Maryland ELA RL.9-10.1
The Standard
Cite multiple pieces of textual evidence that most strongly and thoroughly support an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Maryland College and Career Ready Standards for English Language Arts (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify what a story says outright and what its details suggest. They make a claim, choose at least two strong passages, and explain how each supports it.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can distinguish a character's words from what the character's actions suggest. They choose passages that support both parts of their reading and explain why each passage matters.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat a character's claim as proof that it is true. They may pick two quotes that repeat the same point or make an inference without pointing to the text.
How to Assess It
- Ask: In 'The Tell-Tale Heart,' what does the narrator say about his sanity, and what do his actions suggest? Cite two passages and explain what each shows.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs printed copies of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and two highlighters; mark the narrator's claims in one color and actions that challenge them in another.
Ask students: 'Does the narrator seem sane? Write a claim, cite two different passages, and explain why each one matters.'
Hand groups four excerpt cards from the story; have them rank which two best support the claim that guilt drives the confession.
Post 'The battery is poor' as a phone review; ask for two test results, then compare their strength with two story quotes.
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