Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Authors of prose and poetry use literary elements, such as setting, characters, theme, conflict, dialogue, and point of view, throughout a text to develop and drive the plot.
- Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings, while prose is written in ordinary language.
- Analysis of a text should be supported with text evidence from the writing.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Identify the setting, plot, characters, theme, conflict, dialogue, and point of view in prose and poetry.
- Explain how literary elements contribute to the meaning and purpose of prose and poetry.
- Support their explanations of literary elements with textual evidence.
Understanding
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 of poetry and prose.
- When they analyze a text, they should include text evidence to support their claims.
Vocabulary
- Setting
- Plot
- Characters
- Theme
- Conflict
- Dialogue
- Point of view
- Prose
- Poetry
- Textual evidence
