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- 7th - 12th
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Students identify at least two themes in, People Everyday by Arrested Development. They identify five terms/expressions in the song with which they are unfamiliar and brainstorm on possible meanings from context. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students read two short stories, then students discuss the characters in the stories and the factors and personality characteristics of the characters that motivate their actions. Discussion ensues as to the possible themes of the short stories. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read complex poetry to practice determining a poet's purpose, which prepare Students for the Advanced Placement test. Students choose a British author's poem and interpret it using literary analysis. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students read a short story and answer the questions from Burke's Pentad to prepare for the writing of an evaluation. They complete an analysis worksheet then write a paper about the literary work that focuses on the analysis of a certain aspect of the story. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 11th
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Students review literary analysis techniques, book reviews, and the purpose of recommendation. They survey books they have read and select one to present to their high school's English Department for adoption as a classroom text by writing a recommendation for their choosen book. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read a variety of literature and answer questions from "Burke's Pentad". Using the text, they practice writing an evaluation of the techniques the author used. To end the lesson, they develop their own theme and critique the original text from their point of view. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students examine Jan Brett's, The Mitten, to identify literary elements. They predict upcoming events in the story while examining the plot, cause and effect relationships, and sequence. They retell the story while making text-to-self connections. They research animals using the Internet before creating a PowerPoint presentation. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students are able to use active listening skills, take notes and identify literary elements of a short story. They use/create graphic organizer, compare/contrast literary elements from various stories and compare and contrast traits. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students use an online source to look up literary terms. They record the definitions of each literary term. Students write a literary analysis of a poem using the literary terms. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students begin to explore the fascinating ways in which authors use specific literary devices to create interesting and realistic texts. They examine both non-fiction and fiction writing to analyze the techniques authors use to create texts such as plot, setting, characterization, mood, and point of view. Full Review »

