[SOLVED] Approaches & Guiding Questions
For this Lesson 1 Learning Engagement review especially “An Approach to Close Reading” and “Literary Criticism: Approaches & Guiding Questions”. These are both already embedded in the Lesson 1 resource material, just above the icon for Lesson 1 Learning Engagement. The intention of a close, critical reading of literature is more than just understanding the story or narrative being told. The intention is to understand the authors purpose: what deeper message about the universal and contemporary conditions of life did the writer want to relate? By extension, we must understand the intended audience of the text, and the authors point of view (attitude) towards the subject. It is paramount to remember that a close reading attempts to form a viewpoint on the authors intended meaning of a text. To do this we must stay connected to evidence from the text, and there are specific techniques to help us accomplish this. Three resources posted in lesson 1 will direct this inquiry. They are: 1. The Critical Essay 2. Approaches to Close Reading 3. Approaches to Literary Criticism Please read over these resources during week 1, and refer to them often as you read the course texts. Lesson 1 Learning Engagement Prompt The out of class assignments will help analyze the ideas of the weekly Learning Engagements more deeply, and build close reading techniques through writing. Lesson 1 will focus on summarizing. In a summary, you must identify the key facts of the text, and their relationship to each other (support detail, cause, motivation, etc.). However, it is not necessary to analyze them in depth, or draw final conclusions about the deeper importance of the text. Please compose a thoughtful and detailed response to the following prompt. Follow APA essay format and cite evidence from the text to support your answers. Your posts should be 200 words. Part 1, Your Post, The PROMPT: Choose one of the readings you were assigned in Lesson 1 Assignments and write a summary of the passage. In your summary, answer the following questions about the aspects of the narrative. 1. What are the settings in the text (direct and indirect)? 2. What characters are involved (directly or indirectly)? 3. What conflicts can you identify that involve the narrator (internal or external)? 4. How is the passage organized? What is the sequence of events or thoughts from beginning to end? 5. What is the narrator’s purpose for writing? What central ideas does he want to communicate? Who is his audience? What is his point of view of the subject?
