Comprehension A - Recall
Key Ideas and Details: - Can I identify information explicitly stated in the passage? - Do I know where to find specific information in the text? Goal - Explain the main idea of the passage. - Recall specific details in the text. |
Comprehension B - Inferring
Craft and Structure: -Can I examine the sentence, paragraph or section to see how it relates to the main idea? Goal - Figure out what the word means by using contextual cues. |
Critical Thinking
Integration of Knowledge - Can I summarize the information to explain the main idea? - Can I figure out what the author's tone/purpose is about the subject based on how they've written the passage? Goal - Stop. Think. Identify the big picture the author is trying to communicate. - Compare and contrast the author's presentation of the topic to that of another source. |