Text Connections: Sequence, Cause-and-Effect, and Comparison

Ask and answer literal and inferential questions about informational texts by citing explicit facts and details.

Identify the overall main idea of a multi-paragraph text and determine the central focus of individual paragraphs.

Describe logical connections and relationships between historical events, scientific ideas, and procedural steps.

Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words in science, history, and social studies texts.

Use print and digital organizational tools to locate facts, navigate layouts, and locate information efficiently.

Determine why an author wrote a text and describe how they use reasons and evidence to support their points.

Explain how diagrams, charts, maps, photographs, and infographics clarify and enhance written text.

Compare and contrast important points, structures, and visual presentations across texts on the same topic to synthesize new understanding.

Read and comprehend grade-level informational texts across social studies, history, and science proficiently using prereading hypotheses and schema.

Recognize, characterize, and analyze messages across news broadcasts, advertisements, podcasts, and online educational media.