Understanding Different Forms of Literature in Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schiltz

• The student will identify the relationship between a speaker’s verbal and nonverbal messages.
• Use verbal communication skills, such as word choice, pitch, feeling, tone and voice.
• Use nonverbal communication skills, such as eye contact, posture and gestures.
• Compare/contrast speaker’s verbal and nonverbal messages.
• The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fiction, narrative nonfiction and poetry.
• Describe setting, character development, plot structure, theme and conflict.
• Compare and contrast forms, including short stories, novels, plays, folk literature, poetry, essays and biographies.
• Describe the impact of word choice, imagery and poetic devices.
• Explain how form, including rhyme, rhythm, repetition, line structure and punctuation, conveys the mood and meaning of a poem.
• Draw conclusions based on explicit and implied information.
• Make inferences based on explicit and implied information.
• Summarize text.

Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards