(To reach the next level, a student must master the previous level’s task.) Mastery Proficient Developing Beginning Students will be able to I can identify the main ideas I can tell how people are make comparisons. and the most important alike using words like both, Students will be able to details of what I’ve read. and, and too. summarize. I can tell the in just a I can tell how people are few sentences. different words like but I can use my own to or different. summarize information. I can use comparative adjectives. Students will be able to use I can conjugate verbs so that I can use the present tense the past and present form of they agree with the subject. when I compare people, a verb. I can use past tense verbs to places, or things the way talk about a past action. they are now. Students will be able to I can use context clues to I can create a mental image define vocabulary beyond figure out idioms. of an idiom to help the literal meaning. I can determine the meaning understand what it means of a simile or metaphor by and apply it to a situation. asking myself what two I can interpret things are being compared personification by picturing and how are they alike. what the writer is saying. Students will be able to I can analyze how a writer’s I can compare historical and I can identify the topic of a analyze plot, character, and use of historical and fictional fictional details in a story. passage. setting. details affects the character, I can use visuals Students will be able to setting, and plot. (illustrations, photographs, compare a topic. I can understand a topic by diagrams, graphs, and maps) comparing details in multiple that appear in fiction and Students will be able to analyze text features. texts and analyzing how nonfiction texts to access Students will be able to writers interpret similar facts information. analyze interactions. and information. I can find clues about I can analyze the action or individuals, events, and ideas influence of people, groups, that may be important to or things on one another. understanding the topic of a
(To reach the next level, a student must master the previous level’s task.) Mastery Proficient Developing Beginning Students will be able to make comparisons. Students will be able to summarize. I can identify the main ideas and the most important details of what I’ve read. I can tell the in just a few sentences. I can use my own to summarize information. I can tell how people are alike using words like both, and, and too. I can tell how people are different words like but or different. I can use comparative adjectives. Students will be able to use the past and present form of a verb. I can conjugate verbs so that they agree with the subject. I can use past tense verbs to talk about a past action. I can use the present tense when I compare people, places, or things the way they are now. Students will be able to define vocabulary beyond the literal meaning. I can use context clues to figure out idioms. I can determine the meaning of a simile or metaphor by asking myself what two things are being compared and how are they alike. I can create a mental image of an idiom to help understand what it means and apply it to a situation. I can interpret personification by picturing what the writer is saying. Students will be able to analyze plot, character, and setting. Students will be able to compare a topic. Students will be able to analyze text features. Students will be able to analyze interactions. I can analyze how a writer’s use of historical and fictional details affects the character, setting, and plot. I can understand a topic by comparing details in multiple texts and analyzing how writers interpret similar facts and information. I can analyze the action or influence of people, groups, or things on one another. I can compare historical and fictional details in a story. I can use visuals (illustrations, photographs, diagrams, graphs, and maps) that appear in fiction and nonfiction texts to access information. I can find clues about individuals, events, and ideas that may be important to understanding the topic of a I can identify the topic of a passage.
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