READING STRAND IV
EXTENDING 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:
14. Compare and/or contrast aspects of the text.
Students identify similarities and differences between/among text elements other than elements the author has compared outright.
15. Critique and evaluate the text for such elements as organizational structure and logical reasoning.
Students critique (discuss critically) and/or evaluate (examine and judge carefully) aspects of a nonfiction text. Typically this involves consideration of an author’s choices in writing the text, for example, choices having to do with organization or logical reasoning, and careful judgment about those choices. For example, students might be asked to consider why a writer organized a selection in a particular way. Is the selection more effective or more successful in achieving the author’s purpose because of this organization?
16. Select information from a variety of resources to support ideas, concepts, and interpretations.
Students choose resource materials (print and other media, community resources, etc.) to support ideas, concepts, and interpretations related to a selection.
17. Express reasons for recommending or not recommending the text for a particular audience or purpose.
Students judge the appropriateness of a text for a particular audience or purpose.
18. Explain how an author uses contents of a text to support his/her purpose for writing.
Students display an understanding of an author’s purpose for writing and of how an author uses something in a text to support that purpose.
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