Literary
| Infer the setting of a simple story by noting details that tell time or place |
New Vocabulary: story
Literary
| Determine the author’s purpose for simple forms of writing |
| Determine the mood or tone of a simple passage |
| Identify the problem in a story |
| Determine how a problem was solved |
Inference
| Infer actions, characteristics, emotions, or qualities of characters |
New Vocabulary: passage, sentence, problem, sign, list, poem, fairy tale
Literary
| Determine how an author’s words or techniques influence the reader’s feelings |
| Determine the author’s purpose for writing in a 50-75 word selection |
| Identify characters in a simple story |
| Determine the mood or tone of a 50-75 word passage |
| Identify the basic form of writing/genre selection |
| Identify the format of poetry |
| Identify the rhyming characteristics of poetry |
| Infer the character’s emotions |
| Infer the setting by noting specific details |
Inference
| Infer characteristics and qualities of main characters |
Problem Resolution
| Identify the problem in a story |
| Determine an appropriate resolution to a problem |
Compare-contrast
| Compare and/or contrast people in a passage |
| Compare and/or contrast events and details of a story |
New Vocabulary: describe, missing word, paragraph, author’s purpose, ad, letter, fable, report
Literary
| Determine author’s point of view |
| Determine point of view of main characters |
| Determine main characters and quality of each character |
| Determine how author develops characters through word choice and story sequence |
| Determine word choice that develops mood |
| Organization of paragraph by location, main idea, and sequence of events |
| Recognize personal note writing |
| Distinguish between fantasy and realistic fiction |
| Identify realistic fiction |
| Read for details in folk tales |
| Distinguish between descriptive and realistic writing |
| Understand the characteristics of legends and myths |
| Understand poem structure |
| Understand the meaning of a metaphor used in a story |
| Identify use of simile in a writing, not by name |
| Identify problem and its resolution |
| Identify setting—where, and when |
| Identify theme or moral in a multi-paragraph passage |
Inference
| Make inferences from a variety of personal narratives |
| Make inferences from a fable |
| Make inferences about characters in a variety of literature |
| Infer who is the narrator |
| Make inferences from poetry |
| Make inferences from riddles |
Problem Resolution
| Identify how to resolve problem |
Compare-contrast
| Compare and contrast characters, both major and minor characters |
New Vocabulary: theme, action, setting, predict, author, solve, purpose, make-believe, mood, point of view, tone, moral, character, legend, fantasy, diary, note
Literary
| Use imagery, humor, rhymes to develop interest |
| Use first person and word choice to hold reader’s attention |
| Use of devices by author such as word choice to create mood |
| Determine author’s strategy for creating the piece of writing |
| Determine point of view of various characters |
| Draw complex conclusions about characters |
| Infer how author developed characters through word choice, story sequence |
| Determine word choice to develop mood and voice |
| Recognize personal narrative |
| Distinguish between fiction and nonfiction writing |
| Analyze and gain understanding of legends |
| Recognize elements of foreshadowing |
| Understand meaning of idiom used in the story |
| Identify realistic elements vs. nonrealistic parts in a story |
| Identify an onomatopoeia element in the story |
| Identify the problem and the resolution within a long passage |
| Identify setting—where, when, from the descriptors within the passage |
| Identify major and minor themes of the passage |
| Identify humor and reason for its use |
Inference
| Make inferences from personal narratives within the context of the story |
| Make inferences about directionality |
| Make inferences about characters from a variety of literature |
| Infer who is narrator by the descriptors of the story |
| Make inferences from different types of poetry |
New Vocabulary: fiction, subject, event, conflict, appeal, narrator, main point, main character, detail, solution, short story, folktale
Literary
| Use devices such as humor, exaggeration, word choice to create mood |
| Use devices by the author such as word choice and complex descriptors |
| Determine the complex point of view of the author or characters through character descriptions |
| Infer how author develops characters through story sequence |
| Infer the story structure as a literary device |
| Determine purpose of dialogue |
| Recognize newspaper writing, and personal note writing |
| Identify historical fiction |
| Distinguish between fiction and nonfiction writing in lengthy passages |
| Identify realistic fiction |
| Determine purpose of lengthy folk tales |
| Understand the content of poems with figurative language |
| Recognize elements of a fable |
| Recognize the use of suspense to get the reader’s interest |
| Understand meaning of idioms used in the story |
| Understand the imagery in the writing |
| Understand and explain the meaning of metaphors used in the story |
| Understand the meaning of symbolism in stories |
| Identify the problem and articulate the resolution |
| Identify main conflict |
| Identify exaggeration |
Inference
| Make inferences about a character type within a variety of literature |
Problem Resolution
| Identify a complex problem and list possible resolutions |
New Vocabulary: application, opinion, plot, exaggeration, speaker, science fiction, personal narrative, autobiography, historical fiction, non-fiction, mythology
Literary
| Use figurative language, sequence of events, word choice, suspense, imagery that creates complex interest |
| Describe complex character descriptions |
| Determine how author develops character traits through inference |
| Use descriptive dialogue to develop tone |
| Use the story structure as a literary device |
| Recognize dialogue that provides a variety of purposes and information |
| Recognize autobiographical writing |
| Use writing as a rule for giving directions |
| Understand form and general characteristics of folk tales |
| Identify vivid and descriptive writing |
| Understand the structure of poetry by its rhyme and length of lines |
| Recognize science fiction |
| Recognize a book review |
| Recognize foreshadowing as a literary device in writing |
| Find a figure of speech and explain |
| Understand the author’s purpose in use of similes |
| Understand the meaning of symbolism in stories |
| Identify exaggeration and understand its impact on story line |
Problem Resolution
| Understand complex problems and develop one or more solutions |
New Vocabulary: intent, irony, suspense, simile, figure of speech, dialogue, metaphor
Items include same skills and content as above with more difficult vocabulary and extended thinking.
New Vocabulary: personification, alliteration, method of characterization, flashback, literary device, narration, exposition, memoir