ELA Milestones

To give the main events of a story in the order in which they happen

• summarize
• drama
• theme
• character

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

a person or think in a work of literature

• rhythm
• genre
• character
• setting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

where and when a story takes place, including the time of day, the season, or a location

• character
• setting
• plot
• fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

the evens that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the story

• simile
• drama
• meter
• plot

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

words that have similar meanings

• author
• synonyms
• antonyms
• illustrator

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text

• main idea
• verse
• point of view
• inference

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

it’s a universal truth, a lesson or message learned

• theme
• compare vs. contrast
• cite evidence
• main idea

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

stories about popular beliefs in different cultures like Greece and Rome

• metaphor
• setting
• figurative language
• mythology

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

writing organized in a rhythmic pattern, as often is the case in poetry

• genre
• simile
• verse
• rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

the regular, repeated sounds of words in a poem

• rhythm
• meter
• verse
• drama

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4