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How does nonfiction align to the CT state standards?

In 2010, Connecticut adopted Common Core Standards. For the English Language Arts, Reading Informational Texts, the standards are categorized into key ideas, structure, and integration. For reading informational texts in Grades K-5, students are expected to ask questions, describe observations, and identify and utilize graphs and images to demonstrate further understanding.

http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards/reading-informational-text/

Grade K

Key Ideas and Details

 * RI.K.1. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
 * RI.K.2. With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
 * RI.K.3. With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

Craft and Structure

 * RI.K.4. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
 * RI.K.5. Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
 * RI.K.6. Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

 * RI.K.7. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
 * RI.K.8. With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
 * RI.K.9. With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
 Grade 1
 * RI.K.10. Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Key Ideas and Details

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.1.2. Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.1.3. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Craft and Structure

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.1.4. Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.1.5. Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.1.6. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.1.7. Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.1.8. Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.1.9. Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
<span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Grade 2
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.1.10. With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Key Ideas and Details

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.2.1. Ask and answer such questions as //who, what, where, when, why//, and //how// to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.2.2. Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.2.3. Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Craft and Structure

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.2.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a //grade 2 topic or subject area//.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.2.5. Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.2.6. Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.2.7. Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.2.8. Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.2.9. Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
<span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Grade 3
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.2.10. By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Key Ideas and Details

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.3.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.3.2. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.3.3. Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Craft and Structure

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.3.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a //grade 3 topic or subject area//.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.3.5. Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.3.6. Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.3.7. Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.3.8. Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.3.9. Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
<span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Grade 4 <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.3.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Key Ideas and Details

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.4.2. Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.4.3. Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Craft and Structure

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.4.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a //grade 4 topic or subject area//.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.4.5. Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.4.6. Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.4.7. Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.4.8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.4.9. Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
<span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Grade 5
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.4.10. By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Key Ideas and Details

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.5.2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.5.3. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Craft and Structure

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.5.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a //grade 5 topic or subject area//.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.5.5. Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.5.6. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.5.7. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.5.8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">RI.5.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.