5.6.A

ELA5th GradeThe student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.

The Standard

establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected texts

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students decide what they need or want to get from a text before reading. They use the assignment, text type, title, and their own interests to name a clear reading goal.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can state a specific purpose, such as finding evidence for a claim or reading a story for enjoyment. The student can explain how that purpose will guide what they notice, mark, or remember.
Common Misconceptions: Students may name a broad action, such as “finish the chapter,” instead of a reason for reading. They may assume every assigned text has the same purpose or choose a purpose that does not fit the task.
How to Assess It: Use this exit ticket: “For our assigned article, my purpose is ___. For the book I chose, my purpose is ___.” Students add one detail they will watch for in each text.

Lesson moves

Place four short texts and purpose cards at stations; students match each text to a purpose and justify one match with a text feature.
Ask, “How would your reading change if you needed to teach this text, answer questions, or read for enjoyment?”
Play Purpose Match: teams draw a task card, choose the best text from a set, and explain their choice in ten seconds.
Compare reading a medicine label, a recipe, and a game review; students name the goal and what details matter for each.

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