Reading Literature 3.5
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Question Stems and Prompts:
Compare and contrast a story, poem, and a play. In a play, what is the importance of having scenes? In a book, what is the importance of having chapters? In a poem, what is the importance of having stanzas? The use of stage directions helps the reader ____________. In the earlier chapter, we learned … How does what the author said in an earlier paragraph help us understand what is happening now? Can you restate that using the word chapter, stanza, or scene? |
Essential Skills and Concepts:
Understand differences between story, drama, and poem and their parts (chapter, scene, stanza) Use vocabulary particular to each genre when speaking or writing Describe how each part builds upon earlier sections when discussing or writing about story, drama, or poems |
Academic Vocabulary
• refer • text • drama/play • stage • act/scene • cast • story • chapter • poem/poetry • verse • stanza |