ELA21.8.3

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 8

ELA21.8.3
Analyze how authors use key literary elements, including setting, plot, theme, characters, internal and external conflict, dialogue, and point of view, to contribute to the meaning and purpose of a text, using text evidence as support.

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

Aligned Learning Resources

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Becoming History Detectives Using Shakespeare's Secret

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Novel Postcards-Using Textual Evidence to Explore Character and Setting

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