
READING GRADE 11 ASSESSMENT ANCHORS
R11.A.1:UNDERSTAND FICTION TEXT APPROPRIATE TO GRADE LEVEL
R11.A.1.1: Identify the meaning of vocabulary
R11.A.1.2: Apply word recognition skills
R11.A.1.3: Make inferences/draw conclusions/make assertions based on text
R11.A.1.4: Identify main ideas & relevant details
R11.A.1.5: Retell or summarize the main ideas/themes of text
R11.A.1.6: Analyze the uses & effects of dialogue, symbolism and/or word
choice as they contribute to the impact of a literary selection
R11.A.2: UNDERSTAND NONFICTION TEXT APPROPRIATE TO GRADE LEVEL
R11.A.2.1: Identify the meaning of vocabulary from various subject areas
R11.A.2.2: Apply word recognition skills
R11.A.2.3: Make inferences/draw conclusions & make assertions based on text
R11.A.2.4: Identify main ideas & relevant details
R11.A.2.5: Retell or summarize the main ideas & important details of text
R11.A.2.6: Analyze the uses & effects of word choices as they contribute to
the advancement of the purposes of text
R11.B.1: ANALYZE COMPONENTS WITHIN & ACROSS TEXTS
R11.B.1.1: Analyze the components of fiction & nonfiction texts
R11.B.2: ANALYZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AUTHOR'S USE OF LITERARY DEVICES
R11.B.2.1: Analyze the author's use of figurative language
R11.B.2.2: Analyze the author's use of literary structures
R11.B.3: INTERPRET & ANALYZE CONCEPTS & ORGANIZATION OF NONFICTION TEXT
R11.B.3.1: Differentiate fact from opinion in text
R11.B.3.2: Distinguish between essential & nonessential information within
or across text
R11.B.3.3: Evaluate text organization & content to determine the author's
purpose according to the author's thesis and logic, headings, graphics and
charts to derive meaning