1.10.D
The Standard
discuss how the author uses words that help the reader visualize
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students listen to or read a short text and notice words that create a clear picture in their minds. They explain or draw what those words help them imagine.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students point to specific describing words and tell what they picture. Their drawing or explanation includes details that match those words.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose any word they like instead of a word that creates a picture. They may draw from prior knowledge without connecting details to the author’s words.
How to Assess It
- Read, “The tiny red bug crawled across the shiny green leaf.” Ask students to draw the scene and circle three words that guided their picture.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a descriptive sentence, crayons, and paper, then have them draw the scene and underline words that guided each detail.
Read a page aloud and ask, “Which word helped you make the clearest picture, and what did you see?”
Play Picture Match by having students pair descriptive sentence cards with matching illustrations and explain the words that prove each match.
Examine a cereal box description, then identify words that help shoppers picture the taste, color, or texture of the cereal.
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Related Standards
- 2.10.C
discuss the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;
- 3.10.F
discuss how the author's use of language contributes to voice; and
- 4.10.F
discuss how the author's use of language contributes to voice; and
- K.9.D
discuss with adult assistance how the author uses words that help the reader visualize; and
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