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Core Analysis Frame: Fiction HandoutCore Analysis Frame: Fiction Handout
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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Core Analysis Frame: Fiction

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Dig into any piece of fiction with a series of analysis questions. There are two levels of questions provided: basic and in-depth. The basic questions can be copied double-sided onto a single piece of paper, while the in-depth questions take up two pages per topic.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

literary themes, literary elements, plot, plot elements, setting, characters, fiction

Additional Tags

analysis, plot, fiction, evaluate, critique fiction, setting, characters, theme, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a packet or reference page for students to use as they analyze fiction; they can choose to answer one question from each section or answer all the questions as they work through a novel
  • Use these questions as a teacher tool to create worksheets, writing prompts, discussion topics, projects, and more

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3

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