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RL.2.2Grade 2Recount fables and folktales, and find the central message, lesson or moral.RL.3.2Grade 3Recount fables, folktales and myths, and show how details convey the central message.RL.3.3Grade 3Describe characters, and explain how their actions contribute to the events.RL.4.2Grade 4Determine a theme from details in the text, and summarise.RL.4.9Grade 4Compare themes and patterns of events in myths from different cultures.RL.5.2Grade 5Determine a theme, including how characters respond to challenges.RL.6.2Grade 6Determine a theme and how it is conveyed through particular details.
Standards are paraphrased for clarity. See the Common Core State Standards for the official wording.
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