IXL skill plan | Reading grades 6+ plan for the NWEA® MAP™ Growth

Skill plan for the NWEA^® MAP™ Growth - Reading grades 6+

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Literary Text
Informational Text
Vocabulary

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Literary Text
RIT Score: 205—210
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize		Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Inferences 2. Draw inferences from a text Story elements 3. Identify story elements Character analysis 4. Compare and contrast characters 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Summarize 6. Summarize a story 7. Read drama Text analysis 8. Read fantasy with illustrations 9. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 10. Read historical fiction with illustrations 11. Read realistic fiction 12. Read historical fiction Poetry 13. Read poetry
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize
Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Inferences 2. Draw inferences from a text Story elements 3. Identify story elements Character analysis 4. Compare and contrast characters 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Summarize 6. Summarize a story 7. Read drama Text analysis 8. Read fantasy with illustrations 9. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 10. Read historical fiction with illustrations 11. Read realistic fiction 12. Read historical fiction Poetry 13. Read poetry

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		Poetry elements 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry Visual elements 3. Compare mythological illustrations Point of view 4. Identify the narrative point of view 5. Compare and contrast points of view
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
Poetry elements 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry Visual elements 3. Compare mythological illustrations Point of view 4. Identify the narrative point of view 5. Compare and contrast points of view
RIT Score: 211—214
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize		Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Text analysis 3. Analyze short stories
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize
Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Text analysis 3. Analyze short stories

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		1. Identify the narrative point of view
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
1. Identify the narrative point of view
RIT Score: 215—218
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize		Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Text analysis 3. Analyze short stories
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize
Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Text analysis 3. Analyze short stories

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		1. Identify the narrative point of view
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
1. Identify the narrative point of view
RIT Score: 219+
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize		Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Text analysis 3. Analyze short stories
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize
Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Text analysis 3. Analyze short stories

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		Point of view 1. Identify the narrative point of view Comparing texts 2. Compare two texts with different genres
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
Point of view 1. Identify the narrative point of view Comparing texts 2. Compare two texts with different genres

Informational Text
RIT Score: 205—210
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize		Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Text analysis 4. Read about animals 5. Read about art, music, and traditions 6. Read about famous places 7. Read about sports and hobbies 8. Read about famous people 9. Read about business and technology 10. Read about science and nature 11. Read about history Supporting details 12. Identify supporting details in informational texts Comparing texts 13. Compare information from two texts
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize
Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Text analysis 4. Read about animals 5. Read about art, music, and traditions 6. Read about famous places 7. Read about sports and hobbies 8. Read about famous people 9. Read about business and technology 10. Read about science and nature 11. Read about history Supporting details 12. Identify supporting details in informational texts Comparing texts 13. Compare information from two texts

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Point of view 1. Compare and contrast points of view Text features 2. Select and use text features Graphic organizers 3. Read graphic organizers Text structure 4. Determine the order of events in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions 7. Compare and contrast in informational texts 8. Identify text structures
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Point of view 1. Compare and contrast points of view Text features 2. Select and use text features Graphic organizers 3. Read graphic organizers Text structure 4. Determine the order of events in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions 7. Compare and contrast in informational texts 8. Identify text structures
RIT Score: 211—214
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Read and understand informational passages 3. Trace an argument Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Comparing texts 5. Compare information from two texts 6. Compare two texts with different genres Facts and opinions 7. Distinguish facts from opinions
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Read and understand informational passages 3. Trace an argument Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Comparing texts 5. Compare information from two texts 6. Compare two texts with different genres Facts and opinions 7. Distinguish facts from opinions

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Graphic organizers 1. Read graphic organizers Text structure 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Identify text structures Author's purpose 6. Identify author's purpose Logical fallacies 7. Classify logical fallacies
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Graphic organizers 1. Read graphic organizers Text structure 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Identify text structures Author's purpose 6. Identify author's purpose Logical fallacies 7. Classify logical fallacies
RIT Score: 215—218
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Read and understand informational passages 3. Trace an argument Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Comparing texts 5. Compare information from two texts 6. Compare two texts with different genres
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Read and understand informational passages 3. Trace an argument Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Comparing texts 5. Compare information from two texts 6. Compare two texts with different genres

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Text structure 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures Author's purpose 5. Identify author's purpose Logical fallacies 6. Classify logical fallacies
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Text structure 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures Author's purpose 5. Identify author's purpose Logical fallacies 6. Classify logical fallacies
RIT Score: 219+
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Read and understand informational passages 3. Trace an argument Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Comparing texts 5. Compare information from two texts 6. Compare two texts with different genres
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Read and understand informational passages 3. Trace an argument Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Comparing texts 5. Compare information from two texts 6. Compare two texts with different genres

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Text structure 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures Purpose 5. Identify author's purpose Logical fallacies 6. Classify logical fallacies
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Text structure 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures Purpose 5. Identify author's purpose Logical fallacies 6. Classify logical fallacies

Vocabulary
RIT Score: 205—210
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 4. Which definition matches the sentence? 5. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 6. Words with pre- 7. Words with re- 8. Words with sub- 9. Words with mis- 10. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 11. Words with -ful 12. Words with -less 13. Words with -able and -ible Prefixes and suffixes 14. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Greek and Latin roots 15. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 16. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 17. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 20. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 21. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Reference materials 22. Use dictionary entries 23. Use dictionary definitions 24. Use thesaurus entries Academic vocabulary 25. Use academic vocabulary in context Domain-specific vocabulary 26. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 27. Describe the difference between related words 28. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms 29. Choose the synonym 30. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 31. Choose the antonym 32. Find antonyms in context Sensory details 33. Sort sensory details Similes and metaphors 34. Similes and metaphors with pictures 35. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Allusions 36. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 37. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 38. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 39. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 40. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Analogies 41. Analogies
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 4. Which definition matches the sentence? 5. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 6. Words with pre- 7. Words with re- 8. Words with sub- 9. Words with mis- 10. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 11. Words with -ful 12. Words with -less 13. Words with -able and -ible Prefixes and suffixes 14. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Greek and Latin roots 15. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 16. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 17. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 20. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 21. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Reference materials 22. Use dictionary entries 23. Use dictionary definitions 24. Use thesaurus entries Academic vocabulary 25. Use academic vocabulary in context Domain-specific vocabulary 26. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 27. Describe the difference between related words 28. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms 29. Choose the synonym 30. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 31. Choose the antonym 32. Find antonyms in context Sensory details 33. Sort sensory details Similes and metaphors 34. Similes and metaphors with pictures 35. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Allusions 36. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 37. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 38. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 39. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 40. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Analogies 41. Analogies
RIT Score: 211—214
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? 6. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 7. Words with pre- 8. Words with re- 9. Words with sub- 10. Words with mis- 11. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 12. Words with -ful 13. Words with -less 14. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 15. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 16. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 17. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 20. Use dictionary entries 21. Use dictionary definitions 22. Use thesaurus entries Academic vocabulary 23. Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages Domain-specific vocabulary 24. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 25. Describe the difference between related words 26. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms 27. Find synonyms in context 28. Choose the synonym Antonyms 29. Find antonyms in context 30. Choose the antonym Figurative language 31. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 32. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 33. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 Analogies 34. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 35. Analogies 36. Analogies: challenge
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? 6. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 7. Words with pre- 8. Words with re- 9. Words with sub- 10. Words with mis- 11. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 12. Words with -ful 13. Words with -less 14. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 15. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 16. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 17. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 20. Use dictionary entries 21. Use dictionary definitions 22. Use thesaurus entries Academic vocabulary 23. Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages Domain-specific vocabulary 24. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 25. Describe the difference between related words 26. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms 27. Find synonyms in context 28. Choose the synonym Antonyms 29. Find antonyms in context 30. Choose the antonym Figurative language 31. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 32. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 33. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 Analogies 34. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 35. Analogies 36. Analogies: challenge
RIT Score: 215—218
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? 6. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 7. Words with pre- 8. Words with re- 9. Words with sub- 10. Words with mis- 11. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 12. Words with -ful 13. Words with -less 14. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 15. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 16. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 17. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 19. Use dictionary entries 20. Use dictionary definitions 21. Use thesaurus entries Academic vocabulary 22. Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages Domain-specific vocabulary 23. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 24. Describe the difference between related words 25. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms and antonyms 26. Choose the synonym 27. Choose the antonym Figurative language 28. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 29. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Analogies 30. Analogies 31. Analogies: challenge
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? 6. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 7. Words with pre- 8. Words with re- 9. Words with sub- 10. Words with mis- 11. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 12. Words with -ful 13. Words with -less 14. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 15. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 16. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 17. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 19. Use dictionary entries 20. Use dictionary definitions 21. Use thesaurus entries Academic vocabulary 22. Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages Domain-specific vocabulary 23. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 24. Describe the difference between related words 25. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms and antonyms 26. Choose the synonym 27. Choose the antonym Figurative language 28. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 29. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Analogies 30. Analogies 31. Analogies: challenge
RIT Score: 219+
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? 6. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 7. Words with pre- 8. Words with re- 9. Words with sub- 10. Words with mis- 11. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 12. Words with -ful 13. Words with -less 14. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 15. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 16. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 17. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 19. Use dictionary entries 20. Use dictionary definitions 21. Use thesaurus entries Academic vocabulary 22. Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages Domain-specific vocabulary 23. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 24. Describe the difference between related words 25. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms and antonyms 26. Choose the synonym 27. Choose the antonym Figurative language 28. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 29. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Analogies 30. Analogies 31. Analogies: challenge
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? 6. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 7. Words with pre- 8. Words with re- 9. Words with sub- 10. Words with mis- 11. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 12. Words with -ful 13. Words with -less 14. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 15. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 16. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 17. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 19. Use dictionary entries 20. Use dictionary definitions 21. Use thesaurus entries Academic vocabulary 22. Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages Domain-specific vocabulary 23. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 24. Describe the difference between related words 25. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms and antonyms 26. Choose the synonym 27. Choose the antonym Figurative language 28. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 29. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Analogies 30. Analogies 31. Analogies: challenge

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