S.03 – Thread Standards Map for Recognizing Character and Element Development

This is a standards map for the concept of recognizing character and element development. It is specific to Standard 3 of the Key Ideas and Details Anchor in the Writing standards of the CCSS ELA standards.

1. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.K > RL > A.1 > S.3
   

   With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Story Characters Settings Major events Prompts Support	1 - Identify (Characters) 1 - Identify (Settings) 1 - Identify (Events)	1 - I can identify characters in a story with prompting and support. 1 - I can identify settings in a story with prompting and support. 1 - I can identify major events in a story with prompting and support.	A. Characters, settings, and major events define what a story is all about. B. Characters are described and presented by relationships with other characters and by actions. C. Readers look for key details about places and features of the locations and time of a story. D. Stories build on a sequence of events and usually a problem is solved.	A.1 How do I begin to recognize main ideas of a story? B.1 How do I know who the main characters are? C.1 How can I know where and when the story takes place? D.1 How can I recognize what happened in the story?

2. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.1 > RL > A.1 > S.3
   

   Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Key Details Characters Settings Major events	1 - Describe (Characters, settings, and major events)	1 - I can describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.	A. Story descriptions of people, places, times, and major events include details.	A.1 How is a story described?

3. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.2 > RL > A.1 > S.3
   

   Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Characters Events Challenges	3 - Describe (Characters)	3 - I can describe how characters respond to major events and challenges.	A. Explaining how and why characters respond to life events and challenges teaches me how to respond to similar situations. B. Describing character change, challenge and response can help readers link ideas and event details and overall theme.	A.1 Why do I explain character behavior? B.1 How does a description of character behavior reflect author point of view and overall theme?

4. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.3 > RL > A.1 > S.3
   

   Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Characters Traits Motivations Feelings Expanations Action contribution to sequence	2 - Describe (Characters) 2 - Explain (Action contribution to sequence of events)	2 - I can describe a character's traits, motivations, or feelings. 2 - I can explain how character actions contribute to sequence of events.	A. Character actions, motivations, traits or feelings contribute to sequencing.	A.1 How can I show sequence in describing characters ?

5. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.4 > RL > A.1 > S.3
   

   Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   In depth Description Character Setting Event Specific Details Character's thoughts Character's words Character's actions	2 - Describe (Character, setting, event) 2 - Draw (On details)	2 - I can describe in depth a character, setting or event in a story or drama. 2 - I can draw on specific details (character's thoughts, words, actions) in the text.	A. Specifics aid audience interpretion of characters' actions or traits in specific setting as intended by authors. B. Thoughts and words of a character often explain actions and motives and vice versa.	A.1 How can specific details influence a character or setting? B.1 Why might considering character's thoughts help me understand a story?

6. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.5 > RL > A.1 > S.3
   

   Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Comparison and Contrast Two or more characters Settings Events	6 - Compare (Characters, settings, events) 6 - Contrast (Characters, settings, events) 3 - Draw (On details)	6 - I can compare two or more characters, settings or events in a story or drama. 6 - I can contrast two or more characters, settings or events in a story or drama. 3 - I can draw on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).	A. Comparison and contrast require specific details regarding characters, settings or vents. A. 2 Details may consist of character attitudes, struggles, backgrounds, time periods, historical events and attitudes of time periods.	A.1 How do I compare and contrast stories or dramas?

7. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.6 > RL > A.1 > S.3
   

   Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Plot Unfolding Stories Drama Series of Episodes Movement toward Resolution Characters Response Change	1 - Describe (Plot unfolding) 1 - Describe (Characters' response, change)	1 - I can describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes. 1 - I can describe how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.	A. Plot is described by a series of episodes moving toward a resolution and character response.	A.1 How can plot be described?

8. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.7 > RL > A.1 > S.3
   

   Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Element Interaction Story Drama	4 - Analyze (Element interaction)	4 - I can analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).	A. Where and when a story takes place may influence how the plot develops. B. Carefully crafted lines can either either add emphasis or build plot.	A.1 How are elements of a story or drama related? B.1 How can particular lines of dialogue or story incidents influence the story or drama? B.2 Why might some character lines be easily remembered?

9. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.8 > RL > A.1 > S.3
   

   Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Analysis of Lines of dialogue Propeling the action Revealing aspects of a character Provoking a decision Analysis of Incidents in a story or drama Propeling the action Revealing aspects of a character Provoking a decision.	4 - Analyze (Particular lines of dialogue, incidents in a story or drama)	4 - I can analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.	A. Particular words or incidents may lead to revelation of character or provoke decisions or action. B. Carefully chosen lines at the right point in stories are memorable because they are so fitting to characters or actions in real life.	A.1 How can particular lines of dialogue or story incidents influence the story or drama? B.1 Why might some character lines be easily remembered?

10. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.9-10 > RL > A.1 > S.3
    

    Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

    Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
    Characters Motivations Interaction Plot Theme	4 - Analyze (Complex characters development) 4 - Analyze (Interaction with other characters) 4 - Analyze (Advancement of the plot or development of the theme)	4 - I can analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text. 4 - I can analyze how complex characters interact with other characters. 4 - I can analyze how complex characters advance the plot or develop the theme.	A. Complex characters develop theme or plot throughout the text,building suspense through interaction.	A.1 How do complex characters enhance the story?

11. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.11-12 > RL > A.1 > S.3
    

    Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).

    Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
    Impact of Author Development Elements	4 - Analyze (Impact of author development choices)	4 - I can analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).	A. Authors choose setting, action and characters and build upon the interaction of these elements.	A.1 How does the author develop story elements?