Exploring the Real World · Informational Reading

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Distinguishing between the primary topic of a text and the specific facts that support it.

Key Questions

  1. 1What is the most important thing the author wants us to know?
  2. 2How do small facts help build a bigger picture of a topic?
  3. 3How can we tell the difference between a fact and an opinion?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.2CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.8
Grade: 1st Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: Exploring the Real World
Period: Informational Reading

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