Craft and Structure

Common Core Standards for Reading
4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

See Interpret Words and Phrases for details.

5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

See Analyze the Structure of Texts‎ for details.

6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

See Assess Point of View or Purpose‎ for details.