Social Studies Middle School Guide

Scaffold for Writing Text Dependent Questions Grade K-1

Key Ideas & Details

RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text RI. 1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text happen? What happens at the end? • Who is the narrator? • What’s the funniest • thing? • What is the story about? • When does _____

RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. • Retell in order. • What’s the lesson? • What type of text is this? • What message was the author trying to share? • What is the main idea of this • text? • What key supporting details • did the author cite?

RL. 1.3 Describe characters, settings and major events in a story, using key details. RI. 1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas or pieces of information in a text.

• What is the relationship between (list 2 • characters)? • Is the character good? • How does (character) feel at the • beginning, middle and end of the • story? • Did the character get what he/she • wanted? • What kind of (setting) does the • character have? Where is it? How do • you know? • How does this book teach a reader? • Why is __ important?