Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RI.3.8: Identify two related points the author makes in an informational text.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • 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).

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

The student can react to a change in an object or a situation through eye gaze, vocalization, or otherwise expressing interest.

Distal Precursor

The student can determine similarities or differences between objects based on physical characteristics.

Proximal Precursor

The student can identify the relationships between multiple concrete facts or details.

Target

The student can identify the points that are made by an author of an informational text and identify points that are related.

Successor

The student can identify reasons an author includes in a text (i.e., details) that support the points of an informational text.