Common Core: Reading: Literature
8.RL.1
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
October 1, 20188.RL.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
October 1, 20188.RL.3
Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
October 1, 20188.RL.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
October 1, 20188.RL.5
Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
October 1, 20188.RL.6
Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
October 1, 20187.RL.7
Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
October 1, 20187.RL.9
Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.
October 1, 20187.RL.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
October 1, 20187.RL.1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
October 1, 20187.RL.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
October 1, 2018