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Unit 1
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
Unit 2
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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Unit 3
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
Unit 4
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
Unit 5
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
Unit 6
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
Unit 7
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
Unit 8
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
Unit 9
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