Strand 1: Reading Process Concept 4: Vocabulary Acquire and use new vocabulary in relevant contexts. PO 1: Use knowledge of root words and affixes to determine the meaning of unknown words. I I will determine the meaning of a word using root word, base word and affixes. Analysis Synthesis Harcourt Trophies Reading- “Donavan’s Word Jar”, “Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man” root word affix prefix suffix Strand 1: Reading Process Concept 4: Vocabulary Acquire and use new vocabulary in relevant contexts. PO2: Use context to determine the relevant meaning of a word. I I will determine the meaning of a word by using context clues. Analysis Synthesis Harcourt Trophies Reading- context relevant Strand 1: Reading Process Concept 4: Vocabulary Acquire and use new vocabulary in relevant contexts. PO5: Determine the meanings, pronunciations, syllabication, synonyms, antonyms, and parts of speech of words by using a variety of reference aids, including dictionaries, thesauri, glossaries, and CD-ROM, and Internet when available. I I will use reference aids for their intended purpose. Application Analysis Harcourt Trophies Reading- dictionary reference aid thesaurus glossary internet CD-ROM parts of speech pronunciation syllabication/ syllables
Strand 1: Reading Process Concept 4: Vocabulary Acquire and use new vocabulary in relevant contexts. PO6: Identify antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms for given words within text. I I will find words that have opposite meanings. I will find words that have similar meanings. I will list words that have the same sound, but different meanings. Application Harcourt Trophies Reading- “I Have Heard of a Land” “Fly Traps! Plants That Bite Back” antonyms synonyms homonyms Strand 1: The Reading Process Concept 6: Comprehension Strategies Employ strategies to comprehend text. PO 1: Predict text content using prior knowledge and text features (e.g. illustrations, titles, topic sentences, keywords.) I -M I will predict what will happen in a story. Application Synthesis Harcourt Trophies Reading- predict illustrations topic sentence keywords prior knowledge Strand 1: The Reading Process Concept 6: Comprehension Strategies Employ strategies to comprehend text. PO 2: Confirm predictions about text for accuracy. I I will confirm my prediction for correctness. Synthesis Evaluation Harcourt Trophies Reading- prediction confirm
Strand 1: Reading process Concept 6: Comprehension Strategies Employ strategies to comprehend text. PO 3: Generate clarifying questions in order to comprehend text. I I will generate questions that will help me understand what I am reading. Synthesis Evaluation Harcourt Trophies Reading- generate clarifying questions comprehend Strand 1: The Reading Process Concept 6: Comprehension Strategies Employ strategies to comprehend text. PO 4: Use graphic organizers in order to clarify the meaning of the text. I I will use graphic organizers to understand what I am reading. Analysis Harcourt Trophies Reading- graphic organizer clarify text Strand 1: The Reading Process Concept 6: Comprehension Strategies Employ strategies to comprehend text. PO 5: Connect information and events in text to experience and to related text and sources. I I will connect my own life experiences to what I am reading. Synthesis Harcourt Trophies Reading- events experiences Strand 1: The Reading Process Concept 6: Comprehension Strategies PO 6: Use reading strategies (e.g. drawing conclusions, determining cause and effect, making inferences, sequencing) to comprehend text. I I will use different reading strategies to understand what I am reading. Analysis Synthesis Harcourt Trophies Reading- “Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride” “The Baker’s Neighbor” “Nights of the Pufflings” drawing conclusions cause and effect inferring sequencing strategies
Employ strategies to comprehend text. “The Garden of Happiness” “How to Babysit an Orangutan” “Sarah, Plain and Tall” “The Cricket in Times Square” “Look to the North” “The Case of Pablo’s Nose” “In the Days of King Adobe” “Red Writing Hood” “A Very Important Day” “Blue Willow” “In My Family” “Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox” “The Down and Up Fall” Strand 2: Comprehending Literary Text Concept 1: Elements of Literature Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structures and elements PO 1: Identify the main problem or conflict of a plot. I I will identify the main problem of a story. Analysis Harcourt Trophies Reading- “The Gardener” “My Name is Maria Isabel” main problem conflict plot elements of literature analyze
of literature. Strand 2: Comprehending Literary Text Concept 1: Elements of Literature Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structures and elements of literature. PO 2: Identify the resolution of a problem or conflict in a plot. I I will identify how the characters in a story solve the problems they are facing. Analysis Synthesis Evaluation Harcourt Trophies Reading- “My Name is Maria Isabel” “The Emperor and the Kite” resolution problem plot Strand 2: Comprehending Literary Text Concept 1: Elements of Literature Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structures and elements of literature. PO 4: Distinguish between major characters and minor characters. I I will name the major characters and the minor characters in a story. Analysis Harcourt Trophies Reading- major character minor character distinguish Strand 2: Comprehending Literary Text Concept 1: Elements of Literature Identify, analyze, and PO 5: Describe a character’s traits using textual evidence (e.g., dialogue, actions, narrations, illustrations). I I will recognize the character’s traits by using what the character says, what others say about the character, and the Application Analysis Harcourt Trophies Reading- “The Gardener” “The Emperor and the Kite” character traits textual evidence dialogue actions narrations illustrations
apply knowledge of the structures and elements of literature. illustrations. Strand 2: Comprehending Literary Text Concept 1: Elements of Literature Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structures and elements of literature. PO 7: Identify all aspects of the setting (e.g. time of day or year, historical period, place situation). I I will identify the setting of a literary selection. Knowledge Harcourt Trophies Reading- setting historical period situation Strand 3: Comprehending informational Text Concept 1: Expository Text Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the purpose, structures, and elements of expository text. PO 5: Identify appropriate print and electronic reference sources (e.g., encyclopedia, atlas, almanac, dictionary, thesaurus, periodical, textbooks, CD-ROM, website) needed for specific purpose. (Connected to Research Strand in Writing) I I will use the correct reference book for an assigned task. Analysis Harcourt Trophies Reading- reference sources expository text Strand 3: Comprehending informational Text PO 6: Interpret information from graphic features (e.g., charts, maps, diagrams, illustrations, tables, time lines) in expository I will interpret information by looking at a chart, map, diagram, Analysis Synthesis Harcourt Trophies Reading- timelines tables chart map