ELA21.3.22d

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

ELA21.3.22d

Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots from two texts.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

  • Compare means tell how things are alike or similar.
  • Contrast means tell how things are different.
  • Literary elements from different texts, like themes, settings, and plots, can be compared and contrasted.
  • Setting is when and where a story takes place.
  • Plot is the main events of a story (often referred to as the beginning, middle, and end of a story).
  • Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text.

Skills

  • Compare and contrast literary elements, such as themes, settings, and plots, of two texts.

Understanding

  • Comparing and contrasting literary elements can improve their comprehension, or understanding, of both texts.

Vocabulary

  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Theme
  • Setting
  • Plot
  • Stories
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