Standard - RI.6.1:
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Standard - RI.6.2:
Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

Standard - RI.6.3:
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).

Standard - RI.6.4:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.

Standard - RI.6.5:
Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.

Standard - RI.6.6:
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.

Standard - RI.6.7:
Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.

Standard - RI.6.8:
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

Standard - RI.6.10:
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.