RL.8.6
Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
Cluster RL.8.BCraft and Structure
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.6.6Grade 6: Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
- RL.7.6Grade 7: Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
- RL.8.6Grade 8: Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
Where this sits in the school year
Our Grade 8 English Language Arts scope and sequence teaches RL.8.6 in Unit 3: Point of View and Story Across Mediums, weeks 9–11.
Dramatic irony and points of view; evaluating film and stage choices against the text; how modern fiction draws on myth and tradition. See the full pacing guide →
Teaching Kits for this standard
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