A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
A knowledge and skills statement is a broad statement of what students must know and be able to do. It generally begins with a learning strand and ends with the phrase “The student is expected to:” Knowledge and skills statements always include related student expectations.
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symbol that appears before a line of text, such as an item in a list, to emphasize or draw attention to the text
Bullets are typically a small circle, black dot, asterisk, or similar symbol.
Students should learn to identify various text features that are common to informational text (e.g., graphs, stylized print, or tables), and develop knowledge of how these features help the reader understand the most important ideas. For example, an informational science text about an existing ecosystem might include a table listing the plants typically found in the ecosystem and their attributes to provide a visual explanation of the information that the author has presented.
a graphic feature that represents and shows related data in a visual way (e.g., bar graph, pie graph, or line graph)
a text that presents information to explain, clarify, and/or educate
a type style in which the letters are slanted
Italics can be used for emphasis or for distinguishing titles.
Students are expected to have a clear idea of the specific attributes of informational text. For example, students should be able to identify the unique characteristics of informational text, such as a central idea, and graphic features, such as tables and timelines. Students should recognize the way an informational text is structured or organized. For example, an author may choose to organize an article using a cause-and-effect approach to describe a particular topic.
a graphic text feature that includes related facts or numbers arranged in columns and rows
all the components of a text that help convey meaning but are not the main body of text (e.g., sections, tables, graphs, timelines, bullets, numbers, bold and italicized font, pronunciation guide, diagrams, insets, timelines, sidebars, introduction, foreword, preface, references, acknowledgements, footnotes, endnotes, citations)
a graphic feature that represents dates and events in chronological order
