Reading+Games


 * Reading Games **

Objective 1--The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts. ** Reading/vocabulary development ** 9B draw on experiences to bring meanings to words in context such as interpreting [idioms,] multiple-meaning words, and analogies 9D determine meanings of derivatives by applying knowledge of the meanings of root words such as // like //, // pay // , or // happy // and affixes such as // dis // -, // pre // -, or // un // - 9F distinguish denotative and connotative meanings ** Reading/comprehension ** 10F determine a text ’ s main (or major) ideas and how those ideas are supported with details 10G paraphrase and summarize text to recall, inform, or organize ideas ** Objective 2--The student will apply knowledge of literary elements to understand culturally diverse written texts. **  ** Reading/text structures/literary concepts ** 12F analyze characters, including their traits, motivations, conflicts, points of view, relationships, and changes they undergo 12G recognize and analyze story plot, setting, and problem resolution 12J recognize and interpret literary devices such as flashback, foreshadowing, and symbolism Objective 3--The student will use a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts. ** ** Reading/comprehension ** 10E use the text ’ s structure or progression of ideas such as cause and effect or chronology to locate and recall information 10I find similarities and differences across texts such as in treatment, scope, or organization 10L represent text information in different ways such as in outline, timeline, or graphic organizer ** Reading/text structures/literary concepts ** 12A identify the purposes of different types of texts such as to inform, influence, express, or entertain 12C c ompare communication in different forms such as [contrasting a dramatic performance with a print version of the same story or] comparing story variants 12H describe how the author ’ s perspective or point of view affects the text ** Objective 4--The student will apply critical-thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts. ** ** Reading/comprehension ** 10H draw inferences such as conclusions or generalizations and support them with text evidence [and experience] 10J distinguish fact and opinion in various texts ** Reading/literary response ** 11C support responses by referring to relevant aspects of text [and his/her own experiences] 11D connect, compare, and contrast ideas, themes, and issues across text ** Reading/text structures/literary concepts ** 12I analyze ways authors organize and present ideas such as through cause/effect, compare/contrast, inductively, deductively, or chronologically 12K recognize how style, tone, and mood contribute to the effect of the text