A. Knows the names and basic profiles (i.e. main characteristics provided in the text being learned) of the main characters in the text being learned.

B. Knows the names of secondary characters who interact significantly with main characters, and the roles that they play.

C. Grade 1: Identifies family relationships between main characters in the חומש  being learned.

Grades 2-3: Draws a family tree of main characters in the חומש being learned.

A. Knows the names and profiles of the main characters being learned, including details provided by sources other than the חומש text (רש”י, מדרשים, מפרשים), and retains names and profiles from previous grades.

B. Knows the names and roles of a greater range of secondary characters (but not all), focusing on those who play a greater role in the main narrative of the חומש being learned, and retains knowledge of secondary characters from previous grades.

C. Draws a family tree showing relationships among main and secondary characters in the חומש being learned, including family trees from previous grades.

A. Constructs personality profiles of main characters in the text being learned, based on the חומש text and relevant מפרשים being learned,[8] and retains names and profiles from previous grades.

B. Knows the names and roles of most of the characters that appear in the חומש text and relevant מפרשים being learned, and retains knowledge of secondary characters from previous grades.

C. Draws a family tree showing relationships among main and secondary characters in the חומש text and relevant מפרשים being learned, including family trees from previous grades.

A. Knows the names and basic profiles (i.e. main characteristics provided in the text being learned) of the main characters in the text being learned.

B. Knows the names of secondary characters who interact significantly with main characters, and the roles that they play.

C. Identifies family relationships between main characters in the חומש being learned.

A. Knows main places, referring to lands or nations, and more specific locations, i.e. cities, which are important to the story being learned (e.g. חברון, גרר, סוכות), and what took place in each, and retains knowledge of places from previous grades.

B. Finds locations and traces routes on a map.

A. Knows main places, referring to lands or nations, and more specific locations, i.e. cities, which are important to the story being learned (e.g. חברון, גרר, סוכות), and what took place in each, and retains knowledge of places from previous grades.

B. Can place major locations and trace significant routes on a map (i.e. ארץ ישרא-ל and מצרים, מדבר סיני, the ירדן).

A. Knows the main events and significant details of the narrative that they are learning, and retains knowledge of storylines from previous grades.

A. Knows the broader storyline of multiple, connected stories in the Chumash that they are learning, and retains knowledge of storylines from previous grades.

A. Recognizes and understands select key לשונות and expressions from the פסוקים and content being learned.

A. Recalls and recites select key לשונות and expressions from פסוקים and content learned, and retains knowledge of quotations from previous grades.

A. Recalls and recites key לשונות, expressions, and important quotations from פסוקים and content learned, and retains knowledge of quotations from previous grades.

A. Knows and understands key terms and concepts in the פסוקים and content being learned, and retains knowledge of key terms and concepts from previous grades.

B. Knows and understands the major lessons of the חומש narratives being learned, and retains knowledge of lessons learned in previous grades.

Grade 2: Is familiar with מצוות that appear in the text, along with the details provided by the text.

B. Can relate a מצוה learned to its source/context in the חומש.i[9]

A. Compare and contrast similar personalities, events and texts in learned פסוקים to unlearned פסוקים. (See Appendix for items to compare and contrast, and how to do so.)

B. Can relate a מצוה to its source in the חומש text, i.e., the specific לשון הפסוק.