READING STRAND III
CONSTRUCTING/EXAMINING MEANING WITH NONFICTiON SELECTIONS
Given a nonfiction text to read silently, students will demonstrate an understanding of text and elements of nonfiction by responding to items in which they:
10. Analyze the text, examining, for example, author’s use of comparison and contrast, cause and effect, or fact and opinion.
This outcome focuses on analyzing such elements in a nonfiction text as comparison and contrast, cause and effect, or fact and opinion.
Summary is a higher-level skill in which the student pulls together the essence of a text based on inferences, conclusions, and interpretations they have made. In summarizing a text, students are expected to identify a statement or produce a summary in their own words that reflects the entire content of the text.
When students infer from a text, they use evidence from the text to grasp an important idea not directly stated in the text.
Students respond to a text by relating it to personal experiences or feelings.
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