Friday, January 3, Archetypes and

Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to identify 7 archetypes of literature and  in order to improve reading comprehension.

DO NOW

Keystone Terms sheet - use the wall if you need to.

Direct Instruction

WRITE the definition of ARCHETYPE in notebooks 

Archetype - the perfect example of something.

Archetypes are used in literature to help readers relate to a character or to the action of the plot in fiction. Examples include the perfect HERO, the damsel in distress, the savior, etc. Think of it like a "ROLE" that you can play because it is a TYPE of personality or situation with which  most people are familiar.


7 archetypes of literature


GUIDED

SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T REVIEWED:

CIRCULAR ARGUMENT = AN ARGUMENT THAT states a conclusion as a part of the argument.  It is a very WEAK argument because it is not supported by logical appeal (facts).

CIRCULAR ARGUMENT

Independent

Discuss how to answer constructed response questions. Be sure to be able to recognize the text structure and style of writing in order to be able to do so.

Constructed Response - USE your mood handout to answer the following question:
How does the author construct this passage and how does it impact on the reader (how does it make the reader feel)? 

Remember to restate the question, identify literary device, give example to show how he/she uses this text literary device to engage and impact the reader.

Exit Pass

What is the difference between analyzing and synthesizing?