What Is Said vs. What Is Meant - Playlist and Teaching Notes

Students explore standard RL.11-12.6 with this playlist. They will analyze and interpret styles of writer’s craft in conveying point of view, including sarcasm, satire, irony, and understatement. Students will determine the literal and figurative meaning of words or expressions. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.

This product includes:
• 6 links to instructional videos or texts
• 1 link to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes four multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as explicit or implicit
• An excerpt from "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
• An excerpt from "Vanity Fair (1847)" by William Makepeace Thackeray
• An excerpt from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " by Washington Irving
• An excerpt from "Three Musketeers " by Alexandre Dumas
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file

The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels