Content Standard: D. Informational Texts
Students will apply reading, listening, and viewing strategies to informational texts across all areas of curriculum.
Common Assessment(s):

Performance Indicators Students will be able to:	Essential Elements			Suggested Performance Activities	Suggested Classroom Assessments	Vocabulary
1. Seek appropriate assistance when attempting to comprehend challenging text.	Students will use glossary seek additional resources ask a peer or teacher			Famous Scientist Wanted Poster Students will discuss what scientists do. They will brainstorm list of famous scientists. They will research their lives and take notes. (see also ELA D2, 4, 5, 8, E1, 2, F1, G3, 5, 7)	Students will construct posters with: name, date of birth, country, and paragraph explaining why the scientist is famous.	paragraph topic sentence conclusion notes topic line bibliography
2. Identify useful information organizing strategies.	Students will be able to organize information including outlines graphic organizers note taking time line KWL			Famous Scientist Wanted Poster see ELA D1	Famous Scientist Wanted Poster see ELA D1	Famous Scientist Wanted Poster see ELA D1
3. Identify both the author's purpose and the author's point of view when reading expository information.	Students will be able to identify author's purpose or point of view, i.e., persuade inform entertain narrative			.	.	.
4. Identify different ways in which informational texts are organized.	Students will identify table of contents glossary index			Famous Scientist Wanted Poster see ELA D1	Famous Scientist Wanted Poster see ELA D1	Famous Scientist Wanted Poster see ELA D1
5. Produce and support generalizations acquired from informational text.	Students will be able to paraphrase information read and support it with facts from the text.			Famous Scientist Wanted Poster see ELA D1	Famous Scientist Wanted Poster see ELA D1	Famous Scientist Wanted Poster see ELA D1
7. Identify common technical terms used in informational texts.	Students will be able to understand common technical terms.			.	.	.
8. Use the various parts of a text (index, table of contents, glossary) to locate specific information.	.			Famous Scientist Wanted Poster see ELA D1	Famous Scientist Wanted Poster see ELA D1	Famous Scientist Wanted Poster see ELA D1