CP+Haigis,+Carinne

=Unit Cover Page=


 * Unit Title: Grade Level(s):** //__Wuthering Heights__: Lessons in Literary Terms and Character Development//
 * Subject/Topic Area(s):** //English Literature//
 * Key Words:** //Metaphor, Gothic literature, point of view, flashback, dialogue, character development, plot, mystery, tension, suspense, surprise, irony, diction, and symbolism//
 * Designed by:** //Carinne Haigis// **Time Frame:**
 * School District:** //RSU 9// **School:** //Mount Blue High School//

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 * =Brief Summary of Unit= ||
 * In this unit, students will read __Wuthering Heights__ by Emily Brontë. While reading the book, students will learn important key literary terms and devices. They will examine how the factors of mystery, suspense, and surprise influence the plot of a literary work. Students will also learn the importance of the concept of time within a book and how the terms and devices learned in this unit can be deliberately used by an author to manipulate time within a novel. Along the way, students will create several projects to demonstrate their understanding of these key ideas and to delve deeper into the world created by Brontë in __Wuthering Heights__. The goal of these projects is to gauge student mastery of the material and also to show students how to apply the knowledge learned in this unit to the world. As a final project, students will create a digital magazine that will exhibit their understanding of the concepts learned in this unit and also demonstrate how closely they read the required text. The goal of this unit is to teach literary terms and devices in a way that students can connect to future classes and to the world around them and also to guide students toward an understanding of how authors convey their intent through a literary work.