TEKS: Chapter 110. English Language Arts and Reading See All Teacher Resources

110.20.b.3

(3) Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:

  • (A) analyze literary works that share similar themes across cultures;
  • (B) compare and contrast the similarities and differences in mythologies from various cultures (e.g., ideas of afterlife, roles and characteristics of deities, purposes of myths); and
  • (C) explain how the values and beliefs of particular characters are affected by the historical and cultural setting of the literary work.