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Students comprehend and interpret texts using a variety of strategies.
Students comprehend and interpret texts using a variety of strategies.
Semester 2
Semester 2
R.4.g Explaining
R.4.g Explaining
Explain what they understand from the topic or story, including how information, ideas, or elements of a story interact and/or change.
R.4.h Analyzing
R.4.h Analyzing
Analyze how the author's use of language shapes meaning, affects reader understanding, and/or helps readers empathize with unfamiliar content.
R.4.i Text Structure
R.4.i Text Structure
Analyze complex text structures and how they guide readers' understanding, shape meaning, and create effects such as tension among others.
The Parent/Student "Unpacking" Guide
The Parent/Student "Unpacking" Guide
Step 1: What is the Core Skill?
Step 1: What is the Core Skill?
Comprehend and interpret texts
Step 2: Map out the "How" (Indicators)
Step 2: Map out the "How" (Indicators)
Chronological Process: This is a sequence. As you read, you must pause to check predications and actively revice your intital ideas gainst hard textual proof.
Step 3: Isolate the Action Verbs (Cognitive Depth)
Step 3: Isolate the Action Verbs (Cognitive Depth)
Verbs: MAKE, CHECK, and REVISE
Level of thinking: You are not just guessing; you are actively self-correcting your comprehension as the text evolves.
Step 4: Connect to the "Communicative Situation"
Step 4: Connect to the "Communicative Situation"
Purpose: Why are you reading this text?
Genre: How do features in fiction vs. digital media affect your predictions?
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