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Students analyze, evaluate and use texts.
Students analyze, evaluate and use texts.
Semester 2
Semester 2
R.5.a Author's Influence
R.5.a Author's Influence
Analyze how authors' choices influence readers' choices, beliefs, and/or actions.
R.5.b Author's Content
R.5.b Author's Content
Analyze the communicative situation in which an author writes a text, including their purposes, their perspectives, the genre and platform they choose, and their intended audience's background and reception of the text.
R.5.c Main Ideas
R.5.c Main Ideas
Analyze the main idea, theme, or key information in a text, connecting to others' commentary and to their own experiences.
R.5.d Compare Formats
R.5.d Compare Formats
Evaluate the presentation of similar content in different genres, mediums, and platforms.
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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