South Carolina 4th Grade ELA Standards in Reading Literary Text

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RL Reading – Literary Text

• RL.P Principles of Reading
  • RL.P.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
  • RL.P.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.
  • RL.P.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
    • RL.P.3.1 Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, base words, and affixes to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context.
  • RL.P.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
• RL.MC Meaning and Context
  • RL.MC.5 Determine meaning and develop logical interpretations by making predictions, inferring, drawing conclusions, analyzing, synthesizing, providing evidence, and investigating multiple interpretations.
    • RL.MC.5.1 Ask and answer inferential questions to analyze meaning beyond the text; refer to details and examples within a text to support inferences and conclusions.
  • RL.MC.6 Summarize key details and ideas to support analysis of thematic development.
    • RL.MC.6.1 Determine the development of a theme within a text; summarize using key details.
  • RL.MC.7 Analyze the relationship among ideas, themes, or topics in multiple media, formats, and in visual, auditory, and kinesthetic modalities.
    • RL.MC.7.1 Explore similarities and differences among textual, dramatic, visual, or oral presentations.
    • RL.MC.7.2 Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes, topics, and patterns of events in texts and diverse media.
  • RL.MC.8 Analyze characters, settings, events, and ideas as they develop and interact within a particular context.
    • RL.MC.8.1 Use text evidence to:
      • RL.MC.8.1.a explain how conflicts cause the characters to change or revise plans while moving toward resolution; and
      • RL.MC.8.1.b explain the influence of cultural, historical, and social context on characters, setting, and plot development.
• RL.LCS Language, Craft, and Structure
  • RL.LCS.9 Interpret and analyze the author’s use of words, phrases, and conventions, and how their relationships shape meaning and tone in print and multimedia texts.
    • RL.LCS.9.1 Identify and explain how the author uses imagery, hyperbole, adages, or proverbs to shape meaning and tone.
    • RL.LCS.9.2 Explain how the author’s choice of words, illustrations, and conventions combine to create mood, contribute to meaning, and emphasize aspects of a character or setting.
  • RL.LCS.10 Apply a range of strategies to determine and deepen the meaning of known, unknown, and multiple-meaning words, phrases, and jargon; acquire and use general academic and domain-specific vocabulary.
    • RL.LCS.10.1 Use definitions, examples, and restatements to determine the meaning of words or phrases
    • RL.LCS.10.2 Determine the meaning of an unknown word using knowledge of base words and Greek and Latin affixes.
    • RL.LCS.10.6 Acquire and use general academic and domain-specific words or phrases that signal precise actions, emotions, and states of being; demonstrate an understanding of nuances and jargon
  • RL.LCS.11 Analyze and provide evidence of how the author’s choice of point of view, perspective, or purpose shapes content, meaning, and style.
    • RL.LCS.11.1 Compare and contrast first and third person points of view; determine how an author’s choice of point of view influences the content and meaning.
  • RL.LCS.12 Analyze and critique how the author uses structures in print and multimedia texts to shape meaning and impact the reader.
    • RL.LCS.12.1 Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fit together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
    • RL.LCS.12.2 Determine characteristics of crafted text structures and describe why an author uses this structure.
• RL.RC Range and Complexity
  • RL.RC.13 Read independently and comprehend a variety of texts for the purposes of reading for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and building stamina; reflect and respond to increasingly complex text over time.
    • RL.RC.13.1 Engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding.
    • RL.RC.13.2 Read independently for sustained periods of time to build stamina.
    • RL.RC.13.3 Read and respond according to task and purpose to become self-directed, critical readers and thinkers.