IXL Test prep plan | Language Arts - Reading plan for the HiSET®

Test prep plan for the HiSET^® - Language Arts - Reading

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8-14
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Score: 0-7 (Not passing)
I - Literary Texts
A: Comprehension		Understand explicit details 1. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 1 Determine word meaning 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Analyze word choice 4. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary
A: Comprehension
Understand explicit details 1. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 1 Determine word meaning 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Analyze word choice 4. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary

B: Inference and interpretation		Inference 1. Draw inferences from literary texts Draw conclusions 2. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 2 Character analysis 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Interpret visual information 4. Compare mythological illustrations Interpret nonliteral language 5. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
B: Inference and interpretation
Inference 1. Draw inferences from literary texts Draw conclusions 2. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 2 Character analysis 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Interpret visual information 4. Compare mythological illustrations Interpret nonliteral language 5. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source

C: Analysis		Theme and summary 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Summarize a story Author or narrator's perspective 3. Distinguish points of view Development of characters, events, and ideas 4. Analyze short stories Style and tone 5. Compare passages for tone Literary devices 6. Read poetry 7. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
C: Analysis
Theme and summary 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Summarize a story Author or narrator's perspective 3. Distinguish points of view Development of characters, events, and ideas 4. Analyze short stories Style and tone 5. Compare passages for tone Literary devices 6. Read poetry 7. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

D: Synthesis and generalization		Use text evidence 1. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 2 3. Compare and contrast characters Make predictions 4. Make predictions about a story Compare texts 5. Compare and contrast points of view
D: Synthesis and generalization
Use text evidence 1. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 2 3. Compare and contrast characters Make predictions 4. Make predictions about a story Compare texts 5. Compare and contrast points of view
II - Informational Texts
A: Comprehension		Understand explicit details 1. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 1 Determine word meaning 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Analyze word choice 3. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational
A: Comprehension
Understand explicit details 1. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 1 Determine word meaning 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Analyze word choice 3. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational

B: Inference and interpretation		Inference 1. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 2 Draw conclusions 2. Read about science and nature Interpret informational graphics 3. Read graphic organizers Interpret nonliteral language 4. Describe the difference between related words
B: Inference and interpretation
Inference 1. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 2 Draw conclusions 2. Read about science and nature Interpret informational graphics 3. Read graphic organizers Interpret nonliteral language 4. Describe the difference between related words

C: Analysis		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Author's perspective 2. Identify the purpose of a text 3. Determine the author's point of view Development of events and ideas 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions Text structure 7. Identify text structures Evaluate arguments 8. Distinguish facts from opinions
C: Analysis
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Author's perspective 2. Identify the purpose of a text 3. Determine the author's point of view Development of events and ideas 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions Text structure 7. Identify text structures Evaluate arguments 8. Distinguish facts from opinions

D: Synthesis and generalization		Use text evidence 1. Analyze passages from I Am Malala: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from I Am Malala: Part 2 Compare texts 3. Compare information from two texts 4. Combine main ideas from two texts
D: Synthesis and generalization
Use text evidence 1. Analyze passages from I Am Malala: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from I Am Malala: Part 2 Compare texts 3. Compare information from two texts 4. Combine main ideas from two texts

Score: 8-14 (High school equivalency)
I - Literary Texts
A: Comprehension		Understand explicit details 1. Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 1 Determine word meaning 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Analyze word choice 4. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary
A: Comprehension
Understand explicit details 1. Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 1 Determine word meaning 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Analyze word choice 4. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary

B: Inference and interpretation		Inference 1. Draw inferences from literary texts Draw conclusions 2. Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 2 Interpret visual information 3. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects Interpret nonliteral language 4. Interpret the figure of speech
B: Inference and interpretation
Inference 1. Draw inferences from literary texts Draw conclusions 2. Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 2 Interpret visual information 3. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects Interpret nonliteral language 4. Interpret the figure of speech

C: Analysis		Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Development of characters, events, and ideas 2. Analyze short stories Style and tone 3. Compare passages for tone Literary devices 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
C: Analysis
Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Development of characters, events, and ideas 2. Analyze short stories Style and tone 3. Compare passages for tone Literary devices 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

D: Synthesis and generalization		Use text evidence 1. Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 2 Compare texts 3. Compare two texts with different genres
D: Synthesis and generalization
Use text evidence 1. Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 2 Compare texts 3. Compare two texts with different genres
II - Informational Texts
A: Comprehension		Understand explicit details 1. Analyze passages from Travels with Charley: Part 1 Determine word meaning 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Analyze word choice 3. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational
A: Comprehension
Understand explicit details 1. Analyze passages from Travels with Charley: Part 1 Determine word meaning 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Analyze word choice 3. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational

B: Inference and interpretation		Inference • Coming soon: Draw inferences from informational texts Draw conclusions 1. Analyze passages from Travels with Charley: Part 2 Interpret informational graphics 2. Interpret graphic organizers Interpret nonliteral language 3. Positive and negative connotation
B: Inference and interpretation
Inference • Coming soon: Draw inferences from informational texts Draw conclusions 1. Analyze passages from Travels with Charley: Part 2 Interpret informational graphics 2. Interpret graphic organizers Interpret nonliteral language 3. Positive and negative connotation

C: Analysis		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Author's perspective 2. Identify the author's purpose 3. Determine the author's point of view Development of events and ideas 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match problems with their solutions Text structure 6. Identify text structures Evaluate arguments 7. Trace an argument
C: Analysis
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Author's perspective 2. Identify the author's purpose 3. Determine the author's point of view Development of events and ideas 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match problems with their solutions Text structure 6. Identify text structures Evaluate arguments 7. Trace an argument

D: Synthesis and generalization		Use text evidence 1. Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 2 Compare texts 3. Compare information from two texts 4. Combine main ideas from two texts
D: Synthesis and generalization
Use text evidence 1. Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 2 Compare texts 3. Compare information from two texts 4. Combine main ideas from two texts

Score: 15+ (College and career readiness)
I - Literary Texts
A: Comprehension		Understand explicit details 1. Analyze passages from The Great Gatsby: Part 1 Determine word meaning 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Analyze word choice 4. Compare passages for tone
A: Comprehension
Understand explicit details 1. Analyze passages from The Great Gatsby: Part 1 Determine word meaning 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Analyze word choice 4. Compare passages for tone

B: Inference and interpretation		Inference 1. Analyze short stories: set 1 Draw conclusions 2. Analyze passages from The Great Gatsby: Part 2 Character analysis 3. Analyze passages from To Kill a Mockingbird: Part 1 Interpret nonliteral language 4. Interpret the figure of speech
B: Inference and interpretation
Inference 1. Analyze short stories: set 1 Draw conclusions 2. Analyze passages from The Great Gatsby: Part 2 Character analysis 3. Analyze passages from To Kill a Mockingbird: Part 1 Interpret nonliteral language 4. Interpret the figure of speech

C: Analysis		Theme 1. Analyze passages from To Kill a Mockingbird: Part 2 Author's perspective 2. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 Development of characters, events, and ideas 3. Analyze short stories: set 2 Style and tone 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Literary devices 5. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2
C: Analysis
Theme 1. Analyze passages from To Kill a Mockingbird: Part 2 Author's perspective 2. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 Development of characters, events, and ideas 3. Analyze short stories: set 2 Style and tone 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Literary devices 5. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2

D: Synthesis and generalization		Use text evidence 1. Analyze passages from Frankenstein: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from Frankenstein: Part 2 Compare texts 3. Compare two texts with different genres
D: Synthesis and generalization
Use text evidence 1. Analyze passages from Frankenstein: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from Frankenstein: Part 2 Compare texts 3. Compare two texts with different genres
II - Informational Texts
A: Comprehension		Understand explicit details 1. Analyze passages from The Prince: Part 1 Determine word meaning 2. Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects Analyze word choice 3. Use words accurately and precisely
A: Comprehension
Understand explicit details 1. Analyze passages from The Prince: Part 1 Determine word meaning 2. Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects Analyze word choice 3. Use words accurately and precisely

B: Inference and interpretation		Inference • Coming soon: Analyze passages from The Prince: Part 2 Draw conclusions 1. Read company policies and procedures Interpret informational graphics 2. Interpret graphic organizers Interpret nonliteral language 3. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence
B: Inference and interpretation
Inference • Coming soon: Analyze passages from The Prince: Part 2 Draw conclusions 1. Read company policies and procedures Interpret informational graphics 2. Interpret graphic organizers Interpret nonliteral language 3. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence

C: Analysis		Ideas and development 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 Author's perspective 3. Identify audience and purpose 4. Read workplace emails and memos Text structure 5. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 Evaluate arguments 6. Trace an argument: set 1 7. Classify logical fallacies
C: Analysis
Ideas and development 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 Author's perspective 3. Identify audience and purpose 4. Read workplace emails and memos Text structure 5. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 Evaluate arguments 6. Trace an argument: set 1 7. Classify logical fallacies

D: Synthesis and generalization		Use text evidence 1. Analyze passages from Walden: Part 1 • Coming soon: Analyze passages from Walden: Part 2 Compare texts 2. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone
D: Synthesis and generalization
Use text evidence 1. Analyze passages from Walden: Part 1 • Coming soon: Analyze passages from Walden: Part 2 Compare texts 2. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone

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