ENG3.ELAR.4.C
Make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures.
English III · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
Standard Unwrapping
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predictionstext featurescharacteristics of genrestructuresassigned textsself-selected texts
Skills
- make predictions (using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures) #dok2
- correct predictions (by reassessing based on new information from the text) #dok3
- confirm predictions (by evaluating information within the text) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can make predictions about a text using text features, genre characteristics, and structures. #dok2
- I can confirm my predictions by examining information found as I read. #dok2
- I can determine when my predictions are incorrect and correct them using evidence from the text. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Readers use text features and genre characteristics to make thoughtful predictions before and during reading.
- Confirming or correcting predictions deepens comprehension by encouraging ongoing interaction with the text.
Essential Questions
- How do text features and genre characteristics help readers predict what will happen next in a text?
- Why is it important to correct or confirm your predictions as you read?
- What strategies can you use to make or revise predictions while reading?
- How does making and adjusting predictions affect your understanding of a text?
- What evidence from the text can help you know if your prediction was accurate?