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Blue Ribbon Readers: The Detective's Notebook Game

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Title:

 Blue Ribbon Readers: The Detective's Notebook Game

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/psu11la.reading.brrdet/blue-ribbon-readers-the-detectives-notebook-game/

Content Source:

 PBS
Type: Interactive/Game

Overview:

This WPSU interactive The Detective's Notebook Game is designed to get students to think about what they are reading and to answer questions that require inferencing. In the game, the student has access to an amateur detective's notebook in which several clues or events have been observed. From these clues, some inferences or predictions can be made. The game is part of Blue Ribbon Readers, a collection of games designed to help elementary school students learn to read. This game is best for students in grades 3 - 6)

This resource allows students the opportunity to practice drawing conclusions based on text evidence.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
16. Describe how authors use literary devices and text features to convey meaning in prose, poetry, and drama.

a. Identify clues in the text to recognize implicit meanings.

b. Apply prior knowledge to textual clues to draw conclusions about the author's meaning.

c. Make an inference about the meaning of a text and support it with textual evidence.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
16.
  • Literary devices
  • Text features
  • Prose
  • Poetry
  • Drama
16a.
  • Clues
  • Implicit meanings
16b.
  • Prior knowledge
  • Textual clues
  • Draw conclusions
16c.
  • Inference
    • Textual evidence
Knowledge:
16. Students know:
  • Literary devices are language that carries meaning other than the literal meaning of the words or phrases.
  • Text features are items other than the main text that provide additional or clarifying information about details in a text.
  • Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings, while prose is written in ordinary language.
  • A drama is a story with dialogue that can be read by different people.
16a.
  • An implicit meaning is not directly stated in the text, it is implied or suggested.
  • Authors often provide clues about their intended implicit meaning of the text.
16b.
  • A reader's background knowledge can be used to draw conclusions about the meaning of the text.
16c.
  • Making an inference requires using observation and background knowledge to reach a logical conclusion.
  • Inferences can be drawn by using information from the text.
Skills:
16. Students are able to:
  • Describe how literary devices and text features convey meaning in prose, poetry, and drama.
16a.
  • Identify text clues that could be used to determine the implicit meaning of the text.
16b.
  • Use their prior knowledge and text clues to draw conclusions about an author's meaning.
16c.
  • Make inferences about text meaning and use text evidence to support their thinking.
Understanding:
16. Students understand that:
  • Authors use literary devices and text features to further explain and enhance specific details in prose, poetry, and drama.
16a.
  • Sometimes authors will not state their intended message in the text, so they must use clues to draw a conclusion about the implicit meaning of the text.
16b.
  • Their background knowledge can be combined with clues from the text to make inferences about the author's intended meaning.
16c.
  • Making an inference requires them to use information from the text and their background knowledge to draw logical conclusions, that are supported with evidence from the text.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
27. Review the key ideas expressed in a text and draw conclusions, using facts to support them.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
27.
  • Key ideas
  • Conclusions
  • Facts
Knowledge:
27. Students know:
  • New knowledge can be gained from a text by drawing conclusions from the information presented in the text.
Skills:
27. Students are able to:
  • Review key ideas presented in text.
  • Draw conclusions from key ideas presented in text.
  • Use facts from the text to support their conclusions.
Understanding:
27. Students understand that:
  • They can analyze key ideas, draw conclusions, and learn new information by reading text.
Tags: Draw Conclusions, Infer, Make Inferences
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Author: Jessica Byrd
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