07 Moby Dick (Research for literary analysis) - Theme and Figurative Language

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Language Arts

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GOAL 1.) Students will understand theme and how it develops over the course of a given literary work. Students will be able to cite evidence from a work which supports their position on a given argument.

GOAL 2.) Students will understand figurative language, connotative meanings, and point of view. Students will be able to analyze the impact of diction on mood, meaning, and tone, including words with multiple meanings.

GOAL 3.) Students will understand English Language conventions and be able to write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

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