Common Core 5Ws and 1 H Who What When Where Why How Graphic Organizers

Product/Materials Preface [Grades 1-9]:

Here is my colorful set of thirty-one (31) graphic organizers to help students identify and record data on The 5 Ws and 1 H. These visual aids are perfect to use with your guided reading groups, writing centers, independent reading monitoring, shared reading, and read-alouds as well as homework and prewriting. They work with both literature and information texts and in all subject areas! There is a huge variety of different and creative styles that will hopefully meet your needs.

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Common Core Anchor Standard:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.