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READING HANDBOOK, R2-R7. Reading Literary Texts Literary texts include short stories, novels, poems, and dramas. Literary texts include short stories,

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READING HANDBOOK, READING HANDBOOK, R2-R7R2-R7

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Reading Literary TextsReading Literary Texts

Literary texts include short Literary texts include short stories, novels, poems, and stories, novels, poems, and dramas.dramas.

Become familiar with the Become familiar with the characteristics of each type of characteristics of each type of literary text.literary text.

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The Short StoryThe Short Story

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Literary Texts- Literary Texts- The Short StoryThe Short Story

Read the title; it has special Read the title; it has special meaning.meaning.

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – The Short StoryThe Short Story

Keep track of events as they Keep track of events as they happen by tracing the rising happen by tracing the rising action on a plot triangle. action on a plot triangle. (Remember that the rising action (Remember that the rising action includes the includes the complications/conflict.)complications/conflict.)

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – The Short StoryThe Short Story

Visualize (Make a movie in your Visualize (Make a movie in your head.)head.)

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – The Short StoryThe Short Story

Predict (Guessing what happens Predict (Guessing what happens next helps you stay engaged.)next helps you stay engaged.)

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – The Short StoryThe Short Story

Think about the setting (Ask Think about the setting (Ask yourself how the setting impacts yourself how the setting impacts the story itself.)the story itself.)

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – The Short StoryThe Short Story

CREATE A CHARACTER-WANTS CREATE A CHARACTER-WANTS TO-BUT-SO CHART.TO-BUT-SO CHART.

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PoetryPoetry

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – PoetryPoetry

Really, really, really pay attention Really, really, really pay attention to the title, if there is one.to the title, if there is one.

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Literary Texts - PoetryLiterary Texts - Poetry

Notice the FORM (number of lines, Notice the FORM (number of lines, arrangement on page, number of arrangement on page, number of stanzas, etc.)stanzas, etc.)

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Literary Texts - PoetryLiterary Texts - Poetry

Figurative language (similes, Figurative language (similes, metaphors, hyperbole, metaphors, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, etc.) helps you be onomatopoeia, etc.) helps you be able to visualize the poem’s topic. able to visualize the poem’s topic. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE POET’S PAINTBRUSH.POET’S PAINTBRUSH.

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Literary Texts - PoetryLiterary Texts - Poetry

Most poems are meant to be read Most poems are meant to be read aloud. Either read the poem aloud. Either read the poem aloud or read it silently with your aloud or read it silently with your read-out-loud voice and listen for read-out-loud voice and listen for rhymes and rhythms.rhymes and rhythms.

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Literary Texts - PoetryLiterary Texts - Poetry

Ask yourself, “What is the theme, Ask yourself, “What is the theme, the meaning, the message?”the meaning, the message?”

CONNECT with that message by CONNECT with that message by relating it to your own life.relating it to your own life.

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The Play - DRAMAThe Play - DRAMA

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – A Play (Drama)A Play (Drama)

Before you begin reading the play Before you begin reading the play (drama), look at this list of (drama), look at this list of characters AND any other characters AND any other information provided. Remember information provided. Remember that if you were actually in a theatre that if you were actually in a theatre watching the play, an elaborate watching the play, an elaborate stage would be set. Pretend you stage would be set. Pretend you are the stage manager and ask are the stage manager and ask yourself, “How would I show this yourself, “How would I show this setting to my audience?”setting to my audience?”

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – A Play (Drama)A Play (Drama)

Look at the title. Ask yourself, Look at the title. Ask yourself, “Why did the playwright name “Why did the playwright name the play this? What does this title the play this? What does this title mean?”mean?”

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – A Play (Drama)A Play (Drama)

As you read, pay close attention As you read, pay close attention to stage directions. Remember, if to stage directions. Remember, if you were in the audience you were in the audience watching it, the actors and watching it, the actors and actresses would be performing actresses would be performing the directions. the directions.

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – A Play (Drama)A Play (Drama)

Identify the main conflict Identify the main conflict (struggle or problem) and chart (struggle or problem) and chart its complications on a plot its complications on a plot triangle.triangle.

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – A Play (Drama)A Play (Drama)

Trace the events of the story as Trace the events of the story as the complications to the conflict the complications to the conflict occur. Use a plot triangle, as you occur. Use a plot triangle, as you did with a short story.did with a short story.

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – A Play (Drama)A Play (Drama)

Evaluate the characters. What Evaluate the characters. What are they like? Are they good guys are they like? Are they good guys or bad guys? Are they dynamic or bad guys? Are they dynamic (they change as the play (they change as the play progresses), or are they static progresses), or are they static (they do not undergo a change).(they do not undergo a change).

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – A Play (Drama)A Play (Drama)

Remember that the speaker’s Remember that the speaker’s name is stated to the left of the name is stated to the left of the dialogue.dialogue.

Also, keep track of the conflict, Also, keep track of the conflict, complications, climax, and complications, climax, and resolution by creating either a resolution by creating either a plot triangle or a Character-Wants plot triangle or a Character-Wants to-But-So chart.to-But-So chart.

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Non-FictionNon-Fiction

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Literary Texts – Literary Texts – NonfictionNonfiction

Remember our in-depth study of Remember our in-depth study of Jackie Robinson (one of my Jackie Robinson (one of my favorite heroes of all time)? We favorite heroes of all time)? We looked at several types of looked at several types of nonfiction texts. Be sure you are nonfiction texts. Be sure you are familiar with the distinguishing familiar with the distinguishing characteristics of the following:characteristics of the following:

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BiographyBiography

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AutobiographyAutobiography

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DocumentaryDocumentary

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Newspaper articleNewspaper article

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EssayEssay

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Text FeaturesText Features

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Reading Reading Informational Texts – Informational Texts –

Text FeaturesText Features

Informational text is writing that Informational text is writing that provides factual information. provides factual information. Various TEXT FEATURES are used Various TEXT FEATURES are used to help the reader recognize key to help the reader recognize key ideas.ideas.

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Reading Informational Reading Informational Texts – Text FeaturesTexts – Text Features

Text features include titles, Text features include titles, headings, subheadings, boldface headings, subheadings, boldface type, bulleted and numbered lists, type, bulleted and numbered lists, and graphic aids, such as charts, and graphic aids, such as charts, graphs, illustrations, and graphs, illustrations, and photographs. photographs.

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Reading Informational Reading Informational Text – Text FeaturesText – Text Features

Look on page R3; examine the Look on page R3; examine the example of a textbook page example of a textbook page shown there. shown there.

Pay close attention to the title, Pay close attention to the title, the subheading, the “essential the subheading, the “essential question,” and the picture.question,” and the picture.

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Reading Informational Reading Informational Text – Text FeaturesText – Text Features Did you know that a bulleted list Did you know that a bulleted list

shows items of equal importance?shows items of equal importance?

Also, think about how much Also, think about how much clearer data becomes when it is clearer data becomes when it is displayed in the form of an displayed in the form of an illustration, a photograph, a chart, illustration, a photograph, a chart, a diagram, a map or a timeline. a diagram, a map or a timeline.

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Reading Informational Reading Informational Text – Text FeaturesText – Text Features

Read pages R3-R7;Read pages R3-R7; Answer the “Practice and Apply” Answer the “Practice and Apply”

questions in the green boxes;questions in the green boxes; Place close attention to captions;Place close attention to captions; Look for trends shown in the Look for trends shown in the

graphic aid.graphic aid.