Common Core State Standards

(RL.2.8 not applicable to literature)

(L.1.3 begins in grade 2)

(W.1.10 begins in grade 3)

(W.1.9 begins in grade 4)

(W.1.4 begins in grade 3)

Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.

With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.

Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.

Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.