ELAR 5.8

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 multiple themes within a text using text evidence;
  • (A) analyze the relationships of and conflicts among the characters;
  • (B) analyze plot elements, including rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution; and
  • (C) analyze the influence of the setting, including historical and cultural settings, on the plot.