Quarter 2 ~​
Grade 1​
ELA Review Standards Taught in this Marking Period: Literature Informational RL.1.1 ​
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. RL.1.2 ​
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. RL.1.3 ​
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. RL.1.4 ​
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses. RI.1.1 ​
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. RI.1.2 ​
Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. RI.1.3 ​
Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text. RI.1.4 ​
Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text. RI.1.7 ​
Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas. RI.1.8​
Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text. RI.1.10 ​
With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1 Question Stems
(Use these stems to prompt your child during and after their reading. These types of questions will promote their thinking while they’re reading and can be used while your child reads ANY text.) Literature Informational RL.1.3​
Who are the characters in the story? Who is the main character in the story? What is the setting of the story? What is the problem or plot in the story? How do the characters in the story solve their problem? What happens at the beginning, middle, and end of the story? How are the characters behaving, or feeling, at the beginning, middle, and end of the story? How do we know the characters are feeling ​
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How does this story or poem make you feel when you read it? Does the character use his/her five senses in this story? How do we know the character feels happy, sad, or angry? Identify what the character hears, sees, … What words in the story tell us what the setting looks like? Is this a story or a poem? How do you know? RI.1.2​
Tell me what we can learn about from this text? What is this book mostly about? How do you know? What are the important details about ​
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in the text? Can you retell the story to a friend? What were the important details that your partner needs to know? RI.1.7​
Why do you think the illustrator put in that picture? Does the illustration match what the writer is trying to say? Do you think the story and the picture are connected? Describe how the picture helps the reader understand the paragraph. RI.1.8​
What does the writer think about this problem? Why do you think the author wrote that? Were there any reasons why you think the author…? What in the writing made you think that? What were the reasons the author wrote this piece? How and where did the author support his reasoning? What important points does the author make? On the quarterly:​
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Your child will take a “Quarterly” at the end of each marking period to assess the standards taught. ​
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There are two passages for students to read. One passage is nonfiction, and one passage is fiction. Students will answer 5 multiple choice questions about each passage. They will also be asked to write about each passage in a short response. The following passages are ​
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examples for you to practice at home with your child. Below is a sample fiction passage to practice with your child. Have your child read this passage on his/her own. The Day I Tried to Cook ​
By: Sue Peterson 1​
Mom is a great cook. She started cooking when she was three-years-old! I know that sounds silly, but she would help her mother cook. And, now I’m helping my mom cook. 2​
I like to make chicken the best. Baked chicken is my most favorite thing to make. It is also my favorite food to eat. 3 ​
One day, when mom was sick, I tried to make the chicken all by myself. I washed the chicken and put it in a pan in the oven to bake. When the bell rang to tell me the chicken was done, I opened the oven door. Guess what? The chicken was not cooked! 4​
I started to laugh. I laughed and laughed and laughed! Did you know what I did? I forgot to turn on the oven! The oven! 5​
Did you know what I did next? I called on the telephone for pizza to come to our house. Mom was happy that I “cooked” by myself. She was happy that we could eat the pizza together. 6​
Guess what? We will have chicken some other night. Sample/Practice​
Questions:​
(These questions are similar to what your child will be asked on the quarterly) RL.1.4​
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Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses. 1. In paragraph 4 it says , “I started to laugh. I laughed and laughed!” What does this tell you about the character? a. He likes to cook b. He can laugh at his mistakes c. He told a joke d. He was watching a show RL.1.1​
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. 2.​
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Why did the character order pizza? a. His chicken was not cooked b. He burnt the chicken c. He did not know how to cook chicken d. He was having a party Short Response​
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RL.1.2 ​
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Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. 3. Describe the major events in this story, using key details. _____​
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Below is a sample nonfiction passage to practice with your child.​​
Have your child read this passage on his/her own. A Clean Drink of Water 1 All people need clean water. They need it for drinking, for cooking, and for bathing. 2 Some people in a village in South America did not have clean water. Their water was full of oil and dirt. People there got sick when they drank the water. 3 Far away, other people heard about the problem. They sent empty water tanks to the village. Rainwater fell into the tanks. That water was clean. Now the people in that village have clean water. Sample/Practice​
Questions:​
(These questions are similar to what your child will be asked on the quarterly) RI.1.1​
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Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. 1. Water full of oil and dirt can hurt people. What information from the passage shows this is true? a. The people in the village got sick after drinking the water full of oil and dirt. b. The people in the village had clean water to drink after they got the empty water tanks. C. All people need water for drinking, cooking, and bathing. d. People use water to cook. RI.1.2​
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Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. 2. What is the main idea in A Clean Drink of Water? a. Dirty water will make you sick. b. All people need clean water to live. c. You should help people in need. d. People use water to cook. Short Response:​
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Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. 3. Write and draw : ​
What did you learn from “A Clean Drink of Water”? ____________________________________________________________________
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Answer Key Story 1 Story 2 1. b 2. a Short Response​
: Students should write about the child enjoying cooking with mom. The child tried to cook by himself but he forgot to turn the oven on. They decided to order pizza. 1. a 2. b Short Response:​
A response might include: People need clean water. Some people did not have clean water. They were given tanks to collect rain water.