RI.1.1

UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD what's this

• Every piece of text contains key details that describe a topic.
• Some topics found in a piece of text are more important than others.
• The types of connections among people, events, and ideas can be described.
• The connections among people, events, and ideas are important to a piece of text.
• To understand a piece of text you need to know about who, what, where, when, why, and how.

QUESTIONS TO FOCUS INSTRUCTION  what's this
 

• How do you identify the main topic of a piece of text?
• How do you identify the key ideas, events, and setting in a piece of text?
• What are the important ways to establish the connection among different parts of a text?

LEARNING PROGRESSION

Go to RI.K.1 to see skills mastered prior to this.
Go to RI.2.1 to see the progression of related skills.