1.13.A
ELA1st GradeThe student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes.
The Standard
generate questions for formal and informal inquiry with adult assistance
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students ask questions to learn more about a topic, text, object, or experience. With adult help, they choose questions that are clear, relevant, and possible to investigate.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student asks relevant questions about a topic, text, picture, or class experience. With a teacher prompt, the student can revise a vague question into one that can be investigated.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may give a statement instead of asking a question. They may ask questions unrelated to the topic or questions that are too broad to investigate.
How to Assess It
- Show a photo of an unfamiliar animal. Ask each student to say or write one question that would help the class learn more about it.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Sort picture cards of classroom objects, then choose one object and write two questions on sticky notes with a partner.
After reading a page about frogs, discuss, “What do you still wonder, and which question could we investigate?”
Play Question or Statement by holding up a Q card when a sentence asks for information.
Examine the class lunch menu and ask one question that could be answered by interviewing the cafeteria manager.
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