English Language Arts
Quarter 4 Kindergarten
Reading
Literary Text & Vocabulary
Objectives
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to actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and
understanding
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to identify the main topic and retell important details of the story
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to name the author & illustrator and describe their roles in the making of
the book
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to produce alternate titles
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to ask and answer questions about unknown vocabulary
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to examine various forms of poetry
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to become familiar with and appropriately use antonyms & adjectives
Questions to Develop Understanding
Vocabulary
text
predict
title
fiction
author
poem
poetry
poet
retell
alternate
story elements
adjective
illustrator
rhyme
setting
antonym
story map
meaning
Learning Experiences
Through the reading of a variety of literary texts & poems
in whole and small group settings, we will:
 discuss the roles of authors and illustrators
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How do the author & illustrator work together to create a piece of fiction?
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How does retelling the events of the story help me understand it better?
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How does thinking about alternate titles for a story help me show my
understanding about the main topic?
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How does making connections between myself and the characters in the
book help further my understanding?
 focus on common word endings (-ed, -s, etc.)
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How can I determine the meaning of multiple meaning words (bat, fly, duck,
etc.)
 compare/contrast different versions of literary texts &
poems
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How does a poet’s word choice help convey meaning?
 discuss how both print/text and illustrations/pictures
convey meaning
 retell using pictures and words