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Asking and Answering Questions About Stories
1st Grade · Ela · Open Global English
7 lessons
Goal
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions using story details, illustrations, and inferences.
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Asking Who and What Questions About a Story
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Standards Covered
- OGE.2.RL.1Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 2 / Grade 1 (Age 6) · Grade 1Ask and answer literal and inferential questions about key details in stories, poems, and drama, citing explicit textual evidence and illustrations to explain who, what, where, when, why, and how events occur.
- OGE.2.RL.3Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 2 / Grade 1 (Age 6) · Grade 1Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story using text details and illustrations, explaining character traits, motives, feelings, and the reasons behind character actions.
- OGE.2.RL.5Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 2 / Grade 1 (Age 6) · Grade 1Distinguish between literary genres (prose stories, poetry, and drama scripts/puppet plays) and analyze how authors structure narrative beginnings, developments, and resolutions.
Curriculum Framework
1st Grade · Ela · Open Global English
1
7 lessons
Asking and Answering Questions About Stories
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions using story details, illustrations, and inferences.
2
7 lessons
Retelling Stories: Plot Elements and Central Lessons
Retell fables, folktales, and fairy tales sequentially while identifying the problem, resolution, and central message.
3
7 lessons
Exploring Characters, Settings, and Story Events
Describe characters, settings, and events using text details and illustrations to explain traits, motives, and actions.
4
8 lessons
Sensory Words, Feeling Words, and Poetic Devices
Identify sensory words, emotional language, rhyme, rhythm, repetition, and alliteration in stories, poems, and songs.
5
7 lessons
Understanding Literary Genres and Story Structure
Distinguish between prose stories, poems, and drama scripts while analyzing narrative beginnings, developments, and endings.
6
6 lessons
Point of View: Identifying Who Tells the Story
Identify who is narrating a story at various points and distinguish between first-person and third-person perspectives.
7
6 lessons
Comparing Characters and Cultural Stories
Compare and contrast adventures, experiences, actions, and cultural backgrounds across diverse global stories.