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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]RL 3.9 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)

This is a third grade standard.  I think third graders can learn how to analyze plot, but why theme?  That's more of a fifth grade concept.  And why put theme and plot together in one standard with the comparison.  It's just over the top.[/quote]

Theme is a fifth-grade concept? Why? I see no reason why theme is a concept too difficult for third-graders.

Would you be happier if the standards-writers had written three separate substandards, one each for theme, setting, and plot?[/quote]

Have you ever taught third grade?[/quote]

Evidently you have taught third grade, so please explain to me why theme is a concept too difficult for third-graders.

I'm in Maryland, and my children were expected to discuss theme starting no later than second grade, under both the previous state standards and the current Common Core standards.[/quote]

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