Literary Analysis Paragraph Playlist

Lit Paragraph Playlist

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Sequence Tab

Sec 5 English

Duration

These activities will complement secondary 5 English, specifically modules 1 and 2.

the activities can last one to four weeks

Ways to work

Objectives

Complete the playlist in order.

• Playlist individual
• Playlist with a partner
• Playlist with a group

Make a copy of the progress tracker so you can record any notes

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Learning objectives

Describe setting

Analyze setting

Support interpretation with evidence from the novel

Make a clear claim

Present ideas in a clear, organized and logical manner

Use standard English

Closure

Intro

Development

Learning sessions

What is setting and how can it influence other literary elements?

Reflection

Supporting evidence

Outlining and drafting ideas

Final draft and self-evaluation

Introduction

What is setting and how can it influence other literary elements?

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Overview

Click to watch the video and get an overview of this module!

Knowledge trigger

Simple setting review: watch the video

Prewrite Phase

Click on each brainstorm link to make notes about your novel or story

Setting and Theme

Setting and Plot

Setting and Character

Setting & Mood

Setting can be specific and general; theme is the meaning that you get

Setting can create obstacles or opportunities for characters

Setting can provide clues about motivation and influence behavior / values

Setting can create a specific mood or atmosphere

brainstorm 1

brainstorm 2

brainstorm 3

brainstorm 4

Introduction // Quiz

Check what you know

What is setting and what impact can it have??

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Introduction // Quiz

Which of the following best defines the term "setting" in a novel?

C The message or moral lesson conveyed by the story.

B The sequence of events that occur in a story.

A The physical and social context in which the story takes place.

Introduction // Quiz

How can the setting of a novel affect the atmosphere and mood?

A It can create a sense of tension and foreboding.

B It can introduce a variety of characters

A It can establish the author's style of writing

Introduction // Quiz

How can the setting of a novel affect the characters in the story?

C It can influence the grammatical structure of the writing

B It can determine the order of events in the plot

A It can shape their behavior and values

Introduction // Quiz

How can the setting of a novel affect the plot?

C It can establish the point of view of the narrator

B It can create obstacles or opportunities for the characters

A It can reveal the author's message or moral lesson

Introduction // Quiz

How can the setting of a novel affect the development of its themes?

C It can create obstacles or opportunities for the characters

A It can provide context and examples for the exploration of themes

B It can determine the order in which events occur in the story

Great!

0/5 Correct Take your time and review!

3/5 Correct Making strides!

You've finished the intro!!

4/5 Correct Excellent work!

1/5 Correct Great start, now review!

5/5 Correct Perfect score!

2/5 Correct Good progress!

Closure

Intro

Development

Learning sessions

What is setting and how can it influence other literary elements?

Reflection

Supporting evidence

Outlining and drafting ideas

Final draft and self-evaluation

Development

Analysing setting in fiction texts

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Learning session

Provide evidence to support your claim

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Learning session 1

Historical Context

Example: "Love and Basketball" was made in the late 90s by a Black female director

Find out what was happening when your novel was written. This can often provide key insights! Click on the link to start your detective work!

Development // Learning session 1

Watch the video to dive deeper into setting!!!

Development // Learning session 1

Individual path:Watch two trailers. Take notes about the setting for each.

Group path:Watch one trailer each. Take notes about the setting for each and discuss in a group of 4.

+ Psst!!

Development // Learning session 1

What are the ingredients to a "burger" analysis paragraph?

Drag and drop the definitions to their labels

Analysis

Topic

Analysis

Context + proof

Summary

Context + proof

Interpretation

Interpretation

The sentence that breaks down the evidence into its parts (such as literary features)

The sentence that restates your claim in a new insightful way

The sentence that introduces your evidence by providing background information

The sentence that explains how the analyzed evidence connects back to the claim you set out to prove.

The sentence that reveals your claim

The sentence containing a direct quote or a paraphrase from the text as evidence.

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Development // Learning session 1

The setting in the movie "The Hate U Give" is a crucial element in conveying its themes of racial injustice and identity.

Topic

In the opening scene, Starr Carter tells us,"The 'hood is where my boys are, where my family is, where I live".

Context + proof

Analysis

This first-person description of where she lives explains her home community which is mostly made up of African American people.

Interpretation

The reader understands that this is a place where she feels comfortable and able to be herself.

Context + proof

Later on in the movie, Starr's friend from Williamson Prep, who says the quote, "Williamson Starr doesn't give anyone a reason to call her ghetto."

This occurs during a confrontation between Starr and Hailey, where Hailey makes this statement in a derogatory manner.

Analysis

Interpretation

The quote reflects Hailey's ignorance and racial insensitivity, highlighting the underlying racism and microaggressions present within their friendship and the school environment.

Summary

Therfore, the setting serves as a powerful representation of the racial divide and the complexities of identity, revealing the disparities and systemic injustices present in society.

Development // Learning session 1

Quizizz Game Time!!!

Our Answers

Click on each clip to review our analysis of the setting

Development // Learning session 1

Key Ideas

Simple setting is the physical location and chronological time period

Burger structure paragraph ensures you explain your claim and support it with evidence and analysis

Complex setting refers to the type of society, power structures and government

Context and proof point to specific moments in the story where the setting is described or shown

Answering questions about literary elements such as mood, characters and plot gets us closer to theme

Analysis and interpretation explain what the quote is saying in other words and how this connects to your claim

Learning session 1 // Quiz

Check what you know

What have you learned about collecting supporting evidence for your claim?

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Learning session 1 // Quiz

Which one of the following is part of the complex setting?

Learning session 1 // Quiz

Which movie's setting developed the theme about challenging norms and developing individuality?

Learning session 1 // Quiz

Which film features harsh and unforgiving environments where characters must confront their weaknesses?

Learning session 1 // Quiz

A literary analysis paragraph resembles what kind of food?

Learning session 1 // Quiz

Before providing the evidence for your claim, what kind of sentence must you include?

Wrong answer

context

analysis

interpretation

Great!

0/5 Correct Take your time and review!

3/5 Correct Making strides!

You've finished session 1!!

4/5 Correct Excellent work!

1/5 Correct Great start, now review!

5/5 Correct Perfect score!

2/5 Correct Good progress!

Closure

Intro

Development

Learning sessions

What is setting and how can it influence other literary elements?

Reflection

Supporting evidence

Outlining and drafting ideas

Final draft and self-evaluation

Learning session

Outlining and drafting the paragraph

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Development // Learning session 2

student 1

student 2

Examine Student Paragraphs

Highlight each student text using the color code for each kind of sentence.

Note: these examples may not be "perfect". What mark would you give them?

Development // Learning session 2

Watch this video and complete the questions to learn how to back up your claim.

Citing evidence How do I find strong evidence to support my claim?

Development // Learning session 2

Brainstorm in point form

Development // Learning session 2

Use Grammarly to check for spelling and grammatical errors.

Once you've completed your paragraph, copy and paste it into Grammarly to check for spelling and grammatical errors. After you've corrected the errors highlighted by Grammarly, proceed to the next step

Development // Learning session 2

Write your final draft

Time to polish up and check that we met the criteria!

deliverable

Closure

Intro

Development

Learning sessions

What is setting and how can it influence other literary elements?

Reflection

Supporting evidence

Outlining and drafting ideas

Final draft and self-evaluation

Learning session

Write your final draft

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Development // Learning session 3

Read your work out loud.

OR

Read to a peer or teacher

Record yourself on your phone

Development // Learning session 3

Peer review

Self-reflection

Use a checklist

Swap paragraphs with a partner for a fresh set of eyes on your work!

Think about how far you've come and how much you've achieved!

Make sure you meet the evaluation criteria!

Development // Quiz II

Check what you know

Let's review the final draft takeaways!

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Learning session 3 // Quiz

How do you know if you've met the criteria?

Learning session 3 // Quiz

What's a good reason to get a peer reviewer?

they can steal ideas

fresh set of eyes

save time

Learning session 3 // Quiz

How can reading your work out loud help to improve its quality?

fresh set of eyes

feel the flow

enunciate

Learning session 3 // Quiz

Self-reflection promotes...

Learning session 3 // Quiz

Match the meaning of this phrase: "life is about the journey, not the destination"

Inch by inch, life's a cinch; yard by yard, life is hard

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink

The process is the reward

Great!

0/5 Correct Take your time and review!

3/5 Correct Making strides!

You've finished session 3!!

4/5 Correct Excellent work!

1/5 Correct Great start, now review!

5/5 Correct Perfect score!

2/5 Correct Good progress!

Closure

Intro

Development

Learning sessions

What is setting and how can it influence other literary elements?

Reflection

Supporting evidence

Drafting and outlining ideas

Final draft and self-evaluation

Closure

Reflection

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Closure

Reflect on your playlist journey!!

Setting & Theme

Paragraph

Revise & Edit

• Sandwich model
• Outline
• Draft

• Grammarly
• Checklists
• Peer Review

• simple setting
• complex setting
• analysis

Closure // Quiz

Check what youhave learned

Rewind - Fast Forward - Pause - Play

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Closure // Quiz

This is the first phase of the writing process which involves thinking about your topic.

C Drafting Phase

B Planning Phase

A Prewriting Phase

Right answer!

The writing process has several steps, and prewriting is the first step before you make a plan.

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Closure // Quiz

By learning about THIS TOPIC, you can get some insight about overall meaning

C the historical context of the novel

B literary reviews of the novel

A contemporary authors

Right answer!

The historical context refers to social, political, economic, and religious events concurrent to the writing of the novel.

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Closure // Quiz

In the burger paragraph structure, these two sentences sum up the argument

C Analysis + Interpretation

B Context + Evidence

A Topic + Concluding

Right answer!

The topic and concluding sentences make it clear what the main idea of the paragraph is.

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Closure // Quiz

What kind of evidence should you look for to support your argument?

C Implicit evidence only

B The strongest most specific details

A Explicit evidence only

Right answer!

Look for dialogue or prose that specifically supports your argument

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Closure // Quiz

When you use direct quotes or paraphrases from a text without citation, this is called:

C Giving evidence

B In-text citation

A Plagiarism

Right answer!

To avoid plagiarims, be sure to use quotation marks for direct quotes and always give credit to the author.

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Try again...

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Great!

0/5 Correct Take your time and review!

3/5 Correct Making strides!

You've finished the closure!!

4/5 Correct Excellent work!

1/5 Correct Great start, now review!

5/5 Correct Perfect score!

2/5 Correct Good progress!

Bibliography

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OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

An oral history of “Love & Basketball,” 20 years later. (2020, April 21). ESPN.Com. https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/29069339/an-oral-history-love-basketball-20-years-later

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BFI (Director). (2015, November 13). Love & Basketball Q&A with Gina Prince-Bythewood | BFI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AohX8pyn0I

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Kilgannon, A. (2021). Elements of Literature: Setting, Theme. https://opentextbc.ca/advancedenglish/chapter/setting-theme-and-other-elements-of-literature/

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Ligons, J. (2020, April 21). Why We Keep Returning to ‘Love and Basketball’ 20 Years Later. The Ringer. https://www.theringer.com/movies/2020/4/21/21228610/love-and-basketball-20-year-anniversary

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Setting and Theme Development—YouTube. (n.d.). Retrieved May 7, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xiFSOZI2Qg&t=100s

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