Eng 10: Learning Maps & Vocab

1. LEARNING MAPS
&
Key Vocabulary
English 10

2. Unit #1
This I Believe

3. figurative language
Use of language that
is abstract and not
meant to be taken
literally
Types:
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Personification

4. extended metaphor
Indirectly comparing
2 or more unlike things
over a lengthy period
(such as for several
sentences or even a
paragraph)

5. simile
Comparing 2 or more
things where words of
comparison are used;
direct comparison

6. hyperbole
An exaggeration or
overstatement

7. personification
The application of life-like
qualities to non-living
objects.

8. Unit #2
Critical
Reading

9. Unit #2: How do readers effectively analyze literature?
What is critical
reading?
How do we do a
critical reading?
How do we use
what we know to
make inferences?
How do we draw
conclusions?
How do we form a
valid interpretation?
VOCAB VOCAB VOCAB VOCAB
critical reading
analyze
inference drawing conclusions interpretation
textual evidence
STRATEGY STRATEGY STRATEGY STRATEGY
Glossing
Think-aloud
Sentence Surgery
FRED
Facts, reasons, examples,
details

10. critical reading
Reading to
understand what the
text means, not just
what it says

11. analyze
To break a large bit of
text into small part to
address the deeper
MEANING

12. inference
Prior/background
knowledge
+
Clues in the text

13. drawing conclusions
Finding patterns in
the details of the
text that show
meaning
http://youtu.be/ueZ6tvqhk8U
One of these things is not like the others

14. interpretation
The meaning of
the text as you see
it based on
evidence

15. textual evidence
Places in the text
that support a
reader’s ideas

16. Unit #3
Author’s
purpose

17. UNIT #3: How do readers identify the author’s purpose of
the text?
What is author’s
purpose?
How do readers
identify author’s
purpose in
fiction?
What is the role of
social commentary?
How do readers
analyze an author’s
social commentary
theme within fiction?
VOCAB VOCAB VOCAB VOCAB
author’s purpose theme
universal theme
social commentary motif
symbolism
foreshadowing
satire

18. author’s purpose
The intent, or reason,
for the author writing

19. Theme: YES or NO?
1. A book can’t be judged by it’s cover.
2. You should never be mean to other people.
3. Truth versus lies
4. Not all trials are fair proving the judicial system
does not always bring justice.

20. theme
A main message of a
story
 Complete sentence
 NOT A CLICHÉ
 NOT A MORAL

21. Theme: Which one is a theme?
1. Sometimes love conquers all.
2. You should believe in true love.
3. Love can have powerful effects on people.
4. Love versus hate

22. universal theme
A similar theme found
in more than 1 book
or text

23. social commentary
When an author
comments on things
happening in society
Example: Current
events

24. motif
A reoccurring
subject/idea in a
story—comes up over
and over again

25. symbolism
An object that has a
deeper, figurative
meaning that
represents an idea

26. foreshadowing
Elements in the story
that hint as to what is to
come later

27. satire
When an author uses
literature to make fun
of human vice, flaws,
or weakness