Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide
Standard: Reading 6
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Learning Intentions: ● Students will understand how to identify themes in literary texts, including those from diverse cultures. ● Students will learn to analyze characters' responses to conflicts and speakers' reflections on topics in literary texts. ● Students will develop the ability to summarize literary texts accurately. ● Students will understand how to determine the main idea in informational texts. ● Students will learn to explain how key details support the main idea in informational texts. ● Students will develop the ability to summarize informational texts accurately. Success Criteria: ● I can determine the theme of a text, including those from diverse cultures. ● I can analyze how characters respond to conflicts in a story. ● I can analyze how a speaker reflects upon a topic in a text. ● I can summarize a literary text. ● I can determine the main idea of an informational text. ● I can explain how key details support the main idea of an informational text. ● I can summarize an informational text.
a. When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine the theme, how characters respond to conflict or how the speaker reflects upon a topic, and summarize the text. (RL) b. When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine the main idea of a text, explain how they are supported by key details and summarize the text. (RI)
Nouns (Know)
Verbs (Do)
● Texts ● Cultures ● Theme ● Characters ● Conflict ● Speaker ● Topic ● Summary ● Main idea ● Key details
● Determine ● Respond ● Reflect ● Summarize ● Explain ● Support
Sample Question Stems and Prompts for Assessment
Literature (RL): ● "What is the theme of the story? Provide evidence from the text to support your answer." ● "How does [character] respond to the conflict in the story? Cite specific examples." ● "What reflections does the speaker offer on the topic? How do these reflections shape our understanding of the text?" ● "Can you summarize the main events of the story?"
Informational Text (RI): ● "What is the main idea of the text? How do you know?" ● "Which key details support the main idea of the text? Provide examples."
Last Updated September 23rd, 2024 Middle School ELA, Page 93
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