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Define:
key details in a text- chief; major; important; essential; fundamental; pivotal
Student friendly:
I can ask and answer questions about the main ideas in a story.
2. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central
message or lesson
Define:
retell- to relate (a story, etc) again or differently
demonstrate understanding- to describe, explain, or illustrate by examples
central message- main, principal, or chief; most important
Student friendly:
I can tell a story I have read and explain the most important parts of it.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Define:
describe- to state or set forth the meaning of
characters- a person represented in a story
setting- the surroundings or environment of anything
major events- great, as in rank or importance; something that happens or is regarded as happening; an
occurrence
Student friendly:
After listening to a story, I can tell my teacher about the people in the story; where the story takes
place, and describe important things that happen in the story.
Craft and Structure
4. Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses
Define:
identify-to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing
phrases-a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a
unit in a sentence.
suggest-to call (something) up in the mind through association or natural connection of ideas
Student friendly:
I can pick out words or groups of words in stories or poems that remind me of feelings that I have.
5. Explain major differences between books that tell stories & books that give information,
drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.
Define:
explain- to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible
major differences- the degree to which one person or thing differs from another
drawing on- to derive or use, as from a source
range of text types- the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible
Student friendly:
After reading many books that tell stories and books that give information, I can tell my teacher
what is different about them.
Define:
identify- to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing
various- numerous; many
points- an individual part or element of something
Student friendly:
I can tell who is telling the story in many parts of a book.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
7. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
Define:
illustrations- something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine
details- an individual or minute part; an item or particular
describe- to state or set forth the meaning of
characters- a person represented in a story
setting- the surroundings or environment of anything
events- something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence
Student friendly :
I can describe the people in the story; where the story takes place, and the important things that
happen in the story by looking at the pictures.
Define:
compare and contrast-to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note
similarities and differences
adventures-an exciting or very unusual experience.
characters- a person represented in a story
Student friendly:
After reading about different characters in stories, I can tell what is the same and what is different
about their adventures.
9. With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
Define:
prompting-to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said
support-to uphold (a person, cause, policy, etc.) by aid
prose-the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished
from poetry or verse
poetry-literary work in metrical form; verse.
appropriate-suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.
complexity-involved arrangement of parts, units, etc
Student friendly:
With my teacher’s help I can read stories and poems written for 1 st graders.
Reading for Informational Text
Key Ideas and Details
Define:
key details in a text- chief; major; important; essential; fundamental; pivotal
Student friendly:
I can ask and answer questions about the main ideas in what I am reading.
Define:
identify- to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing
main topic-
retell- to relate (a story, etc) again or differently
key details- chief; major; important; essential; fundamental; pivotal
Student friendly:
I can tell my teacher what I am reading about and give examples of the most important parts of it.
3. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in
a text.
Define:
describe- to state or set forth the meaning of
connection- association; relationship
Student friendly:
I can explain how two people, events or ideas in a book go together.
4. Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in
a text.
Define:
determine- to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc
clarify- to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible
Student friendly:
If I don’t know what a word means when I am reading, I can ask and answer good questions to
help find out.
5. Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic
menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.
Define:
various text features-parts of a book or web page
key facts- chief; major; important; essential; fundamental; pivotal
Define:
distinguish- to recognize as distinct or different; recognize the salient or individual features or
characteristics of
illustrations- something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine
7. Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
Define:
illustrations- something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine
key ideas- chief; major; important; essential; fundamental; pivotal
Define:
identify- to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing
reasons- a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action
support- to uphold (a person, cause, policy, etc.) by aid
points- a single or separate article or item, as in an extended whole; a detail or particular
Define:
Identify- to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing
Similarity- an aspect, trait, or feature like or resembling another or another's
Differences- a distinguishing characteristic; distinctive quality, feature
10. With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
Define:
prompting-to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said
support-to uphold (a person, cause, policy, etc.) by aid