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1 mclass: TRC Comprehension and The comprehension skills are paraphrased from the Common Core State Standards. Please refer to the CCSS reference listed at the end of the comprehension skill for the full standard. Abbreviations: BE: Beginning & End BME: Beginning, Middle, & End POV: Point of View Comprehension F o Answer About Key Details (RL1.1) o Use Illustrations and Details to Describe Characters, Setting, and Events (RL1.7) o Identify Who is Telling the Story at Various Points (RL1.6) o Identify Reasons an Author Gives to Support Points (RI1.8) o Answer About Key Details (RI1.1) What made? Use parts of the story in your How did? Use parts of the story in your Why do you think? Use details from the pictures or from the story in your Why did?where did he/she go? Use details from the story or pictures in your What do you think will do next time? Use parts of the story in your Read this from the story. Who says this and why? Use parts of the story in your How does? Use parts of the story in your What might happen if? Use parts of the story in your Why do you think? Use parts of the book in your Clever Little Dinosaur Stuck in the Ditch Lost At The Shopping Mall The Helpful Bulldozer Classroom Rules (NF) G o Setting/Describe Characters, Setting, and Major o Noises/Identify Words that Suggest Feelings or Appeal to Senses (RL1.4) o Answer About Key Details (RL1.1) o Identify Who is Telling the Story at Various Points (RL1.6) o Compare and Contrast Two Objects/Describe Connection Between Two Pieces of Information in a Text (RI1.3) o Use Illustrations and Details to Describe Key Ideas (RI1.7) List 3 settings or places in the story. Tell one or more things that happen in each place. Use parts of the story in your (chart) In the story, the made the sounds and. What did each sound tell about. Use parts of the story in your (chart) Turn to p.. Read the sentences on this page. How do you think was feeling? Use parts of the story in your How did help change his/her feelings about? Use parts of the story in your What happened to? Use parts of the story in your Why does? Use parts of the story in your What does see when he/she goes? Use parts of the story in your Who tells the story? How do you know? Use parts of the story in your Tell how a and a are different. Use parts of the book in your Describe a. Use parts of the book in your Late for School Tom s Train Ride Soccer at School Buying a New House Animal Homes (NF)

2 H o Use Illustrations and Details to Describe Key Ideas (RI1.7) o Answer About Key Details (RI1.1) Setting, and Major o Fantasy vs. Reality/Answer about Key Details (RL1.1) Turn to p.. Read this sentence from the book. What was feeling when he/ she said this? Use parts of the story in your Tell what happens in the story. Tell what happens in the beginning, middle, and end. (chart) Write some words from the story that show that is. Write some words from the story that show is.(chart) Write three things does at and three things does at. (chart) Tell two or more things that happen before. Use parts of the book in your How did solve his problem? Use parts of the story in your What two things does do in this story that a real can not do? Use parts of the story in your How can you tell that is not like? Use parts of the story in your What lesson does learn in the story? Use parts of the story in your The Best Runner The Water Slide In the Afternoon (NF) The Fox and Chicken-To-Go Little Hen, Mouse, and Rabbit I Setting, and Major o Answer about Key Details (RL1.1) o BE/Answer about Key Details (RL1.1) o Identify Reasons an Author Gives to Support Points (RI1.8) o Title/Describe Connection Between Two Pieces of Information in a Text (RI1.3) What is s problem? How is the problem solved? Use parts of the story in your (chart) Tell how acts when. Use parts of the story in your Tell about the beginning of the story and end of the story. (chart) Why do? Use parts of the story in your Tell the story in your own words. Write about the beginning, middle, and end of the story. (chart) What words from the story show that was feeling? What lesson does this story teach? Use parts of the story in your Why did? Use parts of the story in your The author said the is. Use parts of the book to tell why it is. Tell why is a good title for this book. Use parts of the book in your Little Steg Skip Goes to the Rescue The Classroom Play The Great Lion and the Tiny Mouse Desert Clowns (NF) J Setting, and Major o Character Feeling/Describe Characters, Setting, and Major o Character Feeling/Use Illustrations and Details to Describe Characters, Setting, and Events (RL1.7) o Use Illustrations and Details to Describe Characters, Setting, and Events (RL1.7) o Describe Connection Between Two Pieces of Information in a Text (RI1.3) o Heading/Know and use Various Text Features (RI1.5) What is the problem and solution in this story? Use parts of the story in your answer. (chart) Describe how feels when and why he/she feels this way. Use parts of the story in your Tell what happens in the story. Tell about the beginning, middle, and end. (chart) How does feel when? Use details from the pictures and from the story in your What lesson does learn in the story? Use parts of the story in your How did you find out? Use details from the pictures or from the story in your Look for the heading. List four facts about from this part of the book. Why is? Use parts of the book in your Harry the Tow Truck Vacation Surprise The Greedy Dog and the Bone Harvest Mice (NF)

3 K o Character Response to Events (RL2.3) o BME/Story Structure (RL2.5) o Use Illustrations and Print to Demonstrate Understanding (RL2.7) o Character Response to Events (RL2.3) (RL2.2) o Problem and Solution/Character Response to Events (RL2.3) o Text & Author s Purpose (RI2.6) o Identify Main Topic of Text and Specific Paragraphs (RI2.2) How does? Use details from the story in your Describe what happens in the story. Tell what happens in the beginning, middle, and end. (chart) What two problems does have in the story? What are the solutions? Use details from the story in your (chart) What are two reasons? Use details from the pictures and the story in your Tell what does and says when. Use details from the story in your (chart) What important lesson can we learn from the characters in the story? Use details from the story in your What is the problem and the solution in the story? Use details from the story in your (chart) The author says are. What is another word to describe? Use details from the book in your Describe how. Use details from the book in your Leo the Lion Cub The Skating Twins The Old Cabin in the Forest Tom and the Sack Amazing Lasers (NF) L o Character Feeling/Character Response to Events (RL2.3) o Answer to Demonstrate Understanding (RL2.1) o Timeline/Know and Use Various Text Features (RI2.5) o Title/Text and Author s Purpose (RI2.6) o Answer to Demonstrate Understanding (RL2.1) (RL2.2) Explain how feels at the end of the story. Use details from the story in your Describe and tell why. Use details from the story in your How did the timeline in this book help you understand the text? Use details from the book in your What is another good title for this book? Use details from the book in your Explain why. Use details from the story in your What lesson does this fable teach? Use details from the story in your Kwan the Artist Statue of Liberty (NF) The Wind and the Sun M o BME/Story Structure (RL2.5) o Character Feeling Change/Character Response to Events (RL2.3) o Text & Author s Purpose (RI2.6) o Cause & Effect/Describe Connection Between Concepts (RI2.3) What happens at the beginning, middle, and end of the book? Use details from the story in your At first, how does feel about? How does he/she feel about it later? Use details from the story in your Explain why the author wrote this book. Use details from the book in your Describe two or more effects of. Use details from the book in your Tricks with a Kite Trees on our Planet (NF) N o Answer Referring Explicitly to Text (RI3.1) o Cause & Effect/Relationship Between Concepts (RI3.3) o Describe Characters and Their Actions and How they Contribute to the Sequence of Events (RL3.3) (RL3.2) How can be helpful? Use details from the text to support your Why do you think? Use details from the text to support your What does do differently? Use details from the text to support your What lesson does learn? Use details from the text to support your Giraffes (NF) The Miller, His Son, & the Donkey

4 O o Distinguish Own POV from Author s (RI3.6) o Connections Between Sentences and Paragraphs in a Text (RI3.8) o Describe Characters and Their Actions and How they Contribute to the Sequence of Events (RL3.3) o Character s POV and Feeling/Distinguish Own POV from Narrator s (RL3.6) Do you think (agree with)? Use details from the text to support your In what ways can help? Use details from the text to support your Explain why is important to the characters. Use details from the text to support your Describe how the characters feel when. Use details from the text to support your A New Skate Park (NF) The Cave Beside the Waterfall P o Use Information from Text (Illustrations/Words) to Demonstrate Understanding (RI3.7) o Sequence/Relationship Between Concepts (RI3.3) o Word Meaning (Literal/Non-Literal) (RL3.4) o Character Traits/Describe Characters and Their Actions and How they Contribute to the Sequence of Events (RL3.3) Describe a. Use details from the pictures or from the text to support your Describe the steps in. Use details from the text to support your Read this sentence from the story. Explain the meaning of as it is used in this sentence. How do s character traits help him/her? Use details from the text to support your Beavers (NF) Jack & the Beanstalk Q o Refer to Details of Text (Explicit/Inferred) (RL4.1) o Describe Character(s) Drawing on Specific Details {i.e. Thoughts, Words, Actions} (RL4.3) o Explain Concepts in a Text Based on Specific Information (RI4.3) o Determine Main Idea and Supporting Key Details; Summarize Text (RI4.2) Explain what does when. Use specific details from the text to support your Describe how you know and are good friends. Use specific details from the text to support your Explain the different ways. Use specific details from the text to support your Write a summary of the text. Include the main idea and three or more details. A Great Sense of Smell The Game of Soccer (NF) R o Explain How Author Uses Reasons and Evidence to Support Points (RI4.8) o Refer to Details of Text (Explicit/Inferred) (RI4.1) o Character Feeling Change/Describe Character(s) Drawing on Specific Details {i.e. Thoughts, Words, Actions} (RL4.3) o Describe Character/Refer to Details of Text (Explicit/Inferred) (RL4.1) The author writes about. List three or more items and explain how they would be helpful. Use specific details from the text to support your Read this sentence from the book:. What two items found in the text do you thing might be the most important? Why do you think so? Use specific details from the text to support your Describe how s feelings change throughout the story. Use specific details from the text to support your The text says. What other words describe? Use specific details from the text to support your Preparing for a Day in the Forest (NF) Rikki Tikki Tavi

5 S o Character Feeling/Describe Character(s) Drawing on Specific Details {i.e. Thoughts, Words, Actions} (RL4.3) o Character Feeling/Refer to Details of Text (Explicit/Inferred) (RL4.1) o Sequence/Describe Structure of Events (RI4.5) o Determine Word Meaning (RI4.4) Describe how likely feels when he/she sees. Use specific details from the text to support your How do you think felt after? Use specific details from the text to support your Describe the order of events that take place when. Use specific details from the text to support your Read this sentence from the book. List at least two clues from the text that help you know what means. Tracks By the Stream Mount Saint Helens (NF) T o Character Feeling/Quote Text Accurately (Explicit/Inferred) (RL5.1) o Word Meaning (RL5.4/RI5.4) o Analyze Multiple Accounts of Event Noting Similarities/Differences of POV (RI5.6) Explain how felt after. How do you know? Use three specific phrases or sentences from the text to show he might have felt this way. Read this sentence from the story. What does the word mean in this story? Use specific details from the text to support your Read this sentence from the book. Explain the meaning of. Write the clues you used to figure out the meaning of the word. Read these two accounts from the text about. a) b) How are their points of view alike or different? Fording the River Cyclone Tracy (NF) U o Describe How Narrator s or Speaker s POV Influences How Events Are Described (RL5.6) o Character Feeling Change/Quote Text Accurately (Explicit/Inferred) (RL5.1) o Cause and Effect/Compare and Contrast the Overall Structure of Event, Ideas, Concepts, or Information in Two or More Texts o Determine Word Meaning (RI5.4) Explain how the story might be different if told it instead of. Use specific details from the text to support your How do s feelings change over the course of the story? Use specific words and phrases from the text to show how felt at the beginning of the story and how he felt at the end. List at least five ways affected. Use specific details from the text to support your The text tells that. What clues in the text help you know what means? Use specific details from the text to support your Black Beauty Encounters a Steam Train 65 Million Years Ago (NF)

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