Smarter Balanced Grade 11 Summative Assessments · Grade 11 English Language Arts

Reading & Analyzing Informational Text

Close reading of nonfiction and argument: central ideas and supporting details; analyzing an author's claims, reasoning, and the sufficiency of evidence; and word meanings, text structure, and rhetorical language within and across sources.

Lessons in this topic

Key Details and Central Ideas
Analyzing Arguments, Claims, and Evidence
Word Meanings and Language Use
Text Structure, Features, and Cross-Text Analysis

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