CMT+Strands


 * Connecticut Mastery Test Strands and Objectives**

__ Content & Structure __ (The reader will elaborate on the text  and make judgments  about the text’s quality  and themes.) || Taken from: Connecticut State Department of Education website (new Generation 4 CMT Reading Strands/Objectives)
 * ** Strand A ** : __Forming a General Understanding__ (The reader will demonstrate understanding of the text’s general content.) || ** Strand B ** : __Developing Interpretation__ (The reader will construct an interpretation and/or explanation of the text and connect the text to outside knowledge.) || ** Strand C ** : __Making Reader-Text Connections__ (The reader will connect or associate the text with one’s own life.) || ** Strand D ** : __Examining__
 * ** Objectives: **
 * 1) Determine the __main idea__ (non-fiction) or them/lesson (fiction) within a written work.
 * 2) Identify or infer important __characters__, __problems__, __settings__, __events__, __relationships__ and __details__ within a written work
 * 3) Select and use relevant information from the text in order to __summarize__ events of the text.
 * 4) Use information from the text to make a __prediction__ based on what is read.
 * 5) Use __context clues__ to determine meanings of //unknown// or //multiple meaning words// or //figurative language//. || ** Objectives: **
 * 6) __ Identify __ or __infer__ the //author’s use of structure and organizational patterns//.
 * 7) __ Draw __ __conclusions__ about the //author’s purpose// for choosing a genre or including or omitting specific details in a written work.
 * 8) __ Use __ stated or implied __evidence__ from the text to //draw and/or support a conclusion//. || **Objectives:**
 * 9) Make __connections__ between the text and outside experiences and knowledge.
 * 10) __ Select __, __synthesize__ and/or __use__ relevant information within a written work //to write a personal response to the text//. ||  ** Objectives: **
 * 11) __ Analyze __ and __evaluate__ the //author’s craft//, including use of literary devices (such as simile, metaphor, imagery, and personification) and/or textual elements (non-fiction).
 * 12) __ Select __, __synthesize__, and/or __use__ relevant information within a written work(s) //to extend or evaluate the work(s)//.
 * 13) __ Demonstrate __ an awareness of //author’s or character’s// //values, customs, and beliefs// included in the text. ||