Grades 3–5 Reading Element Card Literary Text Describing the – – Central Message / Grade 3 Students: Grade 4 Students: Grade 5 Students: FLS: LAFS.3.RL.1.2 FLS: LAFS.4.RL.1.2 FLS: LAFS.5.RL.1.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from Determine a theme of a Determine a theme of a story, diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson or story, drama or poem from drama, or poem from details in moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in details in the text; the text, including how the text. summarize the text. characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how Access Points Access Points the speaker in a poem reflects LAFS.3.RL.1.AP.2a LAFS.4.RL.1.AP.2b upon a topic; summarize the Identify the central message (theme), lesson or moral within Identify relevant words and text. a story, folktale or fable from diverse cultures. phrases throughout the text LAFS.3.SL.1.AP.2b to determine the theme of a Access Points Use details to recount stories, including fables and folktales story, drama or poem; refer LAFS.5.RL.1.AP.2c from diverse cultures. to text to support answer. Determine the theme of a story, LAFS.3.RL.1.AP.2c drama or poem from details in Essential Understanding: Use information in the text to determine and explain a lesson the text. Determine the topic of learned by a character or theme within the story story or poem. Essential Understanding: Essential Understanding: Identify details from text Determine the topic of story that support a topic. LAFS.3.RL.1.AP.2a or poem. Answer simple questions Identify the topic of a text or information presented in Identify details from text that about the theme of a diverse media. support a topic. story, drama or poem. Identify a supporting detail of the topic in a text or information presented in diverse media. Answer simple questions about the central message, lesson or moral of a story, fable or folktale (e.g., After reading this story, what happened to the character? So,
Grades 3–5 Reading Element Card – Literary Text – Describing the Central Message / Grade 3 Students: Grade 4 Students: Grade 5 Students: FLS: LAFS.3.RL.1.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. Access Points LAFS.3.RL.1.AP.2a Identify the central message (theme), lesson or moral within a story, folktale or fable from diverse cultures. LAFS.3.SL.1.AP.2b Use details to recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures. LAFS.3.RL.1.AP.2c Use information in the text to determine and explain a lesson learned by a character or theme within the story Essential Understanding: LAFS.3.RL.1.AP.2a Identify the topic of a text or information presented in diverse media. Identify a supporting detail of the topic in a text or information presented in diverse media. Answer simple questions about the central message, lesson or moral of a story, fable or folktale (e.g., After reading this story, what happened to the character? So, FLS: LAFS.4.RL.1.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama or poem from details in the text; summarize the text. Access Points LAFS.4.RL.1.AP.2b Identify relevant words and phrases throughout the text to determine the theme of a story, drama or poem; refer to text to support answer. Essential Understanding: Determine the topic of story or poem. Identify details from text that support a topic. Answer simple questions about the theme of a story, drama or poem. FLS: LAFS.5.RL.1.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. Access Points LAFS.5.RL.1.AP.2c Determine the theme of a story, drama or poem from details in the text. Essential Understanding: Determine the topic of story or poem. Identify details from text that support a topic.
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