Reading Informational Text

Virginia SOL 12.RI.1

Interpret and evaluate key ideas, structure, and arguments in informational texts.

What students need to be able to do

  • Interpret and complete applications for employment or college admission.
  • Summarize the intent, main ideas, and purpose of workplace or technical documents.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of structures and rhetorical devices in exposition or argument.
  • Analyze arguments and claims in texts, evaluating validity of reasoning and relevance of evidence.