Literary Terms: The 5 MainElements

Visual Representation

Design features:

• Must convey the meaning of the literary term

• Must serve as a visual mnemonic device to help you remember the term and its definition

Non-Negotiables:

• Your visual representation (graphic) MUST include:

• The actual term incorporated into the visual

• The appropriate question the term answers, also incorporated into your visual (Who, What, When, Where, Why, How)

Elements:

• Color• Size• Shape• Fonts• Directionality• Characters• Clip art

Consider adding:

• Humor• Puns• Memorable pictures/art

Size

• Must fit on 8 ½ x 11” paper• (standard typing sheet)• Colored backgrounds encouraged

Goal: 100% Mastery• Our goal is to create a “cheat sheet” for our

own use-a graphic that includes the 5 Main Elements of a literary work, to use as a study aid so that we ALL can achieve mastery of these 5 literary terms!

• Once we all have submitted our ideas, we will vote on the best representation-the one that is the most helpful in learning the term.

• We will compile one integrated graphic organizer-our very own study guide-and we will each use it to study for mastery!

Examples: (from the poetry unit)

Remember to be ORIGINAL

Ba a

RefrainRefrainRefrain

Quatrain Quatrain

QuatrainQuatrain

Design your own!