English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.22b

Explain how the characters’ actions and dialogue contribute to the meaning of the story.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

  • The actions of characters in a story affect the events, or plot, of the story.
  • The dialogue, or spoken words, of characters in a story affect the plot of the story.

Skills

  • Explain how the actions of characters' contribute to the meaning of the story.
  • Explain how the dialogue between two or more characters contributes to the meaning of the story.

Understanding

  • Characters' actions and dialogue contribute to the meaning of a story.
  • Understanding the actions and dialogue of story characters improves overall comprehension of the text.

Vocabulary

  • Explain
  • Characters
  • Actions
  • Dialogue
  • Contribute
  • Meaning
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