Monday & Tuesday - March 11 & 12 - The 1st Day of Keystone Review / Prep!!

Objective: By the end of class students will review elements of different genres, reinforce keystone vocabulary and analyze and categorize Literary forms into genres in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.

Standards: L.F.2.1 / L.F.2.1.1/ L.F.1.1.2 / L.F.2.3.4

DO NOW
Name three elements that are exclusive (unique to) to NON-FICTION. (These elements clearly help you identify the writing as non-fiction as compared to fiction or drama).

Direct Instruction
Read the line items/skills necessary to be proficient on the Keystone exam. 

• Put a + sign next to the skills you think you have
• Put a - sign next to the skills you don't have
• Put a 0 next to the skills you feel OK about but need more help

Then circle words for which you do NOT know the definition.

Influence - have an effect on

Generalization - refers to "the whole"  / not specific / broad idea

Distinguish - tell the difference between

Essential - necessary

Non-essential - not necessary

Literary Form - how the writing is structured or organized (for example, if the genre is fiction, the literary forms of fiction can include novels, short stories, graphic novels, etc)

Guided / Independent

Categorize LITERARY FORMS into the correct genre columns on the graphic organizer provided. 

Then answer the following questions:
1. Look on pages 212 - 215 in Keystone Finish line book. What are the elements of this article that categorize it as informational non-fiction?
2. What are some elements of fiction that distinguish this genre from non-fiction?
3. What are some elements that drama and fiction have in common?
4. What are elements of drama that make it exclusive to this genre?
5. What is dialogue? Does informational text contain dialogue?
6. How can connotation of words help determine tone in any of the genres?





Text structure

Read Text Structure in Green Keystone book - pages 194-195 and take notes