School Improvement in Maryland
Reading for Literary Experience: Grades 6 - 8

Students will demonstrate their ability to read for literary experience by examining, constructing, and extending meaning from stories, plays, poems, and other works of fiction.

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Summarize the text

          

Identify the author’s message

          

Explain how the theme represents a view or comment on life

          

Compare and contrast the ways similar themes are expressed in multiple literary works

          

Compare works that express a universal theme, providing evidence to support the ideas

          

Identify elements of plot and characterization and analyze how the qualities of the central characters determine resolution of the conflict

          

Analyze characterization as delineated through a character’s thoughts, words, speech, patterns, and deeds

          

Evaluate the influence of culture, ethnicity, and historical eras on the themes and issues of literary texts

          

Compare and contrast one’s personal view with the author’s view of human experience and character

          

Compare and contrast the motivations and reactions of characters from different historical eras who confront similar challenges and situations and connect them to prior knowledge or the experiences of others

          

Explain how literary elements create meaning for readers

          

Identify and trace the development of an author’s argument, viewpoint, or perspective in text

          

Assess the adequacy, accuracy, and appropriateness of an author’s details to support claims and assertions, noting instances of bias and stereotyping