TEACHER ELEMENTS

STUDENT ELEMENTS

GRADE 9

GRADE 9

THE TEACHER SHALL:

THE STUDENT SHOULD:

REVIEW, RETEACH, AND REASSESS PAST CONCEPTS.

NEW CONCEPTS

NEW CONCEPTS

READING COMPREHENSION AND FLUENCY

READING COMPREHENSION AND FLUENCY

Assign increasingly demanding texts for a variety of purposes.

Read silently for longer periods of time and demonstrate comprehension through written or oral responses.

Present characteristics of various literary forms including short stories, plays, novels; essays, speeches; lyric and narrative poetry.

Explain the use of symbols and other figurative language including irony and hyperbole.

Identify the implied main ideas and/or themes.

Describe cause/effect relationships and their significance in the plot.

Explain the author's use of character, point of view, and tone to develop his/her theme and/or main idea.

Identify the poetic elements of word choice, rhyme, rhythm, and voice.

Describe the impact of historical and/or cultural influences on the literary selections.

Explain how a literary selection can enrich or expand personal views or experiences.

Describe the use of images and sounds to stir the reader's emotions.

Explain the influence on the form, style, and point of view of the historical context in which a work was written.

Identify the characteristics of comedy and tragedy.

Use literary selections from a variety of print materials as models to analyze techniques and then apply those techniques to other similar pieces of literature.

Identify a hypothesis to be confirmed, disproved, or modified.

Evaluate a literary selection for structure. Research the accuracy of information presented by the author.

Synthesize information gathered from a variety of sources and then present that information in written or oral presentations.

Extend general and specialized vocabulary.

Read and follow complex, multi-step directions.

Work to determine the author's intent without imposing subjective interpretation.

INDEPENDENT READING/ASSIGNED READING/GUIDED READING

INDEPENDENT READING/ASSIGNED READING/GUIDED READING

Present opportunities for students to read and study notable literary selections which are rich in vocabulary (e.g., "The Lady or the Tiger?" "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," "My Heart Leaps Up," "Wind Song," Sweet Afton," "Flower in the Crannied Wall," "Roughing It," "The Day the Dam Broke", Romeo and Juliet , The Odyssey , Great Expectations , Watership Down , Wuthering Heights , And Then There Were None , "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," The Last of the Mohicans , The Three Musketeers ).

Present brief, comprehensive, narrative summary of notable literary selections (e.g., "The Lady or the Tiger?" "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," "My Heart Leaps Up," "Wind Song," "Sweet Afton," "Flower in the Crannied Wall," "Roughing It," "The Day the Dam Broke," Romeo and Juliet , The Odyssey , Great Expectations , Watership Down , Wuthering Heights , And Then There Were None , "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," The Last of the Mohicans , The Three Musketeers ).

Read independently books of various genres from accepted fiction and non-fiction lists.

Read regularly in independent-level materials (texts in which no more than 1 in 20 words is difficult for the reader).

Read regularly in instructional-level materials that are challenging but manageable (texts in which no more than 1 in 10 words is difficult for the reader).

Adjust reading rate based on the purposes for reading.

Demonstrate understanding of literature which is read aloud by others.

LITERARY TERMS

LITERARY TERMS

Teach the following terms: anecdote, apostrophe, classicism, clich? characternym, climax, denouement, elegy, epitaph, melodrama, refrain, realism, romanticism, suspense, dialect, and exaggeration.

Define and identify examples of the following terms: anecdote, apostrophe, classicism, clich? characterization, epigraph, climax, denouement, elegy, epitaph, melodrama, refrain, realism, romanticism, suspense, dialect, and exaggeration.

INQUIRY, RESEARCH, STUDY STRATEGIES

INQUIRY, RESEARCH, STUDY STRATEGIES

Provide multiple opportunities for students to utilize the media center.

Locate with ease information on numerous topics in media center (e.g., cultural heritage, biographical literature, poetry, literary critiques, concordances).

Use time-management strategies (e.g., self-monitoring, setting priorities).

Adjust reading rate for task.