Reading Standards for Informational Text & Literature - SAU 14
Reading Standards for Informational Text & Literature - SAU 14 Reading Standards for Informational Text & Literature - SAU 14
Grade Four Standards Key Ideas and Details 1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. 2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text. 3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions). Craft and Structure 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g. Herculean). 5. Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text. 6. Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text. 8. (not applicable to literature) N/A 9. Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures. Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independentlyand proficiently. I can… Statements I can state details and examples from text when explaining what the text says. I can state information from text from inferences. I can tell what the theme of a story, drama, or poem is from details in the text. I can summarize the text. I can talk about story elements by giving specific details in a text. I can tell what the words and phrases used in a text mean including those that refer to important characters found in mythology. I can explain the major differences between poems, drama, and prose when writing or speaking about a text. I can compare and contrast the point of view from stories . I can discuss different presentations of text. I can compare and contrast the treatment of topics in literature from different cultures. I can read and understand complex literature independently and accurately. Reading Standards – Informational Text and Literature Epping School District Page 12 of 16
Grade Five Standards Key Ideas and Details 1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. 2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. 3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). Craft and Structure 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. 5. Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem. 6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). 8. (not applicable to literature) N/A 9. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently proficiently. I can… Statements I can explain inferences by quoting accurately from what I have read. I can summarize the text by discussing theme, character and/or narrator in a story, drama or poem. I can compare and contrast characters, settings and plot using specific details from the text. I can determine meaning by using cues in the text and can discuss figurative language. I can explain how parts of a story, drama or poem fit together. I can describe point of view and how it impacts how an event is described. I can analyze how different visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning of text. I can compare and contrast stories in the same genre. I can read and comprehend text written at my grade level. Reading Standards – Informational Text and Literature Epping School District Page 13 of 16
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Grade Five<br />
<strong>Standards</strong><br />
Key Ideas and Details<br />
1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining<br />
what the text says explicitly and when drawing<br />
inferences from the text.<br />
2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem<br />
from details in the text, including how<br />
characters in a story or drama respond to<br />
challenges or how the speaker in a poem<br />
reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.<br />
3. Compare and contrast two or more characters,<br />
settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing<br />
on specific details in the text (e.g., how<br />
characters interact).<br />
Craft and Structure<br />
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases<br />
as they are used in a text, including figurative<br />
language such as metaphors and similes.<br />
5. Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or<br />
stanzas fits together to provide the overall<br />
structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.<br />
6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of<br />
view influences how events are described.<br />
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas<br />
7. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements<br />
contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a<br />
text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia<br />
presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).<br />
8. (not applicable to literature) N/A<br />
9. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre<br />
(e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their<br />
approaches to similar themes and topics.<br />
Range of <strong>Reading</strong> and Level of <strong>Text</strong> Complexity<br />
10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend<br />
literature, including stories, dramas, and<br />
poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text<br />
complexity band independently proficiently.<br />
I can… Statements<br />
I can explain inferences by quoting accurately from<br />
what I have read.<br />
I can summarize the text by discussing theme,<br />
character and/or narrator in a story, drama or<br />
poem.<br />
I can compare and contrast characters, settings<br />
and plot using specific details from the text.<br />
I can determine meaning by using cues in the text<br />
and can discuss figurative language.<br />
I can explain how parts of a story, drama or poem<br />
fit together.<br />
I can describe point of view and how it impacts<br />
how an event is described.<br />
I can analyze how different visual and multimedia<br />
elements contribute to the meaning of text.<br />
I can compare and contrast stories in the same<br />
genre.<br />
I can read and comprehend text written at my<br />
grade level.<br />
<strong>Reading</strong> <strong>Standards</strong> – In<strong>for</strong>mational <strong>Text</strong> and <strong>Literature</strong> Epping School District Page 13 of 16
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