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- Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly
- Discern the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
- Determine the functions of given details
- Describe tone in context
- Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
- Compare characters in the story
- Apply knowledge of literary devices including ambiguity, metaphor, personification, red herring, simile, and oxymoron
- Consider themes in context
- Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
- Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
- Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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