetry: Ladders A, C, D, E) RH.6-8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, E F) RH.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, F) RH.6-8.10 By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6 8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) RH.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, E F) RH.9-10.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, F) RH.9-10.3 Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, F) RH.9-10.10 By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 9 10 text complexity band independently and proficiently. (Biographies: Ladders A, B, C, D, E, F) 6 Jacob s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Level 5