SOL Prep

Reading Literary Text

Virginia SOL 4.RL.3

Integrate concepts to set purposes for reading and compare literary and informational texts.

Study 4.RL.3 with SOL PrepBack to Grade 4 English

What students need to be able to do

  • Set a purpose for reading by activating prior and background knowledge.
  • Compare and contrast details in paired literary and informational nonfiction texts, including their treatment of similar themes, topics, and patterns of events.
  • Explain the overall structure of stories, poems, and plays and how each successive part builds on earlier sections.