Wow! It's been a long time since my last post. During the past two weeks the students explored a few things...
Irony... Students defined, identified and created examples of the different types of irony in literature (and life).
Theme... Students were reminded that one of the important things we look for when reading a story or text is for the theme. And often, a single word is not enough. We want to try and INFER what the author might be implying/suggesting about the theme/topic. In other words, students learned that it's important to look for what the underlying message or universal idea the story might be implying. Students practice constructing THEME STATEMENTS after reading a variety of short stories.
Denotation and Connotation... Students also expanded their vocabulary as they were asked to define unfamiliar words in the stories we had read. More than that, they were asked to identify the connotation of certain words. They learned that while denotation refers to the dictionary definition, or rather, the literal definition of a word, connotation refers to the secondary meaning, or rather, the feelings/values associated with the word.
Through our study of a few short stories--"Thank You Ma'am," "Lady or the Tiger," "The Discourager of Hesitancy," and "Like the Sun," students were able to explore important literary elements, which will hopefully improve their reading abilities as well as their ability to analyze and respond to literature in the coming months, regardless of the texts we are reading. This is important, especially considering how the Provincial Exam assesses the student's ability to do so and uses texts that they have never seen/read prior.
Irony... Students defined, identified and created examples of the different types of irony in literature (and life).
Theme... Students were reminded that one of the important things we look for when reading a story or text is for the theme. And often, a single word is not enough. We want to try and INFER what the author might be implying/suggesting about the theme/topic. In other words, students learned that it's important to look for what the underlying message or universal idea the story might be implying. Students practice constructing THEME STATEMENTS after reading a variety of short stories.
Denotation and Connotation... Students also expanded their vocabulary as they were asked to define unfamiliar words in the stories we had read. More than that, they were asked to identify the connotation of certain words. They learned that while denotation refers to the dictionary definition, or rather, the literal definition of a word, connotation refers to the secondary meaning, or rather, the feelings/values associated with the word.
Through our study of a few short stories--"Thank You Ma'am," "Lady or the Tiger," "The Discourager of Hesitancy," and "Like the Sun," students were able to explore important literary elements, which will hopefully improve their reading abilities as well as their ability to analyze and respond to literature in the coming months, regardless of the texts we are reading. This is important, especially considering how the Provincial Exam assesses the student's ability to do so and uses texts that they have never seen/read prior.