Virginia SOL 4.RI.1

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

• 4.RI.1.A

  Summarize the main idea of multi-paragraph texts and the specific paragraphs within them, explaining how key details support the main ideas.

• 4.RI.1.B

  Summarize events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in historical, scientific, or technical texts, including what happened and why.

• 4.RI.1.C

  Distinguish between fact and opinion and explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support opinions within texts.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify the main idea of each paragraph and the whole text, then explain how details support those ideas. They summarize events, procedures, or concepts, including what happened and why. They separate facts from opinions and connect an author's opinions to reasons and evidence.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students state the main idea of each paragraph and the whole text, then select details that clearly support both. They summarize what happened and why without adding personal views. They distinguish facts from opinions and connect an author's opinion to specific reasons and evidence.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may choose an interesting detail instead of the main idea or include every detail in a summary. They may label any statement they disagree with as opinion. They also may name evidence without explaining how it supports the author's opinion.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a three-paragraph article and ask them to write the overall main idea, a two-sentence summary, and one fact and opinion pair. Have them underline the evidence supporting the opinion.

1. 01

   Give groups a short article cut into paragraphs, then have them match each paragraph to a main idea card and supporting detail cards.

2. 02

   Ask students to write: What happened, why did it happen, and which three details belong in a fair summary?

3. 03

   Play Fact, Opinion, or Evidence using sentence cards from one article, with students sorting and defending each choice.

4. 04

   Compare two product reviews, then identify each opinion, the reasons given, and which evidence would help a buyer decide.

• 8.RI.1

  The 8th Grade version of this standard.

• 6.RI.1

  The 6th Grade version of this standard.

• 11.RI.1

  The 11th Grade version of this standard.

• 5.RI.1

  The 5th Grade version of this standard.