• Analyze the following literary elements as they relate to the comprehension of a passage

  • Theme

  • Character

  • Characterization

  • Irony

  • Foreshadowing

  • Symbol and symbolism

  • Tone

  • Setting

  • Plot (conflict, rising action, climax, and falling action)

  • Literary point of view (first person, third person limited, omniscient)

  • Mood

  • Speaker

  • Rhythm

  • Rhyme scheme

  • Alliteration

  • Imagery
    NOTE: Students should be able to label and define these literary elements.

ESL Ideas      (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)
(B) Students copy a story map illustrating the plot of a story.
(B, I, T) Students complete a character chart by checking off character traits of the main characters of a story.
(I, T) Students assume moods of characters in oral reading such as in the balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet or passages from Voices in Literature.

Problem-Solution Chart
(B, I, T) Activity student lists story problems in first column and solutions in right column

Story Map 1
(B, I, T) Activity student writes notes in graphic organizer with the following: setting, place, characters, problem, plot/events, resolution

Story Map 2
(I, T) Activity student writes notes in graphic organizer for each section of the following: setting (where/when), major and minor characters, plot/problem, even (1, 2, & 3), and outcome

Story Map 3
(B, I, T) Activity student writes summary notes in graphic organizer for story structure: beginning, middle, and end

Character Analysis
(B, I, T) Activities include character analysis graphic organizers for the following: character traits, supporting evidence, supporting events, character feelings, character shifts in development, character quotations and interpretations, visualization illustrations, compare and contrast characters

Character Card
( T ) Activity student analyzes characters listing specific examples of literary terms exhibited

Collaborative Questions
( T ) Activity student formulates questions and answers about the text with a partner and tries to categorize the questions (e.g. knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation)

Conflict Dissection
( T ) Activity student completes chart to identify the different conflicts and outcomes based on the text being read

Four Square Perspective
( T ) Activity student identifies and summarizes different perspectives in text being read

Character and Story Graphic Organizers
(B, I, T) Activities student completes graphic organizers for the following: character (map, compare/contrast, traits) and story (main idea, supporting details, character, problem, solution, introduction, rising action, falling action, climax, resolution)

Metaphor Analysis
(I, T) Activity student analyzes metaphors identifying superficial and metaphorical levels

Tools for Reading, Writing & Thinking
(B, I, T) Graphic organizer tools to help engage student in vigorous thinking, organize complex ideas, and scaffold interactions with text

English Works: Reading Exercises
(I, T) Traditional reading practice (main idea, details, and inference) including online self-checking vocabulary and comprehension quizzes

Reading / Speaking Comprehension Dialogues
(B, I, T) These reading comprehension / dialogues provide an opportunity for both reading and speaking practice. Each dialogue is also followed by a multiple choice quiz for comprehension practice. Each dialogue is listed under the appropriate level with a short introduction regarding target areas for speaking practice.

5 Minute English
(B, I, T) Reading, vocabulary, and grammar activities including passages with online self-checking quizzes

Graphic Organizers
(B, I, T) Graphic organizer tools that actively engage the student to put ideas and notes in order

Helper: Graphic Organizers
(B, I, T) Library of graphic organizers available in the following categories: general, sorting, graphs and charts, sequencing, storytelling, miscellaneous, KWL and KWHL

Cowan University: Ten Conversation Lessons
(B, I, T) Ten conversation lessons including simple stories, vocabulary practice, questions, and activities

ESL: Reading
(B, I, T) Reading links of interest to students and teachers of ESL students including: readings with comprehension questions, simplified classics for ESL students, illustrated versions of fables, BBC online news, short stories including listen-along files, etc.

ESL Reading Rubric
(B, I, T) Rubric table divided into reading level capabilities to assist the teacher in modifying lessons and assessments

ESL Learning Centre: Classic English Readings
(B, I, T) Short famous texts in English from classic sources including: poetry, Declaration of Independence, Shakespeare

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