South Dakota ELA 9-10.RI.10.c

ELAGrades 9–10Reading Informational Text

The Standard

9-10.RI.10: By the end of the year, independently read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational texts representing a variety of genres, cultures, and perspectives that exhibit complexity appropriate for at least grade 9 and 10.

Read widely to understand diverse perspectives and viewpoints.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read nonfiction by people with different experiences, including views they may not share. They explain what each writer thinks, what reasons support that view, and how the views differ.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given several articles or letters on one issue, students can state each writer's viewpoint and point to a line that supports it. They can explain what each writer focuses on and whose view is missing.
Common Misconceptions: Students may treat a writer's opinion as a fact or assume that writers who use the same facts agree. They may dismiss a view they dislike before checking the writer's reasons.
How to Assess It: Give students two short letters about later school starts, one from a student seeking more sleep and one from a parent concerned about child care. Ask, 'What does each writer want, and which line shows why?'

Lesson moves

Read three short letters about later school starts from a student, bus driver, and parent; sort their claims on sticky notes.
Ask partners, 'How might the bus driver's schedule shape their view?' Have them point to a line in the letter before answering.
Play perspective match: read claim cards aloud, then have teams match each claim to a letter writer and defend their choices with a line.
Read a local news report and a public comment on a school rule; identify whose needs each highlights.

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