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Pre test
Elements of Literature: Imagery
Literary Skills: • Understand imagery.
PREREADING
PowerNotes
READING
“Imagery: Seeing Things Freshly,” p. 474
POSTREADING
Practice, p. 475

A Blessing
Literary Skills
• Understand sensory imagery.
• Analyze sensory imagery.
Writing Skills
• Write a description containing sensory imagery.
PREREADING
Summary, p. 480
Skills Starter, p. 480
Before You Read, p. 480
Make the Connection
Literary Focus (Imagery)
PowerNotes
READING
___ “A Blessing,” p. 481
POSTREADING
___ Meet the Writer: James Wright, p. 482
___ After You Read, p. 483
___ Response and Analysis
___ Read On: For Independent Reading, p. 555
ASSESSMENT
Test

Woman Work and Daily

DATE
“Woman Work,” p. 485 and “Daily,” p. 486
Literary Skills
• Understand the characteristics of catalog poems.
• Analyze the characteristics of catalog poems.
Writing Skills
• Write a catalog poem.
PREREADING
Student Edition, Before You Read, p. 484
Make the Connection: Quick write= List 10 of the chores you do
Literary Focus (Catalog Poem)
READING
“Woman Work,” p. 485 and “Daily,” p. 486
POSTREADING
Meet the Writers: Maya Angelou and Naomi Shihab Nye, p. 487
 After You Read, p. 488 and Response and Analysis
ASSESSMENT

in Just-

Literary Skills
• Understand imagery, especially unusual and fresh imagery.
• Analyze imagery, especially unusual and fresh imagery.
Listening and Speaking Skills
• Present an oral interpretation of a poem.
Vocabulary Skills
• Create a word bank for word study.
Writing Skills
• Write an analysis of a poem. Write a poem containing fresh images.
PREREADING
Make the Connection
Literary Focus (Fresh Images)
Meet the Writer: E. E. Cummings, p. 489
READING
___ “in Just-,” p. 490
___ “Eyeglasses for the Mind,” p. 491
POSTREADING
After You Read, p. 492 Response and Analysis
ASSESSMENT

Elements of Literature: Figures of Speech

Literary Skills
• Understand figures of speech, including similes, metaphors, and personification.

PREREADING
PowerNotes

READING
“Figures of Speech: Seeing Connections,” p. 504

POSTREADING
___ Teacher’s Edition, p. 505
___ Student Edition
___ Practice, p. 505
___ Read On: For Independent Reading, p. 555

ASSESSMENT
___ Test Generator

Folding Won Tons In

“Folding Won Tons In,” p. 509
SKILLS FOCUS
Literary Skills
• Identify figurative language, including similes and metaphors.
• Analyze figures of speech, including similes and metaphors.
Reading Skills
•Use strategies for reading a poem.
Writing Skills
• Write a poem with figures of speech and images.
PREREADING
Before You Read, p. 508
Literary Focus (Figurative Language)
Reading Skills (Reading a Poem)
READING
“Folding Won Tons In,” p. 509
POSTREADING
Meet the Writer: Abraham Chang, p. 509
After You Read, p. 510 Response and Analysis

ASSESSMENT

Fire and Ice

The Seven Ages of Man

THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN
William Shakespeare
Student Edition, p. 520
SKILLS FOCUS

Literary Skills
• Understand extended metaphors.
• Analyze extended metaphors.
Vocabulary Skills
• Understand multiple meanings of words.
Writing Skills
• Write a poem containing an extended metaphor. Paraphrase a poem.
PREREADING
Summary, p. 520
Student Edition, Before You Read, p. 520
Make the Connection
Literary Focus (Extended Metaphor)
PowerNotes

READING
“The Seven Ages of Man,” p. 520\
POSTREADING
After You Read, p. 522
Response and Analysis
ASSESSMENT
___ Test

Women
SKILLS FOCUS
Literary Skills
• Understand tone and diction.
• Analyze tone and diction.
Writing Skills
• Write a descriptive paragraph.
PREREADING
Before You Read, p. 523
Make the Connection
Literary Focus (Tone)
POSTREADING
Teacher’s Edition, p. 525
Student Edition
Meet the Writer: Alice Walker, p. 525
After You Read, p. 525 Response and Analysis
ASSESSMENT
Quiz

Make the Connection

Quickwrite
Make notes about people whom you consider heroes because they helped you become the person you are today. You’ll
probably think of relatives, friends, or teachers, but you might also include people you’ve never met—people in the news
or people from the past, for instance. What makes these people heroes to you?

Elements of Literature: The Sounds of Poetry

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE: THE SOUNDS OF POETRY
John Malcolm Brinnin
Student Edition, p. 530

SKILLS FOCUS

Literary Skills
• Understand rhyme, rhythm, meter, free verse, onomatopoeia, and alliteration.
PREREADING
PowerNotes
READING
“The Sounds of Poetry: Rhyme, Rhythm, and More,” p. 530
POSTREADING
After You Read, p. 532
Practice
ASSESSMENT
Test Generator

I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD by William Wordsworth

I NEVER SAW DAFFODILS SO BEAUTIFUL by Dorothy Wordsworth
SKILLS FOCUS
Literary Skills
• Understand rhythm and meter.
• Analyze rhythm and meter.
Writing Skills
• Write a description. Write a comparison.

PREREADING
___ Summary (“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”), p. 533
___ Summary (“I Never Saw Daffodils So Beautiful”), p. 535
___ Before You Read, p. 533
___ Make the Connection
___ Literary Focus (Rhythm and Meter)
___ PowerNotes

READING
___ “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” p. 533
___ “I Never Saw Daffodils So Beautiful,” p. 535
___ Graphic Organizer: Reading a Poem, p. 94

POSTREADING
___ Meet the Writer: William Wordsworth, p. 534
___ After You Read, p. 536
___ Response and Analysis
ASSESSMENT
Test
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The Courage That My Mother Had

BALLAD OF BIRMINGHAM BY Dudley Randall

THE HISTORY BEHIND THE BALLAD BY Taylor Branch

Student Edition, p. 539

PACING: 90 minutes

SKILLS FOCUS

Literary Skills
• Understand the characteristics of ballads.
• Analyze the characteristics of ballads.
Writing Skills
• Write a ballad. Write a comparison-contrast essay.

PREREADING
___ Summary (“Ballad of Birmingham”), p. 539
___ Summary (“The History Behind the Ballad”), p. 542
___ Before You Read, p. 539
___ Make the Connection
___ Literary Focus (Ballad)
READING
___ Student Edition
___ “Ballad of Birmingham,” p. 540
___ “The History Behind the Ballad,” p. 542

POSTREADING
___ Meet the Writer: Dudley Randall, p. 541
___ After You Read, p. 543
___ Response and Analysis
ASSESSMENT
Quiz

Legal Alien/Extranjera

Literary Skills
• Understand a speaker’s persona, tone, and voice.
• Analyze a speaker’s persona, tone, and voice.
Writing Skills
• Write a poem.

SELECTION RESOURCES
PREREADING
Before You Read, p. 548
Make the Connection
Literary Focus (Speaker)
READING
“Legal Alien,” p. 549
“Extranjera legal,” p. 549
POSTREADING
Meet the Writer: Pat Mora, p. 550
After You Read, p. 550 Response and Analysis
ASSESSMENT