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Standard	Comprehension Benchmark & Observable Criteria	F	W	S	Mastery Date
Cluster: Key Ideas & Details
2.RL.1
2.RI.1	Asks and answers who, what, where, when, why, and how questions to demonstrate understanding of key details in text.
2.RL.2	Recounts stories (fables, folktales from diverse cultures) and determines their central message, lesson, or moral.
2.RI.2	Identifies the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific individual paragraphs within the text.
2.RL.3
2.RI.3	Describes how characters respond to major events/challenges; describes connection between historical events, scientific ideas, or procedural steps.
Cluster: Craft & Structure
2.RL.4
2.RI.4	Describes how words/phrases supply rhythm, rhyme, or meaning in stories/poems; determines the meaning of words/phrases in grade 2 informational texts.
2.RI.5	Knows and uses various text features (captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic icons) to locate key facts efficiently.
2.RL.6
2.RI.6	Acknowledges differences in points of view of characters (alters voice during dialogue); identifies author's main purpose (explain, entertain, describe).
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
2.RL.7
2.RI.7	Uses information gained from illustrations and words in print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting, plot, or key concepts.
2.RL.9
2.RI.9	Compares and contrasts two or more versions of the same story by different authors; compares and contrasts the most important points in two informational texts.

Standard	Comprehension Benchmark & Observable Criteria	F	W	S	Mastery Date
Cluster: Key Ideas & Text Evidence
3.RL.1
3.RI.1	Asks and answers questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for answers (text citations).
3.RL.2	Recounts stories (fables, folktales, myths); determines the central message, lesson, or moral and explains how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
3.RI.2	Determines the main idea of an informational text; recounts key details and explains how they support the main idea.
3.RL.3
3.RI.3	Describes character traits, motivations, and feelings and how actions contribute to the plot; describes historical/scientific cause-and-effect sequences.
Cluster: Craft & Structure
3.RL.4
3.RI.4	Distinguishes literal from nonliteral language (idioms, metaphors); determines the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words in text.
3.RL.5
3.RI.5	Refers to parts of stories, dramas, and poems (chapter, scene, stanza); uses text features and digital search tools (keywords, sidebars, hyperlinks).
3.RL.6
3.RI.6	Distinguishes personal point of view from that of the narrator or characters; distinguishes personal perspective from that of an author.
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
3.RL.7
3.RI.7	Explains how illustrations contribute to what is conveyed in words (create mood, emphasize character); uses info from maps/charts/diagrams.
3.RL.9
3.RI.9	Compares and contrasts themes, settings, and plots of stories by the same author; compares and contrasts the most important points and details in two texts.

Standard	Writing Benchmark & Observable Criteria	F	W	S	Date Met
Cluster: Text Types & Purposes
2.W.1	Writes opinion pieces: introduces topic/book, states an opinion, supplies reasons using linking words (because, and, also), and provides a concluding statement.
2.W.2	Writes informative/explanatory texts: introduces a topic, uses facts and definitions to develop points, and provides a clear concluding statement.
2.W.3	Writes narratives: recounts a well-elaborated event/sequence, includes sensory details to describe actions/thoughts/feelings, uses temporal transition words, and provides closure.
Cluster: Production, Revision & Technology
2.W.5	With adult/peer support, strengthens writing by revising (adding descriptive details, vivid verbs) and editing for mechanics.
2.W.6	Uses a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, working both independently and in collaboration with peers.
Cluster: Research & Inquiry
2.W.7	Participates in shared research and writing projects (e.g., reads several books on a science/social studies topic to produce a structured report).
2.W.8	Recalls information from experiences or gathers information from provided print/digital sources to answer a question.
Cluster: Conventions of Standard English (2.L.1 & 2.L.2)
2.L.1	Uses collective nouns, irregular plural nouns, reflexive pronouns, past tense of common irregular verbs, and expands sentences.
2.L.2	Capitalizes holidays, product names, and geographic names; uses commas in greetings/closings and apostrophes in contractions/possessives.

Standard	Writing Benchmark & Observable Criteria	F	W	S	Date Met
Cluster: Text Types & Purposes
3.W.1	Writes opinion pieces supporting a point of view with reasons: organizes structure, lists reasons using linking words (because, therefore, since), and provides a concluding section.
3.W.2	Writes informative/explanatory texts: conveys ideas clearly, groups related information with headings/illustrations, develops facts/definitions, uses linking words, and provides closure.
3.W.3	Writes narratives: establishes context/narrator, develops characters, incorporates purposeful dialogue and sensory descriptions of actions/thoughts, and signals sequence with temporal words.
Cluster: Production, Revision & Technology
3.W.4	Produces writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to specific task, purpose, and audience.
3.W.5	With guidance and peer support, develops and strengthens writing through iterative planning, drafting, revising, and editing stages.
3.W.6	Uses technology to produce and publish writing; demonstrates sufficient keyboarding proficiency to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
Cluster: Research & Inquiry
3.W.7	Conducts short research projects that build focused knowledge about a specific topic through text investigation.
3.W.8	Recalls information from experiences or gathers information from print and digital sources; takes brief notes and sorts evidence into categories.
Cluster: Conventions of Standard English (3.L.1 & 3.L.2)
3.L.1-2	Demonstrates command of grammar (subject-verb agreement, verb tenses), capitalizes titles correctly, uses quotation marks for dialogue, and applies conventional spelling rules.