Standard Course of Study

Goal 5

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

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fiction (e.g., myths, legends, short stories, novels), non-fiction (e.g., essays, biographies, autobiographies, historical documents), poetry (e.g., epics, sonnets, lyric poetry, ballads) and drama (e.g., tragedy, comedy).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.

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Dramatizing History in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible": Students examine some of Arthur Miller's historical sources and read a summary of the historical events in Salem. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Discovering a passion for poetry with Langston Hughes: In this lesson, students explore contemporary youth poetry as well as the poetry of Langston Hughes, placing the poems in their historical context. They go on to create their own poems that communicate a personal view on a current world issue. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Decoding the dystopian characteristics of Macintosh's "1984" commercial: Students explore the dystopian characteristics and symbols presented in Macintosh's “1984” commercial and analyze the comments that it makes about contemporary society. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Decoding “The Matrix”: Exploring dystopian characteristics through film: In this lesson, students are introduced to the definition and characteristics of a dystopian work by watching video clips from The Matrix and other dystopian films. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Critical reading: Two stories, two authors, same plot?: This lesson encourages students to read and respond critically to two different pieces of literature with the same title. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

The comic book show and tell: In this brief authentic writing experience, students compose original comic book scripts using detailed, descriptive language and exciting dialogue. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Book report alternative: Characters for hire! Studying character in drama: In this lesson, students create a resume for a character in a play. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

A Biography Study: Using Role-Play to Explore Authors' Lives: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students select American authors to research. They create timelines and biopoems about their authors and then collaborate in teams to design and present a panel presentation where they role-play their authors. The final project... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Behind the masks: Exploring culture and self through art and poetry: This ReadWriteThink unit engages high school students in a study of the relationship between masks and cultures. Students research mask making from various cultures, draw sketches of the masks, and take notes that highlight the connections between the masks... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education, Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Information Skills); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Become a character: Adjectives, character traits, and perspective: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students “become” one of the major characters in a book and describe themselves and other characters, using lists of accurate, powerful adjectives. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Authentic persuasive writing to promote summer reading: Invites students to create brochures and flyers that suggest books and genres to explore during the summer months. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8–9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Audio listening practices: Exploring personal experiences with audio texts: In this lesson designed to develop students’ involvement with media literacy, students keep a daily diary that records how and when they listen to radio, music (e.g., songs on MP3 players, podcasting), and other streaming media or archived broadcasts. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Analyzing the stylistic choices of political cartoonists: In this lesson, students learn terminology that describes comics and political (or editorial) cartoons and discuss how the cartoonists' choices influence the messages that they communicate. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Analyzing the purpose and meaning of political cartoons: In this lesson, students evaluate political cartoons for their meaning, message, and persuasiveness. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

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