Performance Indicator - ELA.8.L.2.A:
Students listen to class lectures, and small group and classroom discussions, to comprehend, interpret, and critique literary text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.L.2.B:
Students identify how the author's choice of words, use of characterization, and use of other literary devices affect the listener's interpretation of the oral text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.L.2.C:
Students identify how the poet's use of repetition, rhythm, and rhyming patterns affects the listener's interpretation of poetry.

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.L.2.D:
Students recognize social, historical, and cultural features in presentation of literary texts.