Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RL.8.3: Identify which incidents in a story or drama lead to subsequent action.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RL.8.3 - Analyze how particular lines of dialogue of incidents in a story or drama propel the action, revel aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

The student can demonstrate understanding of an object's function through demonstration, pointing to pictures, or verbally explaining the function.

Distal Precursor

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

Proximal Precursor

The student can identify the cause of a character's action in a story.

Target

The student can identify the effect or result caused by certain actions, behaviors, or events in a narrative.

Successor

The student can connect a character's actions with corresponding events and identify how they contribute to the character's main goal.