Understanding the Elements of Fiction
Understanding the Elements of Fiction
Objectives
Students will review and refine the elements of fiction within and across texts. This unit will provide concrete practice to advance students’ ability to analyze literary elements and figurative language. Students will:
- identify characteristics of fiction.
- identify and analyze the effect of literary elements.
- explain how literary elements are used to develop and support theme.
Essential Questions
How do learners develop and refine their vocabulary?
How do readers know what to believe in what they read, hear and view?
How do readers know what to believe in what they read, hear, and view?
How do strategic readers create meaning from informational and literary text?
How does interaction with text provoke thinking and response?
What is this text really about?
What strategies and resources do I use to figure out unknown vocabulary?
What strategies and resources does the learner use to figure out unknown vocabulary?
Why learn new words?
- How do strategic readers create meaning from informational and literary text?
- What is this text really about?
- How does interaction with text provoke thinking and response?
- Why learn new words?
- What strategies and resources does the learner use to figure out unknown vocabulary?
- How do learners develop and refine their vocabulary?
- How do readers know what to believe in what they read, hear, and view?
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Final 05/10/2013