Informational Critical Thinking - Targets
 

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Literary Comprehension
- Theme
3-10
- Summarize
3-10
- Make Inference
3-10
- Interpret Vocabulary
3-10
- Sequence
3-10

Literary Analysis
- Literary Elements
3-10
- Compare & Contrast
3-10
- Make Connections
3-10
- Author's Purpose
3-5
- Apply Information
3-5

Literary Critical Thinking
- Author's Purpose
6-10
- Evaluate Reasoning
6-10
- Extend Information
6-10

Informational Comp
- Main Ideas
6-10
- Summarize
6-10
- Make Inferences
6-10
- Interpret Vocabulary
6-10
- Sequence
3-5

Informational Analysis
- Text Features 
6-10
- Compare & Contrast
6-10
- Make Connections
6-10
- Author's Purpose 
3-5
- Apply Information
3-5

Info Critical Thinking
- Author's Purpose 
6-10
- Evaluate Reasoning
6-10
- Extend Information
6-10


Informational Critical Thinking: Thinks critically

Choose the TARGET

bulletGiven an informational or task-oriented text to read silently (may include text-book-like entries, informational essays, tasks, timelines, articles, boxes of facts, charts, graphs), learners respond to items in which they:
bulletAnalyze author's purpose in an informational text, and/or evaluate effectiveness for different audiences (includes fact/opinion, author’s point of view, tone, and use of persuasive devices, and/or author’s assumptions and beliefs) (Reading EALRs 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4)
bulletMultiple Choice Stems (3)
bulletShort Answer Stems (3)
bulletExtended Response (1)
bulletEvaluate reasoning and ideas/themes related to the informational text (Reading EALR 2.4.1, 2.4.7)
bulletMultiple Choice Stems (3)
bulletShort Answer Stems (2)
bulletExtended Response (1)
bulletExtend information beyond the informational text—make generalizations, draw conclusions, apply information, give a response to an informational text (Reading EALR 2.4.1, 2.4.5)
bulletMultiple Choice Stems (4)
bulletShort Answer Stems (1)
bulletExtended Response (2)

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