Literary Analysis: Analyzing Fiction and Nonfiction Texts Reading & Writing Unit
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Are your students confused about text analysis? You know how to do it yourself, but you're not sure how to make it accessible to students? I know the feeling. Analyzing texts is hard, and it rarely comes naturally. It's a difficult concept to break down into a methodical process. Still, it can be done.
I created these analyzing texts materials to help my students practice analyzing a variety of texts, including nonfiction, fiction, paired texts, short films, movies, commercials/advertisements, and poetry. I found that by created scaffolding through guiding questions and prompts, students better understood the concept of analyzing texts, and they felt more comfortable with doing it on their own.
CONTENTS
This analyzing fiction and nonfiction texts unit includes:
- a direct instruction presentation and guided notes that breaks down the concept of analyzing in a student-friendly manner
- a whole-class analyzing activity that uses a poem, a short film, and two political cartoons (suggested use is included)
- an assignment that contains scaffolded questions to use with any text
- a short film (Night and Day) analysis assignment with scaffolded questions and an extended response (film available on YouTube)
- six graphic organizers to use with a variety of texts (commercials, songs, fiction, nonfiction, poems, movies, and paired texts - text suggestions/recommendations with links are included)
- a pre- and post-assessment to track students' growth (with key)
- a literary analysis essay example to help move students from analyzing verbally to analyzing in a literary analysis format
- an editable single-point rubric and outline with guiding questions to accompany the literary analysis essay
- a unit overview (recommendations for order and text ideas)
- suggested texts and links to sources to use for whole-class modeling purposes
Frequently Asked Questions
When would I use this?
Analyzing fiction and nonfiction gets easier the more students practice it. Use these analyzing texts materials to help your students get extra practice with a difficult concept or to introduce literary analysis at a basic level. Scaffold the process to make it more understandable and less overwhelming.
How long does this unit take to teach?
*If used it in its entirety, this unit takes approximately three weeks to complete. However, this unit is flexible. By adding or removing elements, you can make it fit whatever time window you need it to fit.
Are the texts included?
*This unit contains text suggestions, but you can use most of the organizers and activities with any text of your choice.
Is there an essay involved?
*There is an optional essay assignment included. I use it as an end-of-the-unit summative assessment of literary analysis skills. Students analyze a short film of choice. They are fun to read!
What format are the files?
*The files in this unit are Google Drive files and completely editable. They are included in color and black and white version. You can download each file as a PowerPoint or PDF for easy printing. The files are intended for print use but are available in digital format for convenience. If you plan to use the materials digitally, you may want to add special text boxes for students to type in separate from the questions.
NOTE: This resource is also included in a larger bundle, Reading Literature and Informational Texts Graphic Organizer Activity Bundle.
If you find this product useful, make sure to check out some related resources available in my store, like these:
- One Pagers for Literature and Informational Text
- Reading Graphic Organizers
- Analyzing Photographs Perspective Activity
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