TEKS /
Student Expectations |
(1) Listening/speaking/purposes. The student listens attentively and engages actively in various oral language experiences. The student is expected to:
(D) listen critically to interpret and evaluate (K-3);
(E) listen responsively to stories and other texts read aloud, including selections from classic and contemporary works (K-3);
(10) Reading/literary response. The student responds to various texts. The student is expected to:
(A) respond to stories and poems in ways that reflect understanding and interpretation in discussion (speculating, questioning), in writing, and through movement, music, art, and drama (2-3);
(B) demonstrate understanding of informational text in a variety of ways through writing, illustrating, developing demonstrations, and using available technology (2-3);
(C) support interpretations or conclusions with examples drawn from text (2-3); and
(D) connect ideas and themes across texts (1-3).
(11) Reading/text structures/literary concepts. The student analyzes the characteristics of various types of texts. The student is expected to:
(A) distinguish different forms of texts, including lists, newsletters, and signs and the functions they serve (K-3);
(B) distinguish fiction from nonfiction, including fact and fantasy (K-3);
(C) recognize the distinguishing features of familiar genres, including stories, poems,and informational texts (1-3);
(D) compare communication in different forms such as contrasting a dramatic performance with a print version of the same story or comparing story variants (2-8);
(E) understand and identify literary terms such as title, author, illustrator, playwright, theater, stage, act, dialogue, and scene across a variety of literary forms (texts) (3-5);
(F) understand literary forms by recognizing and distinguishing among such types of text as stories, poems, myths, fables, tall tales, limericks, plays, biographies, and autobiographies (3-7);
(G) compare communications in different forms, including contrasting a dramatic performance with a print version of the same story (3);
(H) analyze characters, including their traits, feelings, relationships, and changes (1-3);
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