LAC 28:CLXIX.701. Reading Literature

A. Demonstrate understanding of key details of a text by asking and responding to who, what, where, when, why, and how questions. B. Recount stories, including fables and folktales from a variety of traditions; determine their central message, lesson, or moral. C. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. D. Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and rhyme in a poem or song; determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text. E. Describe the overall structure of a story, including how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. F. Identify differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud. G. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. H. Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different traditions. I. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.