RI.3.1 — Ask and Answer Questions About Informational Text
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
What students need to learn
Ask relevant questions about the text
FoundationalStudents generate questions before, during, and after reading to focus attention on important ideas and details. These questions should connect to who, what, where, when, why, and how in an informational text.
Answer questions to show understanding
CoreStudents respond to questions in ways that show they understand the main ideas and supporting details of the text. Answers should be complete enough to reflect comprehension, not just guesses or opinions.
Refer explicitly to the text
CoreStudents point directly to words, phrases, sentences, or parts of the passage that support their answers. This means they use the text itself as evidence rather than relying only on background knowledge.
Use text evidence as the basis for answers
CoreStudents learn that strong answers are grounded in what the author states in the text. They connect their response to specific information from the passage to justify their thinking.
I can ask and answer questions about an informational text and use details from the text to prove my answers.
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