JHS3 English Language · Term 2 Week 1: Comprehension

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.2.1.2.6 - Show the effect a text has on the reader

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least four different literary devices (simile, metaphor, personification, repetition, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole) in a given text.
Explain how a specific literary device contributes to the overall meaning of the text.
Describe the emotional or intellectual effect a literary device creates in the reader (e.g., fear, joy, urgency, sympathy, amusement).
Link at least two literary devices in a passage to the writer’s purpose (to persuade, inform, entertain, or evoke emotion).
Write a short paragraph explaining the effect of a text on them as a reader, citing specific devices as evidence.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Comprehension (2.1)
Content standard: B9.2.1.2 - Read, comprehend, and analyse varieties of texts
Indicator: B9.2.1.2.6 - Show the effect a text has on the reader
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 1 (Week 13 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 79
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Identify different literary devices used by the writer
- Link the effect of the devices to the meaning of the text.
- Identify the impact of literary devices on the reader and how they add to meaning.