Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Standard: Reading 10

Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

Learning Intentions: ●​ Students will understand how individual elements of a text (sentence, paragraph, stanza, chapter, scene, section) fit into the overall structure. ●​ Students will learn how these elements contribute to the development of the theme, main idea, settings, or plot. Success Criteria: ●​ I can analyze how a sentence, paragraph, stanza, chapter, scene, or section fits into the overall structure of a text. ●​ I can explain how these elements contribute to the development of the theme, main idea, settings, or plot.

a. ​ Analyze how a sentence, paragraph , stanza, chapter, scene , or section fits into the overall structure and how it contributes to the development of theme, main idea, settings, or plot. (RL) b. ​ Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and how it contributes to the development of the main idea. (RI)

Nouns (Know)

Verbs (Do)

●​ Sentence ●​ Paragraph ●​ Stanza ●​ Chapter ●​ Scene ●​ Section ●​ Overall structure ●​ Theme ●​ Main idea ●​ Settings ●​ Plot

●​ Analyze ●​ Fit ●​ Contribute ●​ Develop

Sample Question Stems and Prompts for Assessment

For Overall Structure: ●​ "How does this sentence/paragraph/stanza/chapter/scene/section fit into the overall structure of the text?" ●​ "What role does this section play in the organization of the text?"

For Contribution to Theme, Main Idea, Settings, or Plot: ●​ "How does this paragraph contribute to the development of the main idea/theme?" ●​ "In what way does this scene/chapter help build the plot?"

Last Updated September 23rd, 2024 Middle School ELA, Page 102