ELA-09.W.01 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., euphemism, oxymoron) in context and analyze their role in the text. ELA-09.L.05 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.ELA-09.SL.01 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently. ELA-09.RL.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.ELA-09.RL.09 Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work (e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by Shakespeare).ELA-09.RL.04 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place how it sets a formal or informal tone).ELA-09.RL.03 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.Note: click on the highlighted indicatorsįor a list of the 'I can.statements' ELA (English Language Arts) (RL) Reading Literature

Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare