1.0 Word Analysis,
Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development
1.1 Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently and accurately and with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression.
1.2 Use word origins to determine the meaning of unknown
words.
1.3 Understand and explain frequently used synonyms, antonyms, and homographs.
1.4 Know abstract, derived roots and affixes from Greek and Latin and use this
knowledge to analyze the meaning of complex words (e.g., controversial).
1.5 Understand and explain the figurative and metaphorical use of words in
context.
2.0 Reading Comprehension
(Focus on Informational Materials)
2.1 Understand how text features (e.g., format, graphics,
sequence, diagrams, illustrations, charts, maps) make
information accessible and usable.
2.2 Analyze text that is organized in sequential or chronological order.
2.3 Discern main ideas and concepts presented in texts, identifying and
assessing evidence that supports those ideas.
2.4 Draw inferences, conclusions, or generalizations about text and support
them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.
2.5 Distinguish facts, supported inferences, and opinions in text.
3.0 Literary Response and
Analysis
3.1 Identify and analyze the characteristics of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction and explain the appropriateness of the literary forms chosen by an author for a specific purpose.
3.2 Identify the main problem or conflict of the plot and
explain how it is resolved.
3.3 Contrast the actions, motives (e.g., loyalty, selfishness,
conscientiousness), and appearances of characters in a work of fiction and
discuss the importance of the contrasts to the plot or theme.
3.4 Understand that theme refers to the meaning or moral of a selection
and recognize themes (whether implied or stated directly) in sample works.
3.5 Describe the function and effect of common literary devices (e.g., imagery,
metaphor, symbolism).
3.6 Evaluate the meaning of archetypal patterns and symbols
that are found in myth and tradition by using literature from different eras
and cultures.
3.7 Evaluate the author's use of various techniques (e.g., appeal of characters
in a picture book, logic and credibility of plots and settings, use of
figurative language) to influence readers' perspectives.
Writing
1.0 Writing Strategies
1.1 Create multiple-paragraph narrative compositions:
Establish and develop a situation or plot.
Describe the setting.
Present an ending.
1.2 Create multiple-paragraph expository compositions:
Establish a topic, important ideas, or events in sequence or chronological order.
Provide details and transitional expressions that link one paragraph to another in a clear line of thought.
Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details.
1.3 Use organizational features of printed text (e.g.,
citations, end notes, bibliographic references) to locate relevant information.
1.4 Create simple documents by using electronic media and employing
organizational features (e.g., passwords, entry and pull-down menus, word
searches, a thesaurus, spell checks).
1.5 Use a thesaurus to identify alternative word choices and meanings.
1.6 Edit and revise manuscripts to improve the meaning and focus of writing by adding, deleting, consolidating, clarifying, and rearranging words and sentences.
2.0 Writing Applications
(Genres and Their Characteristics)
2.1 Write narratives:
Establish a plot, point of view, setting, and conflict.
Show, rather than tell, the events of the story.
2.2 Write responses to literature:
Demonstrate an understanding of a literary work.
Support judgments through references to the text and to prior knowledge.