Multiple genres

The student recognizes and analyzes literary elements within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse literary texts.

Analyze how themes are developed through the interaction of characters and events;

Analyze how characters' motivations and behaviors influence events and resolution of the conflict;

Analyze non-linear plot development such as flashbacks, foreshadowing, subplots, and parallel plot structures and compare it to linear plot development

Explain how the setting influences the values and beliefs of characters.

The student recognizes and analyzes genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts.

Demonstrate knowledge of literary genres such as realistic fiction, adventure stories, historical fiction, mysteries, humor, fantasy, science fiction, and short stories;

Analyze the effect of graphical elements such as punctuation and line length in poems across a variety of poetic forms such as epic, lyric, and humorous poetry;

Analyze how playwrights develop dramatic action through the use of acts and scenes;

Analyze characteristics and structural elements of informational text, including:

The controlling idea or thesis with supporting evidence;

Features such as footnotes, endnotes, and citations

Multiple organizational patterns within a text to develop the thesis;

Analyze characteristics and structures of argumentative text by:

Identifying the claim and analyzing the argument;

Identifying and explaining the counter argument

Identifying the intended audience or reader

Analyze characteristics of multimodal and digital texts.