Virginia SOL 1.RL.1

1.RL.1 is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.

• 1.RL.1.A

  Retell familiar stories sequentially and demonstrate an understanding of the story structure, the central message or lesson, and the details.

• 1.RL.1.B

  Identify the elements of a familiar story, including the characters, setting, and important events (e.g., conflict and resolution).

• 1.RL.1.C

  Ask and answer literal (who, what, when, where) or inferential (how, why) questions about what is read.

• 1.RL.1.D

  Generate predictions about story characters and events using the text.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students retell a familiar story in order and identify its characters, setting, problem, major events, solution, and lesson. They answer direct and inferential questions and make predictions supported by clues from the story.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students give an ordered retelling that names the characters, setting, problem, major events, and solution. They explain the lesson, answer who, what, where, how, and why questions, and support predictions with story clues.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may list events in random order or include minor details while missing the main problem and solution. They may confuse the setting with a character, state a topic instead of a lesson, or make predictions without using story clues.

04

How to Assess It

After reading a familiar tale, ask students to retell it using first, next, and last. Then ask, “What lesson did the character learn, and which event supports your answer?”

1. 01

   Give pairs four illustrated event cards from a familiar tale to order, then label the problem and solution.

2. 02

   Ask, “What lesson does the character learn, and which event proves it?” Students write two sentences.

3. 03

   Play Question Sort: students draw who, what, where, how, or why cards and answer about the class story.

4. 04

   Read a playground problem story, then compare its conflict and solution with a problem students might face at recess.

• 10.RL.1

  The 10th Grade version of this standard.

• K.RL.1

  The Kindergarten version of this standard.

• 2.RL.1

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• 7.RL.1

  The 7th Grade version of this standard.