ENG4.ELAR.4.C
Make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures.
English IV · 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 evaluating evidence in the text) #dok2
- confirm predictions (by referencing specific elements of the text) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify text features, characteristics of genre, and structures in a text. #dok1
- I can make predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures. #dok2
- I can correct my predictions after finding new evidence in the text. #dok2
- I can confirm my predictions by pointing to details in the text. #dok2
- I can justify corrections or confirmations of predictions with text evidence. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Using textual evidence to check and refine predictions deepens reading comprehension.
- Recognizing and leveraging genre conventions and text structures leads to more accurate predictions and deeper engagement with texts.
Essential Questions
- How do text features, genre characteristics, and structures help readers make predictions about a text?
- Why is it important to revise or confirm predictions as you read?
- What strategies can you use to check if your predictions were accurate?
- How does making and adjusting predictions help improve understanding of a text?
- In what situations might your predictions be most challenged, and how can you respond?