Power Verbs Phoemic Awareness, Word Recognition, and Fluency Fluency continues to develop past the primary grades. Acquisition of Vocabulary Apply Define Determine Identify Use Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies Create Establish List Monitor Predict Select Summarize Use Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text Analyze Clarify Compare Distinguish Explain Identify Summarize Reading Applications: Literary Text Describe Explain Identify Interpret Summarize Writing Processes Apply Conduct Determine Develop Generate Group Organize Proofread Rearrange Reread Rewrite Vary 1
Power Verbs Writing Applications Produce Write Writing Conventions Spell Use Research Compare Contrast Define Generate Identify Locate Communication: Oral and Visual Adjust Demonstrate Deliver Discuss Identify Interpret 2
Phoemic Awareness, Word Recognition, and Fluency Fluency continues to develop past the primary grades. Acquisition of Vocabulary abbreviation antonyms connotation context clues definition definitional footnotes definitional sidebars denotation dictionary example glossary homographs homonyms homophones inflection metaphor prefix restatement roots simile suffix synonyms textual features thesaurus unknown words word origin Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies comprehension criteria critical comparisons evaluative questions graphic organizers implicit information independent reading materials inferences inferential questions justifications literal questions looking back main idea purposes for reading read for literary experience read or enjoyment read to enjoy read to find out read to gain information read to interpret read to perform a task read to solve problems read to understand reading on scanning skimming summarizing textual examples textual information 3
Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text author s purpose for writing books cause chapter titles charts completeness diagrams effect fact graphs headings index information irrelevant information magazines main idea maps newspapers online resources online tools opinion parts of books relevant information search engines sequencing sources of information subheadings supporting table of contents tables text features writing to entertain writing to explain writing to inform Reading Applications: Literary Text appeals to the senses figurative language author s choice of words future action biographies hyperbole chapter books idioms character s actions implied themes character s motivations literary forms and character s thoughts genres character s words literary works characteristics main incidents drama metaphor fiction non-fiction personification plot sequence poetry point of view setting similes speaker stated themes suggests mood 4
Writing Processes audience author s chair background reading body capitalization checklist clarity clear main idea closing statement complex sentence compound sentence diagrams dictionary edit feedback format fragments grammar interviews introduction language maps organizational strategies paragraphs publication punctuation purpose reference materials resolution of plot resources rough outlines rubric run-ons simple sentence spelling stated central idea style summary of important ideas and surveys thesaurus topic sentences transitional words Venn diagrams webs writer s circle Writing Applications business letter format cause-effect characters comparison-contrast consistent point of view dialogue examples facts informal writings (journals, notes, and poems) informational essays letters narratives novels poems responses sensory setting specific textual evidence stories 5
Writing Conventions adverbs apostrophes capitalization commas conjunctions contractions end marks high-frequency words indefinite pronouns interjections nominative case pronouns nouns objective case pronouns parts of speech prefixes prepositional phrases prepositions pronouns quotation marks relative pronouns roots suffixes verbs (regular and irregular) Research charts electronic resources graphic organizers Internet-based resources notes online databases outlines paraphrase plagiarism school library catalogs sources tables themes 6
Communication: Oral and Visual active listening examples strategies expository anecdotes facts appropriate visual formal materials ideas asking focused questions illustrations audience informal body information cause-effect informational charts presentations clear diction introduction common organizational logical sequence main idea compare-contrast making visual contact conclusion opinions descriptive presentation oral presentations personal experience diagrams persuasive presentation events pitch evidence position presentations problem-solution purpose quotations relevant research responding to cues sources speaker s purpose statistics stories tempo to entertain to inform to persuade tone visual media volume 7