Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Learning Intentions (RL): ●​ Students will understand how to compare characters, settings, or events in a story or drama. ●​ Students will learn to draw on specific 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 specific details from the text. ●​ I can compare settings in a story or drama using specific details from the text. ●​ I can compare events in a story or drama using specific 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.

b. ​ Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text. (RI)

Nouns (Know)

Verbs (Do)

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

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

Sample Question Stems and Prompts for Assessment

Literature (RL): ●​ "How are [character 1] and [character 2] similar and different? Provide specific details from the text." ●​ "Compare the settings of [setting 1] and [setting 2]. How do they influence the story?"

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