Standards AA/SA
Identify Text Form and General Purpose
KAA
• recognize some simple text forms (e.g., poems, letters, stories, information books) and basic characteristics such as title, author, and illustrator • Is the information in this book true? Could it really happen? How do you know? SA • make connections that are more often based on relevant personal experiences and general knowledge |
1AA•
identify a few simple text forms (e.g., narrative, retell, basic reports) and describe the general purpose of the form Is this a story or an information book? How can you tell? SA • demonstrate some reflection in the connections they make with texts (i.e., relating text to personal experiences and knowledge, as well as making comparisons with other texts) |
2AA• identify a few simple text forms (e.g., story, poem, “how-to”, information
book); describe overall characteristics and general purpose • Is this a story or an information book? How can you tell? • How can you tell this is a recipe? • Why might someone want to write an information book about ____ (topic)? SA • support opinions with relevant textual details and/or personal experiences |
3AA• can identify a variety of text forms (e.g., narrative, report, instructions, biography),
including basic text characteristics (e.g., sequence), and knows a form’s general purpose • Is this book fact or fiction? How can you tell? • Why do you think the author told us about whales in an information book instead of in a story? What do you notice about how this report is organized? How does that help you? SA • support opinions with textual examples and personal experience/knowledge |