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English Language Arts — Grade 8

Goal 5, Objective 5.02

Goal 5

The learner will respond to various literary genres using interpretive and evaluative processes.

Objective 5.02

Study the characteristics of literary genres (fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry) through:
- reading a variety of literature and other text (e.g., young adult novels, short stories, biographies, plays, free verse, narrative poems).
- evaluating what impact genre-specific characteristics have on the meaning of the text.
- evaluating how the author's choice and use of a genre shapes the meaning of the literary work.
- evaluating what impact literary elements have on the meaning of the text.

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