Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.A:
Students read, view, and interpret literary texts from a variety of genres.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.B:
Students define characteristics of different genres.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.C:
Students select literary texts on the basis of personal needs and interests and read silently for enjoyment for extended periods.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.D:
Students read aloud from a variety of genres; for example, read the lines of a play or recite a poem:

• use inflection and intonation appropriate to text read and audience

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.E:
Students recognize that the same story can be told in different genres, such as novels, poems, or plays, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.F:
Students identify literary elements, such as setting, plot, and character, of different genres.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.G:
Students recognize how the author uses literary devices, such as simile, metaphor, and personification, to create meaning.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.H:
Students recognize how different authors treat similar themes.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.I:
Students identify the ways in which characters change and develop throughout a story.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.J:
Students compare characters in literature to people in own lives.