Performance Indicator - ELA.10.R.2.A:
Students read, view, and interpret texts and performances in every medium (e.g., short stories, novels, plays, film and video productions, poems, and essays) from a wide variety of authors, subjects, and genres:

• 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.10.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.10.R.2.C:
Students read literary criticism to increase comprehension and appreciation of literary texts, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.R.2.D:
Students recognize how authors use tone to express their ideas or an attitude toward the subject matter or the audience.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.R.2.E:
Students distinguish between different forms of poetry, such as sonnet, lyric, elegy, narrative, epic, and ode, and recognize how the author uses poetic form to convey message or intent.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.R.2.F:
Students compare a film, video, or stage version of a literary work with the written version.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.R.2.G:
Students read literary texts aloud to convey an interpretation of the work.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.R.2.H:
Students interpret literary texts on the basis of an understanding of the genre and the literary period.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.R.2.I:
Students interpret multiple levels of meaning and subtleties in text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.R.2.J:
Students recognize relevance of literature to contemporary and/or personal events and situations.