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A. Comprehension of Literary Text
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1. Develop comprehension skills by listening to and reading a variety of self-selected and assigned literary texts
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a. Listen to and discuss a variety of literary texts representing diverse cultures, perspectives, and ethnicities
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b. Listen to and discuss a variety of different types of fictional literary text, such as stories, poems, nursery rhymes, realistic fiction, fairy tales, and fantasy
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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 beginning, middle, and end of a story, including the problem, and solution
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b. Identify the characters, sequence of events, and setting of a story
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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. Retell the events 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. Retell the story by sequencing the main events
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b. Identify a personal connection to the text
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7. Identify and describe the author's use of language
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a. Identify descriptive words in text read to them
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