Content Standard: A. Process of Reading
Students will use the skills and strategies of the reading process to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate what they have read.
Common Assessment(s):

Performance Indicators Students will be able to:	Essential Elements			Suggested Performance Activities	Suggested Classroom Assessments	Vocabulary * Indicates a word the teacher uses to help students start to understand
1. Formulate questions to be answered while reading.	Students will be able to formulate questions based on: Story elements character setting plot theme Author's purpose Author's point of view			nonfiction (Information Please): Formulate questions to be answered on a nonfiction topic. Write "checkpoint" statements (one fact and one opinion learned)	KWL graphic organizer Checkpoint statements	sequence point of view jargon expository subjective details objective details
				Black History Participate in a literature circle format to discuss Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, or The Watsons Go To Birmingham.	Discussion packet, including summary, vocabulary, questions, graphic organizer and illustrations. Self-assessment.	summary characterization inference motive internal/external conflict plot cause/effect
2. Reflect on what has been discovered and learned while reading, and formulate additional questions.	Students will be able to formulate questions based on problems conflict resolution			.	.	.
3.  Identify specific devices an author uses to involve readers.	Students will be able to identify metaphor simile hyperbole personification foreshadowing flashback word choice mood tone			.	.	.
4. Use specific strategies (e.g., rereading, consultation) to clear up confusing parts of a text.	Students will be able to: reread consult other sources (i.e., person, dictionary, text)			.	.	.
5. Understand stories and expository texts from the perspective of the social and cultural context in which they were created.	Students will be able to understand the social and cultural context for a specific era of American history.			.	.	.
6. Identify accurately both the author's purpose and the author's point of view.	Students will identify author's perspective			Free choice novel Weekly response: summary, opinion, support. Read novel	Weekly response sheet	voice 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
7. Summarize whole texts by selecting and summarizing important and representative passages.	Students will learn scanning techniques Students will summarize text using important passages.			.	.	skim scan summarize
8. Read for a wide variety of purposes (e.g., to gain knowledge, to aid in making decisions, to receive instructions, to follow an argument, to enjoy).	Students will read for a variety of purposes.			.	.	.
9. Explain orally and defend opinions formed while reading and viewing.	Students will formulate opinions of the text/film. Students will explain and support their opinions. Students will listen to other students' opinions.			.	.	.
10. Adjust viewing and listening strategies in order to comprehend materials viewed and heard.	.			.	.	.
11. Generate and evaluate the notes they have taken from course-related reading, listening, and viewing.	Students will use note taking strategies for reading, auditory, and visual activities.			.	.	.