Kentucky Standards
KY.CC.4.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
4.RI.8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
Key Ideas and Details
4.RI.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
4.RI.2. Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
KY.CC.4.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
Key Ideas and Details
4.RL.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
4.RL.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
4.RL.3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
KY.CC.4.W. Writing Standards
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
4.W.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
4.W.9.a. Apply grade 4 reading standards to literature (e.g., ''Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text .'').
KY.CC.CCRA-R. College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading
Key Ideas and Details
CCRA-R.1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCRA-R.2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCRA-R.3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
KY.CC.CCRA-W. College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
CCRA-W.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.