Unit 4: Read for InformationUnit EQ: How does the author help the reader understand informational text?
Text Features Lesson EQ: How can I use text clues to help me understand informational text?
Context Clues
Lesson EQ: How can I determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues?
Main Idea
Lesson EQ: How can I determine the main idea of a text?
Lesson EQ: How do I know which details support the main idea?
Lesson EQ: How can summarizing help me to express the main ideas within a text?
Text Structure
Lesson EQ: What key words help signal the chronological order of a story?
Text Features Lesson EQ: How can I use text clues to help me understand informational text?
Context Clues
Lesson EQ: How can I determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues?
- Baloney reading
- Flocabulary Rap!
Main Idea
Lesson EQ: How can I determine the main idea of a text?
Lesson EQ: How do I know which details support the main idea?
Lesson EQ: How can summarizing help me to express the main ideas within a text?
Text Structure
Lesson EQ: What key words help signal the chronological order of a story?
- Brain Pop Sequence - What key words or phrases helped the story to progress and show change in time? What key words helped the story to progress sequentially?
Paul Revere's Ride - T.O.T.D. blog post (you still have to log in)