Sleepy Hollow Style and Allusion

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8th Grade

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RL.7.4, RI.1.4, RI.3.5

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Fionnuala Johnson

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Sleepy Hollow Style and Allusion

Workbook p. 92-96

POINTS

Identify author's style related to mood
Identify and analyze allusion

p. 92: Style

Style is an author's unique way of writing. It includes diction/word choice, tone, figurative language, imagery, rhythm, and grammatical structure.

Mood

The atmosphere or emotional state of a text (mood is usually communicated through the author's style)

Multiple Choice

What is the mood of the passage?

cheerful

dreamy

suspenseful

dark

Multiple Choice

How does the author's style help to create the mood in the passage?

The descriptions are straightforward and easy to understand.

Frightening occurrences are followed by sensible explanations to build tension.

The imagery used in the passage makes things seem darker than they really are.

The lack of sensory words makes the scene feel dull and lifeless.

p. 93 at the bottom

Multiple Choice

Identify the author's tone in the selection.

compassionate

critical

humorous

moralizing

Open Ended

Describe the picture that is being painted by the author's use of imagery in the passage.

Type response here

Open Ended

Independent Practice: What is the author's purpose in using imagery in this passage? What is the imagery showing about Ichabod?

Type response here

POINTS

Identify author's style related to mood (done!)
Identify and analyze allusion

p. 95: Allusion

an indirect reference to a person, place, or event from literature or history
the author assumes the reader will understand what they mean
For instance, if I say, "The events at the Capitol last week," you know I mean the riots/storming of the Capitol building

Multiple Choice

This is an allusion to...

Brom

a skeleton

Hercules

the universe

Multiple Choice

What effect is created by the allusion to "the nightmare and her whole ninefold"?

the setting seems bewitched.

the setting seems dangerous.

the setting seems industrious.

the setting sounds magical.

Open Ended

Identify a person or event that is alluded to in the passage we read. What do we know about them/it?

Type response here

Open Ended

Independent Practice: Who is Cotton Mather? What is he associated with in history? (Look it up if you don't know)

Type response here

POINTS

Identify author's style related to mood (done!)
Identify and analyze allusion (done!)

Sleepy Hollow Style and Allusion

Workbook p. 92-96

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