Connecting the Visual to the Verbal in the Classroom

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 10.01.03

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Rationale
  2. Free Verse Classroom Activities
  3. Appendix A
  4. Appendix B
  5. Appendix C
  6. Bibliographies
  7. Endnotes

From the Thoughts of Another: Comprehension through the Genres of Poetry

Chante Nicole Givens

Published September 2010

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Appendix C

Virginia State Standards

    3.4 The student will use strategies to read a variety of fiction and nonfiction materials.
    • a) Preview and use text formats.
    • b) Set a purpose for reading.
    • c) Apply meaning clues, language structure, and phonetic strategies.
    • d) Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words.
    • e) Read fiction and nonfiction fluently and accurately.
    • f) Reread and self–correct when necessary.

    3.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fiction.

    • a) Set a purpose for reading.
    • b) Make connections between previous experiences and reading selections.
    • c) Make, confirm, or revise predictions.
    • d) Compare and contrast settings, characters, and events.
    • e) Identify the author's purpose.
    • f) Ask and answer questions.
    • g) Draw conclusions about character and plot.
    • h) Organize information and events logically.
    • i) Summarize major points found in fiction materials.

    3.6 The student will continue to read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction.

    • a) Identify the author's purpose.
    • b) Make connections between previous experiences and reading selections.
    • c) Ask and answer questions about what is read.
    • d) Draw conclusions.
    • e) Organize information and events logically.
    • f) Summarize major points found in nonfiction materials.

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