The ESL Literature Project is a series of open source powerpoint mini-lessons that students and educators can download separately to improve their English comprehension and enhance their appreciation of literature.
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UNIT ONE:“What is Character and Conflict?” |
UNIT TWO:“What is Plot?” |
| Writing Project #1
ELP Writing #1 CHARACTERIZATION: Graphic Organizer, Sentence Frames, Peer Edit Checklist, Assessment Rubric” |
Writing Project #2
ELP Writing #2 PLOT SUMMARY: Graphic Organizer, Sentence Frames, Peer Edit Checklist, Assessment Rubric” |
| Homework Reading Story: | Homework Reading Story: |
| 1. LITERATURE | 11 PLOT |
| 2. LITERARY TERM | 12. SETTING |
| 3. AUTHOR | 13. RISING ACTION |
| 4. TITLE | 14. CLIMAX |
| 5. FICTION and NONFICTION | 15. FALLING ACTION |
| 6. CHARACTER | 16. RESOLUTION |
| 7. PROTAGONIST and ANTAGONIST | 17. PLOT MAP |
| 8. CONFLICT | 18. SUBJECT |
| 9. INTERNAL CONFLICT | 19. THEME |
| 10. EXTERNAL CONFLICT | 20. PLOT SUMMARY |
| Quiz #1 | Quiz #2 |
UNIT THREE:“What is Genre and Children’s Literature?” |
UNIT FOUR:“What is Genre and Adult Literature?” |
| Writing Project #3
ELP Writing #3 BOOK REPORT Graphic Organizer, Sentence Frames, Peer Edit Checklist, Assessment Rubric” |
Writing Project #4
ELP Writing #4 PERSONAL NARRATIVE Graphic Organizer, Peer Edit Checklist, Assessment Rubric” |
| Homework Reading Story: | Homework Reading Story: |
| 21. GENRE | 31. MYSTERY |
| 22. NURSERY RHYME | 32. SCIENCE FICTION |
| 23. FABLE | 33. ROMANCE |
| 24. FAIRY TALE | 34. HORROR |
| 25. FOLKLORE | 35. THRILLER |
| 26. MYTH | 36. ANIME |
| 27. EPIC | 37. AUTOBIOGRAPHY and BIOGRAPHY |
| 28. LEGENDS and TALL TALES | 38. HISTORICAL FICTION |
| 29. ADVENTURE | 39. GRAPHIC NOVEL |
| 30. FANTASY | 40. DYSTOPIAN |
| Quiz #3 | Quiz #4 |
UNIT FIVE:“What is Literary Analysis?” |
UNIT SIX:“What is Drama?” |
| Writing Project #5
ELP Writing #5 EXPOSITORY WITH THESIS Graphic Organizer, Sentence Frames, Peer Edit Checklist, Assessment Rubric” |
Writing Project #6
ELP Writing #6 EXPOSITORY DEFINE A PROCESS Graphic Organizer, Sentence Frames, Peer Edit Checklist, Assessment Rubric” |
| Homework Reading Story: | Homework Reading Story: |
| 41. LITERARY ANALYSIS | 51. DRAMA |
| 42. FORESHADOWING | 52. HERO |
| 43. SYMBOLISM | 53. TRAGEDY |
| 44. SUSPENSE | 54. COMEDY |
| 45. MOOD | 55. TRAGIC HERO |
| 46. NARRATOR and P.O.V. | 56. TRAGIC FAULT |
| 47. AUTHOR’S PURPOSE | 57. HERO’S JOURNEY |
| 48. ALLUSION | 58. ALLEGORY |
| 49. IRONY | 59. PARODY |
| 50. 3 KINDS OF IRONY | 60. SATIRE |
| Quiz #5 | Quiz #6 |
UNIT SEVEN:“What is Poetry?” |
UNIT EIGHT:“What is Grammar?” |
| Writing Project #7
ELP Writing #7 IMAGINARY WHERE I’M FROM POEM Graphic Organizer, Sentence Frames, Peer Edit Checklist, Assessment Rubric” Imaginary ‘Where I’m From’ Poem Questions |
Writing Project #8
ELP Writing #8 COMPARE and CONTRAST Graphic Organizer, Sentence Frames, Peer Edit Checklist, Assessment Rubric” |
| Homework Reading Story: | Homework Reading Story: |
| 61. POETRY | 71. GRAMMAR |
| 62. RYTHM and RHYME | 72. CONTEXT CLUES |
| 63. METER | 73. PARAGRAPHS |
| 64. IMAGERY | 74. TRANSITION WORDS |
| 65. REPETITION | 75. SEQUENCING |
| 66. STANZA and POETRY FORMS | 76. GENERALIZING |
| 67. FIG. LANG. SYN. ANT. HOM. | 77. ANALOGIES |
| 68. SIMILE and METAPHOR | 78. COMPARE and CONTRAST |
| 69. PERSONIFICATION | 79. CLASSIFY and CATEGORIZE |
| 70. VOICE | 80. CAUSE and EFFECT |
| Quiz #7 | Quiz #8 |
UNIT NINE:“What is Logic?” |
UNIT TEN:“What is Rhetoric?” |
| Writing Project #9
ELP Writing #9 CAUSE and EFFECT Graphic Organizer, Sentence Frames, Peer Edit Checklist, Assessment Rubric” |
Writing Project #10
ELP Writing #10 PERSUASION Graphic Organizer, Sentence Frames, Peer Edit Checklist, Assessment Rubric” |
| Homework Reading Story: | Homework Reading Story: |
| 81. LOGIC | 91. RHETORIC |
| 82. MAIN IDEA | 92. PERSUASION |
| 83. HIGHER-ORDER THINKING QUESTIONS | 93. 7 LIBERAL ARTS |
| 84. PREDICTING and CONCLUDING | 94. ALLITERATION and ASSONANCE |
| 85. BLOOM’S TAXONOMY | 95. ONOMATOPOEIA and OXYMORON |
| 86. IDENTIFYING DETAILS | 96. IDIOMS |
| 87. USING QUOTES | 97. HYPERBOLE |
| 88. SUMMARIZE and PARAPHRASE | 98. EXPLATIVE and UNDERSTATEMENT |
| 89. FACT and OPINION | 99. RHETORICAL QUESTIONS |
| 90. CITING SOURCES | 100. RHETORICAL DEVICES |
| Quiz #9 | Quiz #10 |
