Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RL.6.2: Identify details in a text that are related to the theme or central idea.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RL.6.2 - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

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

Distal Precursor

The student can identify concrete details in a familiar story, including characters and objects.

Proximal Precursor

After reading or hearing a single episode from a story, the student can identify the overall goal or main idea of the episode.

Target

The student can identify details that relate to and support the theme of a story.

Successor

The student can identify the theme of a story and identify the events that directly relate to the overall theme.