Understanding Prose Formats - PDF

What type of prose is this??? Understanding the Forms of Prose Standards: RL 7.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. RL 7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g.,...

What type of prose is this??? Understanding the Forms of Prose Standards: RL 7.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. RL 7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how characters shape the setting or plot). RL 7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. WHAT (today’s learning goal): To define the word “prose” and to be able to name and identify different types of prose. WHY: To help you anticipate what you’ll find in the text. HOW: Show the meaning of the word with a gesture and identify whether something is prose using thumbs up/thumbs down. The word “prose” comes from the Latin phrase prosa oratio meaning "straightforward or direct speech" (without the ornaments of poetic verse)  Prose’s Purpose Prose is a form of writing that is meant to : –Inform –Entertain –Express –Persuade  Text Features of Prose Written using paragraphs May contain dialogue Can be either fiction or nonfiction Can have headings and/or subheadings Can be accompanied by graphics (charts, photos)  A few examples of prose: Your textbook chapter A novel A magazine article A web article A newspaper article A note from your friend  Prose is not…. Poetry Music Rhyming  Two Types of Prose Prose Fiction Nonfiction Made-up stories Real facts  Fiction Fiction has characters who move through a series of events (the plot) and work through a conflict, which leads to a climax and a resolution. – Short story: Anywhere from a few pages to twenty pages long. – Novel: A hundred or more pages long. – Novella: A short novel (under a hundred pages)  Nonfiction Nonfiction relates facts about real people, places, things, and events. – Essay: a short piece that discusses a limited topic. – A magazine article – A biography Is it fictional prose Is it nonfictional prose Science Fiction Novel Historical Fiction Autobiography Magazine Article Biography  EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR PROSE Teaching prose focuses on increasing student's comprehension of the material and establishing a personal connection to it. The key is to use a variety of strategies to keep students interested and involved. "Teaching Strategies" author Leif Danielson states, "As an overall teaching strategy: You should create the conditions that will elicit the behavior that you want from your class or an individual student."  1. Read Encourage students to read the material several times if needed. Repeated observation reveals what they may have missed the first time. Introduce active reading strategies at the beginning of the course. First, teach them to observe what is on the page -- the facts and answers to "who, what, when, where, and how."  2. Write One of the best ways for students to increase comprehension is to write about the story they've read. Require students to keep a journal during the course and have them brainstorm, list or free-write a paragraph immediately after completing the reading.  3. Discuss Lecturing helps students understand the material, but creating a discussion involves students more effectively. Hearing another point of view challenges them to comprehend the material deeper. During class, ask questions. According to Saskatchewan Education, "Effective teaching involves asking appropriate questions at appropriate times and helping students ask their own questions." Small group discussion gives shy students an opportunity to relate one-on-one. Group four or five students together and give them a question to discuss.  4. Integrate Technology Integrate technology into your teaching strategies. After reading and discussing a work, watch the movie version in class. If a movie hasn't been made of that book, watch a similar one to compare or contrast. View author broadcasts reading their own work or commenting on it. Assign students to make a movie about the story or novel.