lesson 1 reading lit notes

7/27/2019 Lesson 1 Reading Lit Notes

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How to Respond with some

Intelligence?

1. QUESTION

- what is the meaning of a

word?

- Make a comment on why you

think this text is interesting

- Why this character?

2. COMMENT

- Did you like it? Why? How did it

make you feel?

3. CONNECT- Connect this work to something

else youve read, or observed in

life

- Perhaps look up a little on

background info of the text


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1. Introduction

Why people read chick lit

Why is it a genre of its own

Books hes going to review

2. Body

Gives a summary of the books

How the characters are relatable

Relates to current issues

Finds themes

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Analysing Poetry

Visualize the images by paying close attention tostrong verbs, and comparisons in poem. Do the

images remind you of anything? Let the

comparisons paint a picture in your head.

Clarify words and phrases by allowing yourself to

find the meaning of words or phrases that stand

out, are repeated, or you do not understand the

meaning. Use dictionary, context clues, teacher or

peer.

Evaluate the poems theme by asking what

message is the poet trying to send or help you

understand? Does it relate to your life in any way?


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Ozymandias

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:

Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!-Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley


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The Second Coming

Turning and turning in the widening gyre

The falcon cannot hear the falconer;

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;

Surely some revelation is at hand;

Surely the Second Coming is at hand.

And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,

Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?


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Theme for English B

Whats the significance of place in thepoem?

What are some characteristics typically

associated with Harlem?

What can we infer about the race topic

in this poem?

What does being

American mean

to the speaker of

this poem?


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PLOTThe action or sequence of events in a story.

Suspense

FORESHADOWING

Flashbacks

FlashforwardIn Medias Res Red Herring


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Structure


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CONFLICTThe struggle between opposing forces


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IRONYAn incongruity between the literal and the implied meaning


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Graduation in Stamps

Stony the road we trodBitter the chastening rod

Felt in the days when hope, unborn, had

died.

Yet with a steady beat

Have not our weary feet

Come to the place for which our fatherssighed? .

We were on top again. As always, again.

We survived.I was no longer simply a

member of the proud graduating class of

1940; I was a proud member of thewonder beautiful Negro race.

WHAT IS THE CONFLICT IN THIS SHORT STORY?

HOW DOES IT RESOLVE?


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Characters


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Character Analysis

A strong character analysis will:

Identify the type of character it is dealing with. (A single

character could be two or three types.

Describe the character.

Discuss the conflict in the story, particularly in regards tothe characters place in it.


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Types of Characters

The PROTAGONIST is the hero of the story. The main storyrevolves around him or her

The ANTAGONIST is the major character with whom theprotagonist is in conflict with. He/she is usually the evil one.

ROUND CHARACTER vs. Flat Character Round characters

are well developed and have many characteristics.

STEREOTYPICAL This is the absent minded professor, thejolly fat person, the clueless blonde.


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P-O-VWhos Speaking?


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The Narrator

The author is NOT the

narrator/speaker. The

narrator is the persona

which the author creates

to describe and tell thestory.

The narrator is the voicein the story. There are a

few types of narrators:

1. Omniscient (all-

knowing) moves freely

into the minds of all thecharacters

2. Limited Omniscient

only sees the mine of

one character

3. First Person - can only

report whats on his/her

mind

As readers, we must

consider if the narrator

is reliable or unreliable.

We must find out if the

narrator is hiding

information, is he/she

objective and keep in

mind that a persons p-o-

v is often biased.


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EXERCISE

Before the shipwreck, Piscine MolitorPi Patel was a carefree boy who

lived in a zoo.

When the ship crashes and he survives

by being in a life boat, Pi starts his

journey of self-discovery.

This is where he turns from a carefree

boy to a man who understands thatthe world is a tough place. In order to

survive, one must be strong and

determined.


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EXERCISE Graduation in Stamps

1. Who is the narrator in the story?

2. Imagine if the story was told from a different point of view.

Say, from Mr. Donleavys point of view. How does that

change the story?

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