TEKS: Chapter 110. English Language Arts and Reading See All Teacher Resources
110.51.b.2
(2) The student analyzes fictional and poetic elements focusing on how they combine to contribute meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to:
- (A) compare and contrast varying aspects of texts such as themes, conflicts, and allusions;
- (B) propose and provide examples of themes that cross texts;
- (C) connect literature to historical context, current events, and his/her own experiences;
- (D) analyze relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning;
- (E) identify basic conflicts;
- (F) describe the development of plot and how conflicts are addressed and resolved;
- (G) analyze characters' traits, motivations, changes, and stereotypical features;
- (H) describe how irony, tone, mood, style, and sound of language contribute to the effect of the text;
- (I) determine and explain purposes and effects of figurative language, particularly symbolic and metaphoric;
- (J) identify and analyze text structures;
- (K) recognize archetypes, motifs, and symbols across texts;
- (L) analyze distinctive features of text genre such as biography, historical fiction, science fiction, political writing, fantasy fiction, short story, dramatic literature, or poetry;
- (M) identify how authors create suspense; and
- (N) tell how points of view affect tone, characterization, and credibility.