Reading strategies

Main idea

• A.1 Use key details to determine the main idea
• A.2 Determine the main idea of a passage
• A.3 Combine main ideas from two texts

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Theme

• B.1 Determine the themes of short stories

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Author’s purpose and tone

• C.1 Identify the purpose of a text
• C.2 Which sentence is more formal?

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Text structure

• D.1 Determine the order of events in informational texts
• D.2 Compare and contrast in informational texts
• D.3 Match causes and effects in informational texts
• D.4 Match problems with their solutions
• D.5 Identify text structures

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Sensory details

• E.1 Sort sensory details

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Literary devices

• F.1 Identify similes and metaphors
• F.2 Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors
• F.3 Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

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Point of view

• G.1 Compare and contrast points of view

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Inference

• H.1 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
• H.2 Compare and contrast characters
• H.3 Draw inferences from a text

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Story elements

• I.1 Identify story elements

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Visual elements

• J.1 Compare mythological illustrations

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Literary texts: level 1

• K.1 Read fantasy with illustrations
• K.2 Read realistic fiction with illustrations
• K.3 Read historical fiction with illustrations

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Literary texts: level 2

• L.1 Read realistic fiction
• L.2 Read historical fiction
• L.3 Read poetry
• L.4 Read drama

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Informational texts: level 1

• M.1 Read about animals
• M.2 Read about art, music and traditions
• M.3 Read about famous places
• M.4 Read about sports and hobbies

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Informational texts: level 2

• N.1 Read about famous people
• N.2 Read about business and technology
• N.3 Read about science and nature
• N.4 Read about history