Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Standard: Reading 7

Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

Learning Intentions:

a. Compare two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text. (RL) b. Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text. (RI)

Learning Intentions (RL): ● Students will understand how to compare characters, settings, or events in a story or drama. ● Students will learn to draw on specifc details from the text to make comparisons. Learning Intentions (RI): ● Students will understand how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in an informational text. ● Students will learn to analyze these elements in detail. Success Criteria: I Can Statements (RL): ● I can compare two or more characters in a story or drama using specifc details from the text. ● I can compare settings in a story or drama using specifc details from the text. ● I can compare events in a story or drama using specifc details from the text. I Can Statements (RI): ● I can analyze how a key individual is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in an informational text. ● I can analyze how a key event is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in an informational text. ● I can analyze how a key idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in an informational text.

Nouns (Know)

Verbs (Do)

● Characters ● Settings ● Events ● Story ● Drama ● Details ● Text ● Individual ● Idea

● Compare ● Draw ● Analyze ● Introduce ● Illustrate ● Elaborate

Last Updated May 30th, 2024 Middle School ELA, Page 93