British Literature
Grade level: 11-12
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Native American Literature |
Oral tradition; moral lessons; metaphor; simile |
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Early Colonial Literature |
Note taking; dictionary use; time lines; event chains; chronological order; quotations; allusions; purpose; audience; syntax; vocabulary; personal experience; comparative essay; writing; journal entries; satire; style; autobiography; imagery |
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Puritanical Literature |
Figures of speech; analyzing literary language; allusions; images; metaphors |
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The Crucible |
Interpreting text; time line; character analysis; metaphor; irony; protagonist; antagonist; external and internal conflict; comic relief; introduction; rising action; climax; falling; action; denouement; title analysis; criticism |
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Forefathers |
Aphorisms; character analysis; tone; autobiography; biography; journaling; historical context; persuasion; persuasive writing; logical and emotional appeals; metaphor; rhetorical questioning; allusions; analogy; argument; parallelism |
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American Romanticism |
Making inferences; inflated diction; foreshadow; setting; plot; tone; satire; theme; characterization; stereotypes; conflict types; meter; metaphor; onomatopoeia; personification; sonnet; rhyme scheme; refrain; mood; alliteration; extended metaphor; imagery; symbolism |
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Evangeline |
Interpreting text; time line; imagery; romantic genre study; characterization; independent reading and interpreting; romantic style; Longfellow's style; irony |
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American Renaissance |
Imagery; aphorisms; figures of speech; metaphor; paradox; point of view; parable; making inferences; internalizing text; critical analysis; paper writing |
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Dark Romantics and Poe |
Allusions; atmosphere; chronological order; point of view; allegory; symbols; sound effects; internal rhyme; refrain; alliteration; onomatopoeia; theme; character; tone; connotative words; parable; epic; parallel structure; understanding the melodies of language; logical and emotional appeals; character analysis |
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Research Writing |
Topic selection; acquisition of materials and resources; determining viable sources (primary and secondary resources); organization; thesis creation; take relevant notes; solid interpretation of sources; correct formatting; grammatically and stylistically correct writing |
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Walt Whitman |
Images; tone; cadence; free verse; meter; rhyme; alliteration; assonance; parallel structure; repetition; rhythm; point of view; coda; theme; style; message; setting; sound effects; historical validity |
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Emily Dickinson |
Imagery; figures of speech; slant rhyme; rhyme scheme; irony; simile; metaphor; meter; title; analogy; tone; paradox; theme; personification; pun; image; message; parallel structure; sentence structure |
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Poetry Writing |
Descriptive
language; literary devices; writing process; editing; publication; public
speaking |
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Civil War |
Characterization; historical validity; metaphor; images; code words; motivation; naturalism; situational irony; personification; ambiguity |
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
Language; stereotypes; independent reading analysis; extended metaphor; hyperbole; understatement; tall tale; style; anecdote; proverbs; allusion; comic devices |
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Robert Frost |
Diction; style; sonnet; tone; rhyme scheme; simile; symbol; rhythm; alliteration; slant rhyme; sound effects; message; irony; parable; blank verse; metaphor; moral; onomatopoeia; dialogue; setting; conflict resolution; image |
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"Winter Dreams" and The Great Gatsby |
Motivation; theme; paradox; atmosphere; plot; tone; characterization; foreshadowing; making inferences |
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The Dream and the Reality |
Internal and external conflict; irony; theme; plot; characterization; setting; tone; simile; metaphor; personification; oxymoron; hyperbole; parody; stock character; descriptive language |
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No Time for Heroes |
Irony; contrast; personification; character profiling; conflict, theme; protagonist; dramatic monologue; character; simile; image; metaphor; extended metaphor; setting; metrical pattern; rhythm; end rhymes; internal rhymes; allusion; resolution; foreshadowing; suspense; figures of speech; modes of fiction; tragedy; comedy; romance; irony; inductive thinking; evidence; generalization |
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Spoon River Anthology |
Epitaph; tone; metaphor; theme; meter; rhyme scheme; message; imagery; rhythm; image |
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Ethan Frome |
Theme; character; conflict (internal and external); conflict resolution; setting; imagery |
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The Harlem Renaissance |
Personification; simile; symbol; free verse; orator's style; repetition; parallel structure; cadence; sound effects; image; paradox; form; subject; point of view; tableau vivant; metaphor; message; rhythm; mood; alliteration; onomatopoeia |
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Make It New! |
Imagism; free verse; turning point; mood; objective correlation; title; paradox; metaphor; subject; tone; figures of speech; symbolism; meter; end rhyme; exact rhyme; slant rhyme; apostrophe; epithets; syntax; structure; slang; standard English |
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Contemporary Literature |
Atmosphere; irony; metaphor; subject; objective reporting; tone; foreshadowing; main point; subjective reporting; suspense; message; title; narrator; conflict; setting; resolution; repetition; theme; satire; irony; hyperbole; incongruity; fantasy |