Students read and recognize literature as an expression of human experience. Students apply complex thinking skills when reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Students evaluate and improve the quality of their own reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Students write effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences. Students speak and listen for effective communication in a variety of contexts.
Students apply conventions of language for effective communication.
Along with the content standards, the student will also be encouraged to practice inference making, critical thinking, creative production, observation, and comparison and contrast. The object of this unit is to teach students to recognize verisimilitude in literature and to use it in their own writing and speaking. In preparation for the lesson, click on each of vocabulary links pertaining to verisimilitude and read the definitions. You must know these terms before proceeding to the tasks. Click the BACK button to return to this page.