Nevada Academic ContentStandards- Resource Page
The resources below havebeencreated to assist teachers'understandingand to aid instruction ofthis standard.
CollegeandCareer Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard / Standard: RL.3.9-Compare andcontrast thethemes, settings, andplots of stories written bythe same author about the same orsimilar characters (e.g., in booksfromaseries).R.CCR.9 Analyzehow two ormoretexts address similar themes or topics in orderto build knowledgeor to comparetheapproaches the authors take. / Questions to FocusLearning
How can makingtext-to-text connections support a reader's understanding ofthe theme ofastory?
A reader'sunderstanding ofatext is strengthenedwhen information from othertexts is recalled andanalyzed through text-to-text connection.
Student FriendlyObjectives
KnowledgeTargets
Iknow that theme is a connectingmessagethat isdeveloped throughout a literarytext. Iknow that settingis thetime period and locationofastory.
Iknow that plot is the sequenceofevents in atext. I can identifythe theme,setting, and plotin a text.
Reasoning Targets
I can comparehow theme, setting, and plotaresimilarin stories written bythe same authorabout thesameor similar characters.
I can contrast how theme, setting, and plotaredifferent in stories written bythe same authorabout thesameor similar characters.
Vocabulary
compareand contrast culture
plot setting theme
Teacher Tips
AuthorStudyToolkit--TheAuthorStudyToolkitincludes a wealth of information on how to plan and implement an author studyaswellas alist of useful resources.
Benefits of Reading Booksin aSeries--In this blogpost, titledSeries Books, Maria Salvadorediscusses the benefits of readingbooks in aseries, includingincreased motivation and exposureto literarypatterns.(Source: ReadingRockets)
BuildingSchema--Thislesson plan, designed forgrades 2-5, uses two books byPatriciaPolacco with similar themes, Chicken Sundayand Rechenka’s Eggs. Thestrategies SemanticImpressions and Possible Sentencesareused to assist students with vocabularyand comprehension within and across texts. The online CharacterTradingCards toolis included to support students in comparingand contrasting charactersin thestories. (Source: Read Write Think, International ReadingAssociation, NCTE)
CompareaCharacter--Classroom materials that maybeused for independent student centeractivities to support narrativetext structures and elements. SeeC.002: Compare-a-Character.(Source: FloridaCenterforReading Research)
MappingCharacters--Inthis lesson forgrades 3-5, students explore characterdevelopment in abook series. Many onlineinteractiveactivities, such as the OnlineCharacter Mapand GraphicMap, areincluded in thelesson to support students in their analyses. This lesson can beusedwith anybook series. (Source: Read Write Think,International Reading Association, NCTE)
Vertical Progression
RL.K.9 -With promptingand support, compareand contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
RL.1.9 -Compare and contrast the adventures andexperiences ofcharactersin stories.
RL.4.9 -Compare and contrast thetreatment of similarthemes andtopics (e.g., opposition ofgood and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., thequest) in stories, myths, andtraditional literature from different cultures.
RL.5.9 -Compare and contrast stories in thesamegenre(e.g., mysteries and adventurestories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
RL.6.9 -Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres(e.g., stories andpoems;historical novels and fantasystories)in termsoftheir approaches to similarthemes andtopics.
RL.7.9 -Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of atime, place, or characterand ahistoricalaccount of thesame period as a means of understandinghow authors of fiction useor alter history.
RL.8.9 -Analyzehow amodern work offiction draws on themes, patternsof events, or charactertypes from myths, traditional stories, or religious works suchas theBible, includingdescribinghow thematerial is rendered new.
RL.9-10.9 -Analyzehow an author draws on and transforms sourcematerial in aspecificwork (e.g., how Shakespearetreats a theme ortopic from Ovid orthe Bibleor howalaterauthor draws onaplaybyShakespeare). RL.11-12.9 -Demonstrateknowledgeof eighteenth-, nineteenth-and early-twentieth-centuryfoundational works of
American literature,includinghow two ormoretexts from thesameperiod treat similarthemes ortopics.
The aboveinformation and more can be accessedfor freeon the Wiki-Teacherwebsite. Direct link for this standard: RL.3.9