Standards
Standard 1.0 General Reading Processes
Topic E: General Reading Comprehension: Students will use a variety of strategies to understand what they read (construct meaning).
Indicator 1: Apply comprehension skills through exposure to a variety of texts, including traditional print and electronic texts
Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text: Students will read, comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate informational text.
Topic A: Comprehension of Informational Text
Indicator 1: Apply comprehension skills by selecting, reading, and interpreting a variety of print and electronic informational texts
Indicator 4: Analyze important ideas and messages in informational
text
Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text: Students will read, comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate literary texts.
Topic A: Comprehension of Literary Text
Indicator 1: Apply comprehension skills by reading and analyzing a variety of self-selected and assigned literary texts
Indicator 3: Analyze elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding and interpretation
Indicator 4: Analyze important ideas and messages in literary texts
Indicator 8: Read critically to evaluate literary texts
Standard 4.0 Writing: Students will compose in a variety of modes by developing content, employing specific forms, and selecting language appropriate for a particular audience and purpose.
Topic A: Writing
Indicator 1: Compose oral, written, and visual presentations that express personal ideas, inform, and persuade
Indicator 3: Compose texts using the revising and editing strategies of effective writers and speakers
Indicator 7: Locate, retrieve, and use information from various sources to accomplish a purpose