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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

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