Reading Standards
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Grade 1http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/1/1/
Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.9
He wrote The Pearl, The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6
Two Types of Main Shakespearian Plays
Comedies and Tragedies
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
3.1
He wrote the plays Death of a Salesman, The Crucible
Arthur Miller
Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.9
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
4.1
When words sound sounds like its idea (Buzz, etc)
onomatopoeia
Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.9
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
5.1
He received an Academy Award for his screenplay for the short film called Dear Basketball.
Kobe Bryant