STRAND 2 CONCEPT 1 Literary Elements STRAND 2

STRAND 2: CONCEPT 1 Literary Elements

STRAND 2: CONCEPT 1: PO 1 Analyze the author’s use of literary elements: Theme Point of view Characterization Setting Plot

Theme Infer characters experiences Them e Big Picture of Story

Characterization and Theme (Article Vs. Novel) Pursuing Happiness Savor the Kite Runner moment; take control of your time, and more secrets of the happiest By: Khaled Hosseini people. When we were children, By: David G. Meyers Hassan and I used to climb During its first century, psychology the poplar trees in the focused far more on negative driveway of my father’s emotions such as depression, anger, house and annoy our and anxiety than on positive emotions neighbors by reflecting such as happiness and satisfaction. sunlight into their homes with Even today, our texts say more about a shard of mirror. suffering than about joy. That is now changing.

Happiness Strategy Happiness doesn’t come from ‘making it’ Savor the moment Control your time Act happy Seek work that uses your gifts and skills Join the ‘movement’ movement Get rest Give priority to close relationships Take care of the soul Amir Hassan You

STRAND 2: CONCEPT 1: PO 2 Analyze the author’s use of figurative language: Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Symbolism Allusion Imagery

Using Poetry to Teach Figurative Language

STRAND 2: CONCEPT 1: PO 3 Compare and contrast the illustration of the same theme in two different literary genres, using their structural features as the basis for the comparison (e. g. , novel and play, poem, short story).

Poem Vs. Novel Excerpt “HABITATION” BY MARGARET ATWOOD Marriage is not a house or even a tent it is before that, and colder: The edge of the forest, the edge of the desert the unpainted stairs at the back where we squat outside, eating popcorn where painfully and with wonder at having survived even this far we are learning to make fire

Comprehension (Poem Vs. Novel Excerpt) Focus Question What are some of your ideas about what marriage will be like? What do you think your expectations are based upon? Background � Love and courtship have always been popular themes in literature. Contemporary poet Margaret Atwood has written a stark, realistic poem about marriage. Responding to the Reading 1. In “Habitation, ” Atwood writes, “Marriage is not / a house or even a tent // it is before that, and colder: . . . ” What do you think this means? What is the tone depicted and how does it enhance theme? 2. How does the poet use metaphor in lines 4– 13 to express particular ideas about marriage? 3. Making Connections In that ways does the courtship of Elizabeth and Darcy in Pride and Prejudice seem to resemble the description of marriage in “Habitation”? Rewriting � Find a modern poem or love song you consider to be an unrealistic representation of love. On a separate sheet of paper, rewrite the lyrics to more accurately reflect “true love. ” �

STRAND 2: CONCEPT 1: PO 4 Identify how an author's choice of words and imagery sets the tone and advances the work's theme.

Comparing and Contrasting Theme (Novel Vs. Novel) “OF MICE AND MEN” BY: JOHN STEINBECK � A home of their own. � Having a profound sense of loneliness and isolation. � Desires the comfort of a friend, but will settle for the attentive ear. � Loneliness and Companionship � � “HOUSE ON MANGO STREET” BY: SANDRA CISNEROS A home of her own. Having a profound sense of loneliness and isolation. Desires the comfort of a friend, but will settle for the attentive ear. Loneliness and Companionship

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