Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RL.7.5: Compare the structure of two or more texts (e.g., stories, poems, or dramas).

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RL.7.5 - Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

During a shared reading of a text, the student is able to identify, indicate, and distinguish between the words and pictures on a page in text, braille, or tactile object/graphic.

Distal Precursor

After reading or hearing a familiar story, the student can identify information or events that occur at the beginning and end of the story and concrete details within a story, such as characters and objects.

Proximal Precursor

When presented with a text, the student is able to identify whether the text is a story, poem, or drama based on the structure and characteristics of the text.

Target

After reading two texts (story, poem, drama), the student can identify similarities between the structures, such as story elements, text features, and organizational patterns.

Successor

After reading two texts (story, poem, drama), the student can identify similarities and differences between the structures, such as story elements, text features, and organizational patterns.