Data-Based Instruction and Assessment

Sample Standardized Test Scores within High School

Reading/Writing for Informational Text (Grades 9-10)

AZ Reading/Writing Standards for Informational Text

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Reading Standards for Informational Text

Key Ideas and Details:

9-10.RI.1 – Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

25

33

30

12

Reading Standards for Informational Text

Craft and Structure:

9-10.RI.6 – Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

34

31

20

15

Reading Standards for Informational Text

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:

9-10.RI.9 – Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington’s Farewell Address, the Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”), including how they address related themes and concepts.

21

42

17

20

Reading Standards for Informational Text

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:

10.RI.10 – 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.

33

26

20

21

Standards for Language

Conventions of Standard English
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9-10.L.1 – Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

42

28

17

13

Standards for Language

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use:

9-10.L.4 – Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

12

15

45

28

Standards for Writing

Text Types and Purposes:

9-10.W.1 – Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

44

20

28

8

Standards for Writing

Text Types and Purposes:

9-10.W.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.

36

35

12

17

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