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Literary Terms/Techniques
Lesson Plan
Class: Honors English

Grade Level: Sophomore

Unit: Pride and Prejudice

Teacher: Ms. Seng

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

Reading Standards for Literature 6-12
 Craft and Structure
o Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events
within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create
such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise

Iowa Core Curriculum-Subject Area Standard(s)

Reading
 Uses a variety of strategies to understand unfamiliar vocabulary found in narrative text,
technical reading, and literary text.

21st Century Skill(s)

Collaborate with Others
 Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams

Essential Question
How does understanding literary terms and techniques help us to understand the novel on a
deeper level?

Objectives
Students will be able to interpret literary terms and techniques and explain how they apply to the
novel.

Anticipatory Set (15 min)

As a way of introducing the students to the terms/techniques we will be studying in Pride and
Prejudice, we will begin by doing a notecard activity. Half of the class will be given the
term/technique and the other class will be given a note card with the definition. Students will be
asked to search for the card that matches with the term/technique or definition that they have.
Once the students think they have found their match, they are to raise their hands and I will come
by to check. We will do this several times, each time switching cards.
List of terms/techniques:
Irony, satire, feminist writing, simile, imagery, foil, vex, deign, rapture, surmise, elude

Teaching: Activities (65 min)

This lesson will be set up in stations to allow the students to interact with the terms/techniques in
different ways. There will be two of each station, so six groups of students total (3-4 students per
group)
Station 1: Presentation: Above target – Explain
As a group, students are to select a passage from Pride and Prejudice and use this passage to
create a brief presentation (Prezi or Power Point). They are to identify and techniques being used
and define any difficult language/vocabulary that is unfamiliar to us today. At the end of their
presentation they should briefly explain why it is important to understand these terms and how
understanding them helps interpret the reading. They are to use these presentations to teach their
classmates about the terms and why they are useful/important. These do not need to be very long,
but students must demonstrate understanding of the content.
Station 2: Literary Techniques: On Target – evaluation
At this station, there will be several different passages from Pride and Prejudice. Students are to
read these over, and identify which literary technique is being applied here. The techniques
students will be looking for are satire, irony, simile, imagery, and foil. They are to work together
as a group to correctly match each technique with the correct passage.
(see passages below)
Station 3: Vocabulary terms: Below Target – match, define
At this station, students will be given a worksheet with common terms used in Pride and
Prejudice that are less commonly used today. Because this novel is from 19th century literature,
some of the vocabulary can be difficult to understand. This vocabulary worksheet will be helpful
for students as they interpret the literature.
(see worksheet below)

Closure
As a closure activity, students will be given a note card. This will be a 3, 2, 1 closure activity.
Students will write 3 things they learned today, 2 reasons terms/techniques are important, and 1
question they may have about the reading so far

Independent Practice

Students are to complete the assigned reading in Pride and Prejudice as well as keep up with
their Relationship Logs.

Assessment

The summative assessment for this unit will be a multiple choice/true false test with an
essay at the end. The essay question will be as follows:

Select one key theme we have discussed in this unit: Literary techniques, Society & Class,
Point of View, or Feminist Writing. In 3-4 paragraphs, please explain the importance of
this theme in the novel and how understanding this theme allows for a deeper
comprehension of the novel. Include one quote from the novel that supports where this
theme can be seen in the text.

*The multiple choice/short answer portion of the exam will be closed book. Students will be
asked to complete this portion of the exam first. When they have completed this portion,
they are to raise their hand and I will come by to collect their exam and I will distribute the
essay question. They will then be allowed to take out their book in order to directly quote
evidence from the text.*

By answering the essential question for today’s lesson, students will better understand Pride and
Prejudice because they will be able to identify important techniques as well as understand the
terms/vocabulary used in the novel that are crucial to understanding it. The objective answers the
essential question because it requires students to be able to interpret and explain the language
and techniques of the novel.

Materials

Pride and Prejudice

Notecards

Worksheets

Duration
90 min

Modified from Madeline Hunters Lesson Plan Design