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Essential Question #1
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What is setting?
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Essential Question #2
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How do you sequence events?
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Essential Question #3
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How do you compare and contrast things?
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Essential Question #4
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What is the author’s purpose for writing?
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Essential Question #5
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What determines a character? |
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to understand that setting is the time and place in which a story occurs. |
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Objective/Skill #2 |
Students will be able to recognize that story details help readers visualize the setting. |
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Objective/Skill #3 |
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to learn that sequence means “the order of events” or “the order of steps to follow”. |
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Objective/Skill #2 | Students will be able to recognize that some story events may occur at the same time, but flashbacks are told out of order.
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Objective/Skill #1 | Students will be able to recognize that a comparison tells how two or more things are alike, while a contrast tells how they are different.
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Objective/Skill #1 | Students will be able to understand that authors have reasons for writing.
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C |
Objective/Skill #2 | Students will be able to identify author’s purpose.
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Objective/Skill #3 |
Students will be able to adjust their reading rate depending upon author’s purpose. |
AP |
Objective/Skill #4 |
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CT LEVEL
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to learn about characters by looking at what they think, do, or say. |
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Objective/Skill #2 | Students will be able to find out about characters by paying attention to other characters.
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Essential Question #1
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How do you visualize as you read?
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Essential Question #2
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What is cause and effect?
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Essential Question #3
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How do you determine the text structure in a fiction and non-fiction story?
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Essential Question #4
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What is the main theme of a story?
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Essential Question #5
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How do you use context clues to identify meanings of unfamiliar words? |
CT LEVEL
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to look for sensory details to help create mental images. |
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Objective/Skill #2 | Students will be able to consider what they already know about characters and places similar to those being described.
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Objective/Skill #3 |
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CT LEVEL
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to use clue words to figure out what happened and why. |
AP |
Objective/Skill #2 |
Students will be able to identify cause and effect relationships without clue words. |
AN |
Objective/Skill #3 |
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Objective/Skill #1 | Students will be able to recognize fiction as often organized in sequential order.
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Objective/Skill #2 |
Students will be able to recognize nonfiction may be organized by patterns such as sequence of events, main ideas, details, cause and effect, fact and opinion, and compare and contrast. |
C, AN |
Objective/Skill #3 |
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CT LEVEL
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to recognize theme is the underlying meaning of a story. |
C, AN |
Objective/Skill #2 | Students will be able to identify the major theme whether it’s stated directly or indirectly.
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AN |
Objective/Skill #3 |
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CT LEVEL
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to use definitions or explanations as context clues to identify meanings of unfamiliar words. |
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Objective/Skill #2 |
Students will be able to use synonyms as context clues to determine meanings and increase vocabulary. |
AP |
Objective/Skill #3 |
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Essential Question #1
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How do you make judgments about characters and situations?
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Essential Question #2
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What conclusions can be drawn from the text?
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Essential Question #3
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How can you identify inferences such as generalizations?
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Essential Question #4
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What predictions can be made about a story?
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Essential Question #5
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How do you use context clues to identify meanings of unfamiliar words? |
CT LEVEL
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Objective/Skill #1 | Students will be able to make judgements about characters and situations.
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Objective/Skill #2 | Students will be able to use personal experience and specific information from text to make judgements.
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Objective/Skill #3 | Students will be able to consider whether the author is trying to influence readers.
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to draw inferences such as conclusions about characters and situations in stories. |
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Objective/Skill #2 |
Students will be able to support their conclusions with specific information from the text. |
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Objective/Skill #3 |
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to identify inferences such as generalizations. |
AN, C |
Objective/Skill #2 |
Students will be able to decide whether a generalization is valid. |
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Objective/Skill #3 |
Students will be able to recognize clue words as signals for generalizations (all, never, etc.). |
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Objective/Skill #4 |
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to make predictions about a story. |
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Essential Question #1
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How do you paraphrase portions of a text?
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Essential Question #2
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How do you summarize a text?
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Essential Question #3
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How do story events contribute to the plot?
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Essential Question #4
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Essential Question #5
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CT LEVEL
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to clarify understanding by paraphrasing portions of the text. |
AN, C |
Objective/Skill #2 |
Students will be able to use paraphrasing to help them understand and organize what is read. |
C, AP |
Objective/Skill #3 |
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Objective/Skill #1 | Students will be able to clarify understanding by analyzing summaries of a text.
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Students will be able to consider the details of a text to choose the best summary. |
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to understand how story events contribute to the plot and/or the solution of the problem. |
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Objective/Skill #2 |
Students will be able to identify specific plot elements. |
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Objective/Skill #3 |
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Essential Question #1
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What are the different kinds of graphic aids?
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Essential Question #2
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Essential Question #3
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Essential Question #4
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Essential Question #5
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CT LEVEL
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to recognize different kinds of graphic aids. |
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Objective/Skill #2 |
Students will be able to use visual clues to construct meaning from various graphics. |
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Objective/Skill #3 |
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Objective/Skill #4 |
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Objective/Skill #5 |
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Essential Question #1
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What are the steps in a process?
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Essential Question #2
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What is the difference between fact and opinion in a text? |
Essential Question #3
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What are the main idea and supporting details in a text?
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Essential Question #4
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Essential Question #5
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CT LEVEL
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to identify steps in a process in the text. |
C, AN |
Objective/Skill #2 |
Students will be able to understand the importance of clue words, numbers, and pictures in following steps. |
C |
Objective/Skill #3 |
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CT LEVEL
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Objective/Skill #1 |
Students will be able to recognize the difference between fact and opinion in a text. |
C, AN |
Objective/Skill #2 |
Students will be able to recognize clue words indicating opinions. |
C,AN |
Objective/Skill #3 |
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CT LEVEL
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Objective/Skill #1 | Students will be able to read text and determine the main idea.
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Objective/Skill #2 |
Students will be able to identify relevant details and facts the support the main idea. |
C, AN |
Objective/Skill #3 |
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Objective/Skill #5 |
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