Reading Standards for Literature (K-5)

• Ask and answer such questions about key details of a text. (RL 1.1)
• Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. (RL 1.2)
• Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details of a text. (RL 2.1)
• Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. (RL 2.2)

Discussion Questions

• What differences do you see in the standards from one grade to the next?
• How would you modify this Grade 1 lesson if you wanted to use it with Grade 2 students?