recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including:
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.”
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reconozca las características y estructuras del texto informativo, incluyendo:
Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student recognizes and analyzes genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts.
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.
Glossary Support for SLA.K.8.D
Informational texts are texts that present information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate. In kindergarten, this could include procedural texts, magazines, menus, nonfiction books, and pamphlets.
Informational text characteristics include text and graphic features such as a table of contents, captions, bold print, diagrams, etc. Informational text structures include compare/contrast, central idea with supporting facts, description, and cause/effect.