RL.8.3
Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
Cluster RL.8.AKey Ideas and Details
How this standard develops across Grades 6–8
The ELA strands share anchor standards, so the same skill appears at each grade with rising demand. Here is the full arc.
- RL.6.3Grade 6: Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
- RL.7.3Grade 7: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
- RL.8.3Grade 8: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
Where this sits in the school year
Our Grade 8 English Language Arts scope and sequence teaches RL.8.3 in Unit 2: Character, Craft and Structure, weeks 5–8.
How dialogue and incidents propel a story; word choice, tone, and figurative language; comparing the structure of two texts. See the full pacing guide →
Teaching Kits for this standard
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