Page 4 - Point 5 Literature Program Option 1 Teachers Guide (2) (1)

IntroductIon

rationale
the purpose of this teacher’s Guide is to assist teachers to teach literary texts according to the Key
components required by the Ministry, and to incorporate the explicit teaching and assessment of
higher-order thinking skills (HotS).
HotS questions are nothing new to the veteran teacher, especially the veteran teacher of literature.
The difference is that students will now be taught and made aware of the thinking skills they are using.

the new literature modules, d and F, can either be completed as a Log or as preparation for the
written Literature Bagrut examination. this teacher’s Guide focuses on the examination option and
presents all the literary texts for Module F – Five Points – option one, with a range of activities
for all the Key components, following the Ministry guidelines clearly set out in the latest Ministry
Handbook available on the Ministry website.

Program design
We recommend that you teach the literary texts in the order that they appear. the program has been
carefully designed to introduce and spiral HotS effectively. teaching and spiraling (re-entering) of
literary terms is also systematic.

the table below shows the overall planning for this examination option.

Backward design for Module F – Five Points – option one

name of Literary text Literary terms to be HotS to be taught HotS that are
taught spiraled (re-entered)
1. the road not Metaphor, Symbol, distinguishing different
taken Paradox, tone, Stanza perspectives –

2. Introduction Simile, imagery, Explaining patterns distinguishing
to Poetry Alliteration different perspectives

3. A Summer’s Protagonist, Antagonist, inferring distinguishing
reading character, Hero Problem solving different perspectives
4. Mr. Know All Setting, Stereotype, Generating possibilities inferring
Foreshadowing, climax,
theme
5. ozymandias rhyme scheme, Verse identifying parts and whole –
6. As I Grew older Genre Making connections Explaining patterns

7. rules of the Game conflict, Heroine uncovering motives, Generating possibilities
Explaining cause and effect

8a. All My Sons Act, drama, comparing and contrasting Explaining cause
characterization and effect
8b. the Wave Flashback, Plot comparing and contrasting identifying parts
and whole
Problem solving

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