Informational Text
Key Ideas and Details
Standards
Focus Skills
Description
CCSS.ELA-
Literacy.RI.2.1
Ask / answer 5W questions in informational text
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about key details in an informational text
CCSS.ELA-
Literacy.RI.2.2
Identify what key details explain in text
Locate key details in an informational text and determine what they describe or explain
CCSS.ELA-
Literacy.RI.2.2
Identify topic / subtopics of text / paragraphs
Identify the topic of an informational text as a whole and identify the subtopics of paragraphs
CCSS.ELA-
Literacy.RI.2.3
Describe how some events lead to other events
When reading historical, scientific, and technical texts, describe how some events lead to other events and how actions have consequences/reactions
Craft and Structure
CCSS.ELA-
Literacy.RI.2.5
Use text features to locate information
Identify and use text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate information efficiently
CCSS.ELA-
Literacy.RI.2.6
Identify the author's description or response
Identify what the author wants to describe or explain, or what question the author is answering in an informational text
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
CCSS.ELA-
Literacy.RI.2.8
Describe how author supports points made in text
Describe how the reasons an author gives support the points the author makes in a text
CCSS.ELA-
Literacy.RI.2.9
Compare key points made in texts on same topic
Compare and contrast the most important points presented in informational texts on the same topic
Range of Reading and Level of Text ComplexityÂ
CCSS.ELA-
Literacy.RI.2.10
Read regularly and independently
Read regularly and independently in second-grade-appropriate texts for sustained periods of time, increasing speed, stamina, and comprehension