Knowledge and Skills Statement
A teacher may wish to pair SE 3.1.C with SE 3.7.G and assess both SEs at the same time. With SE 3.1.C, students speak coherently about the topic under discussion, employing eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, and the conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively. While working in small groups, have students read and discuss a text to determine specific ideas that are important to the meaning. A teacher may also wish to incorporate SE 3.6.G and ask students to evaluate details from the text to determine the key ideas. All students must participate in the discussion and communicate their ideas effectively.
Further Explanation
This SE requires students to identify the ideas in the text that best represent the text’s overall meaning. In order to demonstrate their understanding of what the meaning of the text is, students must first determine which parts of the text express ideas that would convey the meaning.