ELAR 3.8

Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--literary elements. The student recognizes and analyzes literary elements within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse literary texts. The student is expected to:

• (1) infer the theme of a work, distinguishing theme from topic;
  • (A) explain the relationships among the major and minor characters;
  • (B) analyze plot elements, including the sequence of events, the conflict, and the resolution; and
  • (C) explain the influence of the setting on the plot.