ELA21.7.3

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 7

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.
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.

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 and/or enhance the meaning and purpose of prose and poetry.
Support their explanations of literary elements with textual evidence.

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 and/or enhance the meaning and purpose of poetry and prose.
When they analyze a text, they should include text evidence to support their claims.