Reading Mini-Lessons
- Levels CDEFGHIJ
- Levels KLM
- Levels NOP
- Levels QRSTU
C.RL.1.2, D.RL.1.2
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With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in the text.
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E.RL.2.1, F.RL.2.1
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Identify the beginning of a story.
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E.RL.3.1, F.RL.3.1, G.RL.3.1
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Based on the setting of a story, identify the actions of the main characters.
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G.RL.1.1, H.RL.1.1, I.RL.1.1, J.RL.1.1
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Identify key details in a story.
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G.RL.1.2, H.RL.1.2, I.RL.1.2, J.RL.1.2
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Answer questions such as who, what, where and when to understand why and how events take place.
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G.RL.2.1, H.RL.2.1
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Identify the beginning and end of a story.
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I.RL.2.1, J.RL.2.1
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Use sequencing to summarize a story.
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I.RL.3.4, J.RL.3.4
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Identify cause and effect that relate to a turning point in a story.
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K.RL.1.1, L.RL.1.1, M.RL.1.1
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Identify details that support key ideas in the text.
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K.RL.2.2, L.RL.2.2, M.RL.2.2
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Determine the central message, lesson or moral.
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K.RL.2.3, L.RL.2.3, M.RL.2.3
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Notice and understand the problem of a story.
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L.RL.1.3, M.RL.1.3
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Infer character traits through thought, dialogue or behavior.
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L.RL.2.1, M.RL.2.1
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Identify the key events important in summarizing a story.
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N.RL.1.1, O.RL.1.1, P.RL.1.1
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Identify and understand when a problem is solved. Follow a plot with multiple events or episodes.
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N.RL.1.2, O.RL.1.2, P.RL.1.2
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Identify logical questions (Who?, What?, Where?, When?, Why? and How?) to correspond with key details of a text.
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N.RL.2.2, O.RL.2.2, P.RL.2.2
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Identify logical questions (Who?, What?, Where?, When?, Why? and How?) to correspond with key details of a text.
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N.RL.2.3, O.RL.2.3, P.RL.2.3
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Identify and understand when a problem is solved. Follow a plot with multiple events or episodes.
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N.RL.3.3, O.RL.3.3, P.RL.3.3
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Identify textual evidence to support the character’s motivation, intentions or viewpoint.
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T.RL.2.3, U.RL.2.3
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Infer the central problem within the story and how it connects to the main character(s).
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