ELA21.4.19

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.19

Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Compare means tell how things are alike or similar, and contrast means tell how things are different.
  • Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text, and there are common themes in literary text.
  • A myth is a type of traditional literature, that often explains the early history of a people or some natural or social phenomenon, that typically involves supernatural beings or events.
  • Culture is the customs or institutions of a particular nation, people, or another social group.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify the theme in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
  • Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes in literature from different cultures.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Literature often includes universal (common) themes than can help the reader better understand other perspectives and cultures.

Vocabulary

  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Treatment
  • Theme
  • Stories
  • Myths
  • Traditional literature
  • Cultures
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