Students will ask and answer questions to demonstrate an understanding of a text.
Students will determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Students will describe the relationship between a series of events, ideas, concepts, or steps in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
Students will determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text.
Students will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Students will use text features and tools to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
Students will use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text.
Students will distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
Students will describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
Students will compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Students will describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

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