analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text

How do you analyze the development of a text?

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

How do you analyze a text in an essay?

Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. 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.

How do you assess the content and style of a text?

Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

Performance Indicator 7: Analyzes how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text

In the case of this passage, we have man as the individual, and the formation and existence of a government as the event. Coupled with that is Jefferson's ideas about man's need to govern.

Performance Indicator 8: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings

Consider this sentence and the underlined words and phrases here from the "Independence" passage:

Standards in this strand

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

Note on range and content of student reading

To build a foundation for college and career readiness, students must read widely and deeply from among a broad range of high-quality, increasingly challenging literary and informational texts.