Reading Workshop — Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to say:

I can...

determine central ideas in narrative texts by skimming and analyze

the development of those ideas.

identify narrative texts

identify the plot structure (storyline) and recognize the features of

narrative texts

identify the exposition (characters and setting)

identify the conflict

identify the rising action

identify the climax

identify the resolution

identify action and transition words that are used in the

development of a narrative

understand narrative texts at my level with comprehension

paraphrase a narrative text

use a flow map to understand and summarize narrative texts

identify the sequence of events in a narrative text and put them

into a flow map

summarize a narrative text from notes in the flow map

follow the general idea and details of what is written in a variety of

stories and autobiographical accounts

analyze the development of the story through action words and

transitions