Benchmarks
Literature
Type of Text
Text Structure
Strategies
100
What the passage is mainly about.
What is the Main Idea?
100
Who the story is about.
Who are characters?
100
Why the author wrote the story.
What is Author's Purpose?
100
If you do well on your assessment, Mrs. Esposito will be so happy!
What is Cause and Effect?
100
The first thing you should do when you are given the passage to read.
What is think THIEVES?
200
Something that can be proved or disproved.
What is a fact?
200
The order that things happen in a story.
What is the sequence of events or chronological order?
200
Kailee, Rachel, Terra, and Jayly all got into a food fight during lunch. Brandon tried to break it up, but slipped and fell right on his rump. This made the girls laugh, and everyone forgot about why they were mad.
What is a Narrative Text?
200
First preheat the oven to 375. Then, grease the pan. Next, mix the batter, oil, and eggs. Pour patter into the greased pan. Next, put the pan into the oven, and bake for 25 minutes. Finally, enjoy!
What is Sequence?
200
The first two sentences of the passage usually give this away.
What is the Main Idea or Introduction?
300
What a person thinks or feels about a subject.
What is an opinion?
300
The time and place in which a story happens.
What is the setting?
300
In 1984, Bessie Smith was born in Tennessee. She was a famous singer, who made more than 150 recordings in her lifetime. She influenced many blues' singers before her death in 1937.
What is Expository Text?
300
Reading and Math are two subjects I enjoy. In reading, we get to read a lot of interesting stories, but in math we get to work with numbers. Both require a lot work though.
What is Compare and Contrast?
300
It means, "Go Back and Look it Up!"
What is According to the Passage?
400
To make a "guess" based on clues from the passage.
What is making an inference?
400
Begining, Middle, and End make this up.
What is the Plot?
400
Far to the South, beyond the forest, was a small village where a certain boy lived with his uncle...
What is Narrative Text?
400
Sally's bike had a flat tire, and she was stranded 12 blocks from home. Sandy was going to Casey's with her mother and saw Sally alongside the road. Sandy and her mother picked Sally up and took her and the bike to Casey's to air it up.
What is Problem and Solution?
400
Highlighter, guideline, striker, question mark, and chooser.
What are the tools you should use on the assessment?
500
To figure out the meaning of an unknown word
What is using context clues
500
The important message of a story.
What is the theme?
500
You can make sure your lunch gives you the energy you need, without the belly ache by following this advice: Double bag your lunch-the layers of paper help keep the cold in, or put an ice pack in a zip-lock bag to keep your lunch cold. Wrap all food items nice and tight, so they stay fresh. Finally, make sure to toss anything that won't stay fresh.
What is Technical Text?
500
I will never forget the beauty of the ocean. As I lay on my back beneath the golden sun, I feel the soft sand sticking to my warm body. I hear the gentle crashing of the blue waves against the smooth gray rock that cuts into the never ending sea.
What is Description?
500
While reading the passage, what you should be doing to the text.
What is Highlighting key words or phrases?
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