3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:2. Reading Applications-Main Idea-Purpose-Inference
  • Subject(s):English Language Arts
  • Days:35
  • Grade(s):7
Key Learning:

By identifying the essential or main idea and organizing details around it, readers are able to make sense of what they read.

There is a direct connection between the author's purpose and the variety of text he selects to communicate through.

Course codes: 1008040 Reading; 1008050 Adv. Reading; 1000010 Int. Reading; 1002181 ESOL Reading
Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 
How do readers make sense of what they read?
   
Concept: Main Idea/Essential Message
LA.7.1.6.2   LA.7.1.7.6   LA.7.1.7.3   LA.7.2.2.1   LA.7.2.2.2   LA.7.2.2.3  
Concept: Vocabulary
LA.7.1.6.6   LA.7.1.6.1   LA.7.1.6.3   LA.7.1.6.4   LA.7.1.6.5   LA.7.1.6.8   LA.7.1.6.9  
Concept: Author's Purpose
LA.7.2.1.1   LA.7.1.7.1   LA.7.1.7.2   LA.7.1.7.5  
Lesson Essential Question(s):

Lesson Essential Question(s):

Lesson Essential Question(s):

Vocabulary:

main idea, supporting details, articles, paraphrase , summarize 

Vocabulary:

denotative, connotative, context clues, multiple meaning, salient, etymologies

Vocabulary:

perspective, author technique, point of view, author purpose, persuade, inform, entertain

Concept: Inference
LA.7.1.7.3  
Concept: Literary Elements
LA.7.2.2.4   LA.7.1.7.4   LA.7.1.7.7   LA.7.2.1.2  
Concept:
Lesson Essential Question(s):

Lesson Essential Question(s):

Lesson Essential Question(s):
Vocabulary:

infer, paraphrase, summarize, conclude, predict, background knowledge

Vocabulary:

theme, plot (rising action, climax, falling action), conflict, resolution, character development

Vocabulary:

Additional Information:

Daily use of:
fluency
connecting
visualizing
predicting
questioning
inferring
synthesizing
summarizing
using fix-up strategies
written response (e.g. journal, paraphrase, summarize, learning log, assessment prompt)
Higher order thinking questions
The following district adopted CIRP materials must be used in sequence dictated by the publisher.  The district curriculum map dictates the standard(s) to be taught and program materials will support the maps.   CIRP Programs: SRA Reach Higher (Corrective Reading), Voyager Beginnings(6th) & Journeys (7th), and Read 180 (8th).

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Assessments:

1.  What is the text mostly about? (Main idea-inferred) 2. What is the text mostly about? (main idea - stated) 3. What is the text mostly about? (main idea author's purpose)

Culminating Activity:

1.  RAFT writing
Student Learning Map
Vocabulary Report

Launch Activity:

1.  Introducing the concept of identifying the main idea, author's purpose and inference.

Acquisition Lesson:

1.  How does the reader use details to look for patterns and determine the main idea o essential message?2. How does classifying help the reader organize information to show understanding?  3. What key points (main idea) should be included to effectively write a summary? 4. How do readers identify word relationships in context (clues) to determine the meaning of new words?  5. How does the strategy of predicting help the reader understand unfamiliar words?   6. How can you use the strategy of comparing and contrasting connotation and denotation to help in understanding new words?  7. How does a reader use text evidence to determine the author's purpose?   8. How does an author's technique contribute to the overall meaning? (abstracting)9. How do readers use inferring to determining the main idea of text? 10. How does background knowledge help the reader to deduce and confirm complex predictions?   11. How does knowing elements of plot structure within a variety of texts help with comprehension? 12. How do readers use predicting to comprehend text?   13. How do readers analyze the author's perspective to  identify and classify various themes across a variety of works? 14. How do readers determine the meaning of words with multiple meanings? 15. How do readers identify word/phrase relationships to make meaning of text?  16. How do readers identify cause and effect relationships? 17.  How do readers analyze the characteristics of various genre to make meaning? (analyzing perspectives)
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Vocabulary Report

  • main idea - the gist of a passage; central thought
  • denotative - literal meaning of a word
  • perspective - author\'s opinions and/or attitude about his or her topic.
  • infer - to draw a conclusion, as by reasoning.
  • theme - A central idea in a piece of writing
  • plot (rising action, climax, falling action) - the structure of the action of a story; the plot contains the rising action, climax, and falling action leading to a resolution
  • connotative - emotional associations
  • supporting details - provides more information 
  • paraphrase - restating the meaning of something spoken or written in another form
  • author technique - literary device, motive, convention that is used within literature and story telling
  • context clues - words or phrases that are built around difficult words to help the reader make meaning
  • point of view - a position from which something is observed or considered; a standpoint.
  • conflict - Opposition between characters or forces in a work of drama or fiction, especially opposition that motivates or shapes the action of the plot.
  • articles - an essay or prose composition of nonfiction material
  • summarize - a brief statement that contains the essential ideas of a longer passage or selection
  • resolution - to bring to a close or end
  • multiple meaning - words that have different meanings depending on the context usage
  • author purpose - to determine whether the story or article is written for information (to give facts), for entertainment (for your enjoyment), explain (provide an explanation) or to persuade (make you think a certain thing).
  • conclude - To arrive at (a logical conclusion or end) by the process of reasoning; infer on the basis of convincing evidence:
  • persuade - make the reader think a certain thing
  • character development - the way an author presents a character in imaginative writing, (as by description, by what the character says, thinks, and does or by what other characters say, think, or do about the character)
  • salient - important
  • paraphrase  - a restatement of text or passage giving the meaning in another form; rewording
  • predict -
  • inform - to provide facts
  • background knowledge - information known from past experience or learning
  • summarize  -
    a brief statement or restatement of main points
  • etymologies - the history of a word or word element, including its origins and derivation.
  • entertain - written for your enjoyment