Grade 8Reading Goals
RL 1 I can cite the textual evidence that strongly supports my analysis of what exactly the text says. RL 1 I can cite the textual evidence that strongly supports my analysis of what the text says based on my inferences made from the text. RL 2 I can find a theme or central idea of a text RL 2 I can figure out how the theme was developed from beginning to end of the text RL 2 I can figure out the theme, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot. RL 2 I can provide an objective summary of the text. RL 3 I can analyze (figure out) how dialogue or events in the story drive the action -- help make things happen. RL 3 I can analyze (figure out) how dialogue or events in the story tell me about the character’s personality and beliefs. RL 3 I can analyze (figure out) how dialogue or events in the story expect the character to make a decision. RL 8 Vocabulary
* I can determine --figure out-- the meaning of words and phrases as used in a text. * I can determine --figure out-- figurative meanings. * I can determine --figure out-- out "connotative" meanings or tone -- meanings that imply an idea or feeling. * I can determine --figure out-- analogies ( an analogy shows similarity between things that might seem different --It can be a logical argument: if two things are alike in some ways, they are alike in some other ways as well. CLEAR : GLASS :: _____ : genius The relationship between the first pair of words is descriptive—one word describes the other. intelligent capable slow
http://ask.yahoo.com/20030623.html * I can determine --figure out-- allusions to other texts. All allusion is a reference to someone or something else.
Grade 7Reading Goals
RL 1 I can cite the textual evidence that strongly supports my analysis of what exactly the text says. RL 1 I can cite the textual evidence that strongly supports my analysis of what the text says based on my inferences made from the text. RL 2 I can find a theme or central idea of a text. RL 2 I can figure out how the theme was developed from beginning to end of the text. RL 2 I can figure out the theme, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot. RL 2 I can provide an objective summary of the text. Story Elements
I can analyze how "elements of a story or drama" work together (interact).
QuestionsHow does setting affect your story? What if it were somewhere else? How does setting affect what happens and how the characters act in your story. How do the characters react to events in the story? How do the characters react to each other? How do characters act because of the setting? What causes the characters to act the way they do? How do the characters change from the beginning of the story to the end? How does the plot develop? How does the story begin? Why do characters act and react to events? What effect do these events have on the characters? How does the problem /conflict start? How do the characters solve the problem? What are the obstacles to solving the problem? Because of what happens to the characters, what is the theme of the story? What is the author's purpose? What is the main idea? supporting details? How do the actions of the characters and the events in the story help show the author's purpose? What is the theme of the story? --- What lesson does the author want us to learn? RL4 I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text. RL4 I can determine --figure out-- the meaning of words and phrases as used in a text.
RL4 I can determine --figure out-- figurative meanings. RL4 I can determine --figure out-- out "connotative" meanings or tone -- meanings that imply an idea or feeling. RL4 I can figure out the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sound (alliteration, consonance, assonance) on in a specific part of a story or poem. Standards1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. 3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). 4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. |
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