K-12 ELA Informational Text Curriculum Map
Grade
Level
K
1
2
3
Semester 1
Semester 2
Resources
 Key Ideas, details, sequence of events, main
topic, recall information, describe events or
ideas, compare or contrast, identify and
inquire information, analyze information to
gain understanding, front cover, back cover,
and title page, directionality, author,
illustrator, identify text, explain illustrations,
use context clues, make connections, ask
questions
 Key Ideas, details, sequence of events,
main topic, recall information, describe
events or ideas, compare or contrast,
identify and inquire information, analyze
information to gain understanding, front
cover, back cover, and title page,
directionality, author, illustrator, identify
text, explain illustrations, use context
clues, make connections, ask questions
 Websites
 District media website
 Tumblebooks
 Big books
 Collection of science
themed books
 Reading series
 Short stories
 Leveled readers
 Main idea and details, topic, 5 w's, context
clues, text features, pictures and captions,
author's purpose, compare and contrast,
sight words, making Inferences, glossary &
index, reading grade level texts
 Text Features: using headings, main ideas,
details, glossary, index, illustrations, and
captions
 Analysis: answer the 5 w's, make inferences,
compare and contrast two similar texts,
explain, historical events and the scientific
process
 Reading: read grade level complex texts, use
context clues, make connections, ask
questions, purpose, and author's purpose.
 Questioning
 Locate words and details to answer
questions
 Main idea and details
 Summarize
 Main idea and details, topic, 5 w's,
context clues, text features, pictures and
captions, author's purpose, compare and
contrast, sight words, making Inferences,
glossary & index, reading grade level texts
 Text Features: using headings, main
ideas, details, glossary, index,
illustrations, and captions
 Analysis: answer the 5 w's, make
inferences, compare and contrast two
similar texts, explain, historical events
and the scientific process
 Reading: read grade level complex texts,
use context clues, make connections, ask
questions purpose, and author's purpose.
 Questioning
 Summarize
 Identify and explain events, procedures,
ideas and concepts
 Identify domain specific words
 Treasures Reading Series
MacMillan McGraw 2009
 Scholastic News
 Scholastic News
Magazine
 Science Text Harcourt
Science 2005
 Social Studies Text
Harcourt 2003
 About My Community
 Internet Resources
 Storytown
Leveled Readers
 Nonfiction Text
from library
Other
4
5
 Use sequence when describing text
 Identify and explain events, procedures,
ideas and concepts
 Identify domain specific words
 Locate and use resources
 Identify, explain and locate information
using text features
 Determine and explain point of view
 Identify and explain illustrations
 Compare/Contrast main idea and details in
two texts on the same topic
 Closely read complex grade level texts
 Basic reading strategies
 Explicit and inferential answers from text
 Read complex grade level text
 Main idea
 Key detail
 Define and write summary
 Identify and explain events, procedures,
ideas, concepts in different types of text
 Identify academic words/phrases
 Informational text structure
 Identify and explain graphs, pictures,
diagrams, charts, media clips, to understand
text
 Locate information in 2 text on 1 topic
 Reading strategies
 Identify, explain and locate information
using text features
 Determine and explain point of view
 Identify and explain illustrations
 Compare/Contrast main idea and details
in two texts on the same topic
 Closely read complex grade level texts
 Basic reading strategies
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Main idea
Key detail
Define and write summary
Informational text structure
Identify and interpret maps, graphs,
 Explicit and inferential answers from text  Non Fiction Texts:
 Read complex grade level text
 Abraham Lincoln: A
Prairie Life
 Main idea
 Scholastic
 Key detail
News/Weekly
 Define and write summary
Readers
 Identify and explain events, procedures,
 Science Text
ideas, concepts in different types of text
 Social Studies Text
 Reading strategies (ask questions, make
 Biographies
connections, take notes, make inferences,
visualize, re-read)
 Time Readers-Social
Studies
 Identify academic words/phrases and
domain specific words/phrases
 Ranger
Rick
 Informational text structure
 National Geographic
 Identify and explain graphs, pictures.
Kids-Science
Main idea
Key detail
Define and write summary
Informational text structure
Identify and interpret maps, graphs,
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Science Text
World Book
Gale Database
AIMS Foundation
Biographies
NSTA Press
pictures, diagrams, charts, media clips, to
understand text
 Reading strategies: infer, cause & effect,
plot, predict, sequence of events,
compare/contrast, author’s purpose,
Literary terms, motives, theme, text
structure
 Vocabulary
 Short Stories:
 Otzi the Iceman
 A Dark Day
 9/11
6
 Double-Entry Journals: Non-Fiction
resources including cross-curricular
textbooks and informational articles to
demonstrate note taking.
 We Beat the Street
6
 Non-fiction texts
Advanced
 Non-fiction short stories
7
 We Beat the Street
 Non-fiction texts
 Non-fiction short stories
 Non-fiction articles
 We Beat the Street
 Non-fiction texts, articles, and passages
 Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas
7
Advanced
pictures, diagrams, charts, media clips, to
understand text
 Reading strategies: infer, cause & effect,
plot, predict, sequence of events,
compare/contrast, author’s purpose,
Literary terms, fact/opinion, motives,
theme, text structure
 Vocabulary
 Novels:
 Woodsong
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 Three Cups of Tea
 Non-fiction texts including ISAT practice
 Novels
 Teacher created
materials
 Journals
 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas
 Non-fiction texts
 Non-fiction short stories
 Non-fiction articles
 Novels
 Teacher created
materials
 Journals
 Non-fiction texts
 Non-fiction articles and passages
 Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
 Patriot's Pen Essay
Contest
 Founding Fathers texts
from library
 PowerPoint and web
search of information
 Teacher-made resources
for expectations and
guidance.
 Journals
Social Studies Text
USGS Website
Brain Pop
Story Town
 Non-Fiction textbooks
from other content areas
 Non-Fiction articles
8
 The Diary of Anne Frank
 Night
 Maus I
 Maus II
 The Diary of Anne Frank
 Night
8
Advanced  Maus I
 Maus II
9
 Use of Nonfiction essays in connection with
unit themes
 Biographical Essays from Text book
 Political and Emotional Speeches (famous in
nature) Newspapers, Magazine articles, and
news reports online for written responses
and discussions.
 Use of Nonfiction essays in connection
with unit themes.
 Biographical Essays from Text book.
 Political and Emotional Speeches (famous
in nature) Newspapers, Magazine articles,
and news reports online for written
responses and discussions
 Online resources
McDougal/Littell
Literature book
 Peoria Journal Star
subscription
 Time Magazine
 Sports Illustrated
subscription
 Use of Nonfiction essays in connection with
unit themes
 Reading for information; specific to
individual research
 McDougal/Littell
Literature
 Supplemental Online
resources
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