Literary Analysis

What vegetable can help us analyze complex texts?

• Onion

• Banana

• Peas

• Corn on the cob

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How is literature like an onion?

• It smells funny when you delve more deeply into it.

• It is purplish.

• You can saute it or put it in a stew.

• It has layers and can make you cry.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following is NOT one of the literary analysis tools we've used this year to analyze complex texts?

• the literary analysis onion

• literary devices AKA literary techniques AKA figurative language

• depth and complexity icons

• all of the previous HAVE been used

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT true of a literary THEME?

• It will be universal to human experience.

• It will be timeless.

• It will be specific to the text at hand

• It will be in complete sentence form.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following icons prompts us to look at how morals and values might guide a character's behavior?

• Trends

• Big Idea

• Details

• Ethics

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following icons prompts us to explore themes in a literary text OR central ideas in an informational text?

• Big Idea

• Patterns

• Details

• Over Time

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the icons reminds us to look at repetition in the text?

• Big Idea

• Patterns

• Language of the Discipline

• Ethics

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following icons reminds us to look at how the same character or situation might be viewed differently by different people?

• Trends

• Big Idea

• Multiple Perspectives

• Unanswered Questions

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following icons prompts us to look for ambiguity in a text?

• Big Idea

• Patterns

• Language of the Discipline

• Unanswered Questions

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following theme topics (theme starters) would LEAST apply to Julius Caesar?

• Ambition

• Morality

• Individual vs. Society

• Beauty

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2