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Skill plan for the Renaissance Star Assessments - Reading 4th grade

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Domain

Word Knowledge and Skills
Comprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning
Analyzing Literary Text
Understanding Author's Craft
Analyzing Argument and Evaluating Text

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Word Knowledge and Skills
Score: Less than 930
Vocabulary strategies		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Compound words 2. Form and use compound words Prefixes and suffixes 3. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 4. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 5. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 6. Prefixes and suffixes: review
Vocabulary strategies
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Compound words 2. Form and use compound words Prefixes and suffixes 3. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 4. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 5. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 6. Prefixes and suffixes: review

Vocabulary knowledge		Synonyms 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Which sentence has the same meaning? Homophones 3. Identify homophones 4. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 5. Find the words with related meanings 6. Order related words based on meaning Idioms 7. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Categories 8. Which word is not like the others?
Vocabulary knowledge
Synonyms 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Which sentence has the same meaning? Homophones 3. Identify homophones 4. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 5. Find the words with related meanings 6. Order related words based on meaning Idioms 7. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Categories 8. Which word is not like the others?
Score: 930–964
Vocabulary strategies		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Compound words 3. Form and use compound words Word patterns 4. Word pattern sentences Prefixes and suffixes 5. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 6. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 7. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 8. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Greek and Latin roots 9. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 10. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary strategies
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Compound words 3. Form and use compound words Word patterns 4. Word pattern sentences Prefixes and suffixes 5. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 6. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 7. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 8. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Greek and Latin roots 9. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 10. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Vocabulary knowledge		Synonyms 1. Which sentence has the same meaning? Multiple-meaning words 2. Which definition matches the sentence? 3. Which sentence matches the definition? Homophones 4. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Positive and negative connotation Idioms 7. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Categories 8. Select the members of a group 9. Select the words that don't belong
Vocabulary knowledge
Synonyms 1. Which sentence has the same meaning? Multiple-meaning words 2. Which definition matches the sentence? 3. Which sentence matches the definition? Homophones 4. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Positive and negative connotation Idioms 7. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Categories 8. Select the members of a group 9. Select the words that don't belong
Score: 965–1006
Vocabulary strategies		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Compound words 3. Form compound words with pictures 4. Form compound words Prefixes and suffixes 5. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 6. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 7. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 8. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 9. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Greek and Latin roots 10. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 11. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 12. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary strategies
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Compound words 3. Form compound words with pictures 4. Form compound words Prefixes and suffixes 5. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 6. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 7. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 8. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 9. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Greek and Latin roots 10. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 11. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 12. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Vocabulary knowledge		Synonyms 1. Choose the synonym 2. Which sentence has the same meaning? Multiple-meaning words 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 4. Homophones with pictures Shades of meaning 5. Shades of meaning with pictures 6. Describe the difference between related words Idioms 7. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 Categories 9. Select the members of a group 10. Select the words that don't belong
Vocabulary knowledge
Synonyms 1. Choose the synonym 2. Which sentence has the same meaning? Multiple-meaning words 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 4. Homophones with pictures Shades of meaning 5. Shades of meaning with pictures 6. Describe the difference between related words Idioms 7. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 Categories 9. Select the members of a group 10. Select the words that don't belong
Score: 1007–1057
Vocabulary strategies		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Compound words 2. Form and use compound words Word patterns 3. Word pattern analogies 4. Word pattern sentences Prefixes and suffixes 5. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 6. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 7. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 8. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 9. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Greek and Latin roots 10. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 11. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 12. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
Vocabulary strategies
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Compound words 2. Form and use compound words Word patterns 3. Word pattern analogies 4. Word pattern sentences Prefixes and suffixes 5. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 6. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 7. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 8. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 9. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Greek and Latin roots 10. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 11. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 12. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings

Vocabulary knowledge		Synonyms 1. Find synonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 2. Which definition matches the sentence? 3. Which sentence matches the definition? Homophones 4. Identify homophones 5. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 6. Positive and negative connotation Idioms 7. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2
Vocabulary knowledge
Synonyms 1. Find synonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 2. Which definition matches the sentence? 3. Which sentence matches the definition? Homophones 4. Identify homophones 5. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 6. Positive and negative connotation Idioms 7. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2
Score: 1058+
Vocabulary strategies		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Roots and affixes 3. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 4. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 5. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 6. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
Vocabulary strategies
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Roots and affixes 3. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 4. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 5. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 6. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings

Vocabulary knowledge		Synonyms 1. Choose the synonym Multiple-meaning words 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 3. Homophones with pictures Shades of meaning 4. Describe the difference between related words Idioms 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 6. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1
Vocabulary knowledge
Synonyms 1. Choose the synonym Multiple-meaning words 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 3. Homophones with pictures Shades of meaning 4. Describe the difference between related words Idioms 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 6. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1

Comprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning
Score: Less than 930
Reading process skills		Author's purpose 1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose Text features 2. Use text features
Reading process skills
Author's purpose 1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose Text features 2. Use text features

Constructing meaning		Vocabulary in context 1. Read along about famous people 2. Read along with realistic fiction Inference 3. Which book title goes with the picture? Main idea 4. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Supporting details 5. Read about sports and hobbies 6. Read realistic fiction Fact and opinion 7. Complete the fact and opinion sentences
Constructing meaning
Vocabulary in context 1. Read along about famous people 2. Read along with realistic fiction Inference 3. Which book title goes with the picture? Main idea 4. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Supporting details 5. Read about sports and hobbies 6. Read realistic fiction Fact and opinion 7. Complete the fact and opinion sentences

Organizational structure		Cause and effect 1. Match each effect to its cause 2. Match each cause to its effect Compare and contrast 3. Compare and contrast in informational passages Sequence 4. Order events in a story
Organizational structure
Cause and effect 1. Match each effect to its cause 2. Match each cause to its effect Compare and contrast 3. Compare and contrast in informational passages Sequence 4. Order events in a story
Score: 930–964
Reading process skills		Make predictions 1. Make predictions about a story Author's purpose 2. Identify the author's purpose: passages Text features 3. Use text features
Reading process skills
Make predictions 1. Make predictions about a story Author's purpose 2. Identify the author's purpose: passages Text features 3. Use text features

Constructing meaning		Vocabulary in context 1. Read realistic fiction: set 1 2. Read about famous people 3. Use academic vocabulary in context Inference 4. Draw inferences from a text Main idea 5. Determine the main idea of a passage 6. Organize information by topic Supporting details 7. Read historical fiction 8. Read about famous places Generalize and extend meaning 9. Compare information from two informational texts 10. Compare mythological illustrations Fact and opinion 11. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Constructing meaning
Vocabulary in context 1. Read realistic fiction: set 1 2. Read about famous people 3. Use academic vocabulary in context Inference 4. Draw inferences from a text Main idea 5. Determine the main idea of a passage 6. Organize information by topic Supporting details 7. Read historical fiction 8. Read about famous places Generalize and extend meaning 9. Compare information from two informational texts 10. Compare mythological illustrations Fact and opinion 11. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Organizational structure		Literary text structures 1. Read drama 2. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 3. Identify and analyze text structures 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Determine the order of events in informational texts 7. Put the sentences in order
Organizational structure
Literary text structures 1. Read drama 2. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 3. Identify and analyze text structures 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Determine the order of events in informational texts 7. Put the sentences in order
Score: 965–1006
Reading process skills		Make predictions 1. Read science fiction with illustrations Author's purpose 2. Identify the purpose of a text Visual elements 3. Read graphic organizers Summary 4. Summarize a story
Reading process skills
Make predictions 1. Read science fiction with illustrations Author's purpose 2. Identify the purpose of a text Visual elements 3. Read graphic organizers Summary 4. Summarize a story

Constructing meaning		Vocabulary in context 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Read about animals Inference 3. Which book title goes with the picture? Main idea 4. Organize information by topic 5. Use key details to determine the main idea Supporting details 6. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 7. Read about art, music, and traditions Fact and opinion 8. Distinguish facts from opinions
Constructing meaning
Vocabulary in context 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Read about animals Inference 3. Which book title goes with the picture? Main idea 4. Organize information by topic 5. Use key details to determine the main idea Supporting details 6. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 7. Read about art, music, and traditions Fact and opinion 8. Distinguish facts from opinions

Organizational structure		Literary text structures 1. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Determine the order of events in informational texts 5. Identify time-order words
Organizational structure
Literary text structures 1. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Determine the order of events in informational texts 5. Identify time-order words
Score: 1007–1057
Reading process skills		Make predictions 1. Make predictions about a story Author's purpose 2. Identify the purpose of a text Text features 3. Select and use text features Summary 4. Read about history
Reading process skills
Make predictions 1. Make predictions about a story Author's purpose 2. Identify the purpose of a text Text features 3. Select and use text features Summary 4. Read about history

Constructing meaning		Vocabulary in context 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Read about famous people 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Inference 5. Draw inferences from a text Main idea 6. Determine the main idea of a passage 7. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 8. Identify supporting details in literary texts 9. Read historical fiction 10. Identify supporting details in informational texts 11. Read about business and technology Generalize and extend meaning 12. Compare information from two texts 13. Compare mythological illustrations Fact and opinion 14. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Constructing meaning
Vocabulary in context 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Read about famous people 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Inference 5. Draw inferences from a text Main idea 6. Determine the main idea of a passage 7. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 8. Identify supporting details in literary texts 9. Read historical fiction 10. Identify supporting details in informational texts 11. Read about business and technology Generalize and extend meaning 12. Compare information from two texts 13. Compare mythological illustrations Fact and opinion 14. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Organizational structure		Literary text structures 1. Read drama Informational text structures 2. Identify and analyze text structures 3. Put the sentences in order
Organizational structure
Literary text structures 1. Read drama Informational text structures 2. Identify and analyze text structures 3. Put the sentences in order
Score: 1058+
Reading process skills		Make predictions 1. Read historical fiction with illustrations Author's purpose 2. Identify the purpose of a text Text features 3. Select and use text features Summary 4. Summarize a story
Reading process skills
Make predictions 1. Read historical fiction with illustrations Author's purpose 2. Identify the purpose of a text Text features 3. Select and use text features Summary 4. Summarize a story

Constructing meaning		Vocabulary in context 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Read about animals Inference 3. Draw inferences from a text Main idea 4. Organize information by topic 5. Use key details to determine the main idea Supporting details 6. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 7. Read about art, music, and traditions Generalize and extend meaning 8. Compare and contrast points of view Fact and opinion 9. Distinguish facts from opinions
Constructing meaning
Vocabulary in context 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Read about animals Inference 3. Draw inferences from a text Main idea 4. Organize information by topic 5. Use key details to determine the main idea Supporting details 6. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 7. Read about art, music, and traditions Generalize and extend meaning 8. Compare and contrast points of view Fact and opinion 9. Distinguish facts from opinions

Organizational structure		Literary text structures 1. Read drama 2. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Determine the order of events in informational texts
Organizational structure
Literary text structures 1. Read drama 2. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Determine the order of events in informational texts

Analyzing Literary Text
Score: Less than 930
Literary elements and genre characteristics		Story elements 1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Character analysis 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
Literary elements and genre characteristics
Story elements 1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Character analysis 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
Score: 930–964
Literary elements		Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Character analysis 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
Literary elements
Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Character analysis 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

Genre characteristics		1. Read poetry
Genre characteristics
1. Read poetry
Score: 965–1006
Literary elements and genre characteristics		Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Read science fiction with illustrations Character analysis 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Point of view 5. Identify the narrative point of view
Literary elements and genre characteristics
Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Read science fiction with illustrations Character analysis 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Point of view 5. Identify the narrative point of view
Score: 1007–1057
Literary elements		Story elements 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Character analysis 3. Compare and contrast characters Point of view 4. Distinguish points of view
Literary elements
Story elements 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Character analysis 3. Compare and contrast characters Point of view 4. Distinguish points of view

Genre characteristics		1. Read poetry
Genre characteristics
1. Read poetry
Score: 1058+
Literary elements		Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Read historical fiction with illustrations 4. Determine the themes of short stories Character analysis 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Point of view 6. Identify the narrative point of view
Literary elements
Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Read historical fiction with illustrations 4. Determine the themes of short stories Character analysis 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Point of view 6. Identify the narrative point of view

Genre characteristics		1. Read poetry
Genre characteristics
1. Read poetry

Understanding Author's Craft
Score: Less than 930
Author's choices		1. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 2. Use sense words
Author's choices
1. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 2. Use sense words
Score: 930–964
Author's choices		Figurative language 1. Determine the meanings of similes 2. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Sensory details 3. Identify sensory details
Author's choices
Figurative language 1. Determine the meanings of similes 2. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Sensory details 3. Identify sensory details
Score: 965–1006
Author's choices		Figurative language 1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures Sensory details 3. Sort sensory details
Author's choices
Figurative language 1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures Sensory details 3. Sort sensory details
Score: 1007–1057
Author's choices		Literary devices 1. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 2. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 3. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Sensory details 4. Identify sensory details
Author's choices
Literary devices 1. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 2. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 3. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Sensory details 4. Identify sensory details
Score: 1058+
Author's choices		Figurative language 1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures Sensory details 3. Sort sensory details
Author's choices
Figurative language 1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures Sensory details 3. Sort sensory details

Analyzing Argument and Evaluating Text
Score: Less than 930
Evaluation		1. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Evaluation
1. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Score: 930–964
Analysis		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Distinguish facts from opinions
Analysis
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Distinguish facts from opinions

Evaluation		1. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Evaluation
1. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Score: 965–1006
Analysis		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Distinguish facts from opinions
Analysis
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Distinguish facts from opinions

Evaluation		1. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Evaluation
1. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Score: 1007–1057
Evaluation		Reasoning and support 1. Identify supporting details in literary texts 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Credibility 3. Identify and correct plagiarism
Evaluation
Reasoning and support 1. Identify supporting details in literary texts 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Credibility 3. Identify and correct plagiarism
Score: 1058+
Analysis		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Analysis
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Evaluation		1. Choose reasons to support an opinion 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Evaluation
1. Choose reasons to support an opinion 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts

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