Reading

Benchmark Advance - Unit 4

Vocabulary--

Determine the Meaning of Words & Phrases as They are Used in a Text

Determine the Meaning of Figurative Language

Reading Skills

Recognizing Author’s Point of View

Ask Questions About Characters & Events

Describe How a Narrator’s Point of View Influences How Events are Described

Create Mental Images of Characters & Events

Explain How a Series of Sections Provides the Overall Structure of a Story

Summarize the Text

Compare & Contrast Themes in Two Stories in the Same Genre

Grammar

Choose Words & Ideas Precisely

Form & Use Perfect Verb Tenses

Recognize Dialect

Develop Realistic Dialogue

Explain the Function of Conjunctions at the Beginning of Sentences