Academic and Literary Vocabulary
Learning Goals:
Learn commonly used literary terms
Apply those terms to independent and course readings
Learn commonly used literary terms
Apply those terms to independent and course readings
How Many Literary Terms can You See?
BIG Deal: The list of literary terms is vast. Take a look at wikipedia's entry on literary terms just to get a sense:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_literary_terms
Activity 1: The Basics
Define the following terms in your notebook: (may use own words for those you know already and dictionary for the rest)
allegory allusion climax crisis foreshadowing hyperbole irony protagonist
rhetoric antagonist suspense tone tragedy mood narrator omniscience
Activity 2: Writing Practice
Using the above words, in a group of three, collaboratively write a paragraph about a book you read in Grade 10 English class using as many of these literary terms as possible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_literary_terms
Activity 1: The Basics
Define the following terms in your notebook: (may use own words for those you know already and dictionary for the rest)
allegory allusion climax crisis foreshadowing hyperbole irony protagonist
rhetoric antagonist suspense tone tragedy mood narrator omniscience
Activity 2: Writing Practice
Using the above words, in a group of three, collaboratively write a paragraph about a book you read in Grade 10 English class using as many of these literary terms as possible.
Sources:
(Crossword image) "Crosswords: Literary Terms." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers
Language Power I. Toronto: Gage, 2003. Print.
(Crossword image) "Crosswords: Literary Terms." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers
Language Power I. Toronto: Gage, 2003. Print.