Text complexity... Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity CCSS 10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and.

text complexity. . .

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

CCSS 10. Read and comprehend complex literaryand informational texts independently andproficiently.

text complexity. . .

The inherent difficulty of reading and comprehendinga text combined with consideration of reader and task variables;in the Standards, a three-part assessment of textdifficulty that pairs qualitative and quantitativemeasures with reader-task considerations.(CCSS, pp. 31, 57; Reading, pp. 4–16)

3 parts . . .

Qualitative evaluation of the text: Levels of meaning, structure, language conventionality and clarity,and knowledge demands

Quantitative evaluation of the text:Readability measures and other scores of text complexity

Matching reader to text and task: Reader variables (such as motivation, knowledge, and experiences)and task variables (such as purpose and the complexity generated by the task assigned and the questions posed)

3 parts . . .

Qualitative evaluation of the text: Levels of meaning, structure, language conventionality and clarity,and knowledge demands

Quantitative evaluation of the text:Readability measures and other scores of text complexity

Matching reader to text and task: Reader variables (such as motivation, knowledge, and experiences)and task variables (such as purpose and the complexity generated by the task assigned and the questions posed)

text complexity. . .

new lenses forqualitative evaluation

levels of meaning*

single level of meaning

multiple levelsof meaning

(literary texts)

purpose*

explicitly statedpurpose

implicit purpose,may be hiddenor obscure

(informational texts)

structure

simple complex

structure

explicit implicit

structure*

conventional unconventional

(chiefly literary texts)

structure*

events relatedchronologicalorder

events relatedout of chronologicalorder

(chiefly literary texts)

structure*

traits of a commongenre or subgenre

traits specific toa particular discipline

(chiefly informational texts)

structure

simple graphics sophisticated graphics

structure

graphics unnecessary or merely supplementaryto understanding the text

graphics essential tounderstanding the textand may provide information not otherwiseconveyed in the text

language conventionality & clarity

literal figurative or ironic

language conventionality & clarity

clear ambiguous,purposefullymisleading

language conventionality & clarity

contemporary,familiar

archaic,otherwiseunfamiliar

language conventionality & clarity

conversational general academic &domain specific

knowledge demands: life experiences*

simple theme complex orsophisticatedtheme

(literary texts)

knowledge demands: life experiences*

single theme multiplethemes

(literary texts)

knowledge demands: life experiences*

common, everydayexperiences or clearlyfantastical situations

experiences distinctlydifferent from one’s own

(literary texts)

knowledge demands: life experiences*

single perspective multiple perspectives

(literary texts)

knowledge demands: life experiences*

perspective(s) likeone’s own

perspective(s) unlikeor in opposition toone’s own

(literary texts)

knowledge demands:cultural/literary knowledge*

everyday knowledgeand familiarity withgenre conventionsrequired

cultural and literaryknowledge useful

(chiefly literary texts)

knowledge demands:cultural/literary knowledge*

low intertextuality(few if any references/allusions to other texts)

high intertextuality(many references/allusions to other texts)

(chiefly literary texts)

knowledge demands:content/discipline knowledge*

extensive, perhapsspecialized discipline-specific content knowledgerequired

everyday knowledgeand familiarity withgenre conventionsrequired

(chiefly informational texts)

knowledge demands:content/discipline knowledge*

high intertextuality(many references to/citations of other texts)

low intertextuality(few if any referencesto/citations ofother texts)

(chiefly informational texts)