Lesson 16: Allusion
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
After rereading and discussing a model of close reading, students will be able to analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new.
Checklist for Allusion:
In order to identify an allusion, note the following:
- references or clues that suggest a reference to a myth, religious works such as The Bible, a story, person, historical event, object, idea, or other work of art with which readers may be familiar
- the theme, event, character, or situation in a text to which the references or clue adds information
- patterns of events or character types that are used in other familiar texts
To better understand the allusion in a work of literature, do the following:
- use a print or digital resource to look up what you think might be an allusion
-list details about the allusion that relate to themes, events, or character types
To analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, events, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional
stories, or religious works, consider the following questions:
- What theme/event/character is referenced in the fiction I am reading? How do I know?
- How does that theme/event/character relate to what is happening in this new text?
To describe how the material is rendered new, consider the following questions:
- What does the modern version of the story add to the previous story?
- How does the inclusion of allusions impact the meaning or tone of the story?
- How does the theme/event/character change from its origin or source text?
RL/I.8.1, RL/I.8.9, SL.8.1.A, SL.8.1.C, SL.8.2
DOK 2 & 3
Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds
Quiz questions, Open-Ended Response Questions, Discussion and Notes
StudySync Lesson on Allusion