goals.) Goals: Students will be able to Students will recognize Students will be able to Students will be able to cite (These should be analyze characters the role that theme plays analyze author’s craft to specific evidence to support aligned to the through interaction in plot and character determine its claims. Essential with text. development. effectiveness in character Questions above) development. Learning 1. I can examine 7. I can identify theme 11. I can speak/write in 13. I can find textual Targets character behavior through plot and specific terms about evidence to support my (aligned to goals) (using patterns or character development in characters’ development claim. responses to conflicts) a variety of literary texts. through analysis of the over the course of the author’s craft. plot to determine character traits. 2. I can use how 8. I can use theme to 12. I can analyze the 14. I can explain the characters interact determine the portions of author’s craft, including reasoning for how the with each other to the text that are choice of point of view evidence supports my claim. analyze character significant in character and use of literary traits. development. devices. 3. I can determine a 9. I can use theme to 15. I can accurately cite character’s importance make predictions about textual evidence in by examining that character choices and conversation or in a written character’s role in the actions in literary text. response. plot. 4. I can use character 10. I can use character behavior to predict choices and actions to how character will predict theme in literary react to conflicts in a texts.
goals.) Goals: (These should be aligned to the Essential Questions above) Students will be able to analyze characters through interaction with text. Students will recognize the role that theme plays in plot and character development. Students will be able to analyze author’s craft to determine its effectiveness in character development. Students will be able to cite specific evidence to support claims. Learning Targets (aligned to goals) 1. I can examine character behavior (using patterns or responses to conflicts) over the course of the plot to determine character traits. 7. I can identify theme through plot and character development in a variety of literary texts. 11. I can speak/write in specific terms about characters’ development through analysis of the author’s craft. 13. I can find textual evidence to support my claim. 2. I can use how characters interact with each other to analyze character traits. 8. I can use theme to determine the portions of the text that are significant in character development. 12. I can analyze the author’s craft, including choice of point of view and use of literary devices. 14. I can explain the reasoning for how the evidence supports my claim. 3. I can determine a character’s importance by examining that character’s role in the plot. 9. I can use theme to make predictions about character choices and actions in literary text. 15. I can accurately cite textual evidence in conversation or in a written response. 4. I can use character behavior to predict how character will react to conflicts in a 10. I can use character choices and actions to predict theme in literary texts.