5th Grade Staar Connections 1st Grading Period printable pdf download

grade STAAR Connections- 1

grading period

TEKS

Instructional Implication

Vertical Alignment

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Figure 19 (F)

In order to make connections between

This standard was introduced in

 How would you compare _____ and _____ in our

make connections

texts, it is necessary to engage in a

grade. It provides the skills

story? Both stories?

(e.g., thematic

multitude of comprehension strategies.

needed for 6

and 7

grade

 How are ____ and ____ alike?

links, author

Students need to identify the purpose of

Figure 19F where students make

 What are the similarities and/or differences

analysis) between

the text, draw conclusions, and infer using

connections between and across

between____?

and across

evidence from the text to support their

multiple texts and genres.

How does _____ compare with _____?

Evaluate

multiple texts of

predictions or findings.

 What is one of the similarities/differences between

various genres and

_____ and _____?

Analyze

provide textual

 Compare _____ and ______?

evidence. (RS)

 Both selections try to---

 Both selections tell---

 How is . . . similar to . . .?

 Can you distinguish between . . .?

(week 1.2)

Fig. 19 (D) make

Inference is a strategy that includes multiple

This standard continues to

 Look at . . . Based in the illustration, what can you infer

steps and is practiced before, during, and

inferences about

support 6

grade (Figure 19D) as

about how he/she feels?

after reading. It is the foundation of the

text and use

students continue to infer in order

Evaluate

 What can you infer from this illustration?

comprehension process. Encouraging

textual evidence to

to comprehend what they read.

 Based on what you know about the character, what can

students to read between the lines and

support

you infer are the reasons for taking this action or

Analyze

making unique interpretations enhances the

understanding

behaving this way?

ability to infer. Making and confirming

(RS)

 What does the author mean by this?

Apply

predictions helps readers monitor and

 Why did this event happen?

confirm comprehension throughout the

 What conclusions can you draw/make about ____?

reading process.

(weeks 1.3 & 1.9)

Fig. 19 (E)

Summary is the process of organizing,

This standard serves as a

 Can you write in your own words . . .?

summarize &

categorizing, and filtering out less

foundation for 6

and 7

grade

 Can you write a brief outline . . .?

paraphrase texts in

significant details in text. It is a strategy

Figure 19E where students are

 Tell me in your own words…

ways that maintain

readers use to monitor and clarify

required to synthesize, summarize

 Describe what…

meaning and

comprehension during and after reading.

and paraphrase within and across

 Make a map of…

logical order

texts.

 Can you distinguish between . . .?

within a text and

 What differences exist between . . .?

Understand

across texts (RS)

 Character 1 and Character 2 help each other in the

story. Complete the chart below by describing how

each one helps the other. Use details from the story in

your answer.

Character 1

Character 2

(week 1.4)

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5th Grade Staar Connections 1st Grading Period

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