Correct Response: C. Characters, setting, plot, and a story's central lesson or message are important elements of story structure in narrative texts. At the second-grade level, students' literary analysis focuses primarily on these elements. Asking students direct, text-dependent wh- questions about the elements in a literary text would reinforce their understanding of these key components of story grammar as they are realized in a particular story, which supports the students' developing analysis of the text's key ideas and details. Option A is incorrect because learning about the features of different literary genres promotes reading comprehension in a general way but would not effectively support primary-grade students in learning to analyze key ideas and details in a particular text. Option B is incorrect because, while setting is a key story element, evaluating its significance with respect to the text's theme is a task that goes beyond grade-level expectations for most second-grade students. Option D is incorrect because it focuses more on students' personal responses to a text rather than their development of literary analysis skills.
