Common Core Skill Alignment - IXL Learning

1 Common core Skill Alignment9TH GRADE: LANGUAGEC onventions of Standard Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage whenwriting or Use parallel Identify sentences with parallel Use parallel Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional,absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial) to convey specific meanings andadd variety and interest to writing or Identify prepositional Identify appositives and appositive Identify dependent and independent Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?

2 Combine sentences using relative Identify participles and what they Identify gerunds and their Identify infinitives and infinitive Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization,punctuation, and spelling when Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely relatedindependent Transitions with conjunctive Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses 2020 IXL Learning . Visit to start practicing!p. 1 Use a colon to introduce a list or Use semicolons, colons, and commas with Spell Use the correct frequently confused Identify and correct errors with frequently confused Identify and correct errors with frequently confused pronouns and Correct errors with commonly misspelled Use the correct Identify and correct errors with Form and use plurals.

3 Form and use comparative and superlative Form and use comparative and superlative Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive Identify and correct errors with compound and joint possessionKnowledge of Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in differentcontexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully whenreading or Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual ( , MLA Handbook,Turabian's Manual for Writers) appropriate for the discipline and writing Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 7th edition) Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 7th edition) Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th edition) Use in-text citations (MLA 7th 8th editions) 2020 IXL Learning .

4 Visit to start practicing!p. 2 Vocabulary Acquisition and Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrasesbased on grades 9 10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of Use context ( , the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word's position orfunction in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or Interpret the meaning of Interpret figures of Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in Use context to identify the meaning of a Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts ofspeech ( , analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy).

5 Word pattern Word pattern Consult general and specialized reference materials ( , dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses),both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, itspart of speech, or its Use dictionary Use dictionary Use thesaurus Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase ( , by checking theinferred meaning in context or in a dictionary). Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage 2020 IXL Learning . Visit to start practicing!

6 P. 3 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances inword Interpret figures of speech ( , euphemism, oxymoron) in context and analyze their role in Interpret the meaning of Interpret figures of Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the Use words accurately and Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases,sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level.

7 Demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phraseimportant to comprehension or Words with Words with Words with Words with Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and Words with Words with Words with -able and Sort words by shared Greek or Latin Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2020 IXL Learning . Visit to start practicing!p. 4 Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin Use etymologies to determine the meanings of Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign Use the correct foreign Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2020 IXL Learning .

8 Visit to start practicing!p. 5 Common core Skill Alignment9TH GRADE: READING: INFORMATIONAL TEXTKey Ideas and Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text saysexplicitly as well as inferences drawn from the Trace an argument: set Trace an argument: set Identify supporting evidence in a Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of thetext, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objectivesummary of the Determine the main Analyze the development of informational passages: set Analyze the development of informational passages: set Trace an argument: set Trace an argument: set Identify thesis Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including theorder in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connectionsthat are drawn between Analyze the development of informational passages.

9 Set Analyze the development of informational passages: set Trace an argument: set Trace an argument: set 2 2020 IXL Learning . Visit to start practicing!p. 6 Craft and Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, includingfigurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific wordchoices on meaning and tone ( , how the language of a court opinion differs from that of anewspaper). Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in Use context to identify the meaning of a Analyze in detail how an author's ideas or claims are developed and refined byparticular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text ( , a section or chapter).

10 Determine the main Analyze the development of informational passages: set Analyze the development of informational passages: set Trace an argument: set Trace an argument: set Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author usesrhetoric to advance that point of view or Which text is most formal?