e) Summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize ideas, while maintaining meaning and a logical sequence of events, within and between texts. f) Identify characteristics of expository, technical, and persuasive texts. g) Identify a position/argument to be confirmed, disproved, or modified. h) Evaluate clarity and accuracy of information. i) Analyze, organize, and synthesize information in order to solve problems, answer questions, complete a task, or create a product. j) Differentiate between fact and opinion and evaluate their impact. k) Analyze ideas within and between selections providing textual evidence. l) Use the reading strategies to monitor comprehension throughout the reading process. Essential Understandings: All students should: understand that specialized vocabulary is vocabulary that is unique to a specific content, topic, or discipline. understand that text features are created purposefully, are an aid to comprehension, and should be used to locate information. understand that an credentials and experiences contribute to his viewpoint author’s understand viewpoint refers to his bias or subjectivity toward the subject; a viewpoint can be positive or negative. author’s understand that skilled readers of nonfiction texts and technical documents apply different reading strategies. Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Processes: To be successful with this standard, students are expected to: identify and infer the main idea from a variety of complex informational text. organize and synthesize information from two texts while maintaining the intended purpose of each original text. analyze two or more texts with conflicting information on the same topic and identify how the texts disagree.
e) Summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize ideas, while maintaining meaning and a logical sequence of events, within and between texts. f) Identify characteristics of expository, technical, and persuasive texts. g) Identify a position/argument to be confirmed, disproved, or modified. h) Evaluate clarity and accuracy of information. i) Analyze, organize, and synthesize information in order to solve problems, answer questions, complete a task, or create a product. j) Differentiate between fact and opinion and evaluate their impact. k) Analyze ideas within and between selections providing textual evidence. l) Use the reading strategies to monitor comprehension throughout the reading process. Essential Understandings: All students should: understand that specialized vocabulary is vocabulary that is unique to a specific content, topic, or discipline. understand that text features are created purposefully, are an aid to comprehension, and should be used to locate information. understand that an author’s credentials and experiences contribute to his viewpoint understand author’s viewpoint refers to his bias or subjectivity toward the subject; a viewpoint can be positive or negative. understand that skilled readers of nonfiction texts and technical documents apply different reading strategies. Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Processes: To be successful with this standard, students are expected to: identify and infer the main idea from a variety of complex informational text. organize and synthesize information from two texts while maintaining the intended purpose of each original text. analyze two or more texts with conflicting information on the same topic and identify how the texts disagree.