NY Next Generation ELA KR5
The Standard
Identify literary and informational texts.
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify whether a text is literary or informational. They use simple clues about purpose, content, and features.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student sorts familiar books into story and information groups and gives a basic reason. The reason refers to telling a story or teaching facts.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call every illustrated book a story. They may sort by topic or cover color rather than what the text does.
How to Assess It
- Show one storybook and one simple nonfiction book about the same animal. Ask the student to identify each type and explain one clue.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Handle and sort classroom books into literary and informational baskets using visible clues.
Ask students how a storybook and fact book about dogs are different.
Play Book Type Match with covers, pages, and story-or-information labels.
Sort a recipe, a class story, and a simple animal fact sheet by text type.
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