• The following is a list of the Common Core Anchor Standards.  These 10 anchor standards are applied to all grade levels with both a literary and informational focus. 

     

     Key Ideas and Details:

    		 
    Anchor Standard 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.
     
    Anchor Standard 2
    Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
     
    Anchor Standard 3
    Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
     

    Craft and Structure:

    		 
    Anchor Standard 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.
     
    Anchor Standard 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.
     
    Anchor Standard 6 
    Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
     

    Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:

    		 
    Anchor Standard 7
    Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
     
    Anchor Standard 8
    Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
     
    Anchor Standard 9
    Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
     

    Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:

    		 Anchor Standard 10
    Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.