Structural Organization, Text Features, and Thesis Architecture

Cite multiple pieces of explicit and inferential textual evidence to substantiate deep analysis of informational, scientific, and historical texts.

Determine multiple central ideas across a text, trace their development through supporting details, and write objective summaries.

Analyze dynamic interactions among individuals, ideas, and events, and follow complex multistep procedures precisely.

Determine the meaning of domain-specific words, technical symbols, and figurative expressions, analyzing their impact on tone.

Analyze major informational text structures and evaluate how organizational features support the central thesis.

Analyze an author's purpose, point of view, rhetorical strategies, and deliberate inclusion or omission of facts.

Trace and evaluate argumentative claims, determine sound reasoning and sufficient evidence, and detect fallacies.

Distinguish facts from opinions and reasoned judgments, and compare multiple interpretations of the same historical event.