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A. Comprehension of Literary Text
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1. Develop comprehension skills by reading a variety of self-selected and assigned literary texts
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a. Listen to, read, and discuss a variety of literary texts representing diverse cultures, perspectives, and ethnicities
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b. Listen to, read, and discuss a variety of different types of fictional literary texts, such as plays, poems, stories (folktales, fairy tales, fantasy, fables, realistic fiction, and historical fiction)
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2. Use text features to facilitate understanding of literary texts
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a. Identify and explain how the title contributes to meaning
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b. Identify and explain how text features, such as illustrations, punctuation, and print features, contribute to meaning
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3. Use elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding
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a. Identify the elements of a story, including characters, setting, problem, and solution
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b. Identify and explain character traits and actions
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c. Sequence the important events
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4. Use elements of poetry to facilitate understanding
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a. Identify rhyme, rhythm, and repetition in poems read to them
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b. Summarize the events or tell the meaning of the poem
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5. Use elements of drama to facilitate understanding
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a. Identify the characters, dialogue, and scenery of a play read to them
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6. Determine important ideas and messages in literary texts
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a. Recognize the main idea
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b. Recognize a similar message in more than one text
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c. Summarize the text by stating the main idea and sequencing the important events
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d. Identify personal connections to the text
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7. Identify and describe the author's use of language
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a. Identify language that appeals to the senses and feelings
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b. Identify repetition
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c. Identify specific words and punctuation that create tone
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