Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including [...]

Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as [...]

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through [...]

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, [...]

Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as [...]

Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall [...]

Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.

Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a [...]

Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their [...]

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including [...]