Key Details

A key detail is NOT...

• answering who, what, when, where, why
• supporting the main idea
• the central message of a story
• words or phrases that help us understand what we are reading

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why are key details important?

• They help me understand the main idea
• They are names of characters
• They are always written in bold print
• They are not important

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

What is the little raccoon's name from the story, The Kissing Hand?

• Tim
• Charles
• Buddy
• Chester

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Why did Chester not want to go to school?

• He did not do his homework
• He wanted to stay home and play where he was comfortable
• He was being made fun of
• He hated school

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.9

What did Chester's mother do to make him feel better about going to school?

• She gave him a big hug
• She made his favorite cookies
• She kissed him in the middle of his palm
• She said she would walk with him to school

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did she kiss his palm?

• When he is lonely, the kiss will remind him that his mother loves him and fill him with good thoughts
• For good luck
• She was required to as a family tradition
• To keep him from crying

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Chester do that night as he was looking out at his school?

• He wrote his mother a note
• He hugged his mother goodbye
• He ran away
• He kissed the center of his mother's palm

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

Do you know enough about key details to find them as you read your next story?

• No
• Yes!

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2