Test Prep: Reading Prose, Poetry, and reading across genres

TEST PREP:

Reading Prose, Poetry & Reading Across Genres.

Literary Elements

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• Plot: Understanding the sequence of events in a story, including: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

• Characterization: Analyzing how authors develop characters through their actions, dialogue, thoughts, and interactions with others.

• Setting: Recognizing the time and place in which a story occurs, as well as the atmosphere or mood it creates.

Literary Elements: PLOT

Literary Elements

• Conflict: Identifying the central problem or struggle in a story, whether it's internal (character vs. self) or external (character vs. character, character vs. nature, etc.).

• Theme.

• Point of View: Understanding the perspective from which a story is told (first-person, second-person, third-person.

Theme

​Theme: Extracting the central message or lesson that the author conveys through the story, often relating to human experiences or universal truths.

Point Of View

• ​Understanding the perspective from which a story is told and how it influences the narrative.

Point Of View

Poetry

• Identifying Poetic Devices: Students should be able to recognize and identify common poetic devices such as: similes, metaphors, personification, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and symbolism.

• Understanding Poetic Structure: This involves recognizing different forms of poetry such as: sonnets, haikus, free verse, and ballads. Students should understand the basic structure of each form and how it influences meaning and interpretation.

Poetry

• Analyzing Tone and Mood: Students should be able to analyze how word choice, imagery, and other poetic elements contribute to the tone and mood of a poem. They should understand the difference between tone (the author's attitude) and mood (the atmosphere or feeling created).

Poetry

• Making Inferences: Students should be able to make inferences about a poem's meaning based on evidence from the text. This may involve interpreting figurative language, symbolism, or the speaker's perspective.

• Responding to Poetry: Students should be able to express their reactions to poetry in a thoughtful and articulate manner. This may involve discussing their emotional responses, analyzing why certain poems resonate with them, or evaluating the effectiveness of poetic techniques.

Poetry

• Understanding Poetic Language: Students should be familiar with common poetic terms such as stanza, verse, rhyme scheme, rhythm, and meter. They should understand how these elements contribute to the overall structure and meaning of a poem.

• Comparing and Contrasting Poems: Students should be able to compare and contrast different poems, identifying similarities and differences in theme, tone, structure, and poetic techniques.

Figurative Language

Paraphrasing and Summarizing