RL Reading: Literature
Learning Outcome
2.RL.1 Read and comprehend a variety of literature within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 2-3. By the end of grade 2, students interact with texts proficiently and independently at the low end of the range and with scaffolding as needed at the high end.
Key Ideas and Textual Support
2.RL.2.1 Ask and answer questions (e.g., who was the story about; why did an event happen; where did the story happen) to demonstrate understanding of main idea and key details in a text.
2.RL.2.2 Recount the beginning, middle, and ending of stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
2.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and how characters affect the plot.
2.RL.2.4 Make predictions about the content of text using prior knowledge of text features, explaining whether they were confirmed or not confirmed and why.
Structural Elements and Organization
2.RL.3.1 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
2.RL.3.2 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters and identify dialogue as words spoken by characters, usually enclosed in quotation marks.
Synthesis and Connection of Ideas
2.RL.4.1 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
2.RL.4.2 Compare and contrast versions of the same stories from different authors, time periods, or cultures from around the world.