Grades 11–12
Minnesota, Grades 9–10
Minnesota, Grades 11–12
Mississippi, English I/II
Mississippi, English III/IV
Missouri, Grades 9–10
Missouri, Grades 11–12
Nebraska, Grades 9–10
Nebraska, Grades 11–12
New Jersey, Grades 9–10
New Jersey, Grades 11–12
Oklahoma, Grades 9–10
Oklahoma, Grades 11–12
Pennsylvania, Grades 9–10
Pennsylvania, Grades 11–12
South Carolina, English 1/2
South Carolina, English 3/4
Tennessee, Grades 9–10
Tennessee, Grades 11–12
Utah, Grades 9–10
Utah, Grades 11–12
Virginia, Grade 9
Virginia, Grade 10
Virginia, Grade 11
Virginia, Grade 12
West Virginia, Grades 9–10
West Virginia, Grades 11–12
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading 9–12
Source: Common Core State Standards
The grades 6–12 standards on the following pages define what students should understand and be able to do by the end of each grade. They correspond to the College and Career Readiness (CCR) anchor standards by number. The CCR and grade-specific standards are necessary complements—the former providing broad standards, the latter providing additional specificity—that together define the skills and understandings that all students must demonstrate.
Key Ideas and Details
1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Craft and Structure
4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
