Literary+Analysis

//Reading/writing Focus//: //Active Reading Strategies:// //Assignment://
 * "Sonata for Harp and Bicycle"**
 * Analyze how the author uses the elements of plot structure and foreshadowing to create suspense.
 * Explain how the "truth" changes as the elements of plot unfold.
 * Bracket and label plot structure of text
 * Mark (i.e. circle, underline, highlight) suspenseful language (i.e. words, phrases, situations) and examples of foreshadowing
 * Literary analysis template piece (1 page)

//Reading/writing Focus//: //Active Reading Strategies:// //Assignment://
 * "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"**
 * Contrast Walter Mitty's real-life character traits to those of the men in his daydreams.
 * Why does Walter Mitty feel the need to "change" the truth?
 * Mark (i.e. circle, underline, highlight) and label the character traits of Mitty in reality and of the men who exist in his daydreams.
 * Literary analysis template piece (1 page)