CurriculumGrade 1English Language Arts

Story or Facts?

Aligned to RL.1.5 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

Some books tell made-up stories with characters. Other books give us real facts about things.

Worked example

A book about a talking frog who wears a hat is a story. A book that tells what real frogs eat gives facts.

Practice questions

  1. Is a book about a dragon a story or facts?
  2. Name a book that teaches you real things.
  3. Tell how a story book is different from a fact book.

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En español

¿Cuento o Datos?

Algunos libros cuentan historias inventadas con personajes. Otros libros nos dan datos reales sobre las cosas.

Ejemplo: Un libro sobre una rana que habla y usa sombrero es un cuento. Un libro que dice qué comen las ranas de verdad da datos.

More Reading: Literature lessons

Retelling Stories and the Central MessageRL.1.2Who? What? Where?RL.1.1Who, Where, What HappensRL.1.3Feeling WordsRL.1.4Who Is Talking?RL.1.6Look at the PictureRL.1.7

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