Reading Competencies-List 4-6 broad competencies for your grade level.
5th grade: Unit Goals: -Classify genres -Discuss character development -Summarize plot -Analyze setting -Apply comprehension strategies
On-going Goals: -Demonstrate fluency (tone, inflection, cadence, etc.) -Extends vocabulary -Respond to literature -Read a wide range of grade level material
7th grade: Unit Goals:
-Identify the 6 elements of fiction
-Identify the elements of a plot line within a story
-Review styles of narration
-Review literary conflicts
-Introduce/review mood, foreshadowing, suspense and irony
-Review characteristics of different genres
On-going Goals:
-Vocabulary development
-Review/introduce literary devices
-Critiquing novels through personal response (personal/summer reading) and comparing to other texts, related
personal experiences, prior knowledge
-Read a wide range of grade level appropriate material with accuracy, fluency, and understanding
8th grade: Unit Goals:
-Characterization (direct, indirect, and ways to learn about a character)
-Levels of comprehension (literal, inferential, and applied); critical thinking
-Reading with meaning and inflection, and demonstrating logical interpretation of characters
-Reinforce literary devices (symbolism, metaphor, irony, theme)
-Review literary conflicts, plot, elements of fiction
On-going Goals:
-Making cross-curricular connections between historical fiction and American Studies
-Vocabulary in context
-Critiquing novels through personal response (personal/summer reading) and comparing to other texts, related
personal experiences, prior knowledge
-Read a wide range of grade level appropriate material with accuracy, fluency, and understanding
5th grade:
Unit Goals:
-Classify genres
-Discuss character development
-Summarize plot
-Analyze setting
-Apply comprehension strategies
On-going Goals:
-Demonstrate fluency (tone, inflection, cadence, etc.)
-Extends vocabulary
-Respond to literature
-Read a wide range of grade level material
6th grade:
Comprehension:
-Demonstrate developmentally appropriate Reading comprehension.
Vocabulary:
-Demonstrate developmentally appropriate vocabulary development.
Literary Analysis:
-Demonstrate developmentally appropriate literary analysis.
Speaking and Listening:
-Demonstrate developmentally appropriate speaking and listening skills.
7th grade:
Unit Goals:
-Identify the 6 elements of fiction
-Identify the elements of a plot line within a story
-Review styles of narration
-Review literary conflicts
-Introduce/review mood, foreshadowing, suspense and irony
-Review characteristics of different genres
On-going Goals:
-Vocabulary development
-Review/introduce literary devices
-Critiquing novels through personal response (personal/summer reading) and comparing to other texts, related
personal experiences, prior knowledge
-Read a wide range of grade level appropriate material with accuracy, fluency, and understanding
8th grade:
Unit Goals:
-Characterization (direct, indirect, and ways to learn about a character)
-Levels of comprehension (literal, inferential, and applied); critical thinking
-Reading with meaning and inflection, and demonstrating logical interpretation of characters
-Reinforce literary devices (symbolism, metaphor, irony, theme)
-Review literary conflicts, plot, elements of fiction
On-going Goals:
-Making cross-curricular connections between historical fiction and American Studies
-Vocabulary in context
-Critiquing novels through personal response (personal/summer reading) and comparing to other texts, related
personal experiences, prior knowledge
-Read a wide range of grade level appropriate material with accuracy, fluency, and understanding