Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RL.7.3: Determine how two or more story elements are related.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RL.7.3 - Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

The student can identify an object by its descriptor or provide a descriptor for the object.

Distal Precursor

The student can understand how a character's feelings or desires may lead to a corresponding action and how the actions can make the character feel.

Proximal Precursor

The student can identify how a character responds to a specific challenge or hurdle in a story.

Target

The student can determine how some of the characters, settings, or major events of the narrative relate to each other.

Successor

The student can identify the events or other character actions/feelings that cause a character's actions in a story and can identify the corresponding consequences.