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English I

Goal 5, Objective 5.01

Goal 5

The learner will demonstrate understanding of various literary genres, concepts, elements, and terms.

Objective 5.01

Read and analyze various literary works by:

  • using effective reading strategies for preparation, engagement, reflection.
  • recognizing and analyzing the characteristics of literary genres, including fiction (e.g., myths, legends, short stories, novels), non-fiction (e.g., essays, biographies, autobiographies, historical documents), poetry (e.g., epics, sonnets, lyric poetry, ballads) and drama (e.g., tragedy, comedy).
  • interpreting literary devices such as allusion, symbolism, figurative language, flashback, dramatic irony, dialogue, diction, and imagery.
  • understanding the importance of tone, mood, diction, and style.
  • explaining and interpreting archetypal characters, themes, settings.
  • explaining how point of view is developed and its effect on literary texts.
  • determining a character's traits from his/her actions, speech, appearance, or what others say about him or her.
  • explaining how the writer creates character, setting, motif, theme, and other elements.
  • making thematic connections among literary texts and media and contemporary issues.
  • understanding the importance of cultural and historical impact on literary texts.
  • producing creative responses that follow the conventions of a specific genre and using appropriate literary devices for that genre.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Literary scrapbooks online: An electronic reader-response project
This lesson leads students to reflect on and respond to literature by creating an online scrapbook. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Literary parodies: Exploring a writer's style through imitation
In this lesson, students analyze the features of a poet's work and then create their own poems based on the original model. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Judging a book by its cover: The art and imagery of The Great Gatsby
Students develop their understanding of visual literacy in this lesson that examines the cover art and a painting mentioned in the novel The Great Gatsby. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Is a sentence a poem?
In this lesson, students analyze syntax, imagery, and meaning in a chosen one-sentence poem to decide what makes it a poem. Then students write one-sentence poems describing a picture. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Investigating names to explore personal history and cultural traditions
In this lesson, students investigate the meanings and origins of their own names in order to establish their own personal histories and to explore the cultural significance of naming traditions. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Identifying and understanding the fallacies used in advertising
Students examine the fallacies that they encounter daily through exposure to advertising. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Id, ego, and superego in Dr. Seuss's “Cat in the Hat”
In this lesson, students explore plot, theme, characterization, and psychoanalytical criticism using The Cat in the Hat. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
A high-interest novel helps struggling readers confront bullying in schools
Using a realistic, high-interest novel and interactive reading strategies, students discuss and deal with the many issues that surround bullying and will consider what they themselves can do to prevent bullying. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Heroes are made of this: Studying the character of heroes
Students explore the qualities of heroic characters in various genres through small group discussion and comparative analysis of multiple works of literature. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
"Hamlet" and the Elizabethan Revenge Ethic in Text and Film
This lesson contains a set of five activities for students to explore the themes of honor, loyalty, and revenge in selected scenes from Hamlet. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Graffiti wall: Discussing and responding to literature using graphics
In collaborative groups, students create graphics that illustrate elements of fiction in student-selected novels. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Ghosts and sea monsters: Analyzing mythology
In this high school language arts lesson, students discuss the characteristics of myths. They then examine historical maps of North Carolina looking for images of sea monsters and write their own descriptions of the monsters and myths about them. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts)
Provided by: UNC Libraries
Folklore in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Students explore the way African-American author Zora Neale Hurston makes use of closely observed black folklife in her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Focus on first lines: Increasing comprehension through prediction strategies
In this lesson, students examine opening sentences in literary works and make predictions about the content of the texts they will read later. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying": Crossing the River
Students consider the symbolism of the river crossing in As I Lay Dying and how Faulkner's use of multiple narrative perspectives relates to the author's thematic concerns. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying": Burying Addie's Voice
Students consider the role of Addie Bundren in Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, the effect she has on the other characters, and the impact created by Faulkner's use of multiple narrative perspectives on revelation of character and exploration of themes.... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Exploring satire with The Simpsons
Using the images from the television show, The Simpsons, students explore the elements of satire—exaggeration, incongruity, reversal, and parody. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Exploring satire with Shrek
Using the animated film, Shrek, students identify common characteristics of fairy tales and evaluate how this form of literature makes satirical social commentary. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Exploring literature through letter writing groups
Working in groups, students will explore a work of literature by exchanging a series of open-ended letters. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Exploring language and identity: Amy Tan's Mother Tongue and beyond
Students examine Amy Tan's “Mother Tongue” and produce personal narratives that examine language and identity issues. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE

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