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Composition—Grade 1
Research to Build and Present Knowledge6 Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source and integrate the information for the purposes of analysis, reflection and research while avoiding plagiarism.C.1.6. With guidance and support, collect information from real-world experiences or provided sources to answer or generate questions.
Text Types and Purposes1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.C.1.1. Compose opinion pieces, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to state the topic and an opinion.C.1.1.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.C.1.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to establish a topic and provide information about the topic.C.1.2.g. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.C.1.3. Compose narratives, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events or ideas, using effective technique, descriptive details and clear sequences.C.1.3.b. Recount a single event or multiple events, memories or ideas.
C.1.3.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
Composition—Grade 2
Text Types and Purposes1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.C.2.1. Compose opinion pieces, using a combination of writing and digital resources, on topics or texts, with supporting reasons.C.2.1.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.C.2.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using writing and digital resources, to establish a topic and provide information about the topic.C.2.2.g. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.C.2.3. Compose narratives, using writing and digital resources, to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events or ideas, using effective technique, descriptive details and clear sequences.C.2.3.a. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
C.2.3.b. Recount a single event or multiple events, memories or ideas.
C.2.3.d. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.
C.2.3.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
Composition—Grade 3
Research to Build and Present Knowledge6 Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source and integrate the information for the purposes of analysis, reflection and research while avoiding plagiarism.C.3.6. Summarize information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on information from various print/digital sources, and analyze by sorting into appropriate categories.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
Range of Writing7 Students will compose routinely over extended and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.C.3.7. Compose routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.
Text Types and Purposes1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.C.3.1. Compose opinion pieces, using a combination of writing and digital resources, on topics or texts, with supporting reasons.C.3.1.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.C.3.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using writing and digital resources, to examine a topic and provide information.C.3.2.a. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
C.3.2.c. Develop the topic with facts, definitions and details.
C.3.2.d. Use grade-appropriate conjunctions to develop text structure within sentences.
C.3.2.e. Use grade-appropriate transitions to develop text structure across paragraphs.
C.3.2.f. Provide a concluding section.
C.3.2.g. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.C.3.3. Compose narratives, using writing and digital resources, to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events or ideas using effective technique, descriptive details and clear sequences.C.3.3.c. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
C.3.3.d. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.
C.3.3.e. Create a sense of closure that follows the narrated experiences or events.
C.3.3.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
Composition—Grade 4
Research to Build and Present Knowledge5 Students will conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.C.4.5. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
6 Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source and integrate the information for the purposes of analysis, reflection and research while avoiding plagiarism.C.4.6. Summarize relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from various print and digital sources; take notes, categorize information and provide a list of sources.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
Range of Writing7 Students will compose routinely over extended and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.C.4.7. Compose routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.
Text Types and Purposes1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.C.4.1. Compose opinions, using writing and digital resources, on topics or texts, supporting an author’s perspective with reasons and information.C.4.1.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.4.1.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing and rewriting.
2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.C.4.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using writing and digital resources, to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.C.4.2.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.4.2.c. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations or other information and examples related to the topic.
C.4.2.d. Use grade-appropriate conjunctions to develop text structure within sentences.
C.4.2.e. Use grade-appropriate transitions to develop text structure across paragraphs.
C.4.2.f. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
C.4.2.g. Provide a concluding section.
C.4.2.h. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing and rewriting.
3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.C.4.3. Compose narratives, using writing and digital resources, to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events or ideas, using effective technique, descriptive details and clear sequences.C.4.3.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.4.3.b. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that reflects linear, nonlinear or circular structure.
C.4.3.c. Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
C.4.3.d. Use a variety of conjunctions and transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Grammar
C.4.3.e. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
C.4.3.f. Provide a conclusion that follows the narrated experiences or events.
C.4.3.g. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing and rewriting.
Composition—Grade 5
Research to Build and Present Knowledge5 Students will conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.C.5.5. Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
6 Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source and integrate the information for the purposes of analysis, reflection and research while avoiding plagiarism.C.5.6. Summarize relevant information from experiences, or gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase applicable information in notes and finished work and provide a list of sources.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
Range of Writing7 Students will compose routinely over extended and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.C.5.7. Compose routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.
Text Types and Purposes1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.C.5.1. Compose opinion pieces, using writing and digital resources, on topics or texts, supporting the writer’s perspective with reasons and information.C.5.1.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.5.1.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.
2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.C.5.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using writing and digital resources, to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.C.5.2.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.5.2.b. Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus and group related information logically; include formatting, illustrations and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
C.5.2.c. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations or other information and examples related to the topic.
C.5.2.d. Use grade-appropriate conjunctions to develop text structure within sentences.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
C.5.2.e. Use grade-appropriate transitions to develop text structure across paragraphs.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
C.5.2.f. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
C.5.2.g. Provide a concluding section.
C.5.2.h. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.
3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.C.5.3. Compose narratives, using writing and digital resources, to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events or ideas, using effective technique, descriptive details and clear sequences.C.5.3.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.5.3.b. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that reflects linear, nonlinear or circular structure.
C.5.3.c. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
C.5.3.d. Use a variety of conjunctions and transitional words, phrases and clauses to manage the sequence of events.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
C.5.3.e. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
C.5.3.f. Provide a conclusion that follows the narrated experiences or events.
C.5.3.g. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.
Composition—Grade 6
Research to Build and Present Knowledge5 Students will conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.C.6.5. Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources.
6 Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source and integrate the information for the purposes of analysis, reflection and research while avoiding plagiarism.C.6.6. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and, in order to reflect or interpret, quote or paraphrase data and conclusions of others, avoiding plagiarism by providing in-text and bibliograph
Range of Writing7 Students will compose routinely over extended and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.C.6.7. Compose routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.
Text Types and Purposes1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.C.6.1. Compose arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.C.6.1.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.6.1.d. Use words, phrase and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.
C.6.1.e. Establish and maintain a formal style.
C.6.1.g. With some guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.
2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.C.6.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.C.6.2.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.6.2.b. Introduce a topic, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting, graphics and multimedia when useful to aiding compre
C.6.2.c. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations or other information and examples.
C.6.2.d. Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
C.6.2.g. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.
C.6.2.h. With some guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.C.6.3. Compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events, memories or ideas, using effective technique, relevant descriptive details and well-structured event sequences.C.6.3.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.6.3.c. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events and/or characters.
C.6.3.d. Use a variety of transition words to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
C.6.3.f. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
C.6.3.g. With guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.
Composition—Grade 7
Research to Build and Present Knowledge5 Students will conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.C.7.5. Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.
6 Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source and integrate the information for the purposes of analysis, reflection and research while avoiding plagiarism.C.7.6. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and, in order to engage in reflection or analysis, quote or paraphrase data and conclusions of others,
Range of Writing7 Students will compose routinely over extended and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.C.7.7. Compose routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.
Text Types and Purposes1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.C.7.1. Compose arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.C.7.1.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.7.1.e. Establish and maintain a task appropriate writing style.
C.7.1.g. With some guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.C.7.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts and information through the selection, organization and analysis of relevant content.C.7.2.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.7.2.b. Introduce a topic clearly; organize ideas, concepts and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast and cause/effect; include formatting, graphics and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
C.7.2.c. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations or other information and examples.
C.7.2.d. Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
C.7.2.g. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
C.7.2.h. With some guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.C.7.3. Compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events, memories or ideas using effective technique, relevant descriptive details and well-structured event sequences.C.7.3.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.7.3.d. Use a variety of transition words to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
C.7.3.f. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
C.7.3.g. With guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.
Composition—Grade 8
Research to Build and Present Knowledge5 Students will conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.C.8.5. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating new avenues for inquiry.
6 Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source and integrate the information for the purposes of analysis, reflection and research while avoiding plagiarism.C.8.6. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and, in order to reflect, analyze or complete short research projects, quote or paraphrase the data an
Range of Writing7 Students will compose routinely over extended and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.C.8.7. Compose routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.
Text Types and Purposes1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.C.8.1. Compose arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.C.8.1.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.8.1.e. Establish and maintain a task appropriate writing style.
C.8.1.g. With some guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.C.8.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts and information through the selection, organization and analysis of relevant content.C.8.2.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.8.2.h. With some guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.C.8.3. Use narratives strategically in other modes of writing, utilizing effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured sequences for an intended purpose.C.8.3.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
C.8.3.g. With guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.
Composition—Grade 9-10
Research to Build and Present Knowledge5 Students will conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.C.9-10.5. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understandin
6 Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source and integrate the information for the purposes of analysis, reflection and research while avoiding plagiarism.C.9-10.6. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain th
Composition—Kindergarten
Research to Build and Present Knowledge6 Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source and integrate the information for the purposes of analysis, reflection and research while avoiding plagiarism.C.K.6. With guidance and support, collect information from real-world experiences or provided sources to answer or generate questions.
Text Types and Purposes1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.C.K.1. Compose opinion pieces, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to state the topic and an opinion.C.K.1.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.C.K.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to establish a topic and supply information about the topic.C.K.2.g. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.C.K.3. Compose narratives, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events or ideas, using effective technique, descriptive details and clear sequences.C.K.3.a. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
C.K.3.e. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
Language—Grade 1
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases L.1.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.L.1.4.a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.1.4.b. Identify common affixes and how they change the meaning of a word.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Prefixes Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Suffixes
L.1.4.c. With guidance and support, identify frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
5 Students will demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.1.5. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.1.5.a. Sort words into categories to classify relationships and to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
L.1.5.b. Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
L.1.5.c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their synonyms and antonyms.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
Conventions of Standard English1 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.L.1.1. When writing or speaking, demonstrate appropriate use of:L.1.1.a. common, proper and possessive nouns in a sentence.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Nouns Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Proper Nouns
L.1.1.b. singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Nouns
L.1.1.d. verbs to convey a sense of past, present and future in a sentence.
L.1.1.e. frequently occurring adjectives in a sentence.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
L.1.1.g. frequently occurring prepositions in a sentence.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
2 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.L.1.2. When writing:L.1.2.b. Demonstrate appropriate use of end punctuation.
L.1.2.d. Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.
L.1.2.e. Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
Language—Grade 2
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases L.2.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.L.2.4.a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.2.4.b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Prefixes
L.2.4.c. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
L.2.4.d. Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
L.2.4.e. Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
L.2.4.f. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe.
5 Students will demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.2.5. Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.2.5.a. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their synonyms and antonyms.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Antonyms Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Synonyms
Conventions of Standard English1 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.L.2.1. In writing or speaking, demonstrate appropriate use of:L.2.1.e. adjectives and adverbs in sentence formation.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Adjectives Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
2 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.L.2.2. When writing:L.2.2.a. Capitalize proper nouns, including but not limited to holidays, product names and geographic names.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Proper Nouns
L.2.2.b. Demonstrate appropriate use of commas in varied communication formats (e.g., letter, email, blog).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
L.2.2.c. Use apostrophe to form contractions and possessives.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Contractions Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Contractions Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns
L.2.2.d. Generalize spelling patterns.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
Language—Grade 3
Knowledge of Language3 Students will apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.L.3.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading or listening.L.3.3.a. Choose words and phrases for effect.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases L.3.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.L.3.4.a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
L.3.4.b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Prefixes Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Suffixes
L.3.4.c. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
L.3.4.d. Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
L.3.4.e. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships.
5 Students will demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.3.5. Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.3.5.b. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their synonyms and antonyms.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Antonyms Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Synonyms Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Conventions of Standard English1 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.L.3.1. When writing or speaking, demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.L.3.1.a. Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in a grade-level text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Adjectives Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Verbs Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
L.3.1.b. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
L.3.1.d. Form and use regular and irregular verbs.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Verbs
L.3.1.e. Use verb tenses.
L.3.1.f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
2 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.L.3.2. When writing:L.3.2.b. Use commas in addresses.
L.3.2.c. Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
L.3.2.d. Use possessives.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
L.3.2.e. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency words where suffixes are added to base words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Suffixes
L.3.2.f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations in writing words.
L.3.2.g. Consult reference materials as needed to check and correct spellings.
Language—Grade 4
Knowledge of Language3 Students will apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.L.4.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading or listening.L.4.3.a. Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.
L.4.3.b. Choose punctuation for effect.
L.4.3.c. Differentiate between formal and informal discourse patterns based on context.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases L.4.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.L.4.4.a. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
L.4.4.b. Use common affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
L.4.4.c. Consult print and digital reference materials to find the pronunciation, and determine or clarity the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
L.4.4.d. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions and that are basic to a particular topic.
5 Students will demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.4.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.4.5.a. Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors in context.
L.4.5.c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their synonyms and antonyms.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Antonyms Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Synonyms Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Conventions of Standard English1 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.L.4.1. When writing or speaking, demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.L.4.1.d. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Adjectives Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
L.4.1.f. Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Grammar
L.4.1.g. Use frequently confused words, such as to, too, two; there, their, they’re.
2 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.L.4.2. When writing:L.4.2.a. Demonstrate appropriate use of capitalization rules.
L.4.2.b. Use commas and quotation marks to indicate direct speech and quotations for a text.
L.4.2.d. Consult reference materials as needed to check and correct spellings.
Language—Grade 5
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases L.5.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.L.5.4.a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
L.5.4.b. Use common affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
L.5.4.c. Consult print and digital reference materials to find the pronunciation and determine or clarity the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
L.5.4.d. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition and other logical relationships.
5 Students will demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.5.5. Demonstrate understanding of, figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.5.5.a. Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
L.5.5.c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their synonyms and antonyms.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Analogies Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Conventions of Standard English1 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.L.5.1. When writing or speaking, demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.L.5.1.a. Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions and interjections in a grade-level text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Grammar
L.5.1.c. Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states and conditions.
L.5.1.d. Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate shifts in verb tense.
2 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.L.5.2. When writing:L.5.2.a. Use punctuation to separate items in a series.
L.5.2.e. Use strategies and resources (print and electronic) to identify and correct spelling errors.
Language—Grade 6
Knowledge of Language3 Students will apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.L.6.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading or listening.L.6.3.b. Maintain consistency in style and tone.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases L.6.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.L.6.4.a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
L.6.4.b. Use Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
L.6.4.c. Consult print and digital reference materials to find the pronunciation and determine or clarity the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
L.6.4.d. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
5 Students will demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.6.5. Demonstrate understanding of, figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.6.5.a. Interpret figurative language, including but not limited to personification, in context.
L.6.5.b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Analogies Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
L.6.5.c. Distinguish among the connotations of words with similar denotations.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Conventions of Standard English1 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.L.6.1. In both written and oral expression:L.6.1.a. Recognize vague pronouns and correct pronoun errors, including but not limited to subjective, objective, possessive and intensive pronouns.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns
L.6.1.c. Recognize variations from standard English and implement strategies to improve expression in conventional language.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
2 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.L.6.2. When writing:L.6.2.a. Demonstrate appropriate use of punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation
L.6.2.b. Demonstrate appropriate use of strategies to identify and correct spelling errors.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
Language—Grade 7
Knowledge of Language3 Students will apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.L.7.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading or listening.L.7.3.a. Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases L.7.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.L.7.4.a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
L.7.4.b. Use Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
L.7.4.c. Consult print and digital reference materials to find the pronunciation and determine or clarity the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
L.7.4.d. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
5 Students will demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.7.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.7.5.a. Interpret figurative language, including but not limited to allusions, in context.
L.7.5.b. Use the relationship between particular words to improve understanding.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Analogies Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
L.7.5.c. Distinguish among the connotations of words with similar denotations.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Conventions of Standard English1 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.L.7.1. In both written and oral expression:L.7.1.a. Create sentences using correctly placed clauses and phrases.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sentences
L.7.1.b. Demonstrate appropriate use of simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
2 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.L.7.2. When writing:L.7.2.b. Demonstrate appropriate use of strategies and resources (print and electronic) to identify and correct spelling errors.
Language—Grade 8
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases L.8.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.L.8.4.a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
L.8.4.b. Use Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
L.8.4.c. Consult print and digital reference materials to find the pronunciation and determine or clarity the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
5 Students will demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.8.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.8.5.a. Interpret figurative language, including but not limited to irony, in context.
L.8.5.b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
L.8.5.c. Distinguish among the connotations of words with similar denotations.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Conventions of Standard English2 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.L.8.2. When writing:L.8.2.c. Demonstrate appropriate use of strategies and resources (print and electronic) to identify and correct spelling errors.
Language—Grade 9-10
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases L.9-10.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.L.9-10.4.c. Consult general and specialized reference materials to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
5 Students will demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.9-10.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.9-10.5.a. Interpret figures of speech in context, including but not limited to euphemism and oxymoron, and analyze their rhetorical function in the text.
Conventions of Standard English2 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.L.9-10.2. When writing:L.9-10.2.c. Demonstrate appropriate use of strategies and resources (print and electronic) to identify and correct spelling errors.
Language—Kindergarten
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases L.K.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.L.K.4.c. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
5 Students will demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.K.5. With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.K.5.a. Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
Conventions of Standard English1 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.L.K.1. When writing or speaking, demonstrate appropriate use of:L.K.1.a. common nouns and verbs.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Nouns
L.K.1.b. regular plural nouns by orally adding /s/ or /es/.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Nouns
2 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.L.K.2. When writing:L.K.2.a. Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.
L.K.2.b. Recognize and name end punctuation.
L.K.2.d. Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 1
Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 1
FluencyRF.1.4. Read fluently (accuracy, speed and prosody) on grade-level to support comprehension.RF.1.4.a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
RF.1.4.c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
Phonological AwarenessRF.1.2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds (phonemes).RF.1.2.a. Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.
RF.1.2.b. Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
RF.1.2.c. Construct and deconstruct spoken single syllable words into initial, medial vowel and final sounds (phonemes).
Phonics and Word RecognitionRF.1.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.RF.1.3.a. Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.
RF.1.3.c. Know final –e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.
RF.1.3.d. Demonstrate knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables
RF.1.3.e. With adult support, decode two-syllable words by breaking the words into syllables.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables
RF.1.3.f. Read words with inflectional endings.
RF.1.3.g. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
Print ConceptsRF.1.1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print to aid in comprehension.RF.1.1.a. Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence including first word, capitalization, spacing and end-ing punctuation.
Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 2
Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 2
FluencyRF.2.4. Read fluently (accuracy, speed and prosody) on grade-level to support comprehension.RF.2.4.a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
RF.2.4.b. Orally read grade-level text fluently on successive readings.
RF.2.4.c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
Phonics and Word RecognitionRF.2.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.RF.2.3.a. Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.
RF.2.3.b. Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams.
RF.2.3.c. Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Phonics
RF.2.3.d. Identify, decode and know the meaning of words with the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Prefixes Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Suffixes
RF.2.3.f. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 3
Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 3
FluencyRF.3.4. Read fluently (accuracy, speed and prosody) on grade-level to support comprehension.RF.3.4.a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
RF.3.4.b. Fluently read grade-level prose and poetry orally on successive readings.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
RF.3.4.c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Phonics and Word RecognitionRF.3.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.RF.3.3.a. Identify, decode and know the meaning of words with the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes, including Latin suffixes.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Prefixes Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Suffixes
RF.3.3.b. Decode multisyllabic words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Phonics
RF.3.3.c. Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 4
Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 4
FluencyRF.4.4. Read fluently (accuracy, speed and prosody) on grade-level text to support comprehension.RF.4.4.a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
RF.4.4.b. Fluently read grade-level prose and poetry orally on successive readings.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
RF.4.4.c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Phonics and Word RecognitionRF.4.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.RF.4.3.a. Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology to accurately read unfamiliar multisyllabic words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Phonics
Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 5
Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 5
FluencyRF.5.4. Read fluently (accuracy, speed and prosody) on grade-level texts to support comprehension.RF.5.4.a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
RF.5.4.b. Fluently read grade-level prose and poetry orally on successive readings.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
RF.5.4.c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Phonics and Word RecognitionRF.5.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.RF.5.3.a. Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns and morphology to accurately read unfamiliar multisyllabic words.
Reading Foundational Skills—Kindergarten
Reading Foundational Skills—Kindergarten
FluencyRF.K.4. Read fluently (accuracy, speed, and prosody) on grade-level to support comprehension.RF.K.4.a. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
Phonological AwarenessRF.K.2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds (phonemes).RF.K.2.a. Recognize and orally produce rhyming words.
RF.K.2.b. Count, pronounce, blend and segment syllables in spoken words.
RF.K.2.c. Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.
Phonics and Word RecognitionRF.K.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.RF.K.3.a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
RF.K.3.b. Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
RF.K.3.c. Read common high-frequency words by sight.
RF.K.3.d. Orally distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
Print ConceptsRF.K.1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print to aid in comprehension.RF.K.1.a. Follow words from left to right, top to bottom and page by page.
RF.K.1.d. Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 1
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 1
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.RI.1.10. With prompting and support, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to make sense of grade-level appropriate, complex informat
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RI.1.4. Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a grade-level text.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RI.1.6. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.RI.1.7. Use the visuals and details in a text to describe its key ideas.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RI.1.9. Identify information from two or more texts on similar themes or topics.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.1.1. With prompting and support, ask and answer explicit questions about key concepts and details, and make and support logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.1.2. With prompting and support, recognize key details from a summary to demonstrate understanding of the central idea of a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 2
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 2
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.RI.2.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level appropriate, complQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RI.2.4. Determine the meaning of general academic words and phrases and how those words and phrases shape meaning in a grade-level text.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RI.2.5. Identify and describe informational text structures, including sequence/chronological and descriptive structures, and describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text and how they contribute to the overall structure.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RI.2.6. Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain or describe, and how that purpose shapes the content of the text.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.RI.2.7. Identify information gained from visuals and words in the text, and explain how that information contributes to understanding of the text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RI.2.9. Describe the relationship between information from two or more texts on the same theme or topic.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.2.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how, and make and support logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.2.2. Identify implicit and explicit information from a summary to determine the central idea of a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.RI.2.3. Describe the connection between individuals, historical events, scientific ideas or concepts or steps in technical procedures over the course of a text.
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 3
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 3
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.RI.3.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level appropriate, complQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RI.3.4. Determine the meaning of general academic words and phrases in a grade-level text, and describe how those words and phrases shape meaning.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.RI.3.7. Identify and explain how specific visuals, including but not limited to diagrams, graphs, photographs and side bars, contribute to the meaning and clarity of a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.3.1. Ask and answer questions, and make and support logical inferences in order to construct meaning from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.3.2. Identify and cite relevant implicit and explicit information from a summary to determine the central idea of a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.RI.3.3. Describe the relationship between individuals, a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts or steps in technical procedures over the course of a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 4
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 4
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.RI.4.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level apprQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RI.4.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a grade-level text, and describe and explain how those words and phrases shape meaning.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RI.4.5. Describe the overall structure, in a text or part of the text, the author uses to organize the events, ideas, concepts or information.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.RI.4.7. Interpret information presented in print and non-print formats and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.4.2. Analyze how the central ideas are reflected in a text, and cite relevant implicit and explicit evidence from the text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.RI.4.3. Explain the individuals, events, procedures, ideas or concepts in a historical, scientific or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information over the course of a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 5
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 5
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.RI.5.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level apprQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RI.5.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a grade-level text, and analyze how those words and phrases shape meaning.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RI.5.5. Compare/contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts or information in two or more texts.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RI.5.6. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the perspective they represent.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas8 Students will delineate and evaluate the argument, specific claims and evidence in a text, assessing the validity, reasoning, relevance and sufficiency.RI.5.8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular claims in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which claim(s).
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RI.5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same theme or topic.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.5.2. Analyze how the central ideas are reflected in a text, and cite relevant implicit and explicit evidence to support thinking.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.RI.5.3. Explain the relationships or interactions between individuals, events, ideas or concepts in a historical, scientific or technical text based on specific information over the course of a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 6
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 6
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.RI.6.7. Integrate information presented in print and non-print formats to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
8 Students will delineate and evaluate the argument, specific claims and evidence in a text, assessing the validity, reasoning, relevance and sufficiency.RI.6.8. Identify and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from unsupported claims.
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RI.6.9. Compare/contrast how two or more authors present similar events.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.RI.6.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level apprQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RI.6.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RI.6.5. Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RI.6.6. Determine an author’s perspective and purpose in a text, and explain how it is conveyed in a text.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.6.1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
` Key Ideas and Details2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.6.2. Analyze how the central ideas are reflected in a text by citing particular details and/or providing an objective summary.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 7
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 7
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.RI.7.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level apprQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RI.7.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative and technical meanings; analyze the impact of word choices on meaning and tone.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RI.7.5. Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the different sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RI.7.6. Determine an author’s perspective and purpose in a text, and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas8 Students will delineate and evaluate the argument, specific claims and evidence in a text, assessing the validity, reasoning, relevance and sufficiency.RI.7.8. Identify and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RI.7.9. Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic present key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.7.1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.7.2. Determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development through citing textual evidence, paraphrasing or summarizing.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 8
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 8
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.RI.8.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend, and analyze grade-level app
Craft and Structure6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RI.8.6. Determine an author’s perspective and purpose in a text, and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas8 Students will delineate and evaluate the argument, specific claims and evidence in a text, assessing the validity, reasoning, relevance and sufficiency.RI.8.8. Identify and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.8.1. Cite relevant textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.8.2. Determine central ideas of a text, and analyze how they are developed through relationships of key details, citing textual evidence, paraphrasing or summarizing.
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 9-10
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 9-10
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.RI.9-10.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level appr
Craft and Structure5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RI.9-10.5. Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs or larger portions of a text.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas8 Students will delineate and evaluate the argument, specific claims and evidence in a text, assessing the validity, reasoning, relevance and sufficiency.RI.9-10.8. Evaluate the argument, specific claims and evidence in a text, assessing the validity, reasoning, relevancy and sufficiency of the evidence; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.9-10.1. Cite relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Kindergarten
Reading Standards for Informational Text—Kindergarten
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.RI.K.10. With prompting and support, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to make sense of grade-level appropriate, complex informat
Craft and Structure5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RI.K.5. Identify the front cover, back cover and title page of a book.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.RI.K.7. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between visuals and the text.
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RI.K.9. With prompting and support, identify information from two or more texts on similar themes or topics.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.K.1. With prompting and support, ask and answer explicit questions about key concepts and details, and make logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.RI.K.2. With prompting and support, orally recognize key details from a summary to demonstrate understanding of the central idea of a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 1
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 1
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.RL.1.7. Use a story’s illustrations and details to describe its characters, setting and events.
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RL.1.9. Compare/contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.RL.1.10. With prompting and support, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to make sense of grade-level appropriate, complex literaryQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Story Retell
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RL.1.4. Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses in order to construct meaning.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RL.1.5. Recognize major differences between the structures of poems, stories and dramas, including but not limited to linear, nonlinear and circular structures.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RL.1.6. With prompting and support, identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.1.1. With prompting and support, ask and answer explicit questions about key ideas and details, and make and support logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.
` Key Ideas and Details2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations, to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.1.2. With prompting and support, recognize key details from a summary to demonstrate understanding of the author’s message, lesson learned and/or moral.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Story Retell
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 2
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 2
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.RL.2.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level appropriate, complQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Story Retell
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RL.2.4. Describe how words and phrases, including but not limited to regular beats, alliteration, rhymes and/or repeated lines, supply rhythm and shape meaning in a story, poem or song.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RL.2.5. Describe how parts of the text contribute to the overall structure of poems, stories and dramas, including but not limited to linear, non-linear and circular structures.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RL.2.6. With prompting and support, acknowledge differences in the perspectives of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud, and how those perspectives shape the content of the text.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.RL.2.7. Use a story’s illustrations and words in print/non-print texts to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting and plot.
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RL.2.9. Compare/contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.2.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how, and make and support logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations, to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.2.2. Identify implicit and explicit information from a summary to determine the author’s message, lesson learned and/or moral, including but not limited to fables and folktales from diverse cultures.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.RL.2.3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges in order to make meaning of the story development.
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 3
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 3
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.RL.3.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level appropriate, complQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
Craft and Structure5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RL.3.5. Describe and provide evidence for how parts of the text contribute to the overall structure of poems, stories and dramas, including but not limited to linear, non-linear and circular structures.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RL.3.6. Distinguish their own perspective from that of the narrator or those of the characters, and describe how various perspectives shape the content of the text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.RL.3.7. Explain how the specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to an effect, including but not limited to creating mood, character and setting.
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RL.3.9. Compare/contrast the themes, settings and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.3.1. Ask and answer questions, and make and support logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations, to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.3.2. Identify and cite relevant implicit and explicit information from a summary to determine the theme, lesson learned and/or moral, including but not limited to fables, folktales and myths from diverse cultures.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.RL.3.3. Describe characters in a story, including but not limited to their traits, motivations, actions or feelings, and how they affect the plot.
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 4
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 4
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.RL.4.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level apprQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RL.4.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including but not limited to figurative language such as metaphors and similes, and describe and explain how those words and phrases shape meaning.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RL.4.5. Analyze the overall structure, in a text or part of the text, the author uses in poems, stories and dramas, including but not limited to linear, nonlinear and circular structures.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RL.4.6. Compare/contrast the point of view of first and third person narrators and the effect they have on the reader.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.RL.4.7. Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation, including making connections with what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RL.4.9. Compare/contrast themes, topics and patterns of events in stories, myths and traditional literature from different cultures.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations, to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.4.2. Analyze how the theme is reflected, and cite relevant implicit and explicit evidence from the text, including but not limited to poems, stories and dramas.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.RL.4.3. Describe in depth a character’s thoughts, words and/or actions, the setting or event(s) in a story or drama, drawing on specific details to analyze their interaction over the course of the text.
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 5
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 5
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.RL.5.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level apprQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RL.5.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including but not limited to allusions found in mythology, and analyze how those words and phrases shape meaning.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RL.5.5. Analyze and explain the overall structure of poems, stories and dramas in two or more texts, including but not limited to linear, nonlinear and circular structures.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RL.5.6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s perspective influences how events are described.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RL.5.9. Compare/contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations, to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.5.2. Analyze how the theme is reflected in the text, including but not limited to poems, stories and dramas, and cite relevant implicit and explicit evidence to support thinking.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.RL.5.3. Compare/contrast characters, settings or events in a story or drama, using specific details to analyze their interaction over the course of the text.
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 6
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 6
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.RL.6.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend, and analyze grade-level appQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RL.6.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RL.6.5. Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting or plot.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RL.6.9. Compare/contrast how various forms or genres of texts approach a similar theme or topic.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.6.1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations, to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.6.2. Analyze how the theme is reflected in the text by citing particular details and/or providing an objective summary.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.RL.6.3. Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes and determine how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 7
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 7
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.RL.7.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level apprQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RL.7.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds on a passage.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RL.7.5. Analyze how the form or structure of a drama, poem or prose text contributes to its meaning.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RL.7.6. Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the perspective of different characters or narrators in a text.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RL.7.9. Compare/contrast a fictional portrayal and a historical account of the same period as a means to understand how authors use history.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.7.1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations, to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.7.2. Determine themes of a text and analyze their development through citing textual evidence, paraphrasing or summarizing.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 8
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 8
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RL.8.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including but not limited to analogies or allusions to other texts.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RL.8.6. Analyze characters’ and readers’ perspectives and how the differences create effects, including but not limited to suspense, humor and empathy.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.RL.8.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level appr
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.8.1. Cite relevant textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations, to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.8.2. Determine themes of a text, and analyze how they are developed through relationships of characters, setting and plot, citing textual evidence, paraphrasing or summarizing.
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.RL.8.3. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character or provoke a decision.
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 9-10
Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 9-10
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RL.9-10.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.RL.9-10.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level appr
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.9-10.1. Cite relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Reading Standards for Literature—Kindergarten
Reading Standards for Literature—Kindergarten
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.RL.K.10. With prompting and support, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to make sense of grade-level appropriate, complex literary
Craft and Structure4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.RL.K.4. With prompting and support, identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.RL.K.5. Recognize common structures of poems, stories and dramas.
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.RL.K.6. With prompting and support, identify the author and illustrator of a story and explain how each tells the story.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.RL.K.7. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear.
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.RL.K.9. With prompting and support, compare/contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
Key Ideas and Details1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.K.1. With prompting and support, ask and answer explicit questions about key ideas and details, and make logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.
2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.RL.K.2. With prompting and support, orally recognize key details from a summary to demonstrate understanding of the lesson learned in the story.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.RL.K.3. With prompting and support, identify characters, settings and major events in a story in order to make meaning of the story development.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Settings