Reading Standards for Literature (K-5)

• Describe a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, referring to specific details in the text. (RL 4.3)
• Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes, topics and patterns in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures. (RL 4.9)
• Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). (RL 5.3)
• Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. (RL 5.9)

Discussion Questions

• What differences do you see in the standards from one grade to the next?
• How would you modify this Grade 4 lesson if you wanted to use it with Grade 5 students?

Note from Common Core introduction: Students who are college and career ready come to understand other perspectives and cultures.