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Students will know that figurative language creates comparisons by linking the senses and the concrete to abstract ideas. Words are used in a non-literal way for a particular effect.

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Students will be able to assess connotations that certain words invoke.

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Students will know the definitions of various literary devices such as…
Imagery: visually descriptive or figurative language, evokes a sensory experience or creates a picture with words for a reader.

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Theme: A salient abstract idea that emerges from a literary work’s treatment of its subject matter; or a topic recurring in a number of literary works.

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Tone: A way of communicating information that conveys an attitude. Authors convey tone through a combination of word-choice, imagery, perspective, style, and subject matter.

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Mood: The general atmosphere or emotional complexion of a piece of writing - the array of feelings the word evokes in the reader.

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Students will be able to understand the key ideas and details within a text.

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Students will be able to read a text at least twice for comprehension, details, analysis, and deep questioning of the text’s purpose and meaning.

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Style: Comprising an author’s diction, syntax, tone, characters, and other narrative techniques. Used to describe the way an author uses language to convey his or her ideas and purpose in writing.

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Students will be able to move beyond merely summarizing the author’s main points and into looking closely at why the author chooses certain words and what makes those word choices interesting or meaningful.

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Students will be able to assess the implications of literary devices as they relate to essential questions of meaning.

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Students will know that a figure of speech is a literary device in which language is used in an unusual - or “figured” - way in order to produce a stylistic effect.

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Students will know figures of speech can be broken into two main groups: figures of speech that play with the ordinary meaning of words and figures of speech that play with the ordinary arrangement or pattern in which words are written.

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Students will know that connotation is the use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning, which is known as denotation.

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Diction: Word choice, or the specific language an author, narrator, or speaker uses to describe events and interact with other characters.

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Students will ‌be able to identify literary devices used within a text.

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Students will be able to read a text and make annotations.

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Students will know that close reading is thoughtful, critical analysis of a text that focuses on significant details or patterns in order to develop a deep understanding of the text’s form, craft, meanings, etc.

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Students will be able to employ literary devices in their own writing.

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Students will be able to closely investigate a text and make connections to essential questions about history, human behavior, and ourselves.