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What inferences can you draw from your analysis of the text? Show me in the text what makes you think that. What evidence (textual or informational) most strongly supports your analysis? What in the text led you to infer ? What uncertainties remain? What additional information is needed to address uncertainties? || Cite evidence from the text to support your determination of the theme/central idea. Which detail or event, first presented as an indication of theme/ central idea? Identify additional details that shaped each theme or central idea? Is one theme/central idea more significant than another? Why? How does the author develop the themes/ central ideas How can you objectively summarize the text? ||
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 * **Reading Literature 1 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Textual evidence, inferences || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What textual evidence did you identify to support your analysis of the text? Cite several examples.
 * [[file:Author Study Gradual Release.doc|Author Study- Gradual Release Mini-unit]] ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading Literature 2 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Central idea, objective summary || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is the theme or central idea?
 * EOC Best Practices Session- Main Idea Through Text Structure

|| <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is revealed about the character by events or dialogue? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What decision is provoked by incident? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Which character can be described as complex based on motivations? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What are their motivations? Are they conflicting? If so, how? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How are the character motivations developed over the course of the text? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Which interactions between characters contribute to the development of the theme? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How does the author develop the setting, plot or character? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is the impact of the author’s choices regarding his development of the story elements? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Which statement(s), or action (s), lead to a shift in advancement in the events of the story? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What archetype or model is found in the work? || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The word/phrase is an example of __.__ <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How does the author’s use of repetition impact the tone of the text? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Which words or phrases specifically impact the meaning or tone? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Is the text formal or informal in tone? Why? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The (figurative/connotative) phrase in the selection is <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How would the meaning change if was replaced with _. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What figurative words could be added to change the tone? || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How does the author order the events? What is the effect? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How does the (structural element) create the effect of ___?__ __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How does the author use structural elements to develop an aesthetic impact of ___? || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> How would you describe the culture? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What values and beliefs motivate the character? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How are the customs and expectations in the work different from the reader? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5;">What point of view is presented? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How does culture influence or shape the point of view? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How might the text/point of view differ in another culture? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How was satire/irony used to convey the point of view? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Which direct statements in the text are meant to convey a different meaning (connotative, denotative)? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is the author’s true perspective? || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How does the author depict the main character or scene? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What are the contrasting views of the portrayal of the character or scene? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How is __emphasized? Why?__ __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is absent in one portrayal? __ __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is the source text? __ || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What source material did the author use? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How does the work build upon the original text? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Why is considered a foundational work of (American/British/World) literature? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What evidence is there that the theme/topic of these pieces is the same? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Even though the two texts are from the same time period, why do you think a contrast in theme/topic occurs? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How does the treatment of the themes/topic differ? ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading Literature 3 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Character development, plot movement || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What statement(s) or action(s) lead to a shift in advancement in the events of the story?
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading Literature 4 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Tone, diction, connotation || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What does the word/phrase mean in this selection?
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading Literature 4 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Tone, diction, connotation || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What does the word/phrase mean in this selection?
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading Literature 5 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Structure, sequence || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How does the structure of the text contribute to its meaning?
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading Literature 5 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Structure, sequence || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How does the structure of the text contribute to its meaning?
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading Literature 6 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Point of view, perspective || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is the origin of the piece of literature?
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading Literature 6 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Point of view, perspective || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is the origin of the piece of literature?
 * [[file:Author Study Gradual Release.doc|Author Study- Gradual Release Mini-unit]] ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading Literature 7 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Subject, analysis through a lens || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is the subject, or key scene, in each piece?
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading Literature 9 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Comparative analysis || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is the theme or topic of each piece?
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading Literature 9 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Comparative analysis || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is the theme or topic of each piece?
 * [[file:Author Study Gradual Release.doc|Author Study- Gradual Release Mini-unit]]

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[|Comparative Literature: Theory, Method, Application]- This resource is an online version of a Comparative Literature textbook. It provides several structures for conducting comparative literature analysis along with some detailed information about specific areas within the comparative literature field.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Romeo & Juliet Comparative Study- This resource is a youtube playlist of scenes and music from different versions of Romeo & Juliet that can be used for a wide variety of classroom activities featuring the graphic organizers and tools provided above. [|Romeo & Juliet Comparative Study] || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Briefly summarize the plot and theme of the text? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is the exposition/rising action/climax/falling action/resolution of the story? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What is the major conflict and how is it resolved? ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading Literature 10 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Evaluate and comprehend elements of fiction? || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Do you think you are ready to read a more complex text or different type of literature?