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TERMS TO KNOW The Great Gatsby
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ALLUSION/ALLUDES Example: "the town's name is an allusion to its founding family" noun 1.an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
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APHORISM Example:“if it ain't broke, don't fix it.” Noun A pithy observation that contains a general truth
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COLLOQUIALISM Noun the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing Examples: wanna – want to gonna – going to y’all – you all
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DICTION Noun The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing: Example : "Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction“
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JUXTAPOSITION Noun The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect Example: Traveling the word but never leaving a room.
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PARADOX/PARADOXICAL Noun A statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory Example: "Some of the biggest failures I ever had were successes."
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PARALLELISM/PARALLEL STRUCTURE Is the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter. Example: “Good we must love, and must hate ill, For ill is ill, and good good still”
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RHETORIC/RHETORICAL STRATEGY/RHETORICAL PURPOSE Noun the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. Example: “I am never ever going to rob anyone for you and never, never ever give in to your sinful wish.”
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SYNTAX/SYNTATICAL Noun The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language Example: “That night I sat on Tyan-yu’s bed and waited for him to touch me. But he didn’t. I was relieved.”
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UNDERSTATEMENT Noun the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is Example: “Deserts are sometimes hot, dry and sandy”
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SYNECDOCHE Noun A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs Example: “Writing is my bread and butter”
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REPETITION/ALLITERATION/ CONSONANCE Noun The action of repeating something that has already been said or written Example: “Because I do not hope to turn again, Because I do not hope, Because I do not hope to turn…”
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YOUR CHALLENGE You will create a lesson as a group. You must have A lesson plan Objective: what will the students learn? Samples: Examples of the literary terms in literature to model how the term is used. Assessment: How will you know that the students “got it?” Practice opportunities: How will students practice what you taught them? Visual: What materials will you use in your lesson? Example: Technology, copies, graphic organizers, etc.
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RULES Groups of five. 2 Researchers: In charge of researching literary terms and everything associated to the terms. Leader: In charge of making sure that the group is on task. Secretary: Produce all written materials (lesson plans, lesson materials, etc.) Presenter: Who will present the lesson? The leader can decide if everyone will contribute in every part of the lesson. This is your chance to teach the way you want to be taught!
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