Journaling Journey

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• Reading Comprehension 2

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Alabama

• ELA21.2.45c — Form and use simple present and past verb tenses.
• ELA21.2.45a — Identify the role of a noun, verb, adjective, and adverb within a sentence and explain the type of the information it conveys.
• ELA21.3.15b — Apply knowledge of the changes in tense (_-ed_), number (_-s_), and degree (_-er_ and _-est_) signified by inflected endings to determine the meaning of a word.

Alaska

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• L.3.1.a — Use nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs appropriate to function and purpose in order to apply the conventions of English.

Arizona

• 3.L.1.e — Form and use the simple verb tenses (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk).
• 2.L.1.d — Form and use the past, present, and future tenses of frequently occurring regular and irregular verbs (e.g. sat, hit, and told).
• 3.L.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Arkansas

• 1.L.9.S — Use regular past, present, and future tense verbs.
• 3.L.10.S — Use regular and irregular verbs in past and present tenses.
• 4.L.6.S — Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.

California

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Colorado

• RWC20-GR.3-S.3-GLE.4-EO.a.iv — Form and use the simple (for example: I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• RWC20-GR.3-S.3-GLE.4-EO.a.i — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Connecticut

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).

Delaware

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Florida

• ELA.2.C.3.1 — Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.
• ELA.3.C.3.1 — Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.

Georgia

• ELAGSE3L1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• ELAGSE3L1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.*
• ELAGSE1L1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).

Hawaii

• 3.L.1e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• 1.L.1e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• 3.L.1a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Idaho

• 1.GC.GU.1c — Form and use the simple verb tenses (past, present, and future) for regular verbs.
• 1.GC.GU.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions English grammar and usage when writing and/or speaking.

Illinois

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Indiana

• 3.W.7 — Demonstrate command of English grammar and usage, focusing on: a. Nouns/Pronouns – Writing sentences using abstract nouns (e.g., hope, thought). b. Verbs – Writing sentences that use regular and irregular verbs and simple verb tenses to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions. c. Adjectives/ Adverbs – Writing sentences that include comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, choosing between them depending on what is being modified, and explaining their functions in the sentence. d. Usage – Writing complete simple, compound, and complex declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences, using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions (e.g., and, for, but, or) correctly. (E)
• 1.W.7 — Demonstrate command of English grammar and usage, when writing or speaking, focusing on: a. Nouns/Pronouns – Using sentences that include common and proper nouns and personal pronouns. b. Verbs – Using sentences with verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future. c. Usage – Using complete simple declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.

Iowa

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
• L.1.1.d — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).

Kansas

• W.3.10.d — Form and use the simple verb tenses (e.g., I walked, I walk, I will walk).
• SL.3.7.d — Form and use the simple verb tenses (e.g., I walked, I walk, I will walk).

Kentucky

• L.3.1.e — Use verb tenses.
• L.1.1.d — verbs to convey a sense of past, present and future in a sentence.
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in a grade-level text.

Louisiana

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Maine

• L.1.3.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.1.1.d — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• L.1.3.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Maryland

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Massachusetts

• L.3.1.c — Use verbs in the present, past, and future tenses and choose among them depending on the overall meaning of the sentence.
• L.3.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; retain and further develop language skills learned in previous grades. (See grade 3 Writing Standard 5 and Speaking and Listening Standard 6 on strengthening writing and presentations by applying knowledge of conventions.)

Michigan

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Minnesota

• 2.2.1.3 — Use nouns (common, proper, possessive and plural), verbs (regular and irregular), and frequently occurring adjectives, conjunctions and prepositions in simple sentences authentically in writing.
• 3.2.1.3 — Use nouns (collective and irregular plural), verbs, frequently used adjectives and adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and pronouns (including reflexive pronouns and male, female and non-binary gender pronouns) in simple and compound sentences authentically in writing.

Mississippi

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Missouri

• 3.L.1.A.a — use regular and irregular verbs and simple verb tenses
• 2.L.1.A.e — use regular verbs
• K.L.1.A.a — identify naming words (nouns) and action words (verbs)

Montana

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Nebraska

• LA.3.W.1.c — Use frequently occurring nouns (e.g., concrete and abstract), verbs (regular and irregular), and simple verb tenses.
• LA.2.W.1.d — Maintain consistent verb tense across sentences or paragraphs.

Nevada

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

New Hampshire

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

New Jersey

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

New Mexico

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).

New York

• 2L1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of academic English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (See Notes for grade-band conventions.)
• 3L1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of academic English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (See Notes for grade-band conventions.)
• 1L1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of academic English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (See Notes for grade-band conventions.)

North Carolina

• L.3.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; demonstrate proficiency within the 2-3 grammar continuum.
• L.2.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; demonstrate proficiency within the 2-3 grammar continuum.
• L.1.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; demonstrate proficiency within the K-1 grammar continuum.

North Dakota

• 2.L.2b — tenses of verbs (i.e., past, present, future)
• 2.L.2 — Recognize and use parts of speech in sentences:

Ohio

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).

Oklahoma

• 2.5.R.2 — Students will recognize parts of speech in sentences: • common, proper, and irregular plural nouns • tenses of verbs (i.e., past, present, future) • the simple subject and simple predicate of a sentence • descriptive adjectives and articles (i.e., a, an, the) as adjectives • prepositions • singular and plural personal pronouns and the nouns they replace • the conjunctions and, or, and but • -ly adverbs

Oregon

• 3.L.1e — Form and use the simple verb tenses.
• 1.L.1e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future.
• 3.L.1a — Identify, explain, and use nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

Pennsylvania

• CC.1.4.3.F — Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
• CC.1.4.3.L — Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
• CC.1.4.3.R — Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

Rhode Island

• L.3.1.c — Use verbs in the present, past, and future tenses and choose among them depending on the overall meaning of the sentence.
• L.3.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; retain and further develop language skills learned in previous grades. (See grade 3 Writing standard 5 and Speaking and Listening standard 6 on strengthening writing and presentations by applying knowledge of conventions.)

South Carolina

• ELA.1.C.4.1 — Write grammatically correct sentences (e.g., simple, declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory). When writing: a. capitalize the names of people and dates (to include months and days of the week); b. use exclamation points, question marks, or periods to punctuate; c. use commas to separate single words in a series; d. use a comma after the day and before the year in a date; e. use a colon between the hour and minutes in time; f. identify and use nouns (proper and collective), pronouns (personal), verbs (present, past, and future tense); descriptive adjectives, and common conjunctions; g. form and use regular and frequently occurring irregular nouns; and h. identify and use correct subject-verb agreement in simple sentences.
• ELA.1.C.4 — Demonstrate command of standard English grammar and conventions when writing. (FK -1.3-2.18 LF BR-430)
• ELA.3.C.4.1 — Write and expand grammatically correct sentences (e.g., simple, compound, and complex) and paragraphs. When writing: a. capitalize nouns (organizations, monuments, and landmarks) and appropriate words in titles and dialogue; b. use periods to punctuate abbreviations and within quotation marks; c. use commas and quotation marks to indicate direct speech and quotations from a text; use commas to separate items in a series and phrases and clauses; d. use apostrophes to create contractions; e. distinguish between and use interrogative and demonstrative pronouns; f. distinguish between and use comparative and superlative adverbs; g. identify and use prepositional phrases; h. use frequently occurring nouns, verbs (regular and irregular), and simple verb tenses; i. explain the function of adjectives and adverbs in simple, compound, and complex sentences; j. distinguish between and use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions and independent and dependent clauses; k. identify and revise sentence fragments and run-on sentences; and l. consult print and multimedia sources to check and correct spelling.

South Dakota

• 3.L.1.f — Form and use the simple verb tenses (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk).

Tennessee

• 3.FL.SC.6.e — Form and use simple verb tenses.
• 3.FL.SC.6.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs as used in general and in particular sentences.
• 1.FL.SC.6.d — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future.

Texas

• 2.11D.ii — past, present, and future verb tense;
• 3.11D.ii — past, present, and future verb tense;

Utah

• 1.R.3.h — Read words with inflectional endings (i.e., -s, -ed, -ing, -er, -est).

Vermont

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Virginia

• 1.LU.1.E — Form and use simple verb tenses (past, present, and future) for regular verbs.
• 1.LU.1.F — Use proper verb tense and correct subject-verb agreement.
• 2.LU.1.E — Use proper verb tense, including for frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., ran, told, went).

Washington

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

Washington, D.C.

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

West Virginia

• ELA.3.36.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• ELA.3.36.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
• ELA.1.36.d — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., yesterday I walked home; today I walk home; tomorrow I will walk home).

Wisconsin

• ELA.3.L.5.b — Simple verb tenses.

Wyoming

• L.3.1.e — Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• L.1.1.e — Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
• L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.