CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1
The Standard
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading
What This Standard Means
Students need to read with care, notice what the text says directly, and make reasonable inferences from those details. They also need to point back to exact words, lines, or parts of the text when they explain an answer in speech or writing.
Mastery looks like answers that are grounded in the text, not guesses or opinions. Students can separate “it says” from “I think because.” Common trouble spots are vague evidence, evidence that does not match the claim, and inferences based on outside knowledge instead of the passage.
Ways to Teach It
- Give students a short passage, sticky notes, and three colors to mark facts, clues, and questions before answering one inference question.
- Ask students to write: “The text says ___, so I can infer ___ because ___,” using one sentence from the passage.
- Use a two-question exit ticket: one literal question and one inference question that both require a quoted word or line.
- Bring in a menu, bus schedule, or product review and ask students what they know for sure and what they can reasonably infer.
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.