Fountaindale School for the Arts and Academic Excellence MAPS Data Usage Database of Ideas

***Sample of Randi Howerin Reading Ideas*** Story Structure- R5 questions- Red Who is telling the story and how can you tell? What is the setting of your story and how can you tell? What are the main events in this story? What events in the story caused the problem? Story Structure - R5 questions- Yellow Who is telling the story and how can you tell? How did the author introduce the most important character or characters to the reader? At what point are you really sure what the problem is? What events are most important to the plot? Story Structure - R5 questions- Green Who do you know that is the most like your main character? What makes you think that? How did the author introduce the most important character or characters to the reader? What were the turning points in the story when things really started to change? What are the characters learning by trying to solve a problem in the story? Story Structure - R5 questions- Blue Why do you think the author chose the setting they did? What did the author do to make you want to keep reading? Which two characters have the most intense conflict in your book and how can you tell? Who is telling the story? Why do you think the author made this choice?

***Sample of Jennifer Brooks Reading Ideas*** Literary Reading Focus Questions

Features and Elements

Compare two characters in your text.

What inferences can you make about an event during your reading?

How could you change this text to make it make-believe?

How did the setting affect the characters actions or feelings?

Identify a conflict in a story and the resolution.

Summarize your reading using order words.

Making inferences- information that you read + what you already know to determine what will or is happening Setting- where the story takes place. Plot- events in the story. Conflict- where a problem occurs. Resolution- how the problem is solved

Literary Reading Focus Questions

Features and Elements

What is another book that you have read that would have a common theme as this book?

Identify one fact and one opinion from the text and support how you know that is true.

How could you change this text to be a folk tale, fable, myth, tall tale, or science fiction.

List events that happen in chronological order and use order words.

Identify 2 characters feelings and/or emotions with support from the text.

Identify a conflict in a story and the resolution.

Conflict- where a problem occurs. Resolution- how the problem is solved Theme- the subject or main topic Chronological order- arranged in the order of occurrence

***Sample of Dave Warrentfeltz Reading Ideas***

*Differentiated Vocabulary and Rubric demands, specifically based on the MAPS data levels and abilities. *These are similar to the questioning strategies that are being used by Randi above. *Students add criteria to their rubric based on their needs for MAPS data. The base rubric is from the state curriculum or common core standards we are covering, then their additional criteria comes from MAPS. *Please feel free to seek Dave out and have him discuss his techniques further.

***Sample of Erik Vreeland Vocabulary Ideas***

Dont forget to use the Vocabulary listed on the MAPS data for each level. The vocabulary will help students to further their instruction in a differentiated approach. Erik can discuss his strategies for how he is differentiating his Geometry instruction further, based on using his MAPS data and vocabulary. Students are all held accountable for the 4th grade vocabulary, however, they gain access to other vocabulary based on their levels and will be using various online and Flipped classroom materials to further their instruction in these areas that are new to them.