Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RI.7.2: Determine two or more central ideas in a text.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RI.7.2 - Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

When provided with a picture of an object, or another symbolic representation of that object, the student can correctly match the picture with the real object.

Distal Precursor

After hearing or reading a beginner-level informational text, the student can identify a concrete detail in the text.

Proximal Precursor

After hearing or reading an informational text, the student can identify the implicit main idea of the text and identify the relationships between concrete details.

Target

After reading or hearing an informational text, the student can identify more than one main idea in the text.

Successor

After reading or hearing an informational text, the student can demonstrate an understanding of the summary of the text by identifying an accurate summary or expressing the main ideas of the text.