English IV Unit 1

Big Idea:

Practice strategies that are essential to reading critically in order to deduce meaning.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

E4.5 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.

E4.5(A) [Readiness] Analyze how complex plot structures (e.g., subplots) and devices (e.g., foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction

Focus TEKS

E4.2(A) [Readiness] compare and contrast works of literature that express a universal theme

E4.5(C) [Supporting] compare and contrast the effects of different forms of narration across various genres of fiction

E4.14 Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and ideas.

Ongoing TEKS

E4.1(A) [Supporting] determine the meaning of technical academic English words in multiple content areas (e.g., science, mathematics, social studies, the arts) derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes

E4.1(E) [Readiness] use general and specialized dictionaries, thesauri, histories of language, books of quotations, and other related references (printed or electronic) as needed

Student Learning Targets:

• I will analyze how subplots and intentional repetition advance the plot in fiction.
• I will consider how authors create complex characters through contrast and contradictions.
• I will analyze how flashbacks illuminate characters in fiction.
• I will make inferences about the theme through considering the tough questions characters ask themselves.
• I will predict how the words of mentor characters help us make inferences about the characters and plot.

Essential Questions:

• Why does literature share so many common elements?
• How do authors create meaning?
• How can we read texts in a way that allows us to make inferences about the plot and theme?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas Treasures - British Literature, McGraw-Hill

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