READING STRAND IV:
EXAMINING/EXTENDING MEANING WITH NONFICTION SELECTIONS
Given nonfiction text to read silently, students will demonstrate an understanding of language and the elements of nonfiction by responding to items in which they:
15. Discern major ideas and supporting ideas.
16. Analyze the text, examining, for example, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, or fact and opinion.
17. Infer from the text.
18. Respond to the text.
19 Choose materials related to purposes, as evidenced in part by the capacity to
a) choose or Identify reference resources to locate specific information;
b) select fiction and nonfiction materials In response to a topic or theme;
c) choose appropriate resources and materials to solve problems and make decisions.
20. Demonstrate an understanding of text by predicting outcomes and actions.
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