Describe Themes in Literary Texts (English 7 Reading)
You will learn how to describe multiple themes in fiction, analyze how place and time influence the theme, and make complex inferences.
Make Connections Between and Across Literary Texts (English 7 Reading)
You will learn how to make connections between and across texts, including other media (e.g., film, play), and provide textual evidence.
Introduction to Character Foils
During this lesson, students will view video clips and read texts that have character foils examples. Students will complete a graphic organizer with evidence that supports their identification of foil characters. Once complete, students will use the information from the graphic organizer to discuss character foils.
Thesis Throwdown
After students watch a brief video introducing thesis statements, they will create a class thesis statement checklist, use a prompt to write a personal thesis, compare theirs to others in their group while working to craft and revise a group thesis to present to the class after participating in a Gallery Walk where they provide and incorporate revision suggestions.
Synthesize Ideas and Details in Several Texts (English I Reading)
You will learn how to synthesize ideas and details in texts and support the connections with textual evidence.
Syntax (English I Reading)
You will be able to evaluate the author's syntax and its impact on the meaning of a text.
Analyze Various Texts with Similar Themes (English I Reading)
You will learn how to make inferences and draw conclusions about similar themes in various texts by finding supporting evidence within the texts.
Monologues and Soliloquies (English I Reading)
You will be able to recognize monologue and soliloquy and explain how they function in a play.
Diction and Tone (English I Reading)
You will be able to evaluate the diction in a text and discover the author's tone.
Irony, Sarcasm, Paradox (English I Reading)
You will be able to identify and explain the purpose of irony, sarcasm, and paradox in a text.
Understatement/Overstatement (English I Reading)
You will be able to recognize and explain the purpose of understatement and overstatement in a text.
Symbolism/Allegory (English I Reading)
You will be able to explain the function of symbolism and allegory in a text.
Contrast Media’s Message with Traditional Text (English I Reading)
You will be able to compare/contrast how visual and non-visual texts communicate information.
Evaluate Tone in Various Media for Different Audiences and Purposes (English I Reading)
You will be able to explain how the tone of a message varies according to audience and purpose.
Linguistic Roots and Affixes (English I Reading)
You will be able to recognize linguistic roots and affixes to use in determining the meanings of academic English words and in other content areas.
Cognates (English I Reading)
You will use your knowledge of cognates from other languages to help you understand unfamiliar words.
Analyze Literary Essays’ Inclusion of Personal Opinions and Facts (English I Reading)
You will be able to explain why literary essays include personal opinions and facts to describe an event or situation.
Narrator’s Point of View (English I Reading)
You will be able to recognize how the narrator's point of view shapes a short story.
Development of Characters Through Literary Devices (English I Reading)
You will be able to recognize how literary devices such as character foils can create complex characters in a short story.
Importance of Figurative Language: Practice 3 (English I Reading)
You will be able to read a text and understand how the figurative language of a literary work contributes to its historical and cultural setting.