Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.A:
Students read, view, and interpret texts and performances in every medium from a wide variety of authors, subjects, and genres (e.g., short stories, novels, plays, film and video productions, poems, and essays):

• build background by activating prior knowledge through questioning what they already know about the form in which the story is presented and the period in which it was written

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.B:
Students read, view, and respond independently to literary works that represent a range of social, historical, and cultural perspectives.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.C:
Students recognize a range of literary elements and techniques, such as figurative language, allegory, irony, symbolism, and stream of consciousness, and use these elements to interpret the work:

• check for understanding of texts by engaging in oral reading activities, such as read-arounds, to identify and provide effective examples of literary elements

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.D:
Students distinguish between different forms of poetry, such as sonnet, lyric, elegy, narrative, epic, and ode.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.E:
Students compare a film, video, or stage version of a literary work with the written version.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.F:
Students read literary texts aloud to convey an interpretation of the work:

• engage in a variety of shared reading experiences, such as choral reading and reader's theatre

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.G:
Students read works with a common theme and compare the treatment of that theme by different authors.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.H:
Students interpret multiple levels of meaning in text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.9.R.2.I:
Students recognize relevance of literature to personal events and situations.