Honors English II
1st Grading Period (2-3 weeks)
Power Objectives:
Academic Vocabulary:
 Analyze how authors shape meaning, tone and style
of text. (11-12R)
 11-12.RL.5 Analyze how an author’s choices
concerning how to structure specific parts of a
text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a
story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic
resolution) contribute to its overall structure and
meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
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irony
simile
imagery
alliteration
metaphor
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figurative language
symbolism
allusion
personification
tone
The House on Mango Street
Enduring Understandings:
Essential Questions:
 Through the use of specific literary devices, authors
purposefully develop attitude and style so the
intended meaning of text can be expressed and
understood.
 Understanding a writer’s craft can lend to having a
better critical response of literature and a more
fulfilled reading experience.
 How does an understanding of literary devices
contribute to evaluating an author’s attitude and style in
literature?
 Why does an understanding of a writer’s craft contribute
to a critical response of literature?