Iowa State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 11

IA.1. Literacy: Students can comprehend what they read in a variety of literary and informational texts.

1.1. Students can understand stated information they have read

1.1.1. Understand stated information

1.2. Students can determine the literal meaning of specific words

1.2.1. Determine the literal meaning of specific words

1.3. Students can draw conclusions, make inferences, and deduce meaning

1.3.1. Draw conclusions, make inferences, and generalizations

1.4. Students can infer traits, feelings, and motives of characters or individuals

1.4.1. Infer traits, feelings, and motives of characters or individuals

1.5. Students can make predictions based on stated information

1.5.1. Make predictions based on stated information

1.6. Students can interpret nonliteral language used in a text

1.6.1. Interpret nonliteral language used in a text

1.7. Students can determine the main idea, topic, or theme and make generalizations

1.7.1. Determine the main idea, topic, or theme

1.8. Students can identify the author's views or purposes

1.8.1. Identify the author's views or purposes

1.9. Students can distinguish among facts, opinions, and assumptions

1.9.1. Distinguish among facts, opinions, and assumptions

1.10. Students can recognize aspects of a passage's style and structure and can recognize literary techniques

1.10.1. Recognize aspects of a passage's style and structure, and recognize literary techniques