List everything you know about Literary Analysis

Unit by Karen Gynn

Common Core Standards:Key Ideas and DetailsCCSS. ELA-Literacy.RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

Craft and Structure:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

Content Focus

»Theme»Character Development»Character Point of View»Setting»Plot Development (e.g. Foreshadowing,

Flashback)»Conflict »Resolution»Figurative Language

Learning Target Skills

Author’s use of Literary Elements

• Theme• Point of View• Characterization• Setting• Plot

Author’s use of Figurative Language

• Simile• Metaphor• Personification• Hyperbole• Symbolism• Allusion• Imagery• Pun• Repetition• Irony• Apostrophe

Benchmark Questions HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDSCHARACTER & PLOT DEVELOPMENT/

POINT OF VIEW/SETTING/CONFLICT RESOLUTION

• PLOT DEVELOPMENT• How do __________’s comments contribute to the development of the story/article?• What events lead to the resolution?• CONFLICT• What is the main conflict in the essay?• When is the central conflict between ______ and ______ introduced in the story/poem?• RESOLUTION• What in the passage indicates that the conflict is resolved?• CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT• How does ______’s character change from the beginning to the end of ______?• What word best describes the character?• What pair of words best describes ______?• How do the character’s responsibilities affect how he/she reacts?• What phrase best describes the narrator’s ______?• Which statement from the essay illustrates the characteristic the author appreciates most about _________?• How does ____ change _____’s opinion about _____?• CHARACTER POINT OF VIEW• How do _____’s comments contribute to the development of the passage/poem?• What is _____’s opinion of ______?• THEME• Which statement best describes _______’s approach to life?• Which sentence from the passage mostly expresses its theme?• Which line from the poem clearly reveals its theme?• How do the changes in the narrator’s feelings toward ____ contribute to the theme?• SETTING• How does the setting add to the feeling that _____?• Why is the setting at the beginning of the passage important?

Think about the title:

The Other Side of the Wall

• Preview• Predict• Genre• Structure• What might the author’s purpose be?

Answer these two questions:

What would it be like to go on a blind date?

What do you think the other person would look like?

Character Analysis -As you read, Ask yourself these questions:

• What does the character do?• What does the character say?• How do others feel about the character?• How has the character changed?• What does the character want?

Use text codes as you read:D -Do F -Feel W -WantS -Say C -Change

With your partner fill in the Character Analysis Graphic Organizer

• How do others feel about the character?

• How has the character changed?

• What does the character say?

• What does the character do?

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character’s conflict?

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What is the plot?

What is the

Author’s message?

With your partner, fill in the plot diagram.

With your partner, decide which types of figurative language the author used.

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Choose a question from slide 4 and answer it.

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Examples of Character Traits• able • active • adventurous • affectionate • afraid • alert • ambitious • angry • annoyed • anxious • apologetic • arrogant • attentive • clever • clumsy • coarse • concerned • confident • confused • considerate • cooperative • courageous • cowardly • cross • cruel • curious • dishonest • disrespectful

• impolite • inconsiderate • independent • industrious • innocent • intelligent • jealous • selfish • serious • sharp • short • shy • silly • skillful • sly • smart • sneaky • sorry • spoiled • stingy • strange • thoughtless • tired • tolerant • touchy • trusting • trustworthy • unfriendly • unhappy

Common Themes in Literature• Man Struggles Against Nature: Man is always at battle with human nature, whether the drives described

are sexual, material or against the aging process itself.• Man Struggles Against Societal Pressure: Mankind is always struggling to determine if societal pressure is

best for living. Check out books like Revolutionary Road or Mrs. Dalloway for examples of characters who know how society says they should live, but feel society's dictation is contrary to what makes them happy.

• Man Struggles to Understand Divinity: Mankind tries to understand and make peace with God, but satisfaction is elusive and difficult.

• Crime Does Not Pay: A popular theme played out in books throughout time is the concept that honesty is honored and criminals will eventually be caught. Crime and Punishment and "The Telltale Heart" are two stories written on this theme.

• Overcoming Adversity: Many books laud characters who accept a tough situation and turn it into triumph. Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind exemplifies a shrewd person who finds a way to come out on top despite failed relationships and an economic depression after the Civil War.

• Friendship is Dependent on Sacrifice: This is the idea that you can't have friends if you don't act like a friend.

• The Importance of Family: Sacrifices for family are honored and explored, as are the family bonds that survive adversity.

• Yin and Yang: Just when you think life is finally going to be easy, something bad happens to balance it all out.

• Love is the Worthiest of Pursuits: Many writers assert the idea that love conquers all, appealing to the romantic side of us.

• Death is Part of the Life Cycle: Literary works with this theme show how death and life and intricately connected.

• Sacrifices Bring Reward: Sacrifices and hard work pay off in the end, despite the challenges along the way.• Human Beings All Have the Same Needs: From Montagues to Capulets in Romeo and Juliet or the

characters in S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, book after book asserts that rich or poor, educated or dumb, all human beings need love and other basic needs met.

Words to Describe Tone1. accusatory-charging of wrong doing2. apathetic-indifferent due to lack of energy or concern3. awe-solemn wonder4. bitter-exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief5. cynical-questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people6. condescension; condescending-a feeling of superiority7. callous-unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others8. contemplative-studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue9. critical-finding fault10. choleric-hot-tempered, easily angered11. contemptuous-showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect12. caustic-intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting13. conventional-lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality14. disdainful-scornful15. didactic-author attempts to educate or instruct the reader16. derisive-ridiculing, mocking17. earnest-intense, a sincere state of mind18. erudite-learned, polished, scholarly19. fanciful-using the imagination20. forthright-directly frank without hesitation21. gloomy-darkness, sadness, rejection22. haughty-proud and vain to the point of arrogance23. indignant-marked by anger aroused by injustice24. intimate-very familiar25. judgmental-authoritative and often having critical opinions

26. jovial-happy27. lyrical-expressing a poet’s inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like28. matter-of-fact--accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional29. mocking-treating with contempt or ridicule30. morose-gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent31. malicious-purposely hurtful32. objective-an unbiased view-able to leave personal judgments aside33. optimistic-hopeful, cheerful34. obsequious-polite and obedient in order to gain something35. patronizing-air of condescension36. pessimistic-seeing the worst side of things; no hope37. quizzical-odd, eccentric, amusing38. ribald-offensive in speech or gesture39. reverent-treating a subject with honor and respect40. ridiculing-slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of41. reflective-illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions42. sarcastic-sneering, caustic43. sardonic-scornfully and bitterly sarcastic44. satiric-ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach45. sincere-without deceit or pretense; genuine46. solemn-deeply earnest, tending toward sad reflection47. sanguineous -optimistic, cheerful48. whimsical-odd, strange, fantastic; fun