Craft and Structure

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Determine technical word meanings
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Determine technical word meanings
How point of view influences how events are described
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How point of view influences how events are described
How author's purpose is conveyed
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How author's purpose is conveyed
Narrator/characters in a story
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Narrator/characters in a story
Types of irony
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Types of irony
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event/topic
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Analyze multiple accounts of the same event/topic
Word meanings in context
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Word meanings in context
Words that allude to Greek Mythology
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Words that allude to Greek Mythology
Poetry, drama, and prose
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Poetry, drama, and prose
Unknown words in informational text
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Unknown words in informational text
Understand how the author and illustrator present information
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Understand how the author and illustrator present information
Analyze first and secondhand accounts of historical events
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Analyze first and secondhand accounts of historical events
Fantasy vs. realism
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Fantasy vs. realism
Compare and contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts
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Compare and contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts
Comparing text structures: Compare/ contrast & cause/ effect
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Comparing text structures: Compare/ contrast & cause/ effect
Comparing text structures: Chronology & Problem/ Solution
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Comparing text structures: Chronology & Problem/ Solution
Domain-specific words/phrases: geometry and angles
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Domain-specific words/phrases: geometry and angles
Structure of a Drama
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Structure of a Drama
Structure of a poem
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Structure of a poem
Word choice and mood
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Word choice and mood
Distinguish your own point of view from the author's
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Distinguish your own point of view from the author's
Use search tools to locate relevant information
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Use search tools to locate relevant information
Determine the meaning of words/phrases
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Determine the meaning of words/phrases
Effects of rhymes and repetitions in poetry
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Effects of rhymes and repetitions in poetry
Rhythm of words in a story or poem
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Rhythm of words in a story or poem
Acknowledge characters' different points of view
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Acknowledge characters' different points of view
Use text features to locate information efficiently
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Use text features to locate information efficiently
Imagery
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Imagery
Information from illustrations/pictures and from words
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Information from illustrations/pictures and from words
Who is telling the story?
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Who is telling the story?
Text structures
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Text structures
Common types of texts
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Common types of texts
The roles of authors and illustrators
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The roles of authors and illustrators
Onomatopoeia, alliteration, and hyperbole
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Onomatopoeia, alliteration, and hyperbole
Parts of a book
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Parts of a book
Text features: Headings
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Text features: Headings
Compare points of view of different stories
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Compare points of view of different stories
Informational text features
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Informational text features
Text features: Glossaries
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Text features: Glossaries
Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text
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Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text
Personification
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Personification
Text features: Table of contents
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Text features: Table of contents
Structure of a story
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Structure of a story
Author's purpose
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Author's purpose
Distinguishing between different points of view
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Distinguishing between different points of view
Word connotations
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Word connotations
Tone vs. Mood
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Tone vs. Mood
Word choice and tone
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Word choice and tone
Different points of view
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Different points of view
Effects of dramatic irony
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Effects of dramatic irony
Story plot structure
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Story plot structure
First- and third- person narrations
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First- and third- person narrations
Sensory words
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Sensory words
Words that suggest feelings
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Words that suggest feelings
Rhyme schemes in poetry
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Rhyme schemes in poetry
Nonfiction text features
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Nonfiction text features
Distinguish between literal and nonliteral language
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Distinguish between literal and nonliteral language
Similes and metaphors
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Similes and metaphors
Books can tell stories or give information
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Books can tell stories or give information
Review all figurative language
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Review all figurative language

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