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Students explore the relationships and roles of authors, purposes, and audiences of texts.
- K-2.T.C.1 Explain how authors of texts use language for a specific purpose and a target audience.
  - K.T.C.1.a Identify the general purpose (e.g., to tell stories, to provide information, to share opinions) and target audience in a variety of texts.
  - K.T.C.1.b With adult support, identify different modes of communication print, digital, auditory, and visual.
  - K.T.C.1.c With adult support, create texts in various modes (e.g., print, digital, auditory, and/or visual).
- K-2.T.C.2 Investigate the relationships between authors and speakers in texts.
  - K.T.C.2.a Identify the authors and illustrators of picture books and explain their roles.
Students build and apply knowledge about language and organizational structures and elements used to convey and arrange ideas and information in texts
- K-2.T.SS.1 Identify and use organizational structures to craft meaning.
  - K.T.SS.1.a Identify and use text features, including titles, headings, photos, and illustrations, to determine if a text is fiction or nonfiction.
  - K.T.SS.1.b With adult support, use text features, including titles, illustrations, and/or labels to add clarity/coherence to texts.
    - Use text features (K)
  - K.T.SS.1.c With adult support, retell events and actions in sequence.
    - Order images in a story (K-EE.1)
- K-2.T.SS.2 Identify and use descriptive and engaging language.
  - K.T.SS.2.a Identify interesting and/or descriptive words that express feelings or appeal to the senses in texts.
    - Which feeling matches the picture? (K-CC.1)
  - K.T.SS.2.b With adult support, use interesting and/or descriptive words to craft engaging texts.
    - Compare pictures using adjectives (K-LL.1)
Students identify and use narrative, expository, opinion, and poetic techniques as they interpret and construct a variety of texts.
- K-2.T.T.1 Identify and use narrative techniques to shape understanding.
  - Read along with fantasy (K-GG.1)
  - Read along with realistic fiction (K-GG.2)
  - Read animal fantasy (K-HH.1)
  - Read realistic fiction (K-HH.2)
  - K.T.T.1.a Identify techniques used to craft stories, including characters, setting, and major events.
    - What is the picture about? (K-BB.1)
    - Choose the picture that matches the setting or character (K-DD.1)
  - K.T.T.1.c With adult support, demonstrate an understanding of the central message, lesson, or moral of the story based on the words and actions of the main characters.
  - K.T.T.1.d With adult support, compare and contrast characters and their experiences in stories across diverse cultures.
  - K.T.T.1.e Use a combination of drawing, labeling, writing, and dictating to create a text with narrative techniques (e.g., characters, setting, events) told in the order in which they occurred.
- K-2.T.T.2 Identify and use expository techniques to shape understanding.
  - Read along about science and nature (K-II.1)
  - Read along about famous people (K-II.2)
  - Read along about food (K-II.3)
  - Read about animals (K-JJ.1)
  - Read about places (K-JJ.2)
  - K.T.T.2.a Identify techniques used to craft expository texts, including main topic.
    - What is the picture about? (K-BB.1)
  - K.T.T.2.b With adult support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
    - What will happen next? (K-CC.2)
  - K.T.T.2.d Use a combination of drawing, labeling, writing, and dictating to create a text with expository techniques that includes a topic and information about the topic.
- K-2.T.T.3 Identify and use opinion techniques to shape understanding.
  - K.T.T.3.a Explain the difference between opinions and facts about a topic.
    - Complete the fact and opinion sentences (K)
  - K.T.T.3.c Use a combination of drawing, labeling, writing, and dictating to express an opinion about a topic.
- K-2.T.T.4 Identify and use poetic techniques to shape understanding.
  - K.T.T.4.a Identify poetic techniques used to craft poetic texts, including rhyme.
  - K.T.T.4.b With adult support, use poetic techniques to create poems that may or may not rhyme.
    - Complete the poem with the word that rhymes (K)
Students use, discuss, analyze, and curate texts as they engage in various conversations, activities, and projects about a range of grade-level texts and topics.
- K-2.RA.1 Conduct research to ask and answer questions that clarify, deepen, and extend understanding of a topic of interest using credible sources and communicating relevant and accurate information.
  - K.T.RA.1.a With adult support, ask questions about topics of interest for research.
  - K.T.RA.1.b With adult support, collaborate to conduct research on a shared topic of interest by gathering and organizing information from provided sources (including print, digital, and personal communication) using graphic organizers or other support aids.
  - K.T.RA.1.c With adult support, share relevant and accurate information through a variety of different modes.
- K-2.RA.2 Reference parts of texts to address a specific topic or question and explore various sources of information to make connections across a broad range of topics.
  - K.RA.2.a With adult support, refer to parts of texts when supporting an idea, answer, or opinion.
  - K.RA.2.b With adult support, explore various sources of information, including print, digital, and personal communication.

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Students explore the relationships and roles of authors, purposes, and audiences of texts.

K-2.T.C.1 Explain how authors of texts use language for a specific purpose and a target audience.

K.T.C.1.a Identify the general purpose (e.g., to tell stories, to provide information, to share opinions) and target audience in a variety of texts.

K.T.C.1.b With adult support, identify different modes of communication print, digital, auditory, and visual.

K.T.C.1.c With adult support, create texts in various modes (e.g., print, digital, auditory, and/or visual).

K-2.T.C.2 Investigate the relationships between authors and speakers in texts.

K.T.C.2.a Identify the authors and illustrators of picture books and explain their roles.

Students build and apply knowledge about language and organizational structures and elements used to convey and arrange ideas and information in texts

K-2.T.SS.1 Identify and use organizational structures to craft meaning.

K.T.SS.1.a Identify and use text features, including titles, headings, photos, and illustrations, to determine if a text is fiction or nonfiction.

K.T.SS.1.b With adult support, use text features, including titles, illustrations, and/or labels to add clarity/coherence to texts.

K.T.SS.1.c With adult support, retell events and actions in sequence.

K-2.T.SS.2 Identify and use descriptive and engaging language.

K.T.SS.2.a Identify interesting and/or descriptive words that express feelings or appeal to the senses in texts.

K.T.SS.2.b With adult support, use interesting and/or descriptive words to craft engaging texts.

Students identify and use narrative, expository, opinion, and poetic techniques as they interpret and construct a variety of texts.

K-2.T.T.1 Identify and use narrative techniques to shape understanding.

K.T.T.1.a Identify techniques used to craft stories, including characters, setting, and major events.

K.T.T.1.c With adult support, demonstrate an understanding of the central message, lesson, or moral of the story based on the words and actions of the main characters.

K.T.T.1.d With adult support, compare and contrast characters and their experiences in stories across diverse cultures.

K.T.T.1.e Use a combination of drawing, labeling, writing, and dictating to create a text with narrative techniques (e.g., characters, setting, events) told in the order in which they occurred.

K-2.T.T.2 Identify and use expository techniques to shape understanding.

K.T.T.2.a Identify techniques used to craft expository texts, including main topic.

K.T.T.2.b With adult support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

K.T.T.2.d Use a combination of drawing, labeling, writing, and dictating to create a text with expository techniques that includes a topic and information about the topic.

K-2.T.T.3 Identify and use opinion techniques to shape understanding.

K.T.T.3.a Explain the difference between opinions and facts about a topic.

K.T.T.3.c Use a combination of drawing, labeling, writing, and dictating to express an opinion about a topic.

K-2.T.T.4 Identify and use poetic techniques to shape understanding.

K.T.T.4.a Identify poetic techniques used to craft poetic texts, including rhyme.

K.T.T.4.b With adult support, use poetic techniques to create poems that may or may not rhyme.

Students use, discuss, analyze, and curate texts as they engage in various conversations, activities, and projects about a range of grade-level texts and topics.

K-2.RA.1 Conduct research to ask and answer questions that clarify, deepen, and extend understanding of a topic of interest using credible sources and communicating relevant and accurate information.

K.T.RA.1.a With adult support, ask questions about topics of interest for research.

K.T.RA.1.b With adult support, collaborate to conduct research on a shared topic of interest by gathering and organizing information from provided sources (including print, digital, and personal communication) using graphic organizers or other support aids.

K.T.RA.1.c With adult support, share relevant and accurate information through a variety of different modes.

K-2.RA.2 Reference parts of texts to address a specific topic or question and explore various sources of information to make connections across a broad range of topics.

K.RA.2.a With adult support, refer to parts of texts when supporting an idea, answer, or opinion.

K.RA.2.b With adult support, explore various sources of information, including print, digital, and personal communication.