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Can you name three literary elements?
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"5.3.R.3 Students will describe and nd textual evidence of
key literary elements:
Learning objective:
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Literary elements are the building blocks of literary works. They make up the story, poem, or play you read. Knowing about literary elements can help you understand and enjoy literature more!
An Introduction to Literary Elements
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Setting: The time and place in which a story occurs. Characterization: The way characters are described or revealed. Theme: The underlying message of a story. Setting: where a story or event takes place. Authors can describe a setting to include geographic location, time, weather, and environment. Plot: a series of events that make up a story. Plots have five main parts that always take place in the same order: beginning (where exposition, or setting and characters are introduced), rising action, climax (the most exciting part), falling action, and resolution. Conflict: Conflict is defined as a challenge to the way a person thinks or behaves.
Concepts:
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William Shakespeare is known for his use of rhetorical devices in his plays and sonnets. Henry David Thoreau used imagery to describe nature in his famous work 'Walden'. The language of 'Romeo and Juliet' is so famous it has been coined as 'Shakespearean English'.
Fun facts:
6. Open question
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Work together in pairs: What are some examples of symbolism you can find in literature?
7. Open question
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Work together in pairs: Which literary element was present in the story you read today and how did it impact the story?
8. Drawings
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Brain break: Draw a picture of a giant hamburger that's wearing a hat and riding a bicycle
9. Poll
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What is the definition of a character in a book?
- The protagonist or hero of the story
- A figure or personage in a play, story, or poem
- The setting in which the story takes place
- A type of literary device used to create suspense
10. Poll
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What is a metaphor?
- A comparison between two things using the words 'like' or 'as'
- A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
- The protagonist or hero of the story
- A type of literary device used to create suspense
11. Poll
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What is an example of personification?
- The sun smiled down on the meadow
- The rain was pouring down
- The wind whispered in my ear
- The moon was glowing brightly
12. Poll
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What is the definition of a plot?
- The sequence of events that make up a story
- The characters in a story
- A type of literary device used to create suspense
- The setting in which the story takes place
13. Poll
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What is the definition of a theme?
- The characters in a story
- The underlying message or meaning of a story
- The sequence of events that make up a story
- A type of literary device used to create suspense
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