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The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of the elements of a variety of fiction and literary texts to develop a thoughtful response to a literary selection.
General Information
Number: LA.3.2.1
Title: Fiction
Type:
Standard
Subject: X-Reading/Language Arts (former standards - 2008) - Archived
Grade: 3
Strand: Literary Analysis
Related Benchmarks
This cluster includes the following benchmarks.
Related Access Points
This cluster includes the following access points.
Independent
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.
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.
Supported
LA.3.2.1.Su.a
Identify common forms of literature (e.g., familiar stories, rhyming poetry);
LA.3.2.1.Su.b
Identify characters, settings, and actions in read-aloud fiction.
LA.3.2.1.Su.c
Identify words that describe people in read-aloud poetry.
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.
Participatory
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.
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.
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