COURSE DESCRIPTION
CHAPTERS
| Ch.1 – Reading Informational Text Expository Text – Fact and Opinion Locate Information Using Organizational Features Using Information From Text Features – Functional Text Use Knowledge of Structure, Content and Vocabulary in Informational Text Differentiate Between Primary and Secondary Sources Author’s Purpose – Expository Text Use Reading Strategies to Interpret Text Summarize the Main Idea – Expository Text Interpreting Details from Functional Text Restate the Main Idea – Expository Text Author’s Purpose for Writing Text Interpret Graphic Features – Expository Text Author’s Use of Elements Evaluating Validity and Accuracy Interpret Data, Facts & Ideas Knowledge of Structure, Content, and Vocabulary Condense, Combine or Categorize New Information Distinguishing Relevant vs. Irrelevant Information Identify Missing or Unclear Information Unit Assessment: Reading Informational Text Ch.2 – Reading Literature Relevance of Setting on Mood and Tone Structural Elements of Poetic Forms Identify Common Structures Analyzing Plot Development Identify Author’s Point of View Literary Terms Convey Author’s Message Author’s Use of Language Creates Feelings Describing a Character Identify Poetic Elements Context Clues Reference Aids Meaning of Vocabulary Using Root Words and Affixes Using Context for Unfamiliar Words Active and Passive Voice Verbals The Mood of Sentences Pauses and Breaks in Sentences Denotation and Connotation Figures of Speech Denotation and Connotation Pauses and Breaks in Sentences The Mood of Sentences Verbals Active and Passive Voice Unit Assessment: Reading Literature Ch.3 – Language Context Clues Meaning of Vocabulary Using Root Words and Affixes Using Context for Unfamiliar Words Active and Passive Voice Verbals The Mood of Sentences Pauses and Breaks in Sentences Denotation and Connotation Figures of Speech |