Essential Question:
How does coming of age in literature compare to coming of age in real life?
Literature Unit: Coming of Age
Learning Targets:
Reading Literature: Character Development
Reading Literature: Character Development
- Understands events influence goals and motivations which contribute to character development
- Understands how and why characters change over the course of the story
- Understands how the plot of the story is driven by conflict
- Understands how plot is shaped by various elements
- Understands common themes exist in literature across genres
Level 2 Work
- Pre-Assessment
- Use the Reader’s Handbook and other materials to gather information about the Level 2 ideas and concepts that Ms. Davis identified from your pre-assessment.
- Options for Level 2 Evidence (Comprehension)
- Notes (email or pass in)
- Discussion of terms (record on GarageBand)
- Graphic Organizer (email or pass in)
**Level 2 Terms can be found on the pre-assessment**
Goal Deadline: Friday, September 21st, 2012.
Reading Options
For this unit, you will need to read a variety of materials that share a common topic: Coming of Age.
Choose one novel from the list below. Click on the title to read the book summary:
Once you have looked over the choices, fill out the form below:
Choose one novel from the list below. Click on the title to read the book summary:
- Because of Winn Dixie
- The Chocolate War
- Hatchet
- Hush
- Kira Kira
- The Outsiders
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Stargirl
- Freak the Mighty
Once you have looked over the choices, fill out the form below: