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Reading
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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS/
CONTENT/TERMS
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES/
ASSESSMENTS
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FORMING A FOUNDATION FOR READING
Requires readers to develop and apply basic reading skills and strategies across genres to read and understand texts at the appropriate grade level. This involves reading at the
word, sentence, and connected text levels across content areas that include multicultural texts.
Explain which technique(s) can be used to
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interpret the meaning of specialized
(Word Recognition Strategies)
Students will apply word recognition strategies
vocabulary.
(e.g., phonetic principles, context clues,
structural analysis) to determine pronunciations
Context Clues, Phonetic Principles, Structural
or meanings of words in passages.
Analysis
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Explain how synonyms, antonyms, and
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compound can help with comprehension.
(Word Structure & Meaning)
Students will apply knowledge of synonyms,
antonyms, or compound words to comprehend a
Synonyms, Antonyms, Compound Words
passage.
DOK 2
Describe why is it important to the reader to
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understand that some words have multiple
(Word Structure & Meaning)
Students will identify words that have multiple
meanings and select the appropriate meaning for meanings.
the context.
Explain which technique(s) could be used to
DOK 2
determine the correct meaning for a multiple
meaning word.
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Students will apply the meanings of common
prefixes or suffixes to comprehend unfamiliar
words.
DOK 2
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Students will identify the purpose of
capitalization, punctuation, boldface type, italics,
or indentations to make meaning of the text.
DOK 1
Multiple Meanings
Explain how prefixes and suffixes can change
the meaning of words.
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(Word Structure & Meaning)
Suffixes, Roots, Affixes, Prefixes
Explain how the use of capitalization,
punctuation, bold, italics, and indentations can
help interpret the text.
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Capitalization, Punctuation, Bold Face Type,
Italics, Indentations
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Reading
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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS/
CONTENT/TERMS
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES/
ASSESSMENTS
GRADING
PERIOD
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Students will formulate questions to guide reading.
Explain how formulating questions can guide
reading.
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Students will scan to find key information.
Question Formulation
When do you scan a passage?
Why do you scan a passage?
Scan
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Students will skim to get the general meaning of a
passage.
Explain when skimming a passage would be
appropriate.
Skim, Passage
DEVELOPING AN INITIAL UNDERSTANDING
Requires readers to consider the text as a whole or in a broader perspective to develop an initial understanding.
List specific literary devices and explain how
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poets use these devices to create a specific
(Elements of Fiction & Non-Fiction)
Students will identify and describe the
feeling or elicit an emotion.
characteristics of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or
plays.
Explain why it is important to include
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characteristics specific to the genre.
Contrast how fiction and nonfiction differ.
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Students will identify or explain literary elements
(e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme, point
of view) in a passage.
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Students will locate key ideas or information in a
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Plays (Script)
Genre, Sensory Details, Alliteration,
Personification, Idioms, Metaphor, Simile,
Onomatopoeia
Describe how elements of a short story help
the reader develop a better understanding of
the text?
Conflict/Problem, Resolution/Solution,
Characters, Plot, Setting
What are some techniques used to locate
information in a passage?
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passage.
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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS/
CONTENT/TERMS
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES/
ASSESSMENTS
GRADING
PERIOD
#226 OR One Brave Summer
Main Ideas, Supporting Details, Passage
Headings, Captions, Bold Typed Word,
Underlined Words, Italicized Words
Skim, Scan
#223 OR Famous (Arlo Moore)
#224 OR Drinking Milk is Good for Birds #1
#106 OR Feet
#122 OR Down the Rabbit Hole
#207 OR Kidnapped
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Students will interpret the meaning of specialized
vocabulary (words and terms specific to
understanding the content).
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Students will identify and explain the sequence of
activities needed to carry out a procedure.
DOK 2
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Students will summarize information from a
passage.
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Students will make inferences or draw
conclusions based on what is read.
DOK 3
List and describe techniques that can be used
to interpret the meaning of specialized
vocabulary.
Specialized Vocabulary, Context Clues
Chronological, Sequential, Sequence, Problem
and Solution
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#225 OR Drinking Milk is Good for Birds #2
Explain the importance of being able to
summarize information from a passage.
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(Listening and Note taking)
Summarize
#106 OR Feet
How can inferences give the reader a broader
perspective of the author’s meaning?
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#73 OR Poetry Comparison
Inferences, Generalization, Conclusions,
Perspective
#226 OR One Brave Summer
#72 OR Doing Away With
#221 Cleaning Up the Ocean
#110 OR Lazy Donkeys
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#207 OR Kidnapped
Interpreting Text
Requires readers to extend their initial impressions to develop a more complete understanding of what is read. This involves linking information across parts of a text as well as
focusing on specific information.
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Explain how the author uses the character’s
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(Plot-Characters-Main Idea-Author-Purpose)
Students will explain a character’s actions based actions to enhance the reader’s understanding
of a passage.
on a passage.
#207 OR Kidnapped
DOK 3
Context Clues
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Conflict, Resolution
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(Plot-Characters-Main Idea-Author-Purpose)
Students will explain how a conflict in a passage
is resolved. DOK 3
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Students will identify an author’s purpose in a
passage.
DOK 2
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Students will identify main ideas and details that
support them.
DOK 3
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Students will identify fact or opinion from a
passage.
How do author’s purposes vary according to
the type of passage?
Perspective, Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Literary, Narrate, Context Clues
Main Ideas, Supporting Details, Examples
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(Plot-Characters-Main Idea-Author-Purpose)
Context Clues, Captions, Illustrations
Why is it important to determine the
difference between fact and opinion?
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(Fact-Opinion-Persuasion)
Fact, Opinion
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CONTENT/TERMS
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES/
ASSESSMENTS
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Students will identify the argument and
supporting evidence.
DOK 2
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Students will identify an author’s opinion (i.e.,
bias, misinformation) about a subject.
DOK 2
Factual Information, Fact, Opinion, Context
Clues
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Opinion, Author’s Perspective
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Informational Passages, Persuasive Passages
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Students will identify informative or persuasive
(Fact-Opinion-Persuasion)
passages.
List and Describe the characteristics of
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(Fact-Opinion-Persuasion)
Students will identify commonly used persuasive commonly used persuasive techniques.
techniques (i.e., bandwagon, emotional appeal,
Bandwagon, Emotional Appeal, Testimonial,
testimonial, expert opinion) used in a passage.
Expert Opinion, Advertisements
DOK 2
Reflecting and Responding to Text
Requires readers to connect knowledge from the text with their own background knowledge. The focus is on how the text relates to personal knowledge.
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Students will connect information from a passage to enables the reader to reflect and respond to the (Reflecting & Responding to Text)
students’ lives (text-to-self), real world issues (texttext (passage).
to-world) or other texts (text-to-text - e.g., novel,
#91 OR Exploring Myths #1
short story, song, film, website, etc.).
Real World, Reflect, Respond, Prior
Knowledge
#92 OR Exploring Myths #2
#223 OR Famous (Arlo Moore)
Demonstrating a Critical Stance
Requires readers to consider the text objectively. It involves a range of tasks, including critical evaluation, comparing and contrasting, and understanding the impact of features
such as irony, humor, and organization.
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Explain how the author’s use of word choice
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(Literary Elements & Devices)
helps the reader evaluate the text.
Students will evaluate what is read based on the
author’s word choice, content, or use of literary
Word Choice, Content, Literary Elements
elements.
Plot, Theme, Characters, Setting, Irony,
DOK 3
Foreshadowing, Symbolism, Point of View
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CONTENT/TERMS
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ASSESSMENTS
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Students will identify literary devices such as
foreshadowing, imagery, or figurative language
(i.e., similes, metaphors, personification,
hyperbole).
DOK 2
How can the use of literary devices help the
reader critically evaluate a passage?
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(Literary Elements & Devices)
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Students will identify text features (e.g., pictures,
lists, charts, graphs, tables of contents, indexes,
glossaries, captions, diagrams, headings) to
answer questions about a passage.
DOK 2
Explain how text features can be used to
answer questions about a passage.
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(Text Features & Organizational Style)
Pictures, Lists, Charts, Graphs, Tables of
Contents, Indexes, Glossaries, Captions,
Diagrams, Headings, Gazetteers, Biographical
Dictionaries, Appendixes
How are organizational patterns used to
support or refute predictions?
#225 OR Drinking Milk is Good for Birds #2
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(Determine Meaning)
Sequence, Cause and Effect, Comparison and
Contrast, Chronological Order
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(Develop Paragraphs and Ideas)
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Students will identify the organizational pattern
used (e.g., sequence, cause and effect, or
comparison and contrast) to understand the
passage.
DOK 2
GRADING
PERIOD
Foreshadowing, Imagery, Figurative
Language, Similes, Metaphors,
Personification, Hyperbole
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