Reading: Science & Technical Subjects Progression Map
Common Core ELAGrades 6 to 1230 core standards · 10 connections
Discipline-specific reading skills for science and technical classes in middle and high school.
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Grades 6–8
1 standardGrades 9–10
1 standardGrades 11–12
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- RST.6-8.1Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.
- RST.9-10.1Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
- RST.11-12.1Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
Central ideas and themes
- RST.6-8.2Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
- RST.9-10.2Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text's explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
- RST.11-12.2Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but still accurate terms.
People, events, and ideas
- RST.6-8.3Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.
- RST.9-10.3Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
- RST.11-12.3Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks; analyze the specific results based on explanations in the text.
Word meaning and tone
- RST.6-8.4Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6—8 texts and topics.
- RST.9-10.4Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9—10 texts and topics.
- RST.11-12.4Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11—12 texts and topics.
Text structure
- RST.6-8.5Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic.
- RST.9-10.5Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).
- RST.11-12.5Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
Point of view and purpose
- RST.6-8.6Analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.
- RST.9-10.6Analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.
- RST.11-12.6Analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.
Media and formats
- RST.6-8.7Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
- RST.9-10.7Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an...
- RST.11-12.7Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
Arguments and evidence
- RST.6-8.8Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in a text.
- RST.9-10.8Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
- RST.11-12.8Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of...
Comparing texts
- RST.6-8.9Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
- RST.9-10.9Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
- RST.11-12.9Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when...
Text complexity
- RST.6-8.10By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 6—8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
- RST.9-10.10By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 9—10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
- RST.11-12.10By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 11—CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.