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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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Students will be able to analyze in writing the use and importance of literary terms in various selections of literature. (Semester one) Students will demonstrate skills in comprehension, interpretation, and analysis through the study of American literature up to the Nineteeth Century. Examine development of philosophical and cultural concepts particular to the American voice: illustrate selected literary terms; explain how terms contribute to overall effectiveness of literary pieces. (Semester two) Students will demonstrate skills in comprehension, interpretation, and analysis through the study of American literature from the Age of Reason to the modern period. Accurately apply elements mastered in first semester. Distinguish styles and themes of respective historical periods. Recognize reoccuring themes throughout American literature. Develop understanding of the correlation between historical events and literature. |
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Knowledge & Skill |
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(Semester one) How does the use of literary devices add to a piece of literature in terms of character, style, tone, and theme? (Semester two) How will the knowledge of definitions and applications of literary terms affect a student's understanding of a piece of literature? |
(Semester one) Poetry: paradox, anaphora, apostrophe, conceit, juxtaposition, slant rhyme Rhetoric: the appeals - ethos, pathos, logos, audience , purpose, exigence, organization Puritan Age: parallel construction, syllogistic reasoning, euphemism, litotes, absolute, hyperbole, irony, antithesis (Semester two) Realism: satire, humor, sarcasm, chiasmus, understatement, colloquialism, sardonic, exaggeration, regionalism, realism, covoluted structure, didactic, sympathetic, ellipsis, syllepsis, synesthesia, non sequitur |
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Stage 2: Assessment Evidence |
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reading passages from both class texts and AP practices, unit tests (both objective and essay), timed writings, collaborative projects, subsearching texts, formal discussions, prepared individual presentations Student achievement on AP/Language test in the spring. |
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Performance Task Summary |
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Self-Assessments |
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Stage 3: Learning Activities |
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