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Reading Skills for First Nine Weeks
 
We will be studying the following skills during the first nine weeks:
Fiction
Relate literary work to information about its setting or historical moment
 
Distinguish between statements of fact and statements of opinion
 
Distinguish between relevant information which supports the main idea of a selection and information which is irrelevant to the main idea
 
Evaluate quality of reading material and its content based on author's purpose
 
Read, identify and compare characteristics of various genres:  folklore, fables, mythology, short stories, poetry, nonfiction and novels
Non-fiction 
Synthesize and use knowledge of common graphic features to draw conclusions and make judgments (graphic organizers, diagrams, captions, illustrations)
 
 
Context Clues