Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RL.8.5: Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RL.8.5 - Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.

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

After reading or hearing a familiar, linear story, the student is able to identify information or events that occur at the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Proximal Precursor

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

Target

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.

Successor

After reading a text, the student can recognize when events deviate from chronological order from language that signals shifts in time (such as flashbacks or other text cues).