Thursday 9/22/16 Agenda

Literary Analysis Template

Literature Analysis Questions
Please answer the following questions about the book you selected.  
Make sure to provide appropriate examples to support your ideas.
Use the headings that I have put in BOLD font on your paper so that I can easily correct each section according to the rubric.

Author/Title
1. Author
2. Title
3. Genre
4. Historical information about the period of publication (if applicable)

Looking Closer at Character
1. Five fun facts about the character
2. Three questions you would like to ask this character
3. What would the character recommend you read?  Why?
4. Describe two examples of direct characterization and two examples of indirect characterization.  Why does the author use both approaches, and to what end (i.e. what is your lasting impression of the character as a result)?
5. After reading the book did you come away feeling like you’d met a person or read a character?  Analyze one textual example that illustrates your reaction.

Meeting the Author
1. If you could meet the author, three questions you would ask the author?  Why?
2. What gift would you give the author?  (Think of something that would be meaningful to them).
3. A picture of the author and an image that reflects their accomplishments; things they are known for, era, etc.

Tone
1. Describe the author’s tone.  Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).

Creating your own analysis of the novel
1. Identify a question about the book that could drive a paper.  For example, what was the author trying to accomplish in writing this novel?  Why?  Why does the author use such complex characters and what purpose does it serve? In the end, did Beckett shape my views on man’s purpose?  Does Beckett really accomplish anything?  Etc....
2. Create a thesis about the novel (answer the questions above).  Another way to create a thesis is to analyze the development of a theme.  Remember there is a difference between a motif and a thesis.  A motif is one or two words that cover the topic or topics of the novel, a theme stretches the motif into a statement that can be applied to the outside world.  For example, in the novel Lord of the Flies a theme could be: Morally acceptable behavior is a social construct that is determined by those in power.  This theme would serve as your thesis.  


"Wallpaper" essays are due on Friday 9/30/16.  Please turn in your essay via turnitin if have completed it early.

Perspective Change In class Write (Keep this paper-I will collect it tomorrow with another task)

Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz once said, "Cubism is like standing at a certain point on a mountain and looking around. If you go higher, things will look different; if you go lower, again they will look different. It is a "point of view." With this in mind, describe a moment when your perspective changed.

Student Trailer for "Guy in Elevator 
Student trailer

Cartoon for "elevator" 30 seconds
Cartoon

Read "Whatever Happened to the Guy Stuck in the Elevator?"
pdf

 HW=
1.  Finish your essay on "Yellow Wallpaper" and have it ready to turn in via turnitin before the bell rings in class on Friday 9/30/16.
2. Read "Whatever Happened to the Guy Stuck in the Elevator?"
3. Finish your LC Analysis and task sheets that are due tomorrow 9/23/16 at the beginning of the period.
4. Please bring your LC text to class tomorrow so that I can collect it and organize it for the next group.