8.T.PM.1Literary Periods and Movements

Expectations

• 8.T.PM.1.a

  Read and compare and contrast myths and stories (fictional or historical) that modern writers have adapted into their own works. (I)

• 8.T.PM.1.b

  Compare and contrast the treatment of a common theme by different writers within a time period. (I)

Georgia Milestones coverage

• English Language Arts Grade 8 (EOG) · Texts — Interpreting Texts

  Periods & Movements Students demonstrate knowledge of dominant themes, genres, and verbal styles of literature from a particular time period.

  about 27% of the test · 16 points These points are shared with other standards, so count them once and never add them up per standard.

What mastery looks like

Georgia's Achievement Level Descriptors. The levels are cumulative: each includes the ones before it. Proficient is on grade level.

Beginning

Identify how/when an author conveys a particular time period in literature.

Developing

Identify a specific element (e.g., character, event, conflict, style, theme) that a modern writer adapted into their own works. Determine the common theme in two pieces of literature by different writers within a given time period.

Proficient

Compare and contrast a modern author’s adaptation of a myth or text (fictional or historical) to the original myth or text. Compare and contrast the treatment of a common theme by different writers within a given time period.

Distinguished

Compare and contrast two modern authors’ adaptations of a text to the original version.

The same standard across grades

1. Grade 6 · 6.T.PM.1

   Periods & Movements Demonstrate knowledge of dominant themes, genres, and verbal styles of literature from a particular time period.

2. Grade 7 · 7.T.PM.1

   Periods & Movements Demonstrate knowledge of dominant themes, genres, and verbal styles of literature from a particular time period.

3. Grade 8 · 8.T.PM.1 (this standard)

   Periods & Movements Demonstrate knowledge of dominant themes, genres, and verbal styles of literature from a particular time period.

4. Grade 9 · 9.T.PM.1

   Demonstrate knowledge of dominant themes, genres, and verbal styles of literature from a particular time period.

5. Grade 10 · 10.T.PM.1

   Demonstrate knowledge of dominant themes, genres, and verbal styles of literature from a particular time period.

6. Grade 11 · 11.T.PM.1

   Demonstrate knowledge of dominant themes, genres, and verbal styles of literature from a particular time period.

7. Grade 12 · 12.T.PM.1

   Demonstrate knowledge of dominant themes, genres, and verbal styles of literature from a particular time period.