Reading: Literature Progression Map

Common Core ELAGrades K to 1299 standards · 88 connections

How the ten reading anchor skills develop through literature, from retelling a story in kindergarten to analyzing authorial choices in high school.

KGr 1Gr 2Gr 3Gr 4Gr 5Gr 6Gr 7Gr 89-1011-12Anchor 1Cite evidenceAnchor 2Central ideas and themesAnchor 3People, events, and ideasAnchor 4Word meaning and toneAnchor 5Text structureAnchor 6Point of view and purposeAnchor 7Media and formatsAnchor 9Comparing textsAnchor 10Text complexityRL.K.1RL.1.1RL.2.1RL.3.1RL.4.1RL.5.1RL.6.1RL.7.1RL.8.1RL.9-10.1RL.11-12.1RL.K.2RL.1.2RL.2.2RL.3.2RL.4.2RL.5.2RL.6.2RL.7.2RL.8.2RL.9-10.2RL.11-12.2RL.K.3RL.1.3RL.2.3RL.3.3RL.4.3RL.5.3RL.6.3RL.7.3RL.8.3RL.9-10.3RL.11-12.3RL.K.4RL.1.4RL.2.4RL.3.4RL.4.4RL.5.4RL.6.4RL.7.4RL.8.4RL.9-10.4RL.11-12.4RL.K.5RL.1.5RL.2.5RL.3.5RL.4.5RL.5.5RL.6.5RL.7.5RL.8.5RL.9-10.5RL.11-12.5RL.K.6RL.1.6RL.2.6RL.3.6RL.4.6RL.5.6RL.6.6RL.7.6RL.8.6RL.9-10.6RL.11-12.6RL.K.7RL.1.7RL.2.7RL.3.7RL.4.7RL.5.7RL.6.7RL.7.7RL.8.7RL.9-10.7RL.11-12.7RL.K.9RL.1.9RL.2.9RL.3.9RL.4.9RL.5.9RL.6.9RL.7.9RL.8.9RL.9-10.9RL.11-12.9RL.K.10RL.1.10RL.2.10RL.3.10RL.4.10RL.5.10RL.6.10RL.7.10RL.8.10RL.9-10.10RL.11-12.10

Hover a standard to trace what it builds on and what it leads to. Click for details. Solid lines are essential prerequisites, dashed lines are supporting connections. A dashed outline marks a connected standard from a neighboring topic.

How to read this map

Each chip is one standard, placed in its grade. A line between two standards means the earlier one was verified as a prerequisite for the later one, against the official framework documents and published curriculum progressions. If a student is stuck on a standard, look one column left. If they have mastered it, the lines to the right show where that skill goes next. Every chip links to a full breakdown of the standard with teaching ideas. How these connections are verified.

All standards on this map, as a list

Cite evidence

RL.1.1 → RL.2.1 → RL.3.1 → RL.4.1 → RL.5.1 → RL.6.1 → RL.7.1 → RL.8.1 → RL.9-10.1 → RL.11-12.1 → RL.K.1

Central ideas and themes

RL.1.2 → RL.2.2 → RL.3.2 → RL.4.2 → RL.5.2 → RL.6.2 → RL.7.2 → RL.8.2 → RL.9-10.2 → RL.11-12.2 → RL.K.2

People, events, and ideas

RL.1.3 → RL.2.3 → RL.3.3 → RL.4.3 → RL.5.3 → RL.6.3 → RL.7.3 → RL.8.3 → RL.9-10.3 → RL.11-12.3 → RL.K.3

Word meaning and tone

RL.1.4 → RL.2.4 → RL.3.4 → RL.4.4 → RL.5.4 → RL.6.4 → RL.7.4 → RL.8.4 → RL.9-10.4 → RL.11-12.4 → RL.K.4

Text structure

RL.1.5 → RL.2.5 → RL.3.5 → RL.4.5 → RL.5.5 → RL.6.5 → RL.7.5 → RL.8.5 → RL.9-10.5 → RL.11-12.5 → RL.K.5

Point of view and purpose

RL.1.6 → RL.2.6 → RL.3.6 → RL.4.6 → RL.5.6 → RL.6.6 → RL.7.6 → RL.8.6 → RL.9-10.6 → RL.11-12.6 → RL.K.6

Media and formats

RL.1.7 → RL.2.7 → RL.3.7 → RL.4.7 → RL.5.7 → RL.6.7 → RL.7.7 → RL.8.7 → RL.9-10.7 → RL.11-12.7 → RL.K.7

Comparing texts

RL.1.9 → RL.2.9 → RL.3.9 → RL.4.9 → RL.5.9 → RL.6.9 → RL.7.9 → RL.8.9 → RL.9-10.9 → RL.11-12.9 → RL.K.9

Text complexity

RL.1.10 → RL.2.10 → RL.3.10 → RL.4.10 → RL.5.10 → RL.6.10 → RL.7.10 → RL.8.10 → RL.9-10.10 → RL.11-12.10 → RL.K.10

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