PII.B.EEI.4.EMG (EEI.4 Using nouns and noun phrases) Expand noun phrases in simple ways (e.g., adding an adjective to a noun) in order to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, things, etc.

PI.B.I.7.EMG (I.7 Evaluating language choices) Describe the language writers or speakers use to support an opinion or present an idea (e.g., by identifying the phrases or words in the text that provide evidence), with prompting and substantial support.

(Y4) Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating texts (ACELY1692)

PI.B.I.6.EMG (I.6 Reading/viewing closely) Describe ideas, phenomena (e.g., insect metamorphosis), and text elements (e.g., main idea, characters, setting) based on understanding of a select set of grade?level texts and viewing of multimedia, with substantial support.

RI.5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

RI.7.2 Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

7(8)(D)(i) Analyze characteristics and structural elements of informational text, including the controlling idea or thesis with supporting evidence.