6th+ELA+Standard+8

Standard 8 Literature

GLE 0601.8.1 Read and comprehend a variety of works from various forms of literature.

Essential question: Why is it important to read a variety of works from various genres of literature? What are strategies you can use to increase your comprehension of literature?

GLE 0601.8.2 Understand the characteristics of various literary genres (e.g., poetry, novel, biography, short story, essay, drama)

Essential question: How do you distinguish between the different genres of literature. When might a biography be the best choice for writing a report?

GLE 0601.8.3 Recognize the conventions of various literary genres.

Essential question: How do forms and conventions within genres affect meaning (e.g., poetry, drama, essay). How will various sound patterns of figurative language affect the overall meaning of a poem?

GLE 0601.8.4 Analyze works of literature for what they suggest about the historical period in which they were written.

Essential question: How does the historical period in which a literary text was written help to explain the text in light of this understanding? Why would an author choose the particular historical setting for the story?

GLE 0601.8.5 Identify and analyze common literary terms (e.g., personification, conflict, theme).

Essential question: How would you explain the development of similar themes across two or more literary texts? Can you distinguish between the different types of figurative language used within the literary text?

Standard 8 – State Performance Indicators

SPI 0601.8.1 Distinguish among various literary genres (e.g., fiction, drama, nonfiction, poetry).

Essential questions: How can you tell if a work of literature is fiction or non-fiction? What are some of the varying characteristics of poetry and drama?

SPI 0601.8.2 Identify the setting and conflict of a passage.

Essential questions: How do you identify the setting of the story? Does the setting of a story possibly include more than just the time and place (when and where) of a story?

SPI 0601.8.3 Determine the main ideas of plots, their causes, how they influence future actions, and how they are resolved.

Essential questions: What are the different kinds of conflict within a plot? Can you identify the elements of plot exposition?

SPI 0601.8.4 Distinguish between first and third person points of view.

Essential questions: What clues help you determine the author’s point of view? How do you tell if the narrator is first or third person?

SPI 0601.8.5 Identify the kind(s) of conflict present in a literary plot (i.e., person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. environment, person vs. technology).

Essential questions: How might you act out a person vs. technology conflict? Can you give an example of each of these four types of conflict?

SPI 0601.8.6 Identify the stated or implied theme of a literary text.

Essential questions: How can you tell the difference between a stated and implied theme in a story? How might you go about determining the theme of a story?

SPI 0601.8.7 Analyze figurative language (i.e. hyperbole, similes, metaphors, personification,) within context.

Essential questions: How does the use of figurative language make a story more interesting or readable? Can you interchange different figures of speech to experiment with the meaning of the text?

SPI 0601.8.8 Identify examples of sound devices (i.e., accent, alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme, and repetition).

Essential questions: Can you create an original poem using sound devices? What is the importance of repetition in poetry?

SPI 0601.8.9 Identify patterns of rhyme and rhythm.

Essential questions: Can you clap or tap out the rhythm of a line of poetry? Can you tell by looking at the end rhymes, what pattern the poet is using in his work?

SPI 0601.8.10 Determine the author's purpose for writing.

Essential questions: How might an author's purpose influence his writing style and audience? Can you tell if an author is writing to entertain, inform, or persuade?