Reading Lab #15: More Literary Terms and Rhetorical Devices
Class Syllabus – Grades 6-8
May 9, 2023
Objective: Students will learn how to use literary terms and identify rhetorical devices to improve their understanding of a text and enrich their own writing.
Essential Questions:
- What are rhetorical devices and why are they important?
- What are the four main forms of irony?
Enduring Understandings:
- A rhetorical device is a use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience.
- The four main forms of irony are: dramatic, situational, verbal, cosmic.
Standards
Grade 6: L.6.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. A. Vary sentence patterns for meaning (syntax), reader/listener interest, and style/voice. B. Maintain consistency in style and tone.
Grade 7: L.7.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. A. Vary sentence patterns for meaning (syntax), reader/listener interest, and style/voice. B. Maintain consistency in style and tone.
Grade 8: L.8.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. A. Vary sentence patterns for meaning (syntax), reader/listener interest, and style/voice. B. Maintain consistency in style and tone.
Materials:
- Pen
- Paper
- Print the worksheet
(Please note: this week’s worksheet is included in the worksheet from Reading Lab #14, so if you already have that document, there is no need to print this one as well)
