7LA+Goal+5

=GOAL 5:=

The learner will respond to various literary genres using interpretive and evaluative processes.
[|Objective 5.01]Increase fluency, comprehension, and insight through a meaningful and comprehensive reading program by:
 * using effective reading strategies to match type of text.
 * reading self-selected literature and other materials of individual interest.
 * reading literature and other materials selected by the teacher.
 * assuming an active role in teacher-student conferences.
 * engaging in small group discussions.
 * taking an active role in whole class seminars.
 * analyzing the effects on texts of such literary devices as figuarative language, dialogue, flashback, allusion, and irony.
 * analyzing the effects of such elements as plot, theme, point of view, characterization, mood, and style.
 * analyzing themes and central ideas in literature and other texts in relation to personal issues/experiences.
 * extending understanding by creating products for different purposes, different audiences and within various contexts.
 * analyzing the connections of relationships between and among characters, ideas, concepts, and/or experiences.

[|Objective 5.02]Study the characteristics of literary genres (fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry) through:
 * reading a variety of literature and other text (e.g., mysteries, novels, science fiction, historical documents, newspapers, skits, lyric poems).
 * analyzing what effect genre specific characteristics have on the meaning of the work.
 * analyzing how the author's choice and use of a genre shapes the meaning of the literary work.
 * analyzing what impact literary elements have on the meaning of the text such as the influence of setting on the problem and its resolution.