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LA 10.1.6.c

Description: Analyze the function and critique the effects of the author‘s use of literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, oxymoron, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, analogy, dialect, tone, mood).
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 4B

Exemplars

4B: Interpreting Analogies

4B: Interpreting Analogies

Description: Interpreting Analogies

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: J-11

J-11

Grade level: 10
Word count: 2199 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: Skylar and Jason's relationship is already strained when they're paired together for a class project. Will their "no-technology" challenge make them, or break them?
Excerpt: "But getting back to this notion of living independently," he continued, "there's a little Walden-inspired experiment you'll be conducting over the next few weeks."

Ignoring the grumblings, Mr. Crawford continued, "Working in pairs, you'll each choose a meaningful passage to absorb, understand, and live by. I don't care which quotation you choose -- use the 'close your eyes and open the book' method if you want -- but I expect you to discuss it with your partner, live your life accordingly for two weeks, and we'll check-in periodically."

Question: Mr. Crawford uses the phrase "Walden-inspired experiment" to mean an activity in which the students
  1. focus on living in thoughtful and significant ways.
  2. work toward improving individual literacy goals.
  3. research endangered plant and animal life.
  4. develop ecologically based community programs.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Describe how an author can use figurative language to create suspense and give an example from a selection.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions