Explicit Meaning and Inferences
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Identify Theme through Characters
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text.
Identify Theme through Characters
Determine how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic.
Summarizing a Text
Summarize the text.
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Unknown Words and Phrases
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Relating Pieces to the Whole
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
Narrator's Point of View
Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
Enhance Meaning with Multimedia
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning of a text.
Enhance Tone with Multimedia
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the tone of a text.
Enhance Tone with Multimedia
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the beauty of a text.
Comparing Similar Texts
Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
Quotes and Direct Evidence
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Main Idea and Details
Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
Explain Two Related Ideas
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
Comparing Text Structure
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
Using Text Features
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
Integrate Information
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
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