1. Standards for Reading Professionals as Related to Chapter Twelve
Standard 2: Knowledge Base
Standard 5: Creating a Literate Environment
Standard 6: Word Identification, Vocabulary, and Spelling
Standard 7: Comprehension
Standard 8: Study Strategies
Standard 9: Writing

2. Students Should Expect Expository Texts To...
Inform, report, or explain
Be precise and accurate in their explanations
Give examples to clarify concepts
Define unfamiliar concepts and vocabulary
Clearly differentiate between facts and opinions
Emphasize important points
Provide technically sound information
Pose clear and relevant questions
Explain and support any legitimate differences in information that arise

3. Fountas And Pinnell’s Four Characteristics of Content Literacy (2000)
Know what to expect from a text based upon its organizational structure.
Understand various graphic features like those mentioned earlier in the chapter.
Realize that the vocabulary is different and must be understood to grasp the concepts being taught.
Use critical thinking skills to analyze, organize, and relate new information to what is already known.

4. Cause and Effect Cue Words
if/then consequently therefore
because since so that
as a result the reasons why hence
accordingly nevertheless thus

5. Possible Prompts For Learning Logs
What did you learn today?
What interested you?
Is there something that confused you?
What did you like about the lesson?
How might you use the information you learned today?
What connections can you make between today’s lesson and what you already know?