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Grade 9, Reading and Literature Std # 3.22: Analyze literary elements. Analyze literary elements as they relate to the comprehension of a passage, but not label or define the elements Drama terminology: protagonist, antagonist, foil, soliloquy, plot, setting, character, point of view Methods of characterization Character motivation Plot terminology: plot, exposition, complications, climax, denouement, conflict, rising action, falling action Irony Point of view Theme Mood Foreshadowing Tone Epic Rhythm Rhyme Scheme Classify a literary work as a short story, play, or poem

Lesson Plans: Rhythmic, Lyrical Protests of the African American Comparing the similarity of theme in Langston Hughes’ poetry and some rap music, this lesson concludes with a choral reading of his poems Mapping the Mockingbird Students collect data that creates a mental image of the novel's setting. Creating a database of important location references to characters and events, they use the database to construct a physical map of Macomb Revising Point of View Students revise passages from a 1950’s home economics textbook Story Wheels A reading activity designed to help students practice sequencing skills, summarizing a novel, visualizing story elements, and recognizing story structure An adaptation to the Story Wheel Shows the teacher how to put the story wheels on a CD so the students can collect and keep them Understanding Style and Tone A useful PowerPoint The Tell-Tale Hearts of Writers--Exploring the Lives of Authors Through Their Literature Using works by and about Poe, this lesson investigates the relationship between word choice and the reader's mood and interpretation of a piece of writing Writing about the Total Effect This lesson about Julius Caesar shows how Shakespeare succeeds in leaving a great emotional impact on readers through orchestrating all the key literary elements, such as, plot, setting, point of view, tone, theme, symbol, and irony Id, Ego, and Superego in Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat is used as a primer to teach students how to analyze a literary work using the literary tools of plot, theme, characterization, and psychoanalytical criticism.

Resources: Story Wheel A handout that contains the necessary diagram Doucette Index K-12 Links to useful web sites and books containing teaching information about authors and literature Suggestions for English Language Learners: 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.
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