Reading Standards for Informational Text & Literature - SAU 14
Reading Standards for Informational Text & Literature - SAU 14
Reading Standards for Informational Text & Literature - SAU 14
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specific in<strong>for</strong>mation in the text.<br />
Craft and Structure<br />
4. Determine the meaning of general academic and<br />
domain-specific words and phrases in a text<br />
relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.<br />
5. Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g.,<br />
chronology, comparison,<br />
cause/effect/problem/solution) of events, ideas,<br />
concepts, or in<strong>for</strong>mation in two or more texts.<br />
6. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or<br />
topic, noting important similarities and<br />
differences in the point of view they represent.<br />
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas<br />
7. Draw on in<strong>for</strong>mation from multiple print or<br />
digital sources, demonstrating the ability to<br />
locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve<br />
a problem efficiently.<br />
8. Explain how an author uses reasons and<br />
evidence to support particular points in a text,<br />
identifying which reasons and evidence support<br />
which point(s).<br />
9. Integrate in<strong>for</strong>mation from several texts on the<br />
same topic in order to write or speak about the<br />
subject knowledgeably.<br />
10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend<br />
literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry,<br />
at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity<br />
band independently proficiently.<br />
I can use text to figure out words that are grade 5<br />
specific.<br />
I can compare and contrast the structure of<br />
events, ideas, concepts, or in<strong>for</strong>mation in two or<br />
more texts.<br />
I can look at many books on the same topic,<br />
telling the important similarities and differences.<br />
I can use multiple <strong>for</strong>ms of print or digital<br />
sources, to locate an answer to a question quickly<br />
or to solve a problem.<br />
I can use evidence to explain how an author uses<br />
reasons to support certain points in a text.<br />
I can use different texts on the same topic in<br />
order to write or speak about the subject<br />
skillfully.<br />
I can use and understand different texts, stories,<br />
dramas, poetry, independently and skillfully or<br />
expertly.<br />
Key Ideas<br />
and details<br />
Craft and<br />
structure<br />
Middle School<br />
6 th Grade 7 th Grade 8 th Grade<br />
Understand inferences Make inferences<br />
Find main<br />
idea/summarize<br />
Trace the development of<br />
a character<br />
Define words and phrases<br />
used in text<br />
Show how sentences,<br />
paragraphs, or chapters fit<br />
in the overall text<br />
Find two or more main<br />
ideas and trace their<br />
development<br />
Show how characters,<br />
events, and ideas<br />
influence each other<br />
Define words and show<br />
how they affect tone<br />
Figure out how the<br />
structure of the text helps<br />
the development of ideas<br />
Summarize text by<br />
pointing out the main<br />
idea and tracing its<br />
development<br />
Show how characters,<br />
ideas, and events are<br />
connected<br />
Define words and show<br />
how word choice affects<br />
tone<br />
Analyze a paragraph and<br />
show how sentences<br />
<strong>Reading</strong> <strong>Standards</strong> – In<strong>for</strong>mational <strong>Text</strong> and <strong>Literature</strong> Epping School District Page 6 of 16