Content Goals:
I know that literary theme is the main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly.
I know that characterization is a literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story.
I know that plot is a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main parts of a story.
I know that the exposition is the beginning of a story where characters and setting are established.
I know that a conflict is a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces, without it, the story would have no rising action.
I know that the rising action is a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative.
I know that the climax is a decisive moment or a turning point in a story line at which the rising action turns around into a falling action.
I know the falling action are the events that occur as a direct result of the climax.
I know that the resolution is the point in a story when the major conflict has ended.
I know that the setting in a story is used to identify and establish the time, place and mood of the events of the story.
I know that point of view is the manner in which a story is narrated or depicted and who it is that tells the story.
I know that the author develops a specific tone through specific word choice.
I know that literary devices are typical structures used by writers in their works to convey his or her message(s) in a simple manner to his or her readers.
I know that imagery is used to create visual representation of action, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses.
I know that a simile compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.
I know that a metaphor compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'.
I know that a hyperbole is a deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis.
I know that personification gives things, ideas, or animals human qualities.
I know that foreshadowing is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
I know that a flashback is an interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence.
I know that dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the character's don't.
Skill Goals:
I will analyze how literary devices are used to develop setting in a text.
I will analyze how literary devices are used to reveal character in a text.
I will analyze how literary devices are used to advance the plot in a text.
I will analyze how literary devices are used to contribute to meaning in a text.
I will analyze how the differences in points of view (perspective) of the characters and the audience or reader create dramatic irony in a text.
I will determine the theme(s) of a text.
I will analyze theme development over the course of a text.
I will provide an objective summary of a text.
I will follow a writing process to develop narratives, including poems.
I will produce clear and coherent narrative writing with development, organization, style, and voice.
I will produce narrative writing appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
I will develop narrative writing, about real or imagined experiences, that establishes and maintains a consistent point of view.
I will include clearly identified characters, well-structured event sequences, narrative techniques, and relevant descriptive details.
