Describe the setting of a narrative, using textual evidence.
Arizona Academic Standards:
2.RL.7
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.RL.2.7
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE2RL7
Tennessee Academic Standards:
2.RL.IKI.7
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
2R7
Demonstrate understanding of story elements and/or topics by applying information gained from
illustrations or text features. (RI&RL)
Wisconsin Academic Standards:
R.2.7
Demonstrate understanding of story elements and/or topics by applying information gained from illustrations or text features. (RI&RL)
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.3.2.G
Use information from illustrations and words, in print or digital text, to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting, or plot.
Arkansas Academic Standards:
2.RC.5.RF
Use background knowledge and details, including illustrations, charts, and graphs, to make predictions and inferences about what happens in a text.
Arkansas Academic Standards:
2.RC.10.RL
Explain how specific visual images contribute to and clarify story elements (setting, characters, and events).
2nd Grade Reading - Illustrations in Literature Lesson
Illustrations in Literary Text
An illustration is a drawing, map, photograph, or other picture in a text. Illustrations tell the reader more about the passage and help the reader understand the topic.
When you read, look at the illustrations in the passage carefully. They can show:
what the passage is about
more details about a character
more details about where and when the story takes place
2nd Grade Reading - Illustrations in Literature Lesson