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Unlocking Nonfiction Words with Context and Picture Glossaries
Kindergarten · Ela · Open Global English
6 lessons
Goal
Determine the meaning of unfamiliar domain-specific and content-area words using pictures, sentence context, and reference tools.
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Curriculum Framework
Kindergarten · Ela · Open Global English
1
8 lessons
Asking Questions, Predicting, and Finding Key Details in Informational Texts
Ask and answer questions, make and verify predictions, and identify the main topic and key facts in informational texts.
2
6 lessons
Connecting People, Events, Steps, and Ideas in Informational Texts
Describe relationships between individuals, events, steps, and ideas using chronological order and simple cause and effect.
3
6 lessons
Unlocking Nonfiction Words with Context and Picture Glossaries
Determine the meaning of unfamiliar domain-specific and content-area words using pictures, sentence context, and reference tools.
4
5 lessons
Exploring Author's Purpose and Supporting Reasons
Identify why an author wrote a text and locate the reasons and evidence the author uses to inform or persuade.
5
7 lessons
Reading Nonfiction Text Features, Diagrams, and Multimodal Media
Interpret and explain information presented through non-fiction text features, graphics, diagrams, pictograms, charts, comics, signs, and digital media.
6
5 lessons
Comparing Two Informational Texts and Media Formats
Compare and contrast similarities and differences in facts, visual presentations, and formats across two informational texts on the same topic.