Text Evidence Progression: Mostly 3rd - 5th Grades

Author’s Craft can be included, “What did the author do that?”

Grade K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Common CCSS.ELA-LI CCSS.ELA-LI CCSS.ELA-LI CCSS.ELA-LITER CCSS.ELA-LITER CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.

TERACY.RL. TERACY.RL. TERACY.RL. ACY.RL.3.1 ACY.RL.4.1 1 1
Core State
Standard
K.1 1.1 2.1 Ask and Refer to Quote accurately Cite textual evidence
With Ask and Ask and answer details and from a text when to support analysis of
promptin answer answer questions to examples in explaining what the what the text says
g and questions such demonstrate a text when text says explicitly explicitly as well as
support, about key questions understandin explaining and when drawing inferences drawn
ask and details in as ​who, g of a text, what the text inferences from the from the text.
answer a text. what, referring says text.
questions where, explicitly to explicitly and
about key when, the text as when
details in why​, and the basis for drawing
a text. how​ to the answers. inferences
demonstr from the text.
ate
understa
nding of
key
details in
a text.
I Can . . . “When “I support my “I support my “I support my ideas with “I support my ideas and
asked, I ideas with ideas with specific details and claims with specific
can point details from the details from quotes from several details from the story,
to the part text.” (UOS) several parts parts of the story. I and I can evaluate this
of the text of the text. I select these because evidence for which is
that gave discuss how they are strong and they strongest.”
me my those details actually do match my
ideas.” actually do points. I discuss how
(UOS) support my those details and
ideas.” (UOS) citations support my
ideas.” (UOS)
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Example