Georgia+Standards

Listed below are the state standards addressed during this unit.

Reading __ The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of the themes, structures, and elements of dramatic literature and provides evidence from the text to support understanding; the student: __ a. Identifies and analyzes types of dramatic literature (i.e., Shakespearean tragedy and comedy). b. Analyzes the characters, structures, and themes of dramatic literature. c. Identifies and analyzes dramatic elements, (i.e., exposition, rising action, climax, denouement, dialogue, monologue, soliloquy, aside, dramatic irony). d. Identifies and analyzes how dramatic elements support and enhance interpretation of dramatic literature.

Writing - MGP

** ELAW3 The student uses research and technology to support writing. The student ** a. Formulates clear research questions and utilizes appropriate research venues (i.e., library, electronic media, personal interview, survey) to locate and incorporate evidence from primary and secondary sources. b. Uses supporting evidence from multiple sources to develop the main ideas within the body of an essay, composition, or technical document. c. Synthesizes information from multiple sources and identifies complexities and discrepancies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium (i.e., almanacs, microfiche, news sources, in-depth field studies, speeches, journals, or technical documents). d. Integrates quotations and citations into a written text while maintaining the flow of ideas. e. Uses appropriate conventions for documentation in the text, notes, and bibliographies by adhering to an appropriate style manual such as the //Modern Language Association Handbook//, //The Chicago Manual of Style//, Turabian, //American Psychological Association//, etc. f. Designs and publishes documents, using aids such as advanced publishing software and graphic programs.