Unpacked Content
Knowledge
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.
- Analysis of a text should be supported with text evidence from the writing.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Identify the setting, plot, characters, theme, internal and external conflict, dialogue, and point of view in literary text.
- Analyze how literary elements contribute to the meaning and purpose of literary text.
- Support their analysis 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 and purpose of literary text.
- When they analyze a text, they should include text evidence to support their claims.
Vocabulary
- Literary elements
- Setting
- Plot
- Theme
- Characters
- Internal conflict
- External conflict
- Dialogue
- Points of view
- Text evidence
