Informational+Texts

PreK-2
Students read informational texts, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, for different purposes.

a. Ask and answer relevant questions.

b. Restate facts from the text.

c. Follow one-step and two-step written instructions.

3
Students read and summarize informational texts, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, for different purposes.

a. Generate questions, with support that can be answered using text features and information found within the text.

b. Use organizational text features including titles,tables of contents, chapter headings, a glossaries, an index, illustrations, and maps to locate information or to aid comprehension.

c. Identify answers in the text or important ideas to demonstrate understanding.

d. Make reasonable statements about text.

e. Follow simple written instructions.

f. Identify the main reason or purpose for a particular section of text to aid comprehension.

4
Students read, paraphrase, and summarize informational texts, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, for different purposes.

a. Create questions that can be answered by the text using text features and information found within the text.

b. Use organizational text features and sub-headings, bullets, bold-face fonts, illustrations, maps, and charts to locate information or to aid comprehension.

c. Identify the main idea(s) of and details from the text which support the main idea(s) succinctly stating this information.

d. Draw conclusions about information from text.

e. Follow multi-step written instructions with four or more steps.

f. Identify the main purpose of a text, particular paragraphs, or a section of the text to aid comprehension.

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9-Diploma
Students evaluate the validity, truthfulness, and usefulness of ideas presented in informational texts, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, noting how the text features and text structures affect the information presented.

a. Evaluate the extent to which the author’s conclusions can be logically drawn from the provided evidence.

b. Evaluate the data contained in tables, charts, graphics, etc. for accuracy, credibility, and relevancy.

c. Evaluate the effect(s) of rhetorical devices on the interpretation of information.

d. Evaluate the effective use, purposes, and intended audiences of various types of informational texts.