Journeys Comprehension Skill and Strategy/CCSS Alignment Matrix

Grade ___1___

LESSON / Focus (Skill and/or Strategy) / Standard and # / Lesson EQ / Acquisition Lesson Status
Lesson 1 / Main Idea
Summarize / CC.1.R.I.2 – Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
CC.1.R.L.2 – Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. / How can I identify the main topic in a selection?
Lesson 2 / Understanding Character
Predict/Infer / CC.1.R.L.7 –Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
CC.1.LV.4a- Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. / How do clues in the story help you understand how a character feels?
Lesson 3 / Sequence of events
Monitor and Clarify / CC.1.R.L.2 – Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
CC.1.R.L.1- With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. / Why is the sequence of events important in a story?
Lesson 4 / Text and Graphic Features
Question / CC.1.R.I. 5- Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text.
CC.1.R.I.4- Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text. / What can we learn from the parts of a book?
Lesson 5 / Story Structure
Analyze and Evaluate / CC.1.R.L.3 - Describe character, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CC.1.R.L.7 -Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. / How does the setting make a story interesting?
Lesson 6 / Understanding Characters
Summarize / CC.1.R.L.6 – Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.
CC.1.R.L.2 – Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. / What lessons can you learn from story characters?
Lesson 7 / Details
Infer and Predict / CC.1.R.I.7 – Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
CC.1.L.V.4a- Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. / How do details help me predict what is going to happen in the story?
Lesson 8 / Sequence of Events
Analyze and Evaluate / CC.1.R.L.3- Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CC.1.R.I.1 - Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. / How can I retell a story by sequencing the events?
Lesson 9 / Text and Graphic Features
Question / CC.1.R.I.5 – Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text.
CC.1.R.I.1 - Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. / How do words and pictures help tell a story?
Lesson 10 / Story Structure
Visualize / CC.1.R.L.3 - Describe character, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CC.1.R.I.3 - Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text. / How do the parts of a story work together?
LESSON / Focus (Skill and/or Strategy) / Standard and # / Lesson EQ / Acquisition Lesson Status
Lesson 11 / Author’s Purpose
Analyze and Evaluate / CC.1.R.I.8 - Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
CC.1.R.I.6 - Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text. / Why do authors write stories?
Lesson 12 / Sequence of Events
Question / CC.1.R.L.3 - Describe character, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CC.1.R.I.1 - Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. / Why is the order of story events important?
Lesson 13 / Cause and Effect
Visualize / CC.1.R.I.3 - Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
CC.1.R.L.9 – Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories. / What happened in the story and what did reaction or response did it cause?
Lesson 14 / Conclusions
Infer and predict / CC.1.L.2- Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
CC.1.LV.4a- Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. / What clues help you figure out why events happen?
Lesson 15 / Compare and Contrast
Monitor and Clarify / CC.1.R.I.3 - Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
CC.1.R.L.9 – Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
CC.1.R.I.4 – Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text. / How do I compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of the characters?
Lesson 16 / Main Idea and Details
Question / CC1RI.2 – Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
CC1RI.1 - Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. / How can details help me identify the main idea?
Lesson 17 / Compare and Contrast
Visualize / CC.1.R.L.9 – Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
CC.1.R.L.7 - Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. / How do I compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of the characters?
Lesson 18 / Author’s Purpose
Summarize / CC.1.R.I.8 - Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
CC.1.R.I.2 – Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. / Why do authors choose to write a piece of nonfiction?
Lesson 19 / Conclusions
Monitor and Clarify / CC.1.R.I.1 - Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CC.1.R.I.4 – Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text. / What clues help me figure out what the author doesn’t tell me?
Lesson 20 / Cause and Effect
Infer and Predict / CC.1.R.L.3 - Describe character, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CC.1.LV.4a- Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. / How does the author use cause and effect to help me predict during the story?
LESSON / Focus (Skill and/or Strategy) / Standard and # / Lesson EQ / Acquisition Lesson Status
Lesson 21 / Story Structure
Analyze and Evaluate / CC.1.R.L.3 - Describe character, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CC.1.R.L.9 - Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories. / What do characters do when there is a problem?
Lesson 22 / Conclusions
Visualize / CC.1.R.I.2 – Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
CC.1.R.I.6 - Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
CC.1.R.I.9 - Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures). / How does what you already know help you understand the story?
Lesson 23 / Cause and Effect
Monitor and Clarify / CC.1.R.L.2 – Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson
CC.1.R.L.3 - Describe character, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CC.1.R.L.7 - Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. / What causes events in a story to happen?
Lesson 24 / Sequence of Events
Question / CC.1.R.I.2 – Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
CC.1.R.I.1 - Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. / Why do authors sequence events in a certain order?
Lesson 25 / Understanding Characters
Summarize / CC.1.R.L.3 - Describe character, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CC.1.R.L.2 – Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. / What clues help you understand what a character is like?
Lesson 26 / Compare and Contrast
Monitor and Clarify / CC.1.R.L.9 – Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
CC.1.R.I.4 – Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text. / How do I ask questions to help me clarify the meaning of words in a text?
Lesson 27 / Text and Graphic Features
Analyze and Evaluate / CC.1.R.I.5 – Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text.
CC.1.R.I.1 - Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. / How do words and photos together give information?
Lesson 28 / Story Structure
Infer and Predict / CC1RL.3 - Describe character, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CC1Lang Vocab.4a- Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. / How does a problem make a story interesting?
Lesson 29 / Cause and Effect
Visualize / CC.1.R.L.2 – Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson
CC.1.R.L.4 - Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
CC.1.R.L.7 - Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. / How do some story events make other events happen?
Lesson 30 / Understanding Characters
Summarize / CC.1.R.L.3 - Describe character, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CC.1.R.L.2 – Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. / What can you learn from story characters?

Skills and Strategies found in HMH Journeys:

Main Idea 1, 16 Compare and Contrast 15, 17, 26

Summarize 1, 6, 18, 25, 30 Conclusions 14, 19, 22

Understanding Characters 2, 6, 25, 30 Cause and Effect 13, 20, 23, 29

Predict/Infer 2, 7, 14, 20, 28

Sequence of Events 3, 8, 12, 24

Monitor/Clarify 3, 15, 19, 23, 26

Text and Graphic Features 4, 9, 27

Question 4, 9, 12, 16, 24

Story Structure 5, 10, 21, 28

Analyze/Evaluate 5, 8, 11, 21, 27

Details 7, 16

Sequence of Events 8, 12, 24

Visualize 10, 13, 17, 22, 29

Author’s Purpose 11, 18

2011-2012 Curriculum and Instruction 1