Introduce your freshmen to reading comprehension strategies and key literary elements with a year's worth of lessons and exercises. Each lesson focuses on a specific literary device and includes a definition of the term, a passage that incorporates the device, and questions based on the passage. The concluding exercises assess learners' understanding of the strategies and elements studied. A great addition to your curriculum library.

Concepts

reading comprehension strategies, literary elements

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Sequence the lessons over the course of the year to supplement units of study

Classroom Considerations

• Although designed to prepare freshmen for the North Carolina end-of-course test, the materials and approaches in the 88-page packet are appropriate for any learning situation
• The focus of the packet is on preparation for the textual analysis section of the exam and emphasizes literary elements and terms
• The lessons are based on materials contained in the Glencoe literature textbook

Pros

• The packet includes lesson plans, literature worksheets, exercises, transparencies, assessments, test-taking strategies, and answer keys

Cons

• None