| Code |
Description |
| LA.3.2.1.1: | The student will understand the distinguishing features among the common forms of literature (e.g., poetry, prose, fiction, drama); |
| LA.3.2.1.2: | The student will identify and explain the elements of story structure, including character/character development, setting, plot, and problem/resolution in a variety of fiction; |
| LA.3.2.1.3: | The student will identify and explain how language choice helps to develop mood and meaning in poetry (e.g., sensory and concrete words as well as figurative language); |
| LA.3.2.1.4: | The student will identify an authors theme, and use details from the text to explain how the author developed that theme; |
| LA.3.2.1.5: | The student will respond to, discuss, and reflect on various literary selections (e.g., poetry, prose, fiction, nonfiction), connecting text to self (personal connection), text to world (social connection), text to text (comparison among multiple texts); |
| LA.3.2.1.6: | The student will write a book report or review that identifies the main idea, character(s), setting, sequence of events, and problem/solution; |
| LA.3.2.1.7: | The student will identify and explain an authors use of descriptive, idiomatic, and figurative language (e.g., personification, similes, metaphors, symbolism), and examine how it is used to describe people, feelings, and objects; and |
| LA.3.2.1.8: | The student will select a balance of age and ability appropriate fiction materials to read (e.g., chapter books, fairy tales, mythology, poetry), based on interest and teacher recommendations, to continue building a core foundation of knowledge. |
This cluster includes the following access points.
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| LA.3.2.1.In.a: | Identify common forms of literature (e.g., stories, poetry). |
| LA.3.2.1.In.b: | Identify characters, settings, main problem, and sequence of events in fiction. |
| LA.3.2.1.In.c: | Identify words that describe people, objects, and feelings in poetry.
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| LA.3.2.1.In.d: | Identify the main idea or topic of a literature selection. |
| LA.3.2.1.In.e: | Respond to a read-aloud literature selection by relating the main idea or events to life experiences. |
| LA.3.2.1.In.f: | Write a description of a literature selection that identifies characters, settings, main problem, or events. |
| LA.3.2.1.In.g: | Recognize the meaning of figurative language (e.g., raining cats and dogs). |
| LA.3.2.1.In.h: | Select a variety of fiction materials to listen to or read, based on interest and teacher recommendations, to continue building a core foundation of knowledge. |
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| LA.3.2.1.Su.a: | Identify common forms of literature (e.g., familiar stories, rhyming poetry);
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| LA.3.2.1.Su.b: | Identify characters, settings, and actions in read-aloud fiction.
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| LA.3.2.1.Su.c: | Identify words that describe people in read-aloud poetry.
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| LA.3.2.1.Su.d: | Identify the topic of a familiar literature selection. |
| LA.3.2.1.Su.e: | Contribute to a group response to readaloud literature by connecting characters, actions, settings, or events to life experiences. |
| LA.3.2.1.Su.f: | Contribute to a written description that identifies the main topic, characters, actions, or setting from a read-aloud
story. |
| LA.3.2.1.Su.g: | Select fiction materials to listen to, based on interest and teacher recommendations, to continue building a core foundation of knowledge. |
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| LA.3.2.1.Pa.a: | Respond to patterns of language in
read-aloud literature (e.g., predictable
books, poetry). |
| LA.3.2.1.Pa.b: | Identify characters or objects in familiar stories.
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| LA.3.2.1.Pa.c: | Use referent objects, gestures/signs, pictures, symbols, or words to respond to characters, objects, or actions from a familiar read-aloud story. |
| LA.3.2.1.Pa.d: | Express a preference for familiar readaloud stories, or poems, based on interest and teacher recommendations, to continue building a core foundation of knowledge. |
