MP1 will focus on... RL.9-10.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence and make relevant connections to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferentially, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
RL.9-10.3: 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.
RL.9-10.5: Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within in (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create specific effects (e.g. mystery, tension, or surprise).
W.9-10.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
W.9-10.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, share, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
W.9-10.9: Draw evidence from literary or nonfiction informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
L.9-10.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.