Term I
. Use fluency and comprehension strategies when reading all texts
. Read literature to determine setting, theme, and to summarize
. Use text features when reading informational text to gain knowledge
Term II
. Continue to use fluency and comprehension strategies when reading all texts
. Read traditional literature from many cultures to determine theme. Compare and contrast these texts.
. Make inferences when reading literature
. Study the elements of drama and compare and contrast to the elements of stories
. Identify the various structures of informational text
. Compare and contrast first and second hand accounts of the same event
Term III
. Continue to use fluency and comprehension strategies when reading all texts
. Study the elements of poetry and compare and contrast to the elements of drama and stories
. Compare and contrast first and third person narrations of stories
. Discuss and write about the traits of characters in literary texts
. Read more than one informational text about a specific topic to be able to write or speak about it to others
Term IV
. Continue to use fluency and comprehension strategies when reading all texts
. Read and comprehend all forms of grade-level literature
. Read and comprehend grade-level informational text of various structures
. Read more than one informational text about a specific topic to be able to write or speak about it to others
. Use fluency and comprehension strategies when reading all texts
. Read literature to determine setting, theme, and to summarize
. Use text features when reading informational text to gain knowledge
Term II
. Continue to use fluency and comprehension strategies when reading all texts
. Read traditional literature from many cultures to determine theme. Compare and contrast these texts.
. Make inferences when reading literature
. Study the elements of drama and compare and contrast to the elements of stories
. Identify the various structures of informational text
. Compare and contrast first and second hand accounts of the same event
Term III
. Continue to use fluency and comprehension strategies when reading all texts
. Study the elements of poetry and compare and contrast to the elements of drama and stories
. Compare and contrast first and third person narrations of stories
. Discuss and write about the traits of characters in literary texts
. Read more than one informational text about a specific topic to be able to write or speak about it to others
Term IV
. Continue to use fluency and comprehension strategies when reading all texts
. Read and comprehend all forms of grade-level literature
. Read and comprehend grade-level informational text of various structures
. Read more than one informational text about a specific topic to be able to write or speak about it to others