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Reading Literary Text

Virginia SOL 9.RL.1

Analyze themes, literary forms, and character types in literary texts using textual evidence.

Study 9.RL.1 with SOL PrepBack to Grade 9 English

What students need to be able to do

  • Explain stated or implied themes and analyze their development over the course of texts.
  • Understand the relationship of characters, setting, and plot to themes.
  • Examine and analyze the characteristics that distinguish literary forms.
  • Analyze how the differing structure of each literary form contributes to its meaning and style.
  • Differentiate between character types in literary texts.
  • Understand the impact of character types on the theme.
  • Identify and describe how dramatic conventions contribute to the theme and effect of plays.