Unpacked
RI 5.3
Standard:
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events,
ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific
information in the text.
Unpacked Standard:
Students describe the connections between two or more people, events, ideas, or
concepts in a historical, scientific, or “how-to” texts by using the text to support their
findings. Historical text is one kind of informative text that includes facts and
information about important events. Historical text is read to gain knowledge about
a particular era and how it shaped the future. Scientific text includes facts, ideas,
concepts, and procedures. Scientific text is read for the purpose of gaining
knowledge in a particular area of science. Technical text is read for the purpose of
learning more about a subject or understanding how to complete a task. Charts,
diagrams, and illustrations that support the text and provide additional information
usually accompany them.
What students need to know:
What students need to do:
 Students need to know how to
 Students will explain
explain the relationships or
relationships or connections
connections between two or
between people.
more people in the text to
 Students will explain
support their findings.
relationships or connection
 Students need to know how to
between events or ideas.
explain the relationships or
 Students will explain
connections between two or
relationships or connections
more events or ideas in the text to
between concepts in scientific,
support their findings.
historical, or “how-to” texts.
 Students need to know how to
 Students will use charts,
explain the relationships or
diagrams, and illustrations in a
connections between two or
text.
more scientific, historical, or
“how-to” texts to support their
findings.
 Students need to know how to
use charts, diagrams, and
illustrations in a text to support
their findings.
Level 1
Entering
Explain the
connection
s between
people,
events,
ideas, or
concepts in
text with a
small
group by
reciting
phrases
from the
text.
Level 2
Emerging
Explain the
connection
s between
people,
events,
ideas, or
concepts in
text with a
small
group by
describing
those
connection
s.
Level 3
Developing
Explain the
connection
s between
people,
events,
ideas, or
concepts in
text with a
small
group by
retelling
informatio
n from the
text.
Level 4
Expanding
Explain the
connection
s between
people,
events,
ideas, or
concepts in
text with a
small
group by
comparing
and
contrasting
.
Level 5
Bridging
Explain the
connection
s between
people,
events,
ideas, or
concepts in
text with a
small
group by
justifying
how they
affect
events in
the text.
Level 6 Reaching
Domain: Speaking
Unpacked
RI 5.3
ELD Standard: English language learners communicate information, ideas and
concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of Language Arts.