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Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text
Students will read, comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate literary texts.
Topic
A. Comprehension of Literary Text
Indicator
- 1. Develop comprehension skills by reading a variety of self-selected and assigned literary texts
Objectives
- Listen to, read, and discuss a variety of literary texts representing diverse cultures, perspectives, ethnicities, and time periods
- Listen to, read, and discuss a variety of different types of fiction and nonfiction texts
- Identify characteristics of, different types of fictional literary texts, such as plays, poems, stories (folktales, fairy tales, fantasy, fables, realistic fiction, and historical fiction)
Indicator
- 2. Use text features to facilitate understanding of literary texts
Objectives
- Identify and explain how the title contributes to meaning
- Identify and explain how text features, such as illustrations, punctuation, and print features, contribute to meaning
Indicator
- 3. Use elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding
Objectives
- Identify and explain the elements of a story, including the problem, the sequence of events, and the solution to the problem
- Identify the setting and explain its importance to the story
- Identify the main character(s) and explain their importance in the story
- Identify characters' actions, motives, emotions, traits, and feelings
- Identify and explain relationships between and among characters, setting, and events
Indicator
- 4. Use elements of poetry to facilitate understanding
Objectives
- Identify the structure, shape, and form of a variety of poetic texts, including their lines and stanzas
- Analyze the meaning of words, lines and stanzas
- Identify and use sound elements of poetry, such as rhyme, no rhyme, and rhythm
Indicator
- 5. Use elements of drama to facilitate understanding
Objective
- Identify the structure of a play, including characters, costumes, dialogue, and scenery
Indicator
- 6. Determine important ideas and messages in literary texts
Objectives
Indicator
- 7. Identify and describe the author's use of language
Objectives
- Explain how the use of dialogue contributes to a story
- Identify specific words and phrases that contribute to the meaning of a text
- Identify specific words and punctuation that create tone
- Identify language that appeals to the senses and feelings
- Identify repetition and exaggeration
Indicators/objectives that include assessment limits are assessed on MSA *New Standards identifies the need for students to process 1 million words per year to maintain academic progress.
11/15/07
