Curriculum

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts (ELA) provide a comprehensive framework for English education from Kindergarten to 8th grade. Here’s a detailed, grade-wise, and topic-wise curriculum aligned with the Common Core standards

Grades Chapters

Kindergarten
  • Reading:
    • Print concepts (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1)
    • Phonological awareness (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2)
    • Phonics and word recognition (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3)
    • Reading emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.4)
  • Writing:
    • Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.1)
    • Compose informative/explanatory texts (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.2)
    • Narrate events (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.3)
  • Listening & Speaking:
    • Participate in collaborative conversations (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.1)
    • Confirm understanding of texts read aloud (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.2)
    • Ask and answer questions (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.3)
  • Language:
    • Conventions of standard English grammar (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1)
    • Use common, proper, and possessive nouns (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.B)
    • Understand and use question words (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.D)

Grade 1
  • Reading:
    • Ask and answer questions about key details (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1)
    • Retell stories, including key details (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2)
    • Describe characters, settings, and major events (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3)
  • Writing:
    • Write opinion pieces (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1)
    • Write informative/explanatory texts (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2)
    • Write narratives (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.3)
  • Listening & Speaking:
    • Participate in collaborative conversations (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1)
    • Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.2)
  • Language:
    • Demonstrate command of standard English grammar (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1)
    • Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.C)
    • Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.D)

Grade 2
  • Reading:
    • Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1)
    • Recount stories and determine their central message (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2)
    • Describe how characters in a story respond to major events (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3)
  • Writing:
    • Write opinion pieces (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.1)
    • Write informative/explanatory texts (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.2)
    • Write narratives (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.3)
  • Listening & Speaking:
    • Participate in collaborative conversations (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1)
    • Recount or describe key ideas (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.2)
  • Language:
    • Use standard English grammar and usage (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1)
    • Use collective nouns and irregular plural nouns (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.A)
    • Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.F)

Grade 3
  • Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1)
  • Determine the central message, lesson, or moral (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2)
  • Describe characters and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3)
  • Writing:
    • Write opinion pieces (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.1)
    • Write informative/explanatory texts (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2)
    • Write narratives (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3)
  • Listening & Speaking:
    • Engage in collaborative discussions (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.1)
    • Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.2)
  • Language:
    • Demonstrate command of standard English grammar (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1)
    • Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.A)
    • Use simple, compound, and complex sentences (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.I)

Grade 4
  • Reading:
    • Refer to details and examples in a text (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1)
    • Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2)
    • Describe in depth a character, setting, or event (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3)
  • Writing:
    • Write opinion pieces (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1)
    • Write informative/explanatory texts (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2)
    • Write narratives (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3)
  • Listening & Speaking:
    • Engage effectively in collaborative discussions (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.1)
    • Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.2)
  • Language:
    • Demonstrate command of standard English grammar (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1)
    • Use relative pronouns and relative adverbs (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.A)
    • Form and use the progressive verb tenses (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.B)

Grade 5
  • Reading:
    • Quote accurately from a text (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1)
    • Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2)
    • Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3)
  • Writing:
    • Write opinion pieces (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1)
    • Write informative/explanatory texts (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2)
    • Write narratives (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3)
  • Listening & Speaking:
    • Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1)
    • Summarize a written text read aloud (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.2)
  • Language:
    • Demonstrate command of standard English grammar (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1)
    • Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1.A)
    • Use correlative conjunctions (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1.E)

Grade 6
  • Reading:
    • Cite textual evidence to support analysis (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1)
    • Determine a theme or central idea of a text (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2)
    • Describe how a story’s or drama’s plot unfolds (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3)
  • Writing:
    • Write arguments to support claims (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1)
    • Write informative/explanatory texts (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2)
    • Write narratives (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3)
  • Listening & Speaking:
    • Engage effectively in collaborative discussions (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.1)
    • Interpret information presented in diverse media formats (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.2)
  • Language:
    • Demonstrate command of standard English grammar (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1)
    • Ensure pronoun-antecedent agreement (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.C)
    • Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.3.A)

Grade 7
  • Reading:
    • Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1)
    • Determine a theme or central idea and analyze its development (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2)
    • Analyze how elements of a story or drama interact (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3)
  • Writing:
    • Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1)
    • Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.2)
    • Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.3)
  • Listening & Speaking:
    • Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.7.1)
    • Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.7.2)
  • Language:
    • Demonstrate command of standard English grammar (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1)
    • Use phrases and clauses correctly (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1.A)
    • Maintain consistency in style and tone (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.3.A)

Grade 8
  • Reading:
    • Cite textual evidence to support analysis (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1)
    • Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.2)
    • Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story propel the action (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3)
  • Writing:
    • Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1)
    • Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2)
    • Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3)
  • Listening & Speaking:
    • Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.1)
    • Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.3)
  • Language:
    • Demonstrate command of standard English grammar (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1)
    • Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1.A)
    • Use verbs in the active and passive voice (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1.B)