Topic: Reading Standards for Literature, Grade 8

Review:

.cite wide range of evidence within the text

.how recurring images or events  contribute to the central theme

.how elements of a story interact

.metaphors, allusions and analogies contribute to meaning

.compare poem with a conventional structure to a poem without a prescribed structure (free verse)

.different perspectives of characters

.analyze the degree to which film version relates to a text version of a story

.compare fictional portrayal of a time, place or character to an historical portrayal

Source:  “CCSSI (Common Core State Standards Initiative) for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies and Science.” March 10, 2010, p. 12, 13. You will find the standards at http://www.corestandards.org/.