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Standard(s): 2.A.4a 2.A.4b 2.A.4c 2.B.4b 3.B.4a |
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Stage 1: Desired Results |
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Understandings |
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(Semester 1) Students will demonstrate skills in comprehension, interpretation, and analysis through the reading of short stories, novels, and an epic. (Semester 2) Students will demonstrate skills in comprehension, interpretation, and analysis through the reading of nonfiction, a contemporary novel, and a Shakespearean play. |
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Essential Questions |
Knowledge & Skill |
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(Semester 1) What do literary terms and concepts add to a piece of literature in terms of tone, character, style, and theme? (Semester 2) How do knowing definitions and applications of literary terms and concepts affect a student's skill level? |
recognition and application of: allegory, satire, fable, foreshadowing, symbol, irony (3), imagery, simile, metaphor, blank verse, meter, soliloquy, alliteration, pun, characterization, plot and its sequence, point-of-view, allusion, epic, flashback, epithet, theme, conflict (and types), mood, tone, protagonist/antagonist |
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Stage 2: Assessment Evidence |
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reading passages, unit tests (both objective and essay), timed writings, collaborative projects, subsearching texts, formal discussions |
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Performance Task Summary |
Rubric Titles |
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Self-Assessments |
Other Evidence, Summarized |
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final exam (Abacus), exam essay, timed writings |
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Stage 3: Learning Activities |
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