Literary Analysis
Resources
What is Literary Analysis Lhttps://www.computertechreviews.com/definition/literaryanalysis/amp/#The_procedure_of_literary_Analysisink
Teaching Literary Analysis https://www.readingandwritinghaven.com/10-of-the-best-literary-analysis-activities-to-elevate-thinking/
TWIST Analysis https://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/e/twist-analysis
Eutopia Literary or Textual Analysis Organizer (High School) https://www.edutopia.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/stw/edutopia-stw-assessment-high-sch-humanities-writing-literary-analysis-graphic-organizer.pdf
Daily Teaching Tools: Graphic Organizers for Teaching Literature and Reading https://www.dailyteachingtools.com/free-graphic-organizers.html#CharacterWebs
PD Module: Common Core Middle School Literary Analysis Writing Unit https://maisaresourcesgrade7.weebly.com/uploads/2/1/4/7/21478582/literary_analysis_grade_7_pd_handouts.pdf
"Literary analysis is argument that expresses a writer's personal perspective, interpretation, judgment, or critical evaluation of an author's work" https:.
Background
Instructing literary analysis skills challenges teachers and learning the skill challenges students because it requires close reading, critical thinking, and analytical writing. The resources shared on this page are supplements for teachers to strategically plan lessons that effectively teach literary analysis while maxizing student engagement and preparing assessments.
Impact
Adapting strategic lesson planning for teaching and learning is key to students' proficiency in the skill of reading comprehension and writing composition for complex texts and essays. Goal setting for excellence (Ihsan) is achieved when knowledge is understood and practiced by the teacher who translates it to the students by creating engaging and active learning experiences.
An overview of literary analysis and the literary analysis essay jumpstarts the learning and gives context for reading. Middle schoolers need a specific literary element to describe in order to begin learning how to critically think about and analyze literature before they can identify their own point of view when they read.
A discussion of the literary theory gives context before, during, and after writing literary analysis. It also lays the foundation for instructing rhetoric, rhetorical situations, and rhetorical elements.