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ELA U10 L19

Language Arts Semester B
Unit 10: Analyzing Literary Text - Study Guide
Name: _________________________________
Assignment: Please complete this study guide either during or after the unit. You are welcome to copy and paste into a different format if needed. You will submit this study guide as your sample work for Unit 10.

DEFINE these words:
situational irony – irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

dramatic irony – irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.

humor – a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement:

suspense – a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.

circular structure – Circular structure refers to an artistic literary structure in which the reader reaches a sense of closure when the piece finds its way back to the beginning of the narrative, play or poem in its conclusion

point of view – a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.

UNDERSTAND these things:
-Understand how an author uses humor in a story.

-Understand the different structures of a literary text.
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-Understand how to adapt text to film and the elements of a film (set design, lighting, costuming & makeup, and camera shots & angles).

-Understand the different universal themes and how to locate a theme in a literary text (Portfolio 2 and 3 lessons).

-Describe these story patterns/themes (Portfolio 2 and 3 lessons):
*hero’s journey -

*coming-of-age/loss of innocence -

*the fall –

*the battle of good vs evil –

*renewal/rebirth –