READING: Literary Response and Analysis Beginning 1.1 listen to a story and respond orally by listen to an OC Step-By-Step story or answering factual comprehension other proficiency-level appropriate text questions using one or two word and answer the following questions responses. with one or two word responses: Appropriate Text Also addressed in Reading Comprehension Who is the main character? What is wrong in the story? 1.2 orally identify different characters and settings in simple literary texts using words or phrases. 1.3 orally distinguish between fiction and non-fiction using one or two word responses. listen to or read proficiency appropriate literary texts and answer the following questions: Who are the main characters in this story? Where and when does this story take place? listen to or read a proficiency-level appropriate selection and answer the following questions: Is this story real or not real? How do we know? H:\DATA\WORD\ELD\S&BS\READING\LIT3-5.DOC02/25/02 1
READING: Literary Response and Analysis Beginning 2. Structural Features of Literature 2.1 use pictures, lists, charts, and tables to identify the characteristics of fairy tales, folktales, myths, and legends. read or listen to any three of the following: a fairy tale, a folktale, a myth, or a legend, and complete a graphic organizer/matrix listing the characters, setting, and main idea of each. (See HB, Grade 5, Vol. 1, p. R177 for graphic organizer.) H:\DATA\WORD\ELD\S&BS\READING\LIT3-5.DOC02/25/02 2
READING: Literary Response and Analysis Early Intermediate 1.1 orally respond to brief literary texts by answering factual comprehension questions using simple sentences. Appropriate Text Also addressed in Reading Comprehension read Speak Up in HB, Grade 5, Vol. 2, p. 385, or other proficiency-level appropriate texts, and answer the following questions using simple sentences: Where were the characters born? What language other than English was spoken in the poem? 1.2 orally identify the main events of the plot using simple sentences. sequence the events in a proficiencylevel appropriate short story using sequencing words such as: first, next, last, etc. record their responses on a graphic organizer. (See Appendix for graphic organizer.) Also addressed in Word Analysis 1.3 recite simple poems. read and memorize a simple poem and present an understandable recitation. (See Appendix for graphic organizer.) 1.4 orally describe the setting of a piece of literature using simple sentences. listen to The Great Kapok Tree in HB, Grade 4, Vol. 1, p. 214 and describe the setting using simple sentences. H:\DATA\WORD\ELD\S&BS\READING\LIT3-5.DOC02/25/02 3
READING: Literary Response and Analysis Early Intermediate 2. Structural Features of Literature 2.1 orally distinguish among poetry, drama, and short stories using simple sentences. listen to a literary piece and determine whether the piece is a poem, short story, drama, etc. Students will explain their answer. 3. Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level Appropriate Text and Literary Criticism 3.1 orally describe what a character is like by what he/she does in a selection, using simple sentences. describe a character by their actions in a literary piece using simple sentences. Refer to benchmark for 1.4 on p. 3. H:\DATA\WORD\ELD\S&BS\READING\LIT3-5.DOC02/25/02 4
READING: Literary Response and Analysis Intermediate 1.1 use expanded vocabulary and descriptive words and paraphrasing for oral and written responses to texts. Appropriate Text Also addressed in Word Analysis and Fluency Systematic Vocabulary Development review vocabulary and descriptive words from a proficiency-level appropriate text and then write a description of a story's character using the new words. (See Appendix for rubric.) OR orally describe a key character from a story they have read. use expanded vocabulary and descriptive words taken from the literature they have read to enhance their oral presentation. (See Appendix for rubric.) Also addressed in Reading Comprehension 1.2 apply knowledge of language to derive meaning/comprehension from literary texts. use vocabulary strategies, found in OC and HB's Teacher's Edition, to use context clues to define words. See OC, Grade 3, Book 2, p. 229; HB, Grade 4, Vol. 1, p. T19 and Transparency 1; HB, Grade 5, Vol. 2, p. T701 and Transparency 31. H:\DATA\WORD\ELD\S&BS\READING\LIT3-5.DOC02/25/02 5
READING: Literary Response and Analysis Early Advanced 1.1 identify the motives of characters in a read a proficiency-level appropriate work of fiction. work of fiction and write a paragraph Appropriate Text and Literary Criticism in response to the following question: Why did the character do? 1.2 recognize and describe themes (author's message) stated directly in a text. 1.3 read and orally identify the speaker or narrator in a selection, using simple sentences. read a proficiency-level appropriate story and then, in writing, explain the theme in a brief paragraph, by paraphrasing the author's direct statement of theme in the text. read a proficiency-level appropriate selection and answer the following questions using simple sentences: Who is the narrator/speaker of the story? Is this narrator a character in the story? Is this narrator someone or something outside the story? H:\DATA\WORD\ELD\S&BS\READING\LIT3-5.DOC02/25/02 6
READING: Literary Response and Analysis Early Advanced 1.4 recognize the difference between first and third person in a literary text. read a proficiency-level appropriate text and determine whether the passage is written in first or third person. OR circle the appropriate answer to the following question: The narrator in the story is a a) first person narrator. b) third person narrator. 1.5 read and orally identify the main problem of a plot and how it is resolved in a selection. 2. Structural Features of Literature 2.1 identify and describe figurative language (e.g., similes, metaphors, and personification). 2.2 distinguish between literary connotations and symbols from culture to culture. H:\DATA\WORD\ELD\S&BS\READING\LIT3-5.DOC02/25/02 7 read a proficiency-level appropriate selection and orally answer the following: What is the main problem of the story? How is the problem resolved? identify the similes, metaphors, or examples of personification in the poems "The Apple, Houses," and "Fog" in OC, Grade 3, Book 1, pp. 132-133. OR complete the blackline from OC, Grade 3, Reproducible Master 19. read two hero stories from different cultures and complete a Venn diagram detailing similar and different elements of the heroes' quests. (See Appendix for graphic organizer.)
READING: Literary Response and Analysis Advanced 1.1 identify and evaluate the author's use of various techniques to influence reader's perspectives. Appropriate Text and Literary Criticism 1.2 recognize and describe themes stated directly or implied in literary texts. 1.3 compare and contrast the motives of characters in a work of fiction. 2. Structural Features of Literature 2.1 describe the major characteristics of poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction. Teachers will assess Advanced English Language Learners using the suggested benchmarks indicated in the Elk Grove Unified School District's English/ Language Arts Standards and Benchmarks document as a guide. Advanced ELL students will be evaluated for standards mastery with the benchmarks from their current grade level. H:\DATA\WORD\ELD\S&BS\READING\LIT3-5.DOC02/25/02 8
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