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RPDP Secondary Literacy Reading Specialist
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Students will:
• identify various
elements of a novel.
• analyze and evaluate
key literary elements.
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They can take you to -
• places you’ve never been
• times long ago
• times in the future
• into the hearts and
minds of others
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Characteristics:
• a fictional prose work
• usually divided into chapters
• relatively long and often complex plot
• story traditionally develops through
the thoughts and actions of its
characters
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You should also understand:
• the author’s central idea
or message (theme)
• how the author expresses
his or her ideas (style)
Internal Forces:
Man vs. self – a physical, mental
or moral struggle faced by the
central character
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• Pay attention to how a story ends.
• Many stories end by
resolving their conflicts.
• The way a problem is fixed
or solved is the resolution.
Exposition Resolution
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Tone expresses a writer’s attitude.
The tone of a literary work may be one of:
• anger
• approval
• joy
• sadness
• humor