Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts 3. Analyze how authors use key literary elements, including setting, plot, theme, characters, internal and external conflict, dialogue, and point of view, to contribute to the meaning and purpose of a text, using text evidence as support.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
3.
Literary elements
Setting
Plot
Theme
Characters
Internal conflict
External conflict
Dialogue
Points of view
Text evidence Knowledge:
3. Students know:
Authors of prose and poetry use literary elements, such as setting, plot, characters, theme, conflict, dialogue, and point of view, throughout a text to develop and/or enhance the meaning of the text.
An author's use of literary elements can indicate the author's purpose for writing the text.
Analysis of a text should be supported with text evidence from the writing. Skills:
3. Students are able to:
Identify the setting, plot, characters, theme, internal and external conflict, dialogue, and point of view in literary text.
Analyze how literary elements contribute to the meaning and purpose of literary text.
Support their analysis of literary elements with textual evidence.
Understanding:
3. Students understand that:
Prose and poetry contain common literary elements, such as setting, plot, characters, theme, conflict, dialogue, and point of view.
Literary elements contribute to the meaning and purpose of literary text.
When they analyze a text, they should include text evidence to support their claims.
English Language Arts R2. Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts to develop a literal and figurative understanding as appropriate to the type of text, purpose, and situation.
Examples: short and long prose texts, poetry, dramas
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Teacher Vocabulary:
R2.
Literary texts
Literal understanding
Figurative understanding
Text
Purpose
Situation Knowledge:
R2. Students know:
Necessary skills to read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.
Strategies to analyze literary text to develop a literal and figurative understanding.
Literary texts have different intended meanings depending on the genre, purpose, and situation. Skills:
R2. Students are able to:
Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.
Develop literal and figurative understanding of literary texts appropriate to the text, purpose, and situation. Understanding:
R2. Students understand that:
Literary texts can be understood on both a literal and figurative level.
English Language Arts 4. Analyze how authors use characterization, connotation, denotation, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view to create and convey meaning in a variety of texts.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
4.
Characterization
Connotation
Denotation
Figurative language
Literary elements
Point of view Knowledge:
4. Students know:
Authors choose to write from a particular point of view and use specific literary elements and vocabulary words to convey their intended meaning. Skills:
4. Students are able to:
Identify characterization, connotation, denotation, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view in a variety of texts.
Analyze how characterization, connotation, denotation, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view creates and conveys meaning in a variety of texts. Understanding:
4. Students understand that:
Authors select particular literary elements and devices to create and convey meaning within their written work.
