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SpecificallydesignedtotargetthefollowingCommonCoreEnglishLanguageArtsStandardsforReadingLiterature:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7Analyzetherepresenta.onofasubjectorakeysceneintwodifferentar.s.cmediums,includingwhatis
emphasizedorabsentineachsubject.
Canalsobeusedwhenteaching…
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1(ArgumentaIvewriIng)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2(ExpositorywriIng) CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1(Listening&Speaking:workingcollaboraIvely)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.2(Listening&Speaking:integraIngmulIplesourcesofinformaIon)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.3(EvaluaIngspeaker’spointofview)
ThismodulefeaturesfourTier1StratagemsandtwoTier2Stratagems,eachfocusingonmakingcomparisonsofaspecificdimensionofliteracy
work.EachStratagemincludesready-to-useDVTPowerPointslides,DVTfillablePDFforms,DVTrubrics,andlessonplans,aswellassamplesof
howteachershaveusedthem.
Tier1StratagemsDesignedforgradelevelinstrucIon:facilitatescomparisonsofthetreatmentofaspecifictopicortheme,scene,
character,orplotfromaliterarywork(ortwodifferentliteraryworks)asconveyedintwodifferentmediums.
TopicComparisons:
2Mediums
CharacterComparisons:
2Mediums
Tier2Stratagems
CharacterComparisons
Side-by-sidecomparisonofkey
characterisIcsoftwocharacters
SceneComparisons:
2Mediums
PlotComparisons:
2Mediums
PlotComparisons
Side-by-sidecomparisonofplot-sequenceoftwo
stories.
SeesampleDVTsfromthismoduleonthefollowingpages
Character Comparisons - Different Artistic Mediums
AnalyzetherepresentaIonofasubjectorakeysceneintwodifferentarIsIcmediums,
includingwhatisemphasizedorabsentineachtreatment
GENRES à: Novel Novelette Short-story
Play
Genre:
Song
Movie TV-show
Movie
Genre:
Literary Work:
Literary Work:
Romeo+Juliet(1996)
RomeoandJuliet
CHARACTER
Poetry
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CHARACTER
Romeo
Romeo
Conclusions
aboutwhatwasemphasized/
absentineachtreatments
PersonalQualiIes
-
BothRomeosareportrayedashaving
romanIcnatures.TheRomeointhe
-ConsumedwithromanIcideals(lovesick)
-RomanIcallyinclined,pensive,passive
movieappearstobemoreofaninward
-EmoIonallydrivenandseeksexternal
- EmoIonallydrivenandimpulsive
thinkerandlikeshallucinaIngfrom
sImuliinmindalteringdrugs.
drugs.Theyarebothcharmingand
- Vengefulandcapableofkilling(Tybalt,Paris) -Vengeful,andcapableofkilling(Tybalt)
popular,butseekrevengefor
-Popular,Fun-loving
MercuIo’sdeathbykillingTybalt.
-WiYy,charming,likeable
-
HowHeDealtwithChallenges
-HebroodedaboutRosaline’srejecIon
ThemovieemphasizesRomeo’s
- OvercomebyemoIonbecauseofRosaline’s
- Heiscompletelyawareoftheproblemwith duressaboutRosalindmorethanin
rejecIon
JulietbeingaCapuletbutsIllwantsher
theplay.TheRomeointhemovie
- IgnoresiniIalissuewithJulietbeingaCapulet ignorestheissueofJuliet’sfamily.
- HegoestoothersfordirecIon
-ReliesonothersfordirecIon
- Intheend,hisemoIonsandimpulsivity
BothRomeosrelyonothersfor
- Intheend,hetakesmaYersintohishands
causehimtotakehisownlife
direcIonunIltheend.
HowCharacterChanged
-RomeobecomesmoreproacIveinsome
ways(decidestoresolvehissituaIon)
-InsteadofgrievingabouthislossofJuliet,
hetakeshisownlife.
-Humanlifehasstoppedbeingvaluable
-Maincharacter
-MostacIoncenteredaroundhim
- Afraidtocommunicatewithhisparents
- UnrealisIcviewofloveandlife(Author’s
MessagedeliveredthroughRomeo)
-Heprogressivelylearnedhowtomakehisown
decisions
-Helearnedhowtonotbepassiveaboutlove
-HegrewmoredramaIcallyemoIonal
-Hislifeseemedtoonlyhavevaluew/Juliet
RoleinStory
-HedrovealotoftheacIonandwasamain
character
-UnrealisIcviewofloveandlife(Author’s
MessageisdeliveredthroughRomeo.)
BothRomeosaredeterminedto
marryJulietdespitetheproblemaIc
issue.Inbothmediums,Romeo
becomesmorerashinbehavior.In
boththeplayandmovie,Romeoonly
seemstovaluehislifeifJulietisinit.
Romeo’sroleinboththeplayandthe
movieistodelivertheauthor’s
messageaboutimmatureviewsoflove
andlifegeingoutofhandand
causingmuchdeathanddestrucIon.
Plot Comparisons - Different Artistic Mediums
GENRES à: Novel Novelette Short-story
Genre:
Poem
Literary Work:
Poetry
Genre:
Song
Movie TV-show
ShortStory
Conclusions
Literary Work:
“TheRaven”
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“TheBlackCat”
Thenarratorflashesbackandtellsthe
readerthatheoncewasknownasa
Amantormentedbygriefisreading
Beginning verylateatnight.Hehearssomething gentlemanwholovedanimals.He
ofStory atthedoor.HeinvesIgates,anda
becomestormentedwithalcoholism
hugeRavenappears.Itspeaksone
andridshimselfofallhispetsexcept
word:“Nevermore”.
hisfavorite,alargeblackcatnamed
Pluto.
aboutwhatwasemphasized/
absentineachtreatments
ThemankeepsquesIoningtheRaven.
HewantstheRaventocomforthim&
tellhimthathewillstopfeelingsad
Major
Events/ andgrief-stricken,buttheRaven
unfolding coldlyrepeats“Nevermore”.The
conflict readerlearnsthathisbelovedLenore
isdead.Theman’sfrustraIonandrage
becomemoreandmoreintense.
Theman(narrator)conInuesto
becomeconsumedwithalcoholism.
Onenight,hecomeshome
intoxicated.Plutorubsagainsthim
affecIonately.Inarage,hecutsout
oneofthecat’seyes.Aoeritheals,
themanissaddenedthatitisterrified
ofhim,sohekillsitbyhangingitfrom
atree.
Bothemphasizeatormented
maincharacter.Bothfocus
onatradiIonalillomen:black
creatures.Background
knowledgeisabsentfromthe
poem.Moroseseingis
absentintheshortstory.
Bothmaincharactersare
suffering,andtheblack
creaturesinbothworksonly
aggravatetheirsuffering.
Rageispresentinbothworks.
Themaninthestoryis
violent.Violenceisabsentin
thepoem,butthemanyells
andbegsforcomfort.
ThemanthinksthattheRavenhas
beensentfromtheDevil.Heimplores
Howthe theRaventoatleastlethimknowif
story
hewillonedayseehisLenoreinthe
ended
nextlife.TheRavengiveshimthe
sameanswer,andthemanknowshis
soulwillbelioed“Nevermore”.
Themanfindsanothercatthatlooks
likePluto.Thiscatsoonirritateshim.
Onedayhetriestokillit.Hiswife
intervenes,sohekillsher.Hehides
herbodyinacellarwall.Thepolice
discoverthebodywhenthecat
screams.Hewaswalledup,too!
Bothmaincharactershave
negaIveresultstotheir
torment:Themaninthe
poemwillneverfeeljoyagain
&themaninthestorywillbe
executed.Theblackcreatures
causeorconfirmtheirresults.
Scene Comparisons - Different Artistic Mediums
AnalyzetherepresentaIonofasubjectorakeysceneintwodifferentarIsIcmediums,
includingwhatisemphasizedorabsentineachtreatment
GENRES à: Novel Novelette Short-story
Novel
Genre:
Song
Movie TV-show
Movie
Genre:
Literary Work:
Literary Work:
OfMiceandMen
SCENE:
Poetry
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OfMiceandMen(1992)
Chapter6/FinalScene
Conclusions
aboutwhatwasemphasized/
absentineachtreatments
Seing
-DeepgreenpooloftheSalinasRiver-quiet,
pleasantshade
-ThesunisgoingdowncreaIngarosycoloron
thehillsandfierymountaintops
-LennieiswaiIngthereforGeorge.
-Lennie’smindwanderstoachildhoodmemory
ofhisAuntscoldinghimandthenheimaginesa
giganIcrabbitdegradinghim.
-ThesethoughtsmakehimworrythatGeorge
won’tcome.
-Asoobreezeismetwiththeyellingoftheangry
mob.
-LiYleemphasisisplacedonscenery/seing,any
beautyisignoredandnotreveledin
-Thewoodsaretreacherousandtangled
-Therearemanynature-relatedobstacles
betweenGeorgeandLennie
-Lenniewadesthroughknee-highwater,looks
lost
-Alotofnaturesoundsfillthebackgroundas
wellastheyellingoftheimpendingmob
-Thesunhadleothevalleytogoclimbingupthe
slopes.(personificaIon)
-Gustdrovethroughthetopsofthetreeslikea
wave(simile)
-Georgeshivered,threwthegunfromhimback
upthebanknearthepileofoldashes.(Aoer
killingLennie,thepileofashesissymbolicof
theirburned-updream)
-Thecrashoftheshotrolledupthehillsand
rolleddownagain.(personificaIon)
-NofloweryorfiguraIvelanguagewasreally
used,dialoguewasmorestraightforward
-GeorgeguidestheirdiscussionsothatLennie
canalmostseethedreamoftheir“perfect
home.”GeorgewantsLennietobeinhismost
peacefulandhappystate.Thisseemstobe
symbolicofaperfectresIngplace.
-Lenniesayinghelikesithereandhe’dliketo
staythereisforeshadowingofhisdeath;the
placehelikeswillconsumehisfinalmomentsof
life.
-Theseingwasreallydownplayedin
themovie.ThescenewhereLennie
waitsforGeorgeandlooksaroundis
completelycutoutofthemovie.Itis
morecharacter-focused.
-Inthebook,thereisextreme
emphasisonthesceneryandseing.
FiguraIveLanguage
-Again,thefiguraIvelanguageis
downplayedinthemovie.Alotofthat
iscutoutinfavorofadialoguethat
simplygetsthepointacross.
-Thebook,ontheotherhand,cannot
usephysicalvisualsforimagery,but
usesvividdescripIontocreatethe
sameeffect.
-BoththebookandthemovieuIlize
symbolism.
Medium Comparisons: Topic
AnalyzetherepresentaIonofasubjectorakeysceneintwodifferentarIsIcmediums,
includingwhatisemphasizedorabsentineachtreatment
GENRES à: Novel Novelette Short-story
Novel
Genre:
Literary Work:
ToKillaMockingbird
TOPIC:
Poetry
Genre:
Literary Work:
Song
Movie TV-show
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ShortStory
TheScarletIbis
Cruelty/AbusiveBehavior
Ways Topic is Represented in these Works
1.  CrueltytowardsArthurRadley
1.  CrueltytowardsDoodlefromhisbrother
ex.Physicalabusefromhisfather
(narrator)
ex.Socialabusefromthechildrenandother ex.Brotherconstantlytellshisphysically
peopleintown.Nickname:Booandmany
handicappedbrotherthatheisaburden.
untruestoriesarespreadabouthim.
ex.BrothershowsDoodlethecoffininthe
barnloothatwasmadeforhim.
2.  CrueltytowardsTomRobinson
ex.Beforethetrialevenstarted,the
ex.BrothercoercesDoodletopainfully
townspeopleformedalynchmobtobreak
exerthimselfbecausehedoesn’twanta
himoutofjailandhanghim.
crippledbrother.HeconInuestopushhim
unIlDoodlelearnstowalk.
3.  CrueltytowardsAicusandhischildren
ex.ThetownspeoplecriIcizeandshun
ex.BrotherissIllnotsaIsfiedandpushes
AicusfordefendingTomRobinson.
Doodletoexerthimselfevenmorebecause
ex.ChildrenatschoolharassScoutandJem
hewantsabrotherwhocanrun,climb,rowa
causingphysicalfights.
boat,etc.Doodlebecomesveryill.
ex.Mrs.DuboseverballyabusesAicusand Jem.
ex.InbiYerdisappointmentforDoodle’s
ex.BobEwellspitsinAicus’faceto
failuretolearneverything,Brotherruns
humiliatehim.
awayfromhimintherainwithDoodle
ex.BobEwellphysicallyaYacksScoutand
begginghimtonotleavehim.Doodledies
hurtsher.
alone.
Conclusions
aboutwhatwasemphasized/
absentineachtreatments
Inthenovel,severalactsofcrueltyby
differentpeopleareshownwhereasin
theshortstory,acharacter’sactsof
crueltyaredirectedtowardonlyone
character:Brother(narrator)toward
hisliYlebrother(Doodle)
In“ToKillaMockingbird”,Arthur’s
abuseisalludedtomorethanblatantly
described.In“TheScarletIbis”,
throughvividdescripIon,dialogue,
andthenarrator’sinternalreflecIon,
thecrueltyseemsmorepoignant.
Theprotagonistsinbothmediums:
AicusandDoodlerespondtoactsof
crueltyinsimilarways.Neither
retaliateorfightbackwhenabused.
Theymaintainanaitudeof
forgivenessandgrace.Aicus’s
aitudeappearstocomefromwisdom
abouthumanimperfecIon.Doodle’s
aitudeseemstocomefromasweet
natureanddesiretopleasehisolder
brother.