Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 110 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING
Subchapter C - HIGH SCHOOL
Section 110.51 - Literary Genres (One-Half to One Credit)
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code § 110.51
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Introduction.
(1) Students enrolled in
Literary Genres will spend time analyzing the fictional and poetic elements of
literary texts and read to appreciate the writer's craft. High school students
will discover how well written literary text can serve as models for their own
writing. High school students respond to oral, written, and electronic text to
connect their knowledge of the world.
(2) For high school students whose first
language is not English, the students' native language serves as a foundation
for English language acquisition and language learning.
(3) Statements that contain the word
"including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the
phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(4) The essential knowledge and skills as
well as the student expectations for Literary Genres, an elective course, are
described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student builds an extensive
vocabulary through reading and systematic word study. The student is expected
to:
(A) expand vocabulary through wide
reading, listening, and discussion;
(B) investigate word origins as an aid to
understanding meanings, derivations, and spellings as well as influences on the
English language; and
(C)
discriminate between connotative and denotative meanings and interpret the
connotative power of words.
(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.
(3) The student reads critically
to evaluate texts and the authority of sources. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze the characteristics of
well-constructed texts;
(B)
describe how a writer's point of view may affect text credibility, structure,
or tone;
(C) analyze aspects of
texts such as patterns of organization and choice of language for their effect
on audiences; and
(D) examine
strategies that writers in different fields use to compose.
(4) The student reads to increase
knowledge of his/her own culture, the culture of others, and the common
elements of cultures. The student is expected to:
(A) compare text events with personal and
other readers' experiences;
(B)
recognize and discuss themes and connections that cross cultures; and
(C) recognize how writers represent and
reveal their cultures and traditions in texts.
(5) The student uses writing as a tool for
learning and researching literary genres. The student is expected to:
(A) use writing to discover, record, review,
and learn; and
(B) link related
information and ideas from a variety of sources.
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