Reading Literary Text

Virginia SOL 8.RL.3

Integrate and compare concepts across literary texts.

What students need to be able to do

  • Comparing and contrasting structure of stories, poems, and plays
  • Analyzing how differing structure contributes to meaning and style
  • Comparing and contrasting fictional portrayals with historical accounts
  • Understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history
  • Comparing and contrasting texts in different forms or genres
  • Understanding approaches to similar themes and topics