Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RL.8.2: Recount an event related to the theme or central idea, including details about character and setting.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RL.8.2 - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

The student can identify a forward sequence in a routine that they are familiar with (e.g., observed, participated in).

Distal Precursor

The student can identify concrete details in a text, including characters and objects.

Proximal Precursor

After reading or hearing a story, the student can identify a brief explanation of the theme of the story and identify details related to the theme.

Target

After reading or hearing an unfamiliar story, the student can identify the theme or central idea and recount an event, using specific details about characters and settings, that contributes to the theme or central idea.

Successor

After reading or hearing an unfamiliar story, the student can identify the theme or central idea and recount two or more events, using specific details about characters and settings, that contribute to the theme or central idea.