6LA+Goal5


 * Goal 5**
 * The learner will respond to various literary genres using interpretive and evaluative processes.**


 * 5.01** Increase fluency, comprehension, and insight through a meaningful and comprehensive literacy 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.
 * discussing literature in teacher-student conferences and small group discussions.
 * taking an active role in whole class seminars.
 * discussing and analyzing the effects on texts of such literary devices as figurative language, dialogue, flashback and sarcasm.
 * interpreting text by explaining elements such as plot, theme, point of view, characterization, mood, and style.
 * investigating examples of distortion and stereotypes.
 * recognizing underlying messages in order to identify theme(s) within and across works.
 * extending understanding by creating products for different purposes, different audiences and within various contexts.
 * exploring relationships between and among characters, ideas, concepts and/or experiences.
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 * 5.02** Study the characteristics of literary genres (fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry) through:
 * reading a variety of literature and other text (e.g., novels, autobiographies, myths, essays, magazines, plays, pattern poems, blank verse).
 * interpreting what impact genre-specific characteristics have on the meaning of the work.
 * exploring how the author's choice and use of a genre shapes the meaning of the literary work.
 * exploring what impact literary elements have on the meaning of the text such as the influence of setting or the problem and its resolution.
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