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RL.7.3 - Dialogue-Character Connection
Look at dialogue that you believe to be critical to the story. Choose one
speaker for the following:
 (1) What’s the emotion behind the words & why?
 (2) How are the words spoken (broken English, slang, dialect, short
sentences, etc.)?
 (3) Based on how the words are spoken, draw conclusions about the
character (job, class, education, where/when they live, etc.)?
 (4) What do the words tell you about the character’s traits, feelings,
and motivations?
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 Look at dialogue that you believe to be critical to the story. Choose
one speaker for the following:
 (1) How do the words help to advance the plot?
 (2) How do the words create a conflict and/or provoke a decision?
Speaker: ___ Quote: _____
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Speaker: ___ Quote: _____
Quote: “X…X”
& pg. #
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RL.7.3 - Dialogue-Plot Connection
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Quote: “X…X”
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RL.7.3 – How Story Elements Create an Effect
 Look at an excerpt. Identify an effect the author is creating (for
example: building suspense, sense of doom, sense of joy).
 What story elements work towards creating this effect (dialogue,
setting, characters , conflicts, and plot)?
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RL.7.4 – Unknown Words
 Look at an excerpt and identify 3 unknown words.
 (1) List an unknown word and pg. #
 (2) Write clues that can be used to help – look at parts of the word
itself AND the words/sentences around it.
 (3) Give your best guess of its definition.
 (4) Then, look the word up for a dictionary definition.
Excerpt: _____
Excerpt: “X…X” & pg. #
Rectangle: Effect
Circles: Describe story
elements that are creating
that effect
Add more circles as needed.
Excerpt: _____
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RL.7.4 – Word Choice: Connotation
 Look at an excerpt. Write a word you can attach a positive or
negative feeling to (example: sneaky = negative; clever = positive)
 What is its denotation? What is its connotation?
 On the line, write where that word falls on the positive-negative
connotation spectrum. What words could fit in the empty spots?
 Why do you think the writer used this word?
Excerpt: _____
Word: _____
Denotation: _____
Connotation: _____
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RL.7.4 – Word Choice: Symbols
 Identify two symbols in the text. For each one:
 Name it – What is the symbol? Page #?
 Explain it – What does it symbolize? How do you know?
Symbol &
Pg #
Meaning
Explain
how you
know.
Excerpt:
“X…X”
& pg. #
Impact on the reader:
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RL.7.4 – Word Choice: Allusions
 Identify two allusions in the text. For each one:
 Name it - Quote it with the page #
 Explain it - Where is it from? What does it mean?
Allusion &
Pg #
Where is it
from?
What does
it mean?
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RL.7.4 – Word Choice: Figurative
Language
 Look at an excerpt. Identify 2 figurative language devices. (The
teacher will provide you with a list to choose from.)
 (1) Name it – What is the device?
 (2) Quote it. Page #?
 (3) Explain it – What does it mean?
 (4) Why do you think the writer uses this device?
Excerpt: _____
Excerpt:
“X…X” & pg. #
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RL.7.4 - Word Choice: Imagery
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Excerpt: _____
Impact?
Quote?
Page #?
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RL.7.4 – Word Choice: Specific Words
 Look at an excerpt. Choose 2 interesting words to examine.
 (1) Name it – What is the word?
 (2) Quote it. Page #?
 (3) Explain it – How is the word being used in the sentence?
 (4) Why do you think the writer uses this word?
 Look at an excerpt. Identify 2 uses of imagery.
 Quote it. Include the page #.
 Why do you think the writer uses this imagery?
Quote?
Page #?
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Excerpt: _____
Impact?
Excerpt:
“X…X” & pg. #
RL.7.4 – Word Choice: Sound Devices
 Look at an excerpt. Identify 2 sound devices. (The teacher will
provide you with a list to choose from.)
 Name it and Describe it – What is the device?
 Quote it. Page #?
 Why do you think the writer uses this sound device?
Excerpt:
“X…X” & pg. #
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Excerpt:
“X…X” & pg. #
Quote it.
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RL.7.4 – Word Choice: Language Use
 Look at an excerpt. Observe the author’s use of language. (The
teacher will provide you with a list of what to look for.)
 (1) Name it - Identify the way the author is using language.
 (2) Quote it. Page #?
 (3) Explain it.
 (4) Why do you think the writer use of this technique?
Excerpt: _____
Excerpt: _____
Name it.
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Name it.
Impact?
Excerpt:
“X…X” & pg. #
Add more rows
as needed.
Quote it.
Impact?
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 Look at an excerpt. Observe the author’s use of language to create a
specific tone. What is the tone?
 Name it – Identify the way the author uses language to create the
tone. (The teacher will provide you with a list of what to look for.)
 Quote it. Page #?
 Explain how this helps to create the tone.
 Choose 1 literary technique OR key term to track throughout the
text that is used over and over again.
 Quote it. Page #?
 Explain it – What does it mean?
 Why do you think the writer used this technique or term here?
Excerpt: _____
Name it.
Tone: _____
Quote it.
RL.7.4 – Word Choice: Tracking a Type
Device/Term: _____
Quote it.
Explain it.
Explain it.
Impact?
Excerpt:
“X…X” & pg. #
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as needed.
Excerpt:
“X…X” & pg. #
Add more rows
as needed.
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RL.7.5 – Text Structure: Whole Text
 Describe how chapters, scenes, or stanzas all fit together. You
only have 7 bullets to cover the entire text – use them wisely!
NOTE: Your teacher may give you a focus. For example, describe
how the chapters, etc. fit together to develop the character of X
EXAMPLE: Chapter 1 introduces the problem. Chapters 2-5 develop the
relationship between the husband and wife. Chapters 6-9 show
different ways that the husband tries to solve the problem. And so on.
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RL.7.5 – Text Structure: Form-Effects
 Identify the form of the text.
 Identify two interesting ways the author structured the text.
 Why do you think the author made this choice?
Example: The author may have opened the story in the middle of an
action sequence to hook the reader into finding out more.
Left Triangle:
Interesting
structural element
Right Triangle:
Impact
Form: _____
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RL.7.5 – Text Structure: Part-2-Whole
Look at a scene, chapter, or stanza.
 (1) What is its structural role in the overall text? For example, is it
the climax? Does it introduce the setting?
 (2) What is its role in developing the setting?
 (3) What is its role in developing the theme?
 (4) What is its role in developing the plot?
 (5) How would the overall text
Excerpt: ____
be affected if it were missing?
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 Identify the form of the text. Choose 2 structural elements related
to this form that are important to this specific text. (The teacher
will provide you with a list of elements.) For each element:
 Describe one section where you see this element in the text.
 Why do you think the writer used this element here?
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Excerpt: Identify the
sentence, scene, chapter, or
stanza. “X…X” & pg. #
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RL.7.6 – Speaker’s POV & The Content
 Look at an excerpt. Identify the point of view (1st person, 3rd person
omniscient, or 3rd person limited omniscient). Who is the speaker?
 (1) Describe “handicaps” the speaker has (age, intelligence, etc.).
 (2) Describe prejudices/biases the speaker has.
 (3) Comment on the speaker’s overall reliability.
 How is the content affected by the above?
RL.7.5 – Text Structure: Form-Effects
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RL.7.6 – Author’s POV & The Content
 Look at an excerpt. Identify the point of view (1st person, 3rd person
omniscient, or 3rd person limited omniscient). Who is the speaker?
 (1) Describe the author’s life/background (relevant to the text).
 (2) Describe the author’s purpose.
 (3) Describe the author’s tone.
 How is the content affected by the above?
Excerpt: ___ POV: __ Speaker: __
Speaker
Description
Excerpt: ___ POV: __ Speaker: __
Content
Author
“handicaps”
Excerpt: “X…X”
& pg. #
biases
reliability
E: Element
D: Description
I: Impact
life
Excerpt:
“X…X” & pg. #
purpose
tone
Description
Content