adds liveliness and energy to writing. (e.g., through comparisons or haiku a 17-syllable, delicate, unrhymed Japanese verse, usually – categories). about nature; Mood refers to the emotional atmosphere limerick a 5-line, rhymed, rhythmic verse, usually humorous; – produced by an use of language. author’s ballad a songlike narrative poem, usually featuring rhyme, rhythm, – Tone refers to an attitude a writer takes toward a and refrain; subject. free verse poetry with neither regular meter nor rhyme scheme – couplet a pair of rhyming lines; and – Students will understand how authors use quatrain a stanza containing four lines. – keywords and images to craft a message and establish tone. read, understand, and compare/contrast the characteristics and narrative structures of: Teachers will model higher-order thinking short stories; processes with materials at the students’ novels (including historical fiction); instructional reading level and move students folk literature; gradually to collaborative and independent - tales comprehension of age-appropriate materials at myths the independent reading level. legends Students will use a variety of reading strategies fables such as text annotation, QAR (Question-Answer plays; and Relationship), thinking aloud, etc. narrative nonfiction (including personal essays, biographies, and autobiographies).
adds liveliness and energy to writing. Mood refers to the emotional atmosphere produced by an author’s use of language. Tone refers to an attitude a writer takes toward a subject. Students will understand how authors use keywords and images to craft a message and establish tone. Teachers will model higher-order thinking processes with materials at the students’ instructional reading level and move students gradually to collaborative and independent comprehension of age-appropriate materials at the independent reading level. Students will use a variety of reading strategies such as text annotation, QAR (Question-Answer Relationship), thinking aloud, etc. (e.g., through comparisons or categories). haiku – a 17-syllable, delicate, unrhymed Japanese verse, usually about nature; limerick – a 5-line, rhymed, rhythmic verse, usually humorous; ballad – a songlike narrative poem, usually featuring rhyme, rhythm, and refrain; free verse – poetry with neither regular meter nor rhyme scheme couplet – a pair of rhyming lines; and quatrain – a stanza containing four lines. read, understand, and compare/contrast the characteristics and narrative structures of: short stories; novels (including historical fiction); folk literature; - tales myths legends fables plays; and narrative nonfiction (including personal essays, biographies, and autobiographies).