Title 1 I Can Statements 3rd Quarter

Third Grade

I can identify categories and members of categories.

    This means I can organize categories and members of categories by similar attributes

    using charts and graphic organizers.

I can answer literal and inferential questions and provide details to support my answer.

    This means I can use PEPSE formula writing to answer extended response and multiple choice questions.

I can answer questions about essential elements in a informational text.

    This means I can answer the 5 W's and 1 H question words (why, who, where, what, when and how).

I can use concrete details from the text to describe characters and setting.

    This means I can use graphic organizers to describe characters and settings.

I can understand the meaning of the new words.

    This means I can apply what I know about the prefixes un, re, pre, and suffixes er, est, ful and less.

Fourth Grade

I can use the context clues and text structures to determine the meaning of new vocabulary.

    This means I can locate different kinds of context clues such as antonyms and synonyms.

I can describe and analyze the elements of character development.

    This means I can describe thoughts, words and interactions of characters by using a graphic organizer.

I can use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of vocabulary.

    This means I can select and use dictionaries, glossaries, and other reference books to determine

    meanings and pronunciations of unknown words.

I can make meaning through asking and responding to a variety of questions related to the text.

    This means I can answer evaluative questions both orally and in writing.

I can summarize, make predictions and comparisons using informational text.

    This means I can infer or draw conclusions about what has been read and support those

    conclusions with textual evidence.

Fifth Grade

I can make critical comparison across text.

    This means I can make inferences based on information in texts and provide justifications

    for those inferences.

I can answer questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade appropriate prints texts.

    This means I can answer evaluative questions both orally and in the writing.

I can use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of vocabulary.

    This means I can select and use dictionaries, glossaries and other reference books to determine

    meanings and pronunciations of unknown words.

I can explain how figurative language expresses and conveys mood.

    This means I can describe literary forms and genres, including poetry, drama, chapter books,

    biographies, fiction and nonfiction.

I can identify the elements of plot and establish a connection between an element and future event.

    This means I can identify the main plot sequence and explain how they influence future action

    by charting information on a graphic organizer.