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Analyzing a Narrative Poem: Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
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ACTIVITY 2.1
WoRd CoNNeCTIoNS
Cognates
The English word comparable, the Haitian Creole word comparable, and the Spanish word comparable are cognates. They all mean “alike or similar in some way” and come from the Latin root com-, meaning “together.” The noun form
is comparison in English, comparaison in Haitian Creole, and comparación in Spanish.
Selecting Language Resources
Learning Targets
• Use knowledge of morphology, context, reference materials, and visual cues to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words.
• Use general academic and domain-specific words while speaking and writing about narrative poems.
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The chart presents words and phrases you will use in discussion and writing. Think about each word or phrase. Circle Q, H, or T to indicate how well you know it. Work with a partner, asking your partner to explain each word or phrase. Listen closely to the explanation, and then write your partner’s name in the In Our Own Words column along with his or her condensed idea.
Adjust language choices to suit the academic setting and audience.
Q
H
T
I have seen this word or phrase, but I have questions about its meaning.
I have heard this word or phrase, but do not know it well.
I know this word or phrase so well that I could teach it to someone else.
Word or Phrase
two lines of poetry that follow each other and rhyme
rhythm
Rating Q H T
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
dialogue
Rating Q H T
the words characters say in a story or poem
quote
Rating Q H T
repeating in writing or conversation the exact words that a person has said or written
simple present tense
Rating Q H T
indicates an event happening now; often used in dialogue when characters speak about the present
simple past tense
Rating Q H T
indicates an event that has happened in the past
future tense
Rating Q H T
indicates an event happening in the future – formed by adding will or is going to to the present
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Rating
Definition
In our own Words
narrative poem
Rating Q H T
a poem that tells a story with a beginning, middle, and end
plot
Rating Q H T
the events that happen in a story
climax
Rating Q H T
the peak of the action; the most intense or suspenseful moment, often representing a turning point in the story
rhyming couplet
Rating Q H T
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