K.7.C
The Standard
describe the elements of plot development, including the main events, the problem, and the resolution for texts read aloud with adult assistance
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students name the key events in a story read aloud. With teacher prompts, they identify the character’s problem and explain how it is solved.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can retell the main events in a sensible order. With a prompt or picture support, the student can state the problem and how it gets solved.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may list small details instead of the events that move the story forward. They may confuse the problem with a character’s feelings. They may call the final event the solution even when it does not fix the problem.
How to Assess It
- After a read-aloud, give students three picture boxes labeled beginning, problem, and solution. Ask them to draw and explain each part.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs picture cards from a familiar story and have them place the main events, problem, and solution in order.
After reading, ask, “What went wrong, and what happened that fixed it?” Record students’ answers on a class chart.
Play Plot Detective by rereading short scenes while students hold up event, problem, or solution cards.
Discuss a classroom problem, such as spilled crayons, and have students explain the events, problem, and solution as a short story.
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Related Standards
- 5.8.C
analyze plot elements, including rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution; and
- 1.8.C
describe plot elements, including the main events, the problem, and the resolution, for texts read aloud and independently; and
- 3.8.C
analyze plot elements, including the sequence of events, the conflict, and the resolution; and
- 2.8.C
describe and understand plot elements, including the main events, the conflict, and the resolution, for texts read aloud and independently; and
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