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Elements of Fiction

Unit IntroductionUnit 1: Elements of Fiction

1.1 The Details that Create CharactersPart 1: Characters and Characterization

1.2 PerspectivePart 1: Characters and Characterization

2.1 Time and PlacePart 2: Setting

3.1 An Artful Arrangement of IncidentsPart 3: Plot

3.2 Plot, Exposition, SequencePart 3: Plot

Part 3 ReviewPart 3: Plot

4.1 Narrators and Their PerspectivesPart 4: Narrators and Their Speakers

4.2 Narrators and Point of ViewPart 4: Narrators and Their Speakers

5.1 Making a Claim Based on Textual DetailsPart 5: Writing About Literature

5.2 Developing & Supporting a ClaimPart 5: Writing About Literature

5.3 Writing a Paragraph of Literary ArgumentPart 5: Writing About Literature

Part 5 ReviewPart 5: Writing About Literature

Unit Review and AssessmentUnit 1: Elements of Fiction

Poetry and the Shift

Unit IntroductionUnit 1: Elements of Fiction

1.1 Details that Review Character, Perspectives, and BiasesPart 1: Characterization

2.1 StructurePart 2: Structure, Contrasts, and Shifts

2.2 Contrasts and ShiftsPart 2: Structure, Contrasts, and Shifts

3.2 Repetition and AlliterationPart 3: Relationships Among Words

4.1 SimilesPart 4: Similes

4.2 MetaphorsPart 4: Similes

5.1 Making a Claim Based on a Poem's Textual DetailsPart 5: Writing About Literature II

5.2 Supporting a Claim with Details from TextPart 5: Writing About Literature II

5.3 Writing a Paragraph of Literary Argument About a PoemPart 5: Writing About Literature II

Unit Review and AssessmentUnit 1: Elements of Fiction

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Extending the Scope

Unit IntroductionUnit 3: Extending the Scope

1.1 How Readers Get to Know CharactersPart 1: Characters, Readers, and Narrators

1.2 Dynamic and Static CharactersPart 1: Characters, Readers, and Narrators

2.1 Social, Cultural, and Historical Details in SettingPart 2: Settings and Values

Part 2 ReviewPart 2: Settings and Values

3.1 Plot and the Significance of EventsPart 3: Significant Events and Conflicts

3.2 Conflict, Tension, and ContrastsPart 3: Significant Events and Conflicts

Part 3 ReviewPart 3: Significant Events and Conflicts

4.1 Components of Literary AnalysisPart 4: Writing About Literature III

4.2 Thesis StatementPart 4: Writing About Literature III

4.3 Line of Reasoning and CommentaryPart 4: Writing About Literature III

4.5 Using the Conventions of CommunicationPart 4: Writing About Literature III

Unit Review and AssessmentUnit 3: Extending the Scope

Nuance and Complexity

1.1 Character Agency and NuancePart 1: Nuanced and Contrasting Characters

1.2 Protagonists, Antagonists, and Contrasting ValuesPart 1: Nuanced and Contrasting Characters

2.1 Atmosphere and MoodPart 2: Setting, Mood, and Atmosphere

3.1 Archetypes and ExpectationsPart 3: Plot Patterns

3.2 Contrasts and Conflicts of ValuesPart 3: Plot Patterns

4.1 Narrators as Characters or ObserversPart 4: Narrative Distance and Perspective

4.2 Narrative DistancePart 4: Narrative Distance and Perspective

4.3 Perspective, Description, and TonePart 4: Narrative Distance and Perspective

5.1 Thesis Statement and Line of ReasoningPart 5: Writing About Literature IV

5.2 Line of Reasoning and CommentaryPart 5: Writing About Literature IV

5.3 Well Supported ArgumentsPart 5: Writing About Literature IV

5.4 Achieving CoherencePart 5: Writing About Literature IV

Unit Review and AssessmentUnit 4: Nuance and Complexity

Multiple Meanings

Unit IntroductionUnit 5: Multiple Meanings

1.1 Closed FormsPart 1: Power of Poetic Structure

1.2 Open Forms and EmphasisPart 1: Power of Poetic Structure

Part 1 ReviewPart 1: Power of Poetic Structure

2.1 Words with Multiple MeaningsPart 2: Literal and Figurative Language

2.2 Descriptive Words, Exaggerations, and UnderstatementsPart 2: Literal and Figurative Language

3.1 Images and ImageryPart 3: Imagery

4.2 PersonificationPart 4: Figures of Speech

5.1 Thesis Statement and Line of ReasoningPart 5: Writing About Literature V

5.2 Line of Reasoning and CommentaryPart 5: Write About Literature V

5.3 Effective Use of Evidence and CommentaryPart 5: Writing About Literature V

5.4 Transitional ElementsPart 5: Writing About Literature V

Part 5 ReviewPart 5: Writing About Literature V

Unit Review and AssessmentUnit 5: Multiple Meanings

Disruption and Disparity

Unit IntroductionUnit 6: Disruption and Disparity

1.1 Perspectives and Literary InterpretationPart 1: Differences Between and Within Characters

1.2 The Function of FoilsPart 1: Differences Between and Within Characters

1.3 InconsistenciesPart 1: Differences Between and Within Characters

2.1 Interruptions in ChronologyPart 2: Plot Sequence & Contrasts

2.2 Contrast and Complexity

3.1 Syntax, Diction, Tone, and DetailsPart 3: Narrative Perspective and Control

3.2 Narrative Bias and ReliabilityPart 3: Narrative Perspective and Control

4.1 Understanding SymbolsPart 4: The Role of Symbols

5.1 Developing a Thesis Statement and CommentaryPart 5: Writing About Literature VI

5.2 Developing a Line of ReasoningPart 5: Writing About Literature VI

5.4 Communicating Clearly with the Elements of CompositionPart 5: Writing About Literature VI

Unit Review and AssessmentUnit 6: Disruption and Disparity

Deepening Complexity

Unit IntroductionUnit 7: Deepening Complexity

1.1 Character Change: Values, Circumstances, and EpiphaniesPart 1: Framing an Argument

2.1 Changing and Contrasting SettingsPart 2: Settings and Characters

3.1 Narrative PacingPart 3: Sentences

5.1 Setting as SymbolPart 5: Figures of Speech

5.2 MotifsPart 5: Figures of Speech

5.3 Similes and PersonificationPart 5: Figures of Speech

6.1 Overview of Literary AnalysisPart 6: Writing About Literature VII

6.2 Complex ReasoningPart 6: Writing About Literature VII

Language and Ambiguity

Unit IntroductionUnit 8: Language and Ambiguity

1.1 Ideas, Punctuation, and Interruptions of PatternsPart 1: Subtleties of Structure and Contrasts

1.2 Juxtaposition, Irony, ParadoxPart 1: Subtleties of Structure and Contrasts

Part 1 ReviewPart 1: Subtleties of Structure and Contrasts

3.1 ConceitsPart 3: The Power of Comparisons

3.2 AllusionsPart 3: The Power of Comparisons

4.1 Reviewing the Literary Analysis ProcessPart 4: Writing Review I: Literary Analysis

4.2 Acknowledging the Words and Ideas of OthersPart 4: Writing Review I: Literary Analysis

Unit Review and AssessmentUnit 8: Language and Ambiguity

Interactions of Elements

Unit IntroductionUnit 9: Interactions of Elements

1.1 Interpreting ChoicesPart 1: Character Development

2.1 Competing Values, Suspense, and CatharsisPart 2: Tension and Resolution

2.2 Unseen Characters and Unresolved EndingsPart 2: Tension and Resolution

3.1 Multiple Perspectives of Narrators or SpeakersPart 3: Multiple and Changing Perspectives

4.2 Developing Sophistication in Critical AnalysisPart 4: Writing Review II: Literary Analysis

Part 4 ReviewPart 4: Writing Review II: Literary Analysis

Unit Review and AssessmentUnit 9: Interactions of Elements