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Reading
Level 6.0 - 8.9 ·
(Functional Literacy)
Standard 29
The student demonstrates understanding of the distinctive features
in literary forms.
| Benchmarks: |
| 29.1 |
Identifying the defining characteristics of classic literature
(for example: timelessness, dealing with universal themes and
experiences, and communicating across cultures); |
| 29.2 |
Recognizing complex elements of plot such as setting, character
development, conflict, and resolution; |
| 29.3 |
Understanding various elements of word choice, symbolism,
figurative language, mood, irony, foreshadowing, flashback,
persuasion, and point of view; |
| 29.4 |
Knowing how mood or meaning is conveyed in poetry through
word choice, dialect, invented words, concrete or abstract terms,
sensory or figurative language, use of sentence structure, line
length, punctuation, and rhythm; |
| 29.5 |
Identifying universal themes in literature. |
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