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

NOTE: Literary elements are limited to theme, character, tone, setting, mood, plot, and literary point of view.

AHSGE Standard III - The student will apply critical analysis strategies and judge texts critically to comprehend passages from textual, functional, and recreational reading material.
 

Elements of a short story
Using interaction with peers to comprehend elements of a short story

Novel News: Broadcast Coverage of Character, Conflict, Resolutions, and Setting
Exploring literary elements through news coverage

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Alabama Lesson Plans

User-friendly "Search" feature PDF document

Resources:

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Literary Elements Handbook  Interactive (including some video)

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Name That Literary Element  Interactive game

Glossary of Literary Terms  List of literary terms

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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