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Informational Texts |
Literary Texts |
Kindergarten |
Reference materials:
Read-alouds and guided/shared reading of children’s magazines, content trade books, informational charts, etc.
Practical texts:
lists, signs, labels, environmental print, pictorial charts and graphs, etc. |
Nursery rhymes, poetry, fairytales, fantasy, realistic fiction, songs, chants, etc. |
First Grade |
Reference materials:
Read-alouds and guided/shared reading of children’s magazines, content trade books, informational charts, etc.
Practical texts:
lists, labels, environmental print, pictorial charts and graphs, simple directions, invitations, calendar, simple maps/classroom maps, etc. |
Poetry, fairytales, fantasy, realistic fiction, songs, chants, etc. |
Second Grade |
Reference materials:
Beginning dictionaries, glossaries, children’s magazines, content trade books, children’s newspapers, etc.
Practical texts:
Procedures/instructions, announcements, invitations, book orders, etc. |
Poetry, plays, fairytales, fantasy, fables, tall tales, realistic fiction, etc. |
Third Grade |
Reference materials:
Dictionaries, glossaries, children’s magazines, content trade books, children’s newspapers, textbooks, etc.
Practical texts:
Procedures/instructions, announcements, invitations, book orders, etc. |
Poetry, plays, fairytales, fantasy, fables, tall tales, realistic fiction, etc. |
Fourth Grade |
Reference materials:
Dictionaries, glossaries, encyclopedias, children’s magazines, content trade books, student newspapers, textbooks, etc.
Practical texts:
Procedures/instructions, announcements, invitations, book orders, etc. |
Poetry, plays, fairytales, fantasy, fables, realistic fiction, folktales, historical fiction, etc. |
Fifth Grade |
Reference materials:
Dictionaries, glossaries, reports, encyclopedias, children’s magazines, content trade books, student newspapers, textbooks, biographies, Internet websites, etc.
Practical texts:
Procedures/instructions, announcements, invitations, book orders, recipes, menus, etc. |
Poetry, plays, fairytales, fantasy, fables, realistic fiction, folktales, historical fiction, mysteries, etc. |
Sixth Grade |
Reference materials:
Dictionaries, thesauruses, reports, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, textbooks, biographies, autobiographies, Internet websites, public documents and discourse, essays, articles, etc.
Practical/functional texts:
Procedures/instructions, announcements, invitations, book orders, recipes, menus, advertisements, pamphlets, etc. |
Poetry, plays, fairytales, fantasy, fables, realistic fiction, folktales,
historical fiction, mysteries, science fiction, myths, legends, etc. |
Seventh Grade |
Reference materials:
Thesauruses, reports, magazines, newspapers, textbooks, biographies, autobiographies, Internet websites, public documents and discourse, essays, articles, technical manuals, etc.
Practical/functional texts:
Procedures/instructions, announcements, invitations, book orders, recipes, menus, advertisements, pamphlets, etc. |
Poetry, plays, fairytales, fantasy, fables, realistic fiction, folktales, historical fiction, mysteries, science fiction, myths, legends, short stories, etc. |
Eigth Grade |
Reference materials:
Reports, magazines, newspapers, textbooks, biographies, autobiographies, Internet websites, public documents and discourse, essays, articles, technical manuals, etc.
Practical/functional texts:
Procedures/instructions, announcements, invitations, book orders, recipes, menus, advertisements, pamphlets, schedules, etc. |
Poetry, plays, fairytales, fantasy, fables, realistic fiction, folktales, historical fiction, mysteries, science fiction, myths, legends, short stories, epics (poems, novels, dramas), etc. |
High School |
Reference materials:
Reports, magazines, newspapers, textbooks, biographies, autobiographies, Internet websites, legal documents (i.e, Supreme Court case decisions, lease agreements), public documents (drivers’ manuals) and discourse, essays (including literary criticisms), articles, technical manuals, editorials/commentaries, primary source documents, periodicals, job-related materials, speeches, on-line reading, documentaries, etc.
Practical/functional texts:
Procedures/instructions, announcements, invitations, advertisements, pamphlets, schedules, memos, applications, catalogues, etc. |
Poetry, plays, fairytales, fantasy, fables, realistic fiction, folktales, historical fiction, mysteries, science fiction, myths, legends, short stories, epics, novels, dramatic presentations, comedies, tragedies, satires, parodies, memoirs, epistles, etc. |
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