Baxter and the Missing Diary Caper-Short Story

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.