CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.3
The Standard
Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards for Informational Text
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students find two related people, events, or facts in an informational text. They explain the link using clues such as because, before, after, or both.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can select two related details from a short text and name each one accurately. They explain the link in a complete sentence and point to supporting words or pictures.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may retell each detail separately without stating the link. They may use outside knowledge, confuse sequence with cause, or choose unrelated details.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Choose two facts from the class text. Complete: “___ and ___ are connected because ___.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs two event cards from a short article; students arrange them, connect them with yarn, and explain the link.
Read a page about animal families, then ask, “How are the parent and baby connected in what they do?”
Play Connection Match: students pair fact cards from the same text and earn a point by stating an accurate link.
Use a school lunch schedule and menu to explain how the day of the week connects to the meal served.
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