Discovering Voice
Andrea Frances Kulas
Published September 2009
Implementing District Standards (Part II - Reading) - Appendix C
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1st/2nd Quarter |
| Strand |
Main Idea (MID)** |
Supporting Details (SUP)** |
| CRS |
Recognize a clear intent of an author or narrator in uncomplicated
narratives |
Locate basic facts clearly stated in a passage. |
| Skills |
- Locate and identify details that will help you figure out what the author is trying to say.
- Determine what the author is thinking about.
- Recognize what the author is trying to say throughout the entire paragraph.
- Define narrator/author
- Create sentences that allow you to restate what paragraph is all about
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- Locate and define facts and opinion (are facts true? do you agree with the author's opinions? discuss the
above with your students)
- Locate and discuss basic facts that are clearly stated in a passage
- Determine which facts/details are important to understand the author's intended message
- Identify which facts/details are important to understand the main idea/author's intended message
- Scan the paragraphs to find important and/or specific information
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| Literacy Strategies |
- Fishbone/Herringbone
- Paraphrasing
- Most Important Word
- CLOZE
- Guided Reading
- QAR
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- Rapid Retrieval of Information (RRI)
- Reciprocal Teaching
- SQ3R
- Jigsaw
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**Throughout the year we will be working on Meanings of Words — Understand the implication of a
familiar word or phrase of simple descriptive language:
- Examine the text and explain the meaning words based on their experiences
- Explain prior knowledge and how it relates to the meaning of words for your students(make connections)
- Use the dictionary and thesaurus to increase your students vocabulary
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