Reading Literary Text

Virginia SOL 2.RL.3

Integration of Concepts

What students need to be able to do

  • Set a purpose for reading by providing guiding questions, activating prior (experience) and background (content) knowledge.
  • Recognize dialogue in text and explain how it can reveal characters' thoughts and perspectives.
  • Compare and contrast characters, settings, and plots in two versions of the same story from different cultures (e.g., Cinderella stories).