Students will be able to:

· Identify bias by analyzing word choice and tone

· Identify and analyze elements of a drama:  drama, conflict, climax, resolution, script, acts, and scenes, setting, character and characterization, stage directions, dialogue, plot, theme

· Make predictions and inferences, and draw conclusions based on the text

· Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases and demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

· Analyze author’s purpose with supporting evidence

·Write responses to literature by drawing evidence to support analysis

· Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grade-level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

· Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text. (Include at least one play by Shakespeare and one play by an American dramatist.)

Students will be able to:

· Identify and analyze significant symbols, motifs, and themes throughout the novel (gain a better understanding of the themes of good versus evil, the corruption of man, and the inherent goodness of the natural world)

· Determine and analyze the relationship between two or more themes or central ideas of a text, including the development and interaction of the themes; provide an objective summary of the text.

· Demonstrate understanding of the text on four levels: factual, interpretive,  critical and personal

· Understand and analyze key literary terms: theme, characterization, conflict, symbolism, parable, setting, metaphor, simile, personification, figurative language, imagery, plot

· Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.

· Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly, as well as inferences and conclusions based on and related to an author’s implicit and explicit assumptions and beliefs.

· Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text. (Include at least one play by Shakespeare and one play

· Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

· Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling

· Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research, applying grade-level reading standards for literature and literary nonfiction.

· Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

· Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grade-level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively