Program of Studies: Weeks 10-12
EL-10-DCS-S-3
Students will evaluate what is read, based on the author’s purpose, message, word choice, sentence
variety, content, tone, style or use of literary elements
El-10-DCS-S-5
Students will interpret the interactions between and among literary elements within and across a variety of
texts
EL-10-DCS-S-6
Students will analyze the effectiveness of literary devices or figurative language in evoking what the author
intended (e.g., picturing a setting, predicting a consequence, establishing a mood or feeling)
EL-10-WV-S-1
Students will choose precise and descriptive language for clarity, richness and/or its effect on the reader
(words with multiple meanings, words that imply different shades of meaning, words with literal and nonliteral meanings, foreign words/phrases, strong nouns and verbs, concrete and sensory details,
figurative language – metaphors, similes, alliteration, personification)
EL-10-WV-U-1
Students will understand that writers need to choose their language with care, depending on the content,
purpose and audience.
EL-10-WV-U-2
Students will understand that language should be concise and precise. Strong verbs and nouns, concrete
details and sensory language help make meaning clear to the reader.
Weeks 10-12:
Poetry
RD-10-1.0.1
Students will interpret literal
or non-literal meanings of
words in a passage.
DOK 2
Reading Strategy Focus
Lesson:
Visualization
Common Assessment
Week 12
RD-10-2.0.5
Students will interpret
concrete or abstract terms
using context from the
passage.
DOK 2
RD-10-5.0.3
Students will analyze the
author’s use of literary
devices in a passage (e.g.,
symbolism, irony, analogies,
imagery, figurative language).
DOK 3
RD-10-5.0.4
Students will critique the
author’s word choice, style,
tone or content.
DOK 3
RD-10-5.0.5
Students will compare or
contrast elements, views,
ideas or events presented in
one or more passages
DOK 4
Student Learning Targets 10-12:
Interpret literal and non-literal meanings of words in a passage
Interpret concrete and abstract terms based on the context of the passage
demonstrate understanding of literary elements and literary passages/texts:
identify characteristics of different types of literary texts (e.g., poems)
demonstrate understanding of literary elements and literary passages/texts (poetry):
explain author’s craft (e.g., rhyme scheme, description, symbolism, foreshadowing, flashbacks) as
appropriate to genre
analyze the effectiveness of literary devices or figurative language in evoking what the author
intended (e.g., picturing a setting, predicting a consequence, establishing a mood or feeling)
analyze and critique the author’s word choice, style, tone and/or content
make comparisons and synthesize information within and across texts (e.g., comparing themes,
ideas, concept development, literary elements, events, genres)
write for a variety of authentic purposes and audiences:
choose precise and descriptive language for clarity, richness, and/or its effect on the reader (words with
multiple meanings, words that imply different shades of meaning, words with literal and non-literal meanings,
foreign words/phrases, strong nouns and verbs, concrete and sensory details, figurative language—
metaphors, similes, alliteration, personification)
apply delivery techniques
o both verbal (e.g., tone, volume, rate, articulation, inflection, pacing) and nonverbal (e.g.,
gestures, facial expressions, eye contact)
o avoid distracting delivery behaviors (e.g. excessive verbal pauses, fidgeting)
Vocabulary Weeks 10-12:
o Literary Devices: alliteration, allusion, dialect, flashback, flash-forward, foil, mirrored pair,
foreshadowing, imagery, irony (situational, verbal, dramatic), symbolism, verisimilitude,
colloquialism, analogy, symbolism, irony, analogies, imagery, figurative language
o Literary Elements: tone, style, voice
o Figurative Language: hyperbole, idiom, metaphor, oxymoron, personification, simile,
onomatopoeia, pun
Poetic Devices-- heroic couplet, sonnet, iambic pentameter, blank verse, scansion, prose,
meter, rhyme, rhythm, internal rhyme, end rhyme,
rhyme scheme, slant rhyme, stanza, foot
Program of Studies: Weeks 13-18
EL-10-IT-U-1
Students will understand that interpretations of text involve linking information across parts of a text and
determining importance of the information presented.
EL-10-IT-U-2
Students will use comprehension strategies while reading, listening to, or viewing literary and informational
texts
EL-10-IT-S-4
Students will organize ideas to show understanding of central ideas and interrelationships (e.g., charting,
mapping, graphic organizers, outlining)
EL-10-IT-S-5
Students will demonstrate understanding of literary elements and literary passages/texts:
a. analyze the use of supporting details as they relate to the author’s message
b. analyze the relationship between a character’s motivation and behavior, as revealed by the
dilemmas
c. explain or analyze how external or internal conflicts are resolved
d. explain author’s craft (e.g., rhyme scheme, description, symbolism, foreshadowing, flashbacks) as
appropriate to genre