Students will be able to...
read a variety of types of nonfiction, including reference, literary nonfiction, and biography.
use knowledge of genre, text structure, and text features to support understanding.
use comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading t monitor and deepen comprehension.
use context clues/background knowledge to figure out unfamiliar words.
use textual evidence to support their thinking.
infer and author's purpose or viewpoint.
summarize and synthesize information to determine important ideas.
compare information across texts.